The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-17
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
OPENING To-DAYLTHE HOLIDAYS OVER
ASSIGNMENT oFiTEACHERs, &C., &C.

OPENING sTO-DAY-THE dOLlDA1S ONEh-
ASSIGNMENT oF'TEAcHERs, &C., &C.
The. holidays. are over. and today the
school boys and girls will resume their
studies, much to tbeir-detght or regret !!
Parents and guardians are expected to send
their children promptly. In order that their
duties as well as those of the teachers may
be lightened. To-day the old pupils Will
be registered, and tomorrow the names OF
the new ones will be enrolled. No new ap-
plicants will be received to-day. In eonse-
quence OF the Hebrew Day OF Atonement
falling upon to-day, Jewish children who
attended the schools last session will be
registered on Tuesday in preference to new
scholars. gst~
Superintendent Peay met the principals
and teacbers-elect OF the public schools at
the Richmond Hiph-School building and at
the Nayy-Hill schoolrooms Saturday to
arrange for the opening Of the schools to-
day. After congratulating the teachers on
their. good health nnd their readiness to
enter on the duties OF another year, he
directed their attention to points important
to the system and OF interest to them in con-
pection with their school work. The out
line of study, revised with great care by
the Superintendent during vacation, was
explained. The work Of the grades has
been so consolidated as to embrace only
four grades in the primary schools
and three in the grammar schools, in
stead of six in the primary and four
in the grammar schools, as formerly. 1t
will now require only seven years for pupils
TO be prepared to enter the High-School,
and that, too, without requiring more work
than the children have previously done.
Every grade is arranged with two sections,
each a half session in advance of the other,
so that ambitious children who apply them
selves diligently may pass from the lower
section to the higher during the session.
The following assignment OF teachers was
made for the scholastic year:
WHITE SCHOOLS.
School.-Mr. W. F. Fox, principal; !;
Miss E. II. New, Mr.. E. X. Murray. Miss
J. p. Read, Miss S. E. Ramos, DR.. William
Fl. Taylor, Miss X. O'Neill, Miss NJ. A..
Fulton, Miss L. X. Robins. German teach
er, Miss NJ. Lybrock.
Madison Schools. John A. Cum
ningham. Jr., principal; Miss L. P. Hulce,
Miss A. f. Hicks, Miss NJ. L. W. Jones,
Miss M. D. Shell, Miss E. NJ. Garnett, Mrs.
L. s. Cosby, Miss r. Moore, Miss E. V.
Shell, Miss J. A. Marsh, Miss c. G. Morton.
Cldy SchoolS.-Mr. George r. Pace, prln-
cipal teacher; Miss F. Kuper, Miss T.. V.
Sayille, Miss c. F. McKim, Miss c. S. Tay-
lor.
Leiqh Schools.-Rev. W. B. McGilvray,
principal; Miss J. E. Whiting, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Rosene, Miss V. T. Sutton, Mrs. r. A. Ap-
person, Miss Fl. NJ. Laube, Miss B. V. Faris,
Miss c. T. Walters, Miss L. S. Heiss, Miss
A. w. Lee, Miss J.. E. Hockaday, Miss NJ.
Krausse, Miss NJ. E. Savage.
Central Schools.-Mr. S. T. Pendleton,
principal; Miss S. r. Hutcheson, Miss j..
II. WigIesworth, Miss s. r. Morrlss, Mrs.
l.. Crew, Miss NJ. Ezekiel, Miss l.. Dixon,
Miss i. N. Hicks, Mrs. E. T. Bott, Miss
A. Leigh, Miss B. Walthall, Miss L. Duke,
Miss E. Hillyard.
Bethel Schools.-Mr. J. p. Thomas, prin-
cipal: Miss NJ. NJ. Fergus, Miss E. F. Brown,
Miss J. Richardson, Miss S. NJ. Pemberton,
Miss T.. Bracket, Miss A. E. Featherstone,
Miss M. A. Peasants, Miss I. Turner, Miss
r. Emmenhauser, Miss NJ. E. Fox.
Bellevue iSchoolS.-Mr. E. w. Cone, prin-
cipal; Mrs. A. E. Moon, Hiss j. III. Sharp,
Miss L. A. Folkes, Miss H. W. Rogers,
Miss NJ. E. Wilkinson, Miss n. j. Tomp-
kins, Miss NJ. L. Alley, Miss j. F. Mitchell,
Miss A. j. Gaskins, Miss E. NJ. Snyder,
Miss NJ. E. Anderson Miss A. c. Cone,
Miss l.. F. Dolan, Mrs. II. 81. Richardson.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
Colored Normal School.-Mr. r. M.
Manly, principal; Miss III. Z: Knowles,
Miss E. J. Hadley, Miss F. Manly, Mrs. II.
A. Bass, Mrs. v. Waddy.
Baker Schoo!s.-Mr. 7. 2. Crump, prin-
cipal; Miss A. E. 10th, Mrs. II. Leal, Miss
S. McWilliam, Mr.. G.. Barker, Miss A.
Peasants, Miss E. R. c. Shelton, Miss N.
L. Bagby, Miss L. F. Bagby, Miss Y. Bow
ell, Miss J. R. Henning. Miss S. D. Ragland,
Miss c.. r. 4. L. Crespi.
VuNev Schools. R. W. Flournoy,
principal; Mrs. S. E. Hughes, Mrs. M. q.
ChappelI, Miss NJ. Colin, Miss G. NJ. Chap
pell, Mrs. NJ. V. Vaughan, Miss E. j.
Hatehett, Miss A. NJ. Ford, Mrs. L. B.
Stith, Miss II. Craver, Mrs. NJ. C. p. Ben
nett. Miss D. Murray, Miss C. Elliott, Miss
B. r, Woodson, Miss NJ. X. Faris.
Nauu-H Schools.-Mr. II. Il. Carlton,
principal; E. 4. Boiling, j. H. johnson,
R. L. Dixon, NJ. F. Voolfolk, B. G. Mason,
A. Y. Norrell, A. NJ. Brooks, James Hayes,
Daniel Williams, Josephine Turpin, James
Meriwether. ,a.,,
The establishment OF Clay school as a
separate group Of schools has rendered a
change in the school districts necessary.
Elsewhere in to-day's paper will be found
the new districts, and also the instructions
OF Superintendent Peay.
TAX-RECEIPTs NOT REQUIRED.
In consequence Of the act in relation to
public schools passed at the last session OF
the General Assembly parents will not in
entering pupils be required, as formerly, to
present their receipts for the capitation-tax.
By section IS Of chapter IS OF the Code
OF 1878 it was provided that emo person
shall be allowed to attend any public free
school whose father (if he be. alive and a
resident within the school district, and not
pauper,) shall not have paid the capita
tion-tax in aid of public free schools last
assessed on him." &c. These words were