The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
AMONG THE SCHOOLS.
Fist Months Enrolment Shows That
800 Children Have Not Entered.

Fils Months Enrolment Shows That
1900 Children Have Not Entered.
Yesterday was the closing day of the
first month of the public schools of the
city and upon investigation it was found
that the first month had fully come
up to the expectation of the school off
GERS and teachers. The schools are all in
II healthy condition, the average attend
ance good..and the pupils under excellent
control. Most especially is this so OF the
High School, where both teachers and
pupils are very much in earnest. as was
evidenced to representative of The Times
VINO was in the class room during the
session
This department of the city school is un-
der the management of Prof. j. p. Mauzy
assisted by Miss Wyant and Miss Board
two most efficient teachers. Ninety. four
children, or the total enrolment, were pre-
sent in their seats yesterday and every
desk was filled and but few more pupils
could be accommodated if applications
for admission were made. However none
have been turned away
This school has four departments, us
follows: Introductory class. junior class,
intermediate class and senior class Pu.
pills who have finished with credit the
high school course have been able TO enter
colleges in the State.
In the Commerce street school Prof. L.
R. Shank, principal, the enrolment is as
follows: Boys 312, girls 315: total 627.
Belmont school, Prof. j. w. Miller,
principal, the enrolment is as follows:
Boys l43, girls 139; total 2S2. Belmont
is not crowded and many more children
can find school accommodations there
Melrose school, Prof. +. S. Hawkins,
principal, the enrolment is rs follows:
Boys 20O, girls 204; total Alb. This school
is now crowded to its fullest capacity and
it would be impossible with present facil-
tiles and the number of teachers to ac-
commodate many more children.
Gilmer street school, Prof. y. p. Pain
ter, principal, enrolment as follows:
Boys 1873, girls 1871: total 254 This school
is not crowded in any department. but the
primary grades.
The Third ward colored school, Prof Y.
I. Henry, principal, enrolment rs fol-
lows: Boys 113, girls l5l; total 2G1 This
school can accommodate more children
than are at present enrolled.
Fifth ward colored school, Prof. ID. w.
1Iarth principal, enrolment as follows:
Boys 1913, girls 225; total 1913. This
school has only four teachers with an
average of over 100 to the teacher.
This gives Il grand total enrolment in
all the public schools of the city of ,. 3lS
children for the first month Approx
mating the number of children in st. An
drcw's parochial School, Allegheny nsti-
tute, Mrs. Gilmcr's school, Mrs Missiles
school, Miss Whitehurst's school and all
others of private nature in the ciuy int
co., which is beral estimate, that will
give 5000 children in the various schools
of the city. The school population nc
cording to the census of 1885 is / ,526,
making it appear that ut least l ,52G chill.
dren of the city are ont Of school. The
enrolment for the first month exceeds
that for the first month Of the same period
for last year by 256.
Following is the honor roll of the Gill
mer street school for the month ending
October o.
y, Grammar grade, n p Painter,
l.Quck Bochm, Mary Howells, Emma lie
Grande.
b, Grammar grade, Miss Mamie Alex
ander teacher-A lima Hart, Bessie Giles,
Bertha Point, ida Wooton, .Aggic Rocker,
Roy I.indawood.
y. Primary grade, Miss Cornelia Sours,
teacher-Charlie Fox, Bruce Hall, johnny
Pendcrgrast, John Berry, Estcllc White,
Mary Meade, Rcba Kelly, Clara Thomas
Willie Ovcrstrcrt Maggie Watts, Dora
Fox, Helen Graves, Mary Wooton, Claude
Spillan Flora IIutchins, Elva Rocker,
Jennie Gray, Ber2ardnc Emmerson.
b, Primary grade, Miss Annie Wor-
than, tcachcr-'Jaspcr Baker, James
Bondurani, Albert Bean, Otho Beckncr,
lunius Bcckncr Marcus Duprec, Rufus
Dornin, Willie Greedy, Downy Hines,
Charlie kraigc, Alton Lindamood, Josie
Myers, Tom PoindeXtcr, John Seymour,
Montgomery Watts, Callic Angel, Mabel
Beckner, Ella Cooper, Alice Hines,
Florence Hopper, Eva Myers, Nora Over
street, Nimcna Wright, Mary Whiting
| ton.