The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-21
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS.

Interesting interviews with the Teachers.
A TINES reporter interviewed num-
ber.- of the teachers afs1he city schools
yesterday about the condition of their
respective departments.
In the First ward Prof. Mauz's room.
the highest grade in the school, is not
at all crowded, and the work in there is
moving along very nicely.
Miss Stone, the vice principal and
teacher in the second grammer grade,
gave the following about her depart.
mcnt:
''Nly room is large and well lighted
ard the desks are close together leaving
plenty of room for calisthenic exercises.
have not yet allowed my room to be-
come crowded. Most of my pupils are
girls, very good girls too, and my work
is progressing satisfactorily. While
not crowded, the room is comfortably
full. and the admission of more pupils
would interfere with the work. The
standard of the schools is not as high as
1t should be, and we are trying to raise
it, With this in view no pupils are adj
mitted to my grade unless thoroughly
prepared. There are a number of pu
pills yet to enter, and moro enlarged
school facilities are needed 1t appears
to me that it would be a good .diea to At
up the largo chapel for infant classes
With Kindergarten chairs, it would
easily accommodate 200 children am
| glad to see that The TIMES is endeavor-
ing TO arouse more interest in the
schools
! Miss ITockaday teacher of the first
| grade of the grammar school, said: My
room is crowded. have over seventy
pupils enrolled and the seating capacity
of the room is only sixty. The room is
already too much crowded for high
| grade, and several have applied to me
for admission. ] told some of them that
they could come on, but that they would
| have to stand as [ have no seats for
them
Mrs. KnoX's room, the second inter.
mediate grade, and Miss Smiths, the
first intermediate, are both full.
Miss Thomas, who has charge of the
first primary, said: MY room is Very
and / have sixty-fve on the roll. Many
! of them have to sit three in desk, maxi
ing it very inconveniant for the pupils in
waiting
| Miss Rrown's grade, the second pri-
| mary, is comfortably full.
About the condition of her depart
ment, the elementary, Miss Trent said:
"AIy room is little crowded, but lit
tie more furniture would relieve the
situation. I have 204 pupils, who arc
about equally divided into morning
and afternoon schools. There is plen-
ty of space in the room for several moro
desks. and suppose they will be sup
| piled soon. | find it about as easy 10
teach hundred small children as fifty.
suppose that there is some complaint
that my department is taught in tt,alf
day schools 1t has been decided that
none OF the small children Shall bo
kept in school more than halfa day.a nd
the rule will he strictly adhered to-
The Third ward school is not Gre o,5ed
except in the primary depa .tmcnt '
This is in charge of Miss NIomrin
Mitchell, and over ninety p' .,,,s arn IN
attendance. many of the taDsiIs ~ ho;no
occupied by three childre- 10 ronrT
will accommodate sever -. nnni ue and nd >
surplus of moro than , ~, ptp makes if
very uncomfortable nd areatiy hinder.
'a E,I Process i.essS Of / IN work.
elementary der% emit, : but they arc