Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-28
RICHMOND SCHOOLS.
REGULAR MEETING or TIE BOARD Yxs-
TERDAY APTgRNooE.
A Number Of Teachers Elected and Other
Important Business Schools
to Open September 18th.

The regular meeting Of the City
School Board was held in the High
School building yesterday afternoon at
8 o'clock. Present: Hon. J. Taylor
Ellyson (chairman), Hon. William Low
enstein, DR.. S. p. Moore, L. Wiley Da-
Wis, j. G. Dickerson, +. ID. Starke, John
u. Cary (superintendent), and G. p.
Rady clerk and supervisor Mr.. Bry-
ant and Mr. Philips were reported absent
from the city-Mr. Turpin sick.
sUPERINTENDRST's MONTHLY REPORT.
Colonel Cary, City Superintendent Of
Schools, made his monthly report, call
ing attention TO some matters that re-
quired the attention of the board. The
schools being in vacation there is no sta
tistical information.
The Superintendent reported several
vacancies in both the white and colored
schools, and asked the board to elect
teachers to supply the same. The vacan-
cies are at West End, Leigh, Springfield,
Baker, Nayy-Hill, and Valley, East End,
Rockets
The Superintendent recommended
that the schools open this year on the
18th of September.
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
The board then elected the following
teachers for the ensuing year: Misses
Mary A. Pierce, Annie Il. Granger, Fan
ME ID. TIgnor, and Fannie Wyatt, in the
white schools; Sallie g. Young. Lizzie
+. Holmes. Mary l.. Jasper, Florence
Isham, and Mary Z. johnson, in the
colored schools.
RESERVE TEACHERS FOR WHITE SCHOOLS.
The board elected the following re-
serve teachers, TO be called into service
as vacancies occur lin the orGer here
named) during the present scholastic
year: Emma Richardson. Mary Budd,
Virginia Cauthorne, Leonora NJ. Epps,
Ida Donly, Carrie Strause, Alma Pearce,
Ida Dickel, Sallie Cosby, Hennie Nc
Ghce. Elizabeth Blanton, Matte Elicit,
Emily Cottrell, Lille SheppersoD, An
ME VI. Tyler, Virginia Snyder, Lizzie
Morton, and Mollie Tucker.
GRAPHIC CoPY-BooKs.
The Committee on Teachers and
Schools examined the copy-books used
last session in the city schools and found
that some parties had flooded our city
with an old edition of SAID book. Mr..
De Lea, the agent in the city, promptly
Investigated the complaint, and ordered
full supply of the new edition. The
board adopted the following resolution
for the information of parents and others {:
Whereas much trouble has arisen in
our schools from the fact that several
editions of the Graphic copy-books pur-
chased from other sources than the pub
fishers have been sold III the city and
whereas the publishers propose, through
their agent, to take up all the old edl-
tons now in the hands of our dealers
and replace the same with the current or
revised edition, SO that the books may
be uniform therefore
Resolvcd, That the principals and
teachers of the public schools Of the
city of Richmond be instructed not to
allow the use of any but the revised edl-
tions Of the Graphic copy-books.
RcsOlCcd, Jovthcr. That the book
sellers of the city be informed of this
rebOlutlOu.
ADDITION TO LEIGH-s SCHOOL BUILDING.
The board resolved to put an addition
of one room to the Leigh-School build
ing in order TO accommodate the number
Of scholars apply for admission from
that district. The room will be com
pleted by the let of October 30 as to
continue the organization of the school.
OPENING OF SCHOOLS.
The board ordered that meeting OF
principals be held on Friday, Septem-
Der l4tb, at 6 o'clock p. Nj. that the
white teachers assemble on Saturday,
18th of September, at 12 o'clock NJ,
and the colored teachers on the same
day, at 9 o'clock A NJ, for instruction
and assignment; that on Monday, Sep
tember 18th, the old scholars shall be
registered, and on Tuesday, 18th, the
new scholars shall be admitted.