Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-01
RICHMOND SCHOOLS.
OVER SIXTEEN THOUSAND PERSONS
BEING EDUCATED IN THIS CITY.
Review Of the Operations Of Our Public
Schools and tho Several Institutions
for Higher Learning.


stances far ahead Of, any other city OF
It's size in this country. and for many
years her institutions of learning have
| been source Of pride to the community
and State.
| Not less than 1850 or 1900 students.
ranging In age from to % years old.
received the advantages OF school train
| ing here last year. Many of these came
from other States, principally from Norm
and South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama,
| West Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland.
| The greater portion Of these pupils were,
| of course, In the Richmond public schools.
During the past year many small
schools have been established. aud the
| colleges and other educational institutions
have done well.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
| The Richmond public-school system Is
now in its twenty-sixth year. and Is
classed in efficiency as fourth in order
of standing among all the schools OF the
| United States. The first session OF the
! Richmond schools opened in 1863. with %
schools and 200 pupils. They have grown
now to the magnificent proportions OF 81
| schools and l2,095 pupils or the schools
1i9 are for white children. Of whom there
are 7,l3I enrolled, and 1902 are for the ac-
commodation Of the colored pupils, 1894
of whom are now entered. OF the IA
| teachers 166 are white and rs colored.
| The schools are under the control ana
! direction of the City School Board, COM
I posed OF three members from each OF the
three districts into which the city Is d.
vided. Hon. ]. Taylor Eliyson Is chair
man OF the board and Hon. William
Lovenstein vice-chairman. Mr.. William
{ F.. Fox Is Superintendent and MT. Charles
p. Rady Clerk and Supervisor. The city
has seventeen public-school buildings
the High School and nine district schools
for white, and the High and Normal
School and six district schools for colored
scholars. Each b, 'ldng has a principal,
and the High School and the High and
Normal School have each an assistant.
There are also six night-schools for the
benefit Of those who are employed IN the
! daytime.
NEW BUILDING.
During the past year handsome ana
commolIous building. with all modern I'M
, provements and facilities for school work,
was built on the site OF the old Grant
I Homestead" on Twelfth street near the
jefferson Davis Mansion. and is now oc-
cupied by the Central School. The struc-
! ture cost about S2S.co0.
The Richmond High School has had a
very successful year. There were IL
graduates and 81 post graduates. There
| were IS graduates In the business class.
and II in photography and typewrtine.
In the colored High and Normal School
! there were 81 graduates.
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
There are ten Catholic schools-eiGht
! white and two colored-in the city. They
are under the jurisdiction of the Bishop
and are entirely conducted by the reli-
Hous In these institutions, which COM
pare in point Of efficiency and excellence
with those of any city In the country,
there are more than 1000 scholars. The
courses are very thorough. and in the girl
schools much attention is paid to special
branches of study and art.
Two Of the schoos-St. Peters Boys
School. which is managed by the Xave-
| rian Brothers, at the corner OF Ninth
! and Marshall streets, and st. Joseph
Academy and Parochial School. which has
for years been successfully conducted at
the corner Of Fourth and Marshall streets
by the Sisters of Charity-are run In con-
nectiOn with st. Peters Cathedral
Sacred-Heart church has one school. at
tended by both boys and girls. and st.
Mary's has both the boys and girls paro
chial schools and the Benedictne Insti-
tute.
The Academy of Visitation Monte Ma
ria, Grace and Twenty-second streets. IL
under the direction OF the Sisters OF the
Visitation Il. V. NJ. 1t was established
in 1866. ST. Patrick's Boys School . To-
Gated at Twenty-sixth and Grace streets.
| and the Sisters of Charity conduct a
! girls school on Twenty-hfth street be"
tween Franklin and Grace.
The two colored Catholic schools-St.
Joseph's and st. John the Baptist Inst
| tute. the latter being for the higher edu'
cation Of females-are in charge OF the
| Franciscan nuns.
RICHMOND COLLEGE.
Richmond College is siXty-four years
| old, and has been in its present location
sixty years last June For ten years II
was conducted by the Virginia Baptist
| Education Society. but in 1910 became a
chartered corporation, with all the rights
| and powers OF a college. The year just
| closed was one of average prosperity.
There were IS professors and assistants
regularly employed and lS3 students from
| II States The number Of graduates In
schools were 90, and of this number there
| were Bachelors of Arts. ! Bachelor OF
Science. Bachelors Of Law, and 2 Mas
tiers of Arts.
There are 90 scholarships and dOna-
tions. all endowed and paying board and
tuition according to the terms of their
| foundations.
The library has grown steadily during
the year. and now numbers ll,SO vol
umes. The Resale Parish Peyton Alcova
was added during the year A school OF
expression was added in June last under
Professor Samuel j. Young who conducts
classes daily, with gratifying success.
The Thomas lectures on Shakespeare
plays delivered in May by H. Howard
Furnace, Pr. D.. LIZ D., of Philadelphia
proved exceedingly popular.
Special courses OF lectures under the
university extension system were deliv.
cred by Professors III. II. Harris. r
W Boatwright. and C. II. Winston.
| Physical culture received dligent at
tention during the year under Profes-
sor c. NJ. Hazen, aided by two assist
ants. The college won the championship
in the State intercollegiate baseball con-
tests. The annual medals were won In
mathematics by students Roger w. Har.
rison and George Ragland; in defamation
by William Dando: reading. n. C. Scott
the Tanner medal (Greek) by w. +
Dunaway.
The entire expenses in college per SEES
| sion may De put 1T the sum Oh sAUJ iOi
resident and $50 for nonresident stu.
dents. The institution Is Differed as fo,
lows: J. l.. NJ. Curry. IL. D.. president
Charles II. Ryland, d. d., secretary and
treasurer: b. Puryear, LII. D.. chairman
Of faculty.
SCHOOLS FOR YOUNG LADIES.
Possibly no city Of its size in the coun
try offers more advantages for the edu
cation Of young ladies than Richmond
She has two fine institutions for thi:
purpose. which are growing in popularity
each year. The Woman's College Qor
merly Richmond Female Institute) wa!
established In 1854 for the higher educa
ton OF young women by Rev. Drs. Jeter
J. d. Taylor, A. NJ. Poindexter. Mr.
} James Thomas. Jr.. and other prominen
and influential men OF Virginia. TIT
present Board of Trustees is composed
Of number Of the most distinguished
men In Virginia and the South. who are
in close and sympathetic touch with thu
| president OF the faculty. DIR. James Mel
son, in the conduct and management o
the college. Many and important changes
l "a In tho hYitdipU hay,