The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-01

and we are indebted 10 him lOr interesting
and valuable statistics of the past year.
The secretary of the School Board is Alfred
Moses, ESQ.,, who is a valuable adjunct to the
School Board. His valuable services are
already well known and appreciated. -
No. of Schools in the City.-White, 60 :;
colored, 35. Total, 95. Increase of IL schools
over preceding year. The schools are
divided into primary, grammar, and high.
White Schools!-Primary, SO; grammar,
26; high, 1. Total, 60.
Colored SchoolS.-Primary, %; grammar,
g. Total, 35.
Teachers.-Principals, II white, "a; COL
ored, 8. German: Principal, / teachers, :.
Total, 1O7.
Number of Scholars EnroEled.--White,
800; co,ored, 1920. Total, 4,5lO.
Number of Scholars attending Daily
White, 1866; colored, 1910. Total, 1916.
Number of Scholars Studying German
White, 695; colored, none. Total, 695.
Capacity Of schools now opened, 5,o69.
This is IN increase of capacity of $50 over
last session. The location of the public
school buildings. their capacity, and the
number of teachers employed in each build
ing, are us follows:
WHITE SCHOOLS. ..
Madison School, corner Madison and Cary
streets, E. W. Cone principal, capacity 400
3 grammar schools, 8 primary schools, fe-
male teachers.
Brook-Arenue School, corner Brook avenue
and Clay street. J. p. Thomas principal,
capacity 200-1 grammar school, ) primary
schools, female teachers.
Leiqh School, corner First and Leigh
streets, Rev. W. B. McGilvray principal
capacity 600-5 grammar schools, & primary
schools, II female teachers.
Friends Meeting- House, Clay and First
streets, capacity 1901 grammar school, 2
primary schools, 2 female teachers. This
school is considered Il part OF the Leigh
school. and is under the direction Of the prin-
cipal of that school.
Central School, corner Twelfth and Clay
streets, S. T. Pcndleton principal, capacity,
500 grammar schools, 6 primary schools,
| II female teachers.
Eeuenh-Street School, Eleventh street be-
tween Marshall and. Clay, capacity 1902
primary schools, 2 female teachers
Belle Isle, School, Belle Isle, capacity 40
male teacher, l primary school. This
school is considered a part of the Central
school. 'r
Bethel School, Twentieth street between
Main and Cary, E. h. Murray principal,
capacity 275-1 grammar school, primary
schools, 8 female teachers.
| Nicholson School, Nicholson street. Rock
etts, capacity 200-1 grammar school, /
primary school. male and female teacher,
This school is considered g part of the Bethel
school, and is under the supervision of the
principal Of that school.
Bellevue School, corner Twenty-second
and Broad streets, J. II. Peay, Jr., principal,
capacity CLOG grammar schools, o primary
schools, II female teachers.
Masontc-Hd School. Twenty-fifth street
between NJ and n, capacity S0-2 primary
schools, 2 female teachers. This school is
considered a part of the Bellevue school,
High School. Broad between Ninth ant
Tenth streets, WE. Fox principal, capacity
1902 female teachers.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
Baker School, corner Baker and st. Pau
streets, L. p. Crump principal, capacity
II female teachers.
| Nauy Hill School, Sixth and Duyal streets
NJ. Elizabeth Knowles principal, capacit!
56G-l grammar school, primary schools
5 male and female teachers.
| lUEfJW uHU LttWt-IH CIV ItftOUt, SOl
Twelfth and Leigh streets, Ellen F. Brow
principal, capacity 1872 grammar schools,
primary schools, female teachers.
Valley School, Fourteenth and Marshal
streets, &. ID. Montague principal, capacit.
365-1 grammar school, 2 primary schools
! female teachers.
| Springfield Hall School, Twenty ant
NJ streets, capacity 1902 primary schools
female teachers. This school is considerct
Il part of the Valley school, and is under th
supervision of the principal of that school.
| Richmond Normal School, L. NJ. Mani
principal, Twelfth street beyond Clay-nuu
Der OF pupils ia, course OF study years
value of buildings and fixtures $4,000
other resources $4,000, annual expense
5000.
The estimated monthly expenditure for tn
support OF these schools has been up to Jan
uary 1St, 1878, $1,000 per month, and th
total expenditures for the year, June 30th
1873, is estimated at $4,000. The cost TO
tuition and other expenses will be sl4 pc
scholar for the scholastic year.
The Madison, Brook Avenue, Baker
Leigh, Central, Valley, Bethel, Nicholson
and Bellevue schools are owned by tile city
anu LtlelT aSSICSatc 'alue, lusiuttlhS oSioo
furniture and apparatus, is estimated a
$4,000. The other buildings occupied u
schools are rented.
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Forty thousand dollars in s per cent. bond
were appropriated in November last for tn
purpose of erecting high school, and ast
additional school-buildngs in the easter!
and western ends of the city. The Boart
contemplate erecting a high-school building
in the central part of the city to cost from
$50, 900 to 5000, including cost OF ground
This will absorb nearly the amount of TIT
} appropriation, leaving but little to suppl.
the demand for conlmon-SchOol buildings il
Marshall and Clay Wards. At the prope
|, time when the School Board applies for al
,, additional appropriation for this desirable
,, and necessary obiect) our City Council vii
. with one accord doubtless respond to tl
wishes of their constituents in this matter.
Public schools in the city of Richmond haV
become one of its permanent institutions
, and its citizens will checrfully support then
at any reasonable cost.
The citizens of Richmond have cause fo
, congatulation in the rapid growth and emi
ncnt success Of our public schools. The or
ganization has become more nearly pcrfec
cach year; beginning with the prlmar!
|. schools, advancing to the grammar schools
it has eliminated in the high school. A
scholar passing through the schools will b.
fully prepared for business pursuits, ol
| shouId he desire to continue his education