The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-01

Total State taxes for lS73.......S262,5S1 At |
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The public schools of Richmond IRE con.
trolied by the City School Board, of which
bis Honor A. NJ. Kelley, Mayor, Is eE oficio
president. james ii. Binford, Esq, is the
superintendent. His offaaa y In the High
School, 800 Marshall Street. To his excel
lent management is the city * Richmond In
debted for the success which has attended
the administration Of the affairs in the pub
lie schools, aud we are indebted to him for
interesting and valuable statistics of the past
year.
The secretary Of the School Board is Alfred
Moses, Esq, who IL VALUABLE adjunct TO The
School Board. His services are already well
known and appreciated.
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN TUE Y.-White,
So; colored, 49, Total, 9l.
The schools are divided into primary,
grammar, and high.
WHITE ScuooIs.-Primary, SO; grammar,
81 ; high, ]. Total, SO.
CoLoREp SCHOoLs.-Primary, 2S ; grammar,
5. Total, 80.
Observation-Disclosures, 0: white, SO; COL
orci, 10; German, 9. Total, 10i.
NUMBER OF SCHOLARS ESBoLLsD.--White,
2,GS9; colored, 1903. Total, 1852.
NUMBER or SCHOLARS ATTENDING nAILY.-
White, . 296 colorcd, I ,4tS. Total, 3,744.
NUMBER OF SCaoL ABs STUDYING GERMAN
u'ba" q2:: rcinro.j mono. '"n;al. a36
.5c~m%n Is ta..rhs ouIy in rac s!,isl.naG
grade. and in the High School.
Capacity of the schools now open, 5000.
The location of the public school build
ings, their capacity. and the number Of
teachers employed in each building, are as
follows:
White schools.
MADISON SCHOOL, corner Of Madison and
| Cary streets, f. W. Cone principal, capacity
| 400.-3 grammar schools, 5 primary schools,
8 female teachers.
BRooK-AvENUE SCHOOL, capacity 200.-3
primary schools, female teachers. This
school is considered part OF the Madison
school, and is under the supervision Of the
principal of that school.
LEIGH SCHOOL, corner of First and Leigh
streets, Rev. W. B. McGilvray principal, ca
pacity 6l0-5 grammar schools, primary
schools, II female teachers.
| CENTRAL SCHOOL, corner OF Twelfth and
| Clay streets, S. T. Pendleton principal, ca
| pacity 570.-4 grammar schools, s primary
schools, II female teachers.
r BETHEL SCHOOL, Twentieth between Main
and Cary streets, J. P. Thomas principal, ca
pacity 300.-1 grammar school. 8 primary
schools, female teachers.
NICHOLSON SCHOOL, Nicholson street (Rock.
etts), capacity 1862 primary schools, 1male
teacher. l female teacher. This school is
considered part of the Bethel school, and
is under the supervision Of the principal of
that school. ............ ......
BELLEVUE SCHOOL, corner of Twenty-se-
cond and Broad streets, j. FL. Peay, Jr.,
principal, capacity 600.-6 grammar schools,
6 primary schools, 12 female teachers.
! MASONIC HALL SCHOOL, Twenry.ftth be-
tween NJ and N streets, capacity S0.-2 pri
mary schools, 9 female teachers. This school
| is part of Bellevue school, and is under
the supervision of the princidal of that
school. .-.--.-..
.HIGH SCHOOL, 500 Marshall street, W. F
Fox principal, capacity 220.-1 male and q
female teachers.
Coiorcd Schools.
BAKER School, corner of Baker and St
Paul streets, T. P. Crump principal, capacity
G0O.- grammar schools, 8 primary schools,
II female teachers.
| NAVY HILL SCHOOL, Sixth and Duyal streets,
NJ. f. Knowles principal, capacity 566.-1
grammar school, 8 primary schools, 3 male
| teachers, 7 female teachers.
VALLEY SCHOOL, Fourteenth and Marshall
| streets, G. D. Montague principal, capacity
35O.-1 grammar school, primary schools,
I female teachers.
| TWELFTH AND LEIGH STREET School. corner
Of Leigh and Twelfth streets, capacity 191.
grammar school, 2 primary schools, l male
and 2 female teachers. This Is part of the
| Valley school, and is under the supervision
of the principal of that school.
SPRINGFIELD HALL SCHOOL, corner Twenty
sixth and NJ streets, capacity 1902 primary
schools. female teachers. This is q part OF
the Valley school, and is under the supervl-
sion of the principal of that school.
Expenses.
The estimated monthly expenditure for
the support Of these schools from the COM
mencernent of the present session has been
up to January, 1874, S6,700 per month, and
the total expenditures for the scholastic year
ending July /, 1874, is estimated at $4,000
cost of tuition the scholastic year will DC
about S13.2J per scholar, and for tuition and
; all other expenses 217 per scholar.
The Madison, Broo6.Avenue, Baker
Leigh, Central, Valley, Bethel, Nicholson
.. Bellevue, and High School, are owned BY
the city. Their aggregate value, including
school furniture, apparatus, DC, Is estimated
at $220,000. -
During the past year the commodfous anf
beautiful High School has been erected OF
Marshall street. This building is admirably
adapted to the purpose for which 1t wa
built, and Is an ornament to the city. The
amount appropriated has beenabsorbed, ant
leaves nothing to supply the demand for
new school building in Clly Ward.
The public schools in the city of Rich.
mond have become one of its permanent In.
stitutions, and its citizens will cheerfully
support them at any reasonable cost.
The citizens of Richmond have cause for
congratulatien in the rapid growth and emi.
nent success of our public schools. The or
ganzation has become more nearly perfect
each year; beginning with the primary
schools, advancing to the grammar schools,
| it has eliminated in the high school. i a
scholar passing through the schools will be
fully prepared for business pursuits, or
! should he desire to continue his education
he can enter any Of our colleges. The school
officers and Board have spared no efforts to
make the schools second to none, and their
past success warrants us In cordially com.
! mendipg them to public confidence and sup.
port.
| PRIVATE SCHOOLS.