The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-09
IMPORTANT MEETING
OF the Board Of School Trustees Trans.
acts Considerable Business.
SUPERINTENDENT DOBIE'S REPORT
Showing Some lntcrcsfing Figures
for Last SessiOn-Mcnting Appn.
rntus for tho High SchoOl-Rcstg-
nation OF Miss COMMUNICATING
on Princess Anne Avenue.

The Board of School Trustees held an
IMPORTANT meeting yesterday at their
room. in the City Hall building. Presi-
uent Taylor presided and most of the
members were present
me Boards attention was called by
VI. Whitehead. chairman of the Public
Buslding Committee. to the necessity OF
providlnS heating apparatus for the
liish school building, and stated that
plans had been submitted to him con-
templating the heating of the whole
rdiiicc bv furnace. which would neccs-
Sllatc the cNcaVating from the old build
ihf 10 the new FOR piping. This matter
WAS referred To the Building Committee
with power tn act.
~ communication was read from Rec
tor Martin. of the Fourth Ward School.
asking Tor pavement ON Princess Anne
avenue. from the end Of the pavement
leading from Church street to the school
building. 1t was necessary as most of
TN" teachers and pupils were Obliged to
come from that direction. Mr. White
hrad said that he had had q conver-
cation with City Engineer Brooke. who
oner"d 10 sec the Street, Sewer and
Dram Board anu ask them to pave the
same. 1t was moved to refer the matter
:" tie Public Building Committee with
bower to act.
L,
ana The matter left in the hands of
Ar. j. {. Carroll. president OF the Select
touncli. with the request. that he pui
IL before that body
MISS Clara Goodwin resigned her posi-
Lon as teachcd in the Atlantic CITY
s:n"'', ana inc vacancy was filled by the
selection of Miss Butt.
Miss Maggie Eatherlv was electcd I'm
'-!i he posiiion of teacher in the newly
euhlnoed room in the Atlantic CITY
school.
MI Minter. of the Sixth Ward, stat
td that he was assured that the sala-
RES of the teacher of that ward would
Hc increased at the next meeting of the
Hoard '''N
Mr. Minter also explained the permits
SION given TO Mrs. Bockovcr to use ono
9f the rooms in that wards school build
isg dailv for meetings OF the Board OF
Manascrs of the Retreat for the Sick
until their new building was accepted.
me application of Mrs. w. u. South
all and Mrs. Gordon for the use OF one
-oom in the High School building every
ffldhN afternoon TO give moral in :
sirncilon 10 school children was rcfcrr-
cd tn the Brambleton School Board.
SUPERINTENDENT Il. a. Dobie presented
his annual report for the year closing
June. 1896. which was as follows:
HIGH School. BrambetOn-Four
sraueS. seven teachers; whole number
OF punils. us: average monthly enroll
ment. 100: average daily attendance. l3S:
n"r cent. of attendance. Sc: cost of tut
ilon per month per pupil enrolled. s4oI
Fenchurch Strec;-Miss Grace f,
Garrett: Eight grades. four teachers:
whole number l99: average monthly en-
rnlImcnt. lS1: average daily attendance.
81 ~ w.
Charlotte Street,. j. Boush: Eight
f,.ltr
l''; average monthly enrolment. lSO:
average daily attendance 166: per cent
%: cost. etc. Sl.4S
Queen Street,. r. Britt: Eight
grades. four teachers: whol,. number
lao: average monthly enrolment. l5l !:
an"rase daily attendance, l3G: per cent.
so: cost. etc. Sl.5S.
Bank Street-Aiiss l.. G. Hail: Two
grades. two teachers: whole number.
100: average monthly enrolment II2.
average daily attendance. 100: per cent
81: cost. etc. N.23.
CRANKY Street-NIiss Lucy u. old:
Two grades. two teachers: whole uum-
nsr. 10: average monthly enrolment.
100 average daily attendance, So; per
cent. So cost. etc. 81 .0G.
Bramhleton No. 1.-Mrs. Lue Clark ::
EiGhi grades eight teachers: whole
number. j25: average monthly enroll
mont 400: average daily attendance, 800; :;
$50 ''''''' .o'. NpSi. tlt., 81 cents.
Brdinblcton No. Miss Il. ~. Te-
hault: Eight grades. four teachers:
whole number. 205; average monthly en-
raliment. 100: average daily attendance.
la'i: ner cent. 81: cost. etc. 81 cents.
Atlantic City Ward-J. W. White
hurst; -Four grades. five teachers:
whole number. 2G5: average monthly en-
rnlimcri. 223: average daily attendance.
lS': ncr cent. SO: cost. etc. SLIP l.
Atlantic CITY Ward (colorcd)-A. Al
Carricks: Two grades. one teacher:
whole number T5: average monthly en-
roilment. GI: average daily attendance
"6 per cent. .54. cost. etc. SO cents.
Cumberland Street tcfolored)-R. 4.
Tucker: Eight grades, ten teachers
whole number. $50: average monthly en-
rollment. Cos: average daily attendance
532: pcr cent. sc: cost, etc. 50 cents.
IN amount necessary to complete the
Fourth Ward School beyond that now
apDropriated. some $500 to 5000 was
granted the Building Committee. to be
1rawn as needed.
The question of cheap street railway
tickets for school children was consider
ed
Homb ThrOwcrs Arresfed.