The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-10
NEWS OVER THE WAY.
NIGHT SCHOOLS Will OPEN NEXT
MONDAY NIGHT.
Meeting Of the Democratic Committee
E6orts to Secure Distinguished Speak
Avs--Nsws Notes and Personals.
MANCHESTER BcRxAu RIcHMosp TINES. ,
yfoI Ht,tt STnyrT BrAfrlx BLOCK.


Manchester seemed deserted yesterday
4 large proportion of the citizens having
gone over 20 participate in the OPENING
or the Exposition and TO listen 70 IN,
Governor GTerraii in Music Hail They
all express great satisfaction ~ tne
splendid showing made by the chester
Held exhibit. which holds Its own with
meeting was held by the Committee
on Night Schools Monday night in the
public school building, AT when u mas
DECIDED TO begin night Schoofs on next
Monday night, october 18th.
The following Is a list OF teachers, nights
taught and course OF STUDIES
School A, Mondays-F g. Dunford,
writing and arithmetic.
School AZ. Tuesdays-Rev. Z. ". van
Houten, spelling and reading.
School L, Wednesdays. l.. Puiliam.
history, geography and literature. :,
School ID, Thursdays-Rev. Thomas H..
Reynolds, grammar and rhetoric:
School II, second and fourth Frhays-
Rev. j. j.. Clopton. the sciences a..
The following are the rules TOT 'he
government Of the night schools:
!. All males over ten years OF age may
be admitted as pupils In these schools =,
q. Schools 10 be opened at 100 /. NJ
and closed at $3.50 +. ~.
8. Pupils are required to prepare their
lessons at home. and be ready for re-
citation at the opening Of the scnooL Ia.
4 All pupils shall provide themselves ses
cept where they come under the general
rules az 10 INDECENT children.
.. Pupils shall be marked on their les
sons according 20 the rules for such
marks In the school regulations, but thefe
ehall be only final examinations.
b. Pupils obtaining an average percent
age as laid down In general rules Oh
schools, az to promotion aud graduation
shall be granted certificates OF proficiency
T. All pupils are required 70 be stndl,
Gus and Of good behavior, and any pupli
&.sA Coll. -. ~ hons
90 properly deport himself and fail 10
obey the rules shall be excluded from the
school.
s. Pupils are required 70 promptly at
tend the schools and remain In them
while they are In session, and IL any
pupil without good cause, 20 be deter
mined by the teacher snail ia to be
present for three consecutive sessions yf
a school he shall be dropped from the
roll.
Except as modified by the above regu.
1ations the rules for the government Of
the pubsA schools Of this city are adopted
as the rules for the government of these
schools where the Committee ON Night
Schools shall determine 10 be applicable.
These schools are OF inca!cuiable adj
vantage, as there are numbers who can
not attend day schools and they are en-
abled by means Of these TO gain an edu-
cation which would otherwise be out Of
their reach.
Mayor Maurice had no cases before him
yesterday.
The city Democratic Committee held
regular meeting Monday night, and trans
acted campaign business. They have In
view several speakers which they would
like to secure 10 follow up the good work
commenced last Friday by Senator Dan
Eel Among them are Governor OFFER
rail-, Eppa Hunton, Jr, and Judge Waller
X. Staples. The committee expect 10
make efforts TO secure the services of at
least one OF these distinguished gentle
men.
The City Council will meet next Fri
day night, and IT is expected that "A
report viii be made by the special COM
mittee appointed to confer with the au-
thofiiies of the Richmond and Manches-
ter Electric Railway Company I'm re-
gard 10 a change In the sc1Clule The
meeting will be Of interest to all cit zens
OF Manchester, and 1t is to be hoped
that some change for the better will be
made in the schedule--it could scarcely
be worse.
A series Of meetings was commenced
at StocktOn-Street church Monday night.
and Will continue during the week Rev.
*. ~. Chambers will conduct the ser
vices.
Mr.. Julian Crump, who resides near
Mount Hermon, had his barn, containing
sobaccQ seed oats. and other produce, de-
stroyed by fire last week. His team.
which was i'm shed adjoining the barn
came very near being DESTROYED
Miss Tosh. OF Petersburg Is visiting in
this city.
Miss Maud Alley, of Petersburg. who /
has been visiting acquaintances i'm this |
CITY, has returned home.