Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-08-24
Public School Books.
Adopted By tho Board Saturday.

bridge held their annual meeting in the
court house here on last Saturday,
County Superintendent J. s. Saville
presiding and ]. Scott Moore, clerk Of
the board, a,tins as secretary. The
districts in tho county were represent
ed as follows: Lexington, W. T.
Poague, E. A. Moore; Central, W. B.
Wallace, J, Scott Moore, L.. NJ. Leibigi
South River, A. 81. Henry, G. j. Bell
Walkers Greek, ]. S. Gibson, j. S,
Craig; Kerr's Greek, NJ. P. Dunlap, A.
J.!Hayslett; Buffalo, W. D. Deacon
Natural Bridge, r. s. McCuer, g. W.
EHinger
Superintendent Saville submitted
his annual report, which showed a
total enrolment last session of 5,11O
pupils-4,020 white and 1850 colored'
The average attendance of white pupils
WAS 1858. 80; colored, 675,84. There
we're "a white male "hers, 10 colored
male teachers;S3 white female teachers
IL colored female teachers; giving a
t. tai of III white teachers and rs
C, ored teachers.
The usual levy of ten cents on the
800 Of property for the county and
the following for districts for general
expenses was requested of the Board
Of Supervisors: Central, 6 cents on
the 800 of property; South River, u
cents; Walkers Greek, s cents; Kerr's
Greek, 10 cents; Buffalo, 81 cents;
Ma ural Bridge, 6 cents.
The same holidays will be given
this year as.last- Thanksgiving, one
week at Christmas, and General Lees
birthday. On the last mentioned
January 10, the teachers will be re-,
CURED to assemble their schools and
address them on the life and character
of General Lee. The week at Christ
mas will be made up at the end Of the
session. "Tree Planting Day" will be
observed the second Saturday in No
vember, the same as last year. In order
to give children time to supply them
selves with new textbooks, the time
for opening schools in the county was
made two weeks later than usual, to
begin this year October II,
The: officers Of the board for last
year were e-elected-Colonel John
G. Shields vice-president, and j. Scott
Moore secretary.
With the exception of readers which
will be selected future meeting Of the
board, following is the list Of books
a dopted for use in the public schools
Of Rockbridge for the next four years,
those now in use being shown by a |
star:
Johnson's Primers, Thomas Spelling |
Merrells Spoilers, Whites Arith-
metics-a series Of three.
HYDE Grammars (for lower grades) Whit
new 4 Lockwood's Grammars Cfor higher
,rades).
Maury's New Elementary and Manual
Ieographies', Tarr's First Book on Physical
Magill's History Of Virginia, Lees Brief
History OF the United States.
Smithdeal's Copybooks.
Cutters intermediate and Cutters Com
rehsnsIve Psychologists
Webster's Primary and High School Die
lonarles'.
Messerneys Bookkeeping.
Thompsons New Course in Drawing.
Supplementary Readers: Maynards Eng.
sh Classic Series; Seawells Twelve Naval
Ieroes.
Rand l. McNally's Maps; FoI's chart OF
,iyil Government; Zuchtman's American
fusc System.
The books for the high schools are
8 follows
.Wells Academic Arithmetic, Wells Essen
als of Algebra, wells Plano and Solid
Geometry, wells Essentials OF Trigono-
retry.
Whitney's Essentials OF English Gram
,ar sWaddey's Elements Of Composition
nd Rhetoric, Painters Introduction 10
,nglish Literature 'Students Series OF
,pslish Classics. Painters Introduction
, American Literature.
sMontgomery's English History, Myers
.ncient Nations and Greece, Myers Gen
raj History.
Tuell 4 Fowler's First Latin Book, 'Collar
Daniels First Latin Book, Benefits
attn Grammar, 'Jones' Latin Composition,
aesar Oowe Il Ewing's edition., Cicero's ,
rations and Letters (Kelseys edition.,
ergil (Greenough's edition.. Ii
Whitney's Brief German Grammar,
Joynes Melssners Gramme, 'Heaths
cries Of German Classics.
"Edgren's French Grammar, 'Heath's