The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-16
CITY SCHOOLS OPEN
Yesterday The Public Schools Began
the Session of 1898.
THE LARGEST ENROLMENT FOR: YEARS
Onto Number OF Applicants Turned
from Several OF tho buildings He
cause There Was No Room for
Thcm-List of the Rectors and
Their Assistants,

| Vacation Is over and once again books
| viii be taken up and the troubles of
| students begin.
The Norfolk public schools opened
| yesterday for the session or '97-'9S. The
applications for admission to the diff
| ferent buildings far exceeded ithc seat
ing capacity. However. as many were
admitted as it was found possible to
accommodate. Large numbers were
turned away. but probably some of
them will be admitted later.
The prospects for the session Just
opened are more gratifying than they
have been for several years back, and
the members or the School Board are
| very much encouraged.
Parents and guardians are earnestly
| requested to cooperate with the teach
ers in seeing that the pupils are reg
ular and prompt in their attendance at
school, and to encourage them In clean
illness, neatness, and strict obedience to
all the rules of the school,
The system used i'm the public schools
| Is as good as any of the public schools
In this country, the studies In the first
primary department. being the English
language, reading, spelling, arithmetic,
drawing, writing. object lessons, march
ing. calisthenicS, songs and recitations
~ 'SSShh ptitIIii IL HlBHCT
grade OF the studies. with the addition
of geography and physiology. From the
primary department, the scholars, az
soon us they are well enough advanced
in the studies OF that department, are
passed into the intermediate class,
where their studies, although along the
same line. are of q more difficult nature.
When they enter the intermediate class
they have history and physical training.
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junct studies, mental arithmetic and
| hygiene. From this they are advanced
into the studies which prepare them for
business life and entrance into other
| colleges and technical schools. The SUBJ
| 1ects taught are Latin, Greek French
German, mathematics, history, science
| English, bookkeeping, Stenography and
| typewriting. These studies are arranged
| i'll courses and the scholars are allowed
| TO choose which OF the courses he or
| she prefers taking.
The following list shows the capacity
and the number enrolled at The differ
crt schools with the names OF the rec
tors and their assistants:
Bank Street School, Boys and Girls
Miss Lucy y. Hail. Rector; Miss Blanche
l3aker-Capacity, 112; enrolled, 1SS: turn
| ed away, &c.
Boush Street School, Girls, Mrs. Mary
5. Hughes, Miss Ivlyn S. Moss, Miss
Bessie NJ Foster. Miss Nina Schwarz-
koff: Capacity, ia; enrolled, 100.
Fcnchurch Street School, Girls, Miss
| Alice b. Wharton, rector; Mrs. Jarle B.
! Byrd Miss Alice ITugitt Mrs. Mary Lee
Frances: Capacity, 1856; enrolled, 204;
turned away, so.
Charlotte Street School, Boys. J. l..
Boush, Rector; Mrs. Mary e. Hodges
Miss NJ. II. Dey. Miss M. T.. Adkisson
| Capacity. 1SG; enrolled, 1915.
| Princess Anne Avenue dTourth Ward)
| Boys and Girls. J. c. Martin, NJ. A.,
ney. Miss Clara v. Newman, Miss Helen
! Grant, Miss Evelyn Southan: Capacity,
| eco; enrolled, 232.
Queen Street School, Boys, James p.
| Britt, Rector; Miss Mary L. Cannon,
Miss Ola l.. Waters, Miss Lucy L.
Graves: Capacity, 1GS; enrolled 116
Brambleton No. l. Boys and Girls,
Mrs. Susan Clarke, Rector: Miss Mary
| 9. Tchault, Miss Lucy j. Smith. Miss
| LILLIAN l.. Keeling Miss Blanche r
Williams, Niss BESSIE s. Taylor, Miss
l.. T.. Decker. Miss Matte Winslow:
Capacity, iiS; enrolled. $50, turned away,
Rrambleton No. ., Hoyy and Girls. Miss
ELIZA Il. Tebault, Rector; Miss w. w.
Bormey; Miss NJ L. ParIctt. Miss G.. T..
kcrns, Miss Minnie T.. Stone. Miss
Ara belle Winston: Capacity. 200; en-
| rolled, 297.
Atlantic City. Boys and Girls. ] w.
Whiehurst. Rector; Hiss Jean S.
Eroughtcn, Miss Nettie n. Pitts, Miss
Nellie Wright Miss Fannie NJ. Butt,
Miss Jennie II. FatherIy: Capacity, 500;
enrolled. 2SG.
High School, George Nick. Balm, NJ.
a., principal; Mallory X. Cannon, NJ. A..
MISS Lydia L. Tilley. Miss Carey Rev
nnlds, Mrs. Ella S. Winston. Miss Eliza
| beth Gillespie, Miss Florence Garner.
One hundred and flfty-two names have
| h2en enrolled, exclusive of last years
| male pupils. numbering about fifty, who
are still to be added to the list.
Cumberland Street School. (colored>.
boys and girls. Richard a. Tucker. rec
| tor Miss y. NJ. Poole. Miss r. L. Ed
wards, Miss NJ. L. Poole, Miss a. T..
Tucker. Miss c. V. Fuller, Miss C. V.
Dudley. Miss Lizzie Runin. Miss r. II
Tyler. Miss Della Stith: Enrolment not
| completed
Atlantic City (coloretD, boys and girls,
Miss Agnes NJ. Cornicks, rector: Yet to
be reported.
superintendent Dobic has been busy
for the past week in getting things in
readiness for the reception Of the schol-
ars and receiving the reports of the
number enrolled at the different schools
| The two colored schools, Cumberland
| Street ard Atlantic City, haven't finish
| ed their lists yet, but will rcDort them
| as soon as completed