The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01
The Public Schools.

fee or one member from each district ter
inmates in May Of each year. Vacancies are
filed By the City Council, subject to the ap-
proyal of the State Board Of Education. Wne
MAYOR Of the city is ex oficto president OF the
School Board. Its organization for 1910
is AZ follows: Hon. A. ii. Kelley, president;
]. a.. Binford, superintendent OF scnooiS
Alfred Moses, secretary, and supervisor OF
school property. ,x
F1asr DrsrRlcT.--William G. knight, III.
L. Straus, William English. w..
SECOND DlsTaIcT.--John G. Shields, Alfred
Moses, r. NJ. Mauiy.
Tu.Rp DIsrklcT. Z. Courtney, Henry
Wall, Charles 7. Rady.
There is also standing committee on
puhIic schools, as provided by city ordl.
nance, consisting OF three members from the
Board OF Aldermen and four members from
the Common Council. The duties Of this
Joint committee are 10 visit at proper inter-
vals the public schools during the school,
terms aud to report as to their condition,
progress, &c. W. P. N. Kellam, OF Marshall
Ward, is chairman Of this committee.
During the past year splendid. large
globe has been presented by Judge W. w.
Crump 10 the High-School, and two hundred
dollars in gold. premiuns donated by Me>srs
Barron and Durkee. Of New York;
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN THE CITY.--White,
60; colored, SO. Total, 90. .;a.
The schools are divided into primary,
grammar, and high.
WHITE SCHOOLS Primary, 40; grammar,
IS; high, /. Total, 60.
CoLoRED ScHooLs.--Primary, 20; gram
MARI. Total, 80.
ID, White nrinpl.
pals, 8; white teschers, 81 white German
teachers. 9; coIored teachers, 8. Total, 106.
NuHpER OF SCHOLARS ENRoLLED.-Whlte,
1896; colored, 1,712. Total, 4,G3S.
NuYsyR OF SCHOLARS ATTENDING DAILY
White, 1856; coIore0, 1,503. Total, 4 059.
NunBER OF SCHOLARS STUDYING GERMAN
White, 2l4 i; coloIed none. Total, 2l4.
German is taught only in the grammar
grades and High.Scho OIL.
Capacity of The schools now open, 1864.
The public. school buildings are all owned
by the city of Richmond with the exception
Of The Nayy.Hil school. The location and
caDacitv of same, and number OF teachers en-
ployed in each group Of schools, are as fol-
lows:
MADISON SCHOOL. corner of Madison and
Cary streets, BROOK AVENUE Schools corner
of Clay street and Brook avenue, L. w. Cone
principal, capacity SIS seats.-3 grammar
schools, 9 primary schools, II female teach
ers.
LEIGH School, corner Of First and Leigh
streets, w. b. McGivray principal. capacity
G10 seats.--4 grammar schools, primary
schools, II female teachers.
CENTRAL SCHOOL, corner of Twelfth and
Clay streets, S. r. Pcndleton principal. capa-
city 562 seats.-3 grammar schools, 8 prl-
mary schools. II female teachers.
BETHEL SCHOOL, Twentieth between Main
ard Cary streets, NICHOLSON SCHOOL, Nichol-
son street. Rockets, j. T.. Thomas principal,
capacity 387 seats.-1 grammar school, = prl-
mary schools, 7 female teachers.
BELLEVUE SCHOOL, corner ofTWenty-second
and Broad streets, j. Fl. Peay, Jr, prlncl-
pal capacity 655 seats.-4 grammar schools,
0 primary schools, IL female teachers.
HlaH-ScHooL, No. 500 Marshall street, w.
F. Fox principal, capacity 2"o seats.-l male
,ssistant, 2 female assistants, female teach
Colored Schools.
BAKER SCHOOL. corner of Baker and st.
Paul streets, T. p. Crump principal, capa-
civ 591 seats.-2 grammar schools, III pr-
mary schools, II female teachers.
Navy. UuL SCHOOL. corner of Sixth and
Duval streets, Nj. 4. Knowles principal, ca
pacty 42S seais.-1 grammar school, prl-
mary schools, male teachers, female teach
ers.
VALLEY School, corner Of Fourteenth
and Marshall streets, TWELFTH AND LEIGH
Scgoo1,. corner of Twelfth and Leigh streets,
C.. D. Moptague principal, capacity $50
sea,s,-l grammar school, IL primary schools,
Il female teachers.
Value Of school Property.
The school buildings, grounds, school.fur-
niture and apparatus belonging to the city OF
Richmond is valued at S2So, 000.
Expenses.
The secretary of the City School Board
disburses monthly S6, 400, this being the pay
roll of principals, teachers, and Janltors Tor
the scholastic year 1S74-'75. The entire en-
penditures for the support OF the pubic
schools for the fiscal year ending August l,
1875, is estimated at S66,500. The average
cost for tuition and all other expenses for
the school-term of lS74-'75 is estimated not
to exceed SIG per scholar. '....
increase Of Scholars. and more School
Accommodations Required.
There is up to this time an increase Of 315
scholars attending the public schools over the
number of the preceding school.term. The
school authorities have been unable to admit
about 200 other applicants for the want OF &C.
commodations in the respective localities.
The superintende Of schools aud the super.
yisors OF school property, appreciating the
trouble. have recommended 10 the School
Board for the next scholastic year the con.
struction of school-honse, to accommo-
modate about 400 white scholars, in Clay
Ward north Of Broad street also, additions
TO the Madison and Bellevue schools, and ad-
ditions to the Baker school (colored), in or.
der that the Navy-Hil school may be vaca-
ted, which Is totally unified for school pur-
poses. The School Board have these mat
tiers under consideration, and at proper
time, no doubt, will apply TO the City Coun.
Gil for sufficient appropriation to carry out
the needed improvements. Our city fathers,
we feel assured, will respond eheerfully to
any reasonable request Of the City School
Board, a liberal provision for sustaining and
improving the publieschooi system Of our
city being of vital importance.
The public schools in the city OF Rich
mond have become one Of its permanent in
stitut!ons, and its citizens will cbeeriully
support them at any reasonable cost.
The citizens of Richmond have cause for
copgratulaton in the rapid growth and emil
nent success Of our public schools. The or
gsnization has become more nearly perfect
each year; beginning with the primary
schools, advancing to the grammar schools,
it has eliminated in the high.school. 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. TIE school
officers and Board have spared no efforts to