The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-19
A DAY WITH THE SCHOLARS.
What the School Children of
Roanoke are Doing.
Have Their Schools In Excellent Con.
dition-The Average Daily Attendance.
a Very Creditable Showing Pupils
Very Proficient In Drawing-A Sample
to be Sent to tho Worlds Fair.

yesterday in rambling among the public
schools of tho city. for tho purpose of
cleaning information of their operation
and success. He appeared suddenly
and unheralded in the rooms OF
teachers, but to their credit be it said
that they were found at their posts and
diligent in the discharge of their re-
sponsible and difficult tasks.
At the First ward school the scribe
fortunately fell into the hands Of the
accomplished principal. Prof. VIM. l..
Bibb, who very kindly conducted him
through tho several rooms. In his
room there are twenty-eight pupils,
whose average age is is years, and at
tendance o5 per cent
The first assistants grade is taught
by Miss l.. E. Clare. She has 81 schol-
ars, 80 girls and Is boys, who show an
average attendance of A. class of
eight girls was recently promoted from
this room to tho principals, and Pro.
fessor Ribb compliments their diligent
application {, study in the highest
terms. Several of them will be able to
pass o successful examination for pro-
motion to tho high school.
The second grammar school Ia in
charge OF Miss IL Lamar. Forty-five
pupils are enrolled, 90 girls and 25 boys.
The average ago is IL years and average
attendance 80. Several OF the scholars
in this grade are very proficient in
drawing. Maps and floral designs were
exhibited to the reporter. and those ex.
ecuted by Lee Ephraim, Katie Rose,
Mamie Sale and Willie Grove deserve.
Snppia1 Il -l.t
The third assistants grade is under
tho clro and direction Of Mrs. E. C.
Smith. There are 81 scholars enrolled.
Ot this number29 arc girls and 22 boys
Their average age is IL years and at
tendance Is. They arc diligent and
making satisfactory progress.
Inc fourth assistants grade, with Miss
a. L.. James in charge has 81 pupils
enrolled, 20 girls and IS boys. Their
average age is II years and attic nd ance
AZ. They are attentive to their books
,, and make satisfactory progress in their
studies.
The fifth assistants grade is in charge
OF Miss M. anqhorne. In this there
are 80 girls and % boys. Tho average
attendance is SO and aye 10 years Here,
as elsewhere. visitors cannot but be
favorably impressed with the close at.
tention Of the pupils to their studies
and ths excellent discipline maintained
by tho teachers.
The first primary grade is the largest
of this school. There is an enrolment
OF 12l pupils, fifty nine girls and sixty
two boys, some of them very young and
diminutive. Their average age is only
seven years. The average attendance
is ninety FIVE. Miss A. r. Trent is the
teacher and she has the little ones under
4 perfect control.
~, The second primary grade shows an
ens9llment of thirty nine. OF this num-
ber'twelve are girls and twenty seven
boys. Their average age is nine wears
and attendance thirty-six, remarkably
fine record, due in mart to the tact of
the teacher, Miss r. M. Thomas, who
knows as we'll how to win and retain
The hearts of her pupils as to train thoir
youthful minds
The high school is under the imme-
date supervision of Prof. Nanny, who
is ably assisted b. Miss Cora nj.
Board. There are 80 pupils enrolled.
and the average attend ance Is SO.
The average age is Is years. The
principal studies are English and
mathematics, but several pupils have
made splendid progress in Latin. Ger
man, French, chemistry, physics and
physiology.
The Belmont school, corner Belmont
and Seventh streets, is in very
crowded condition and tho arrangements
around the building are not as they
ought to be, but the people in that sec
ton are anXiously awaiting the cree
ton of new school building. Prof S.
l.. Hoover, the principal OF the school,
has 12 boys and 16 girls in his class,
with an average attendance of 25.
Miss Mary Berlin has four classes
under her control, mum bering IO2
scholars, with an average age OF 0 years.
Miss Matte N. Norvall mas two grades
that number 80 scholars, with an aver
age age of ii years.
Pillsbury ind Edward Allison, pupils in
this school. are worthy of mention, and
other children are beginning to show
their talent.
Prof. III. Shelley Roller. the efficient
principal Of the Third ward school, has
thirty-eight scholars in his class
twenty-eight girls and ten boys, with
an average attendance OF thirty I've and
an average age of ten years. He is
very proud of the department and dis
cipline of his scholars.
Miss Nina Graves, who teaches the |
second grade, has forty-two scholars.
thirteen boys and twenty.nine girls. |
Their average age is twelve years.
Miss Ed. Carnetix has eighty scholars
enrolled, forty-seven boys and thirty
three girls, with an average ate ndance
of seventy-seven. Their average age Is
ten years.
Mrs. Mary w. Knox teaches the pri-
mary grade, with 1856 scholars. SO girls |
and II boys, and an average attendance
OF %. Their average age ia years
She has q host OF little beginners, tho |