Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-06
ELECTED TO TEACH.
PERSONS SELECTED TO INSTRUCT TIL
MAHcHEsTER SCHOOLS NEXT
SESSION.
All Of the White Teachers Retained and
James II. Blackwell Chosen TO Succeed
Rev A. Binga-Personal, &c.


James h. Blackwell Chosen to Succeed
Rev. A. Binga-PersonaI, &c.
An adjourned meeting Of the Manchester
School Board was held in the Council cham
Der last night, commencing az quarter past
8 O'Clock. There were present Messrs. +.
q. d. Farmer (chairmanl, ID. J. Weisiger
(secrstary), John o'Brien, j. u. Perdue, w.
l.. Robinson, c. A. Jones, B. ii. Buzby, w.
W. Pool, q. A. Carr, Ii. A. Nunnaly, ana
Dir. Green.
ABOUT NEW SCHOOLS.
In response tO question es to the next
session being one OF nine calendar months,
Mr.. Peple, chairman OF The Committee on
Grades, said that he would made statement
with reference 10 this matter ia short while,
perhaps at the next meeting OF the board.
This, however, would not interfere with the
election OF teachers, as It was probable that
two more white telchers would be needed;
also one or two more colored teachers, In ad-
ditiOn 10 filling two vacancies In these
schools.
Mr.. Perdue stated that the Finance Com
mittee would at some future meetiDg-per-
haps at the next oue-make report with
reference to increasing the number OF teach
ers. This, he said, could not well be deter
mined until the finances OF the year were
settled up.
WHITE TEACHERS.
The board now proceeded TO choose teach
eFs for the white sehOols, and the following
were all reelected:
Principal Alexander Fitzgerald.
School No. Miss Rachael Lyon.
School No. 2-Miss Mamie Hatcher.
School No. 3-Miss Fannie French.
School No. 4-MIss Lena Llthgow.
School No. Miss Mary Swan.
School No. G--Mss Ellie Robinson.
School No. 7-Miss Nellie Leonard.
School No. s-Mss Annie Br0dnaX.
Last session Miss BrodnsX was assistant
TO Miss Leonard, and although her school
was, IN effect. separate one she only re-
ceiyed an assistants compensation. Now
hers is made n separate school OF the same
grade as No. I, with full pay OF a regular
teacher.
The election OF substitute teachers was
deferred. The general sentiment seemed to
be tnst it would be better to postpone this
natil the new building is entered, and then
it can be seen whether more teachers viii be
needed. and II so how many. The belief Is
that there will have to be two more white
teachers; certainly one.
The new applicants were Misses Ada Nor
ris, Laura Bass, Carter Sublett, and Rose
McCulloch.
COLORED TEACHERS.
The secretary read letter from Rev. A.
Binga, Jr, who has been principal Of the
colored schools and teacher OF School No. |
for many years, saying that he was not an
applicant for reelection to the position, as
his abors as pastor OF the First Baptist
church too closely occupy his time to allow
him to retain the position longer. He re.
turns sincere thanks to the board for its uni
form kindness TO him and the cordial sup
port that had always been given him. lie
asked the board TO elect his daughter Jessie
to a position In the schools. The letter was
placed on tle, and the elections proceeded,
with the following result:
School No. l-james ii. Blackwell.
school No. 2-William Moon.
School No. 3-JOhn j. Norman, Jr.
All OF the above are old teachers and are
simply promoted. For the two remaining
schools there were several applicants, but
there was nothing to show whether they had
passed examination before Superintendent
Maurice, as he was not present and the APP
plications did not state. After some discus
sion, the legality Of an election under these
circumstances being questioned. the board
postponed the election Of these two teachers
until some future meeting, and at 0:45
O'Clock adjourned.
OTHER MATTERS.
Mr. Frank Duniord spent the Fourth in
Petersburg.
Rev. George II. Wiley, pastor Of the
Fifth Street Methodist church, left yesterday
for the mountains.
Miss Opie Hardy, after brief visit TO the
city. left yesterday for her home in Lunen-
burg.
Miss Emily Terrell, OF King william
county, is the guest Of Mrs. ID. J.. Pulllam,
on Porter street.
Miss Lillian Mcdonald, who has been visit
ing Miss Eula Holt. OF this city, left yester-
day to visit friends in Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Nopd, Of Washington, aud Mrs.
Brown, Of Denver, Col, sisters OF Mr.. H..
C.. Beattie and Mrs. d. W. Beattie, are in the
city on visit.
Misses Ellie and Ollie Robinson, daughters
OF w. l.. Robinson, Esq, will leave next
Monday for HarTisonburg to spend the sum
mer aud attend the summer normal school to
be held there.
Several wagon.loads OF the doublc-nozzle
UFf-DlugS lot lut mhnCBCHltJ W Niti' w VI ho
arrived yesterday and were stored away in
the market-house. Most OF the pipes have
been distributed on the streets. and the
work OF LAYING them will soon begin.
At the picnic given ct Drewry's Mansion
on the Fourth a handsome gold ring was
voted to Miss Maude Pierce, OF Powhatan,
(who is the guest OF Mrs. ID. l.. Toney, Of
this city, as being the best lady dancer
present.
Moses Robinson, colored youth, was ar
rested yesterday by Special Officer Roach
charged with stealing iron from the Rich
mond ana Danyilie Railroad Company. He
will be before the Mayors Court this morn
Ing.
Commemorative Attorney COgbill, Of
Chesterfield, and Major Joseph Walker. rep
resenting the Board Of supervisors Of Ches-
,erheld. are negotiating with the Cemetery
Committee OF the City Council for section
in Maury cemetery for the burial OF paupers
who die in the Manchester district.