Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-02
ADOPT SCHOOL BOOKS
THE MANCHESTER BOARD FORMU-
LATEs THE PUBLIC SCHOOL LIST.
MRS. LEES HISTORY IS INCLUDED.
The johnson Readers and Copy
Books seIected--A Knotty Problem
for the soIons to UurHvel--News of
Day.
n Day.

respects TO that adopted by the Ken
mond board.
The copy-books and readers Of the B. +,
Johnson Publishing Company and Lees
History of the United States are seiec-
tions that will meet with favor at the
hands OF those who have been urging the
claims OF local publishers. The list. con-
sidered as a whole Is a very strong one
and will be accepted as decided i'm
provement on that in use last year.
The principals and superintendent were
authorized by the board TO make the Sc
lections for the High School.
THE LIST AGREED UPON.
The list formulated last night, with
the names Of the publishers, is as fol-
| lows:
Finch's Primer, Gin & Co.
Merrilrs Speller, Maynard, Merrill & Co,
Thomas's Blanks for written spelling.
Johnson's Series of Readers, Il. +. john
son Publishing Company.
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Of the series
OF stepping-stones to literature, silver
| Burdett * Co
Warren Colhoun's Intellectual Arithme-
| tic, HoughtOn, Miffiin x Co.
Whites First Book in Arithmetic,
American Book Company.
Whites Intermediate Arithmetic
American Book Company.
Whites New, Complete Arithmetic
American Book Company.
Hyde's Practical Lessons In the Use OF
| English, d. G. Heath a Co.
Hyde's Practical English Grammar, ID.
G.. Heath 81 Co.
Fry's Complete Geography, CHM & Co.
MagilPs Stories from Virginia History
j. =. Bell a. Co.
MagiiPs History Of Virginia, ]. p. Bell
e. Co.
Lees Brief History OF the United States,
y. f. Johnson Publishing Company
Judson's Young American (civics), May
! Natural system Of Vertical Writing
smithdeaFs Slant Copy-Books.
Webster's Dictionary.
Zuchtman's American Music System.
Thompson's New Short Course In Draw
ing. Ct. ,1o,,oh,o,
Nav MaynSrd's English Classic Series, May
nard, Mhiin q Co. .,,,ooi
The World and It's People geographical
readlngs). Silver Burdett & co. -
These books are for use durlh l IN, tnE
ensuing four years, but the new BOOKS VIII
be used only in the formation Oh ne"
classes.
SESSION OF THE BOARD.
The meeting last night was held in the
Rainbridge- Street school-house. II was
presided over by Captain John - BTleH'
while others present were MessIs. j. y
Bailey. Dr. f.. 4. Rucker, j. ID. ShotWen'
G. a. Carr b. A. NunnalIy u VI. Nun ld
nally. w w. Pool, j. '. Green anu
simon p. Jones. with +. II. Fitzgerald
secretary. and Superintendent putnam;
After the selection Of the books the
board went into the consideration Cl
complaint presented by Mamie hoplh-
SON. formerly one of the colored teach
ers Her name, IT appears, was dropped
from the list Of teachers at the last eltG
ton. and she was placed on the supsSi-
tute list She had been teachlns III the
public schools for the last fourteen yeaI31'
and having recently passed her exdIhi-
nation and been awarded a hrst-class
certificate she was naturally auNlouS 70
learu the cause of her discontinue
was developed that Captain O Brlen anu
SUPERINTENDENT Pulliam had receiver
an6nvmous letters. which stated that
Mamie Robinson had consulted DOCKS III
her examinations. These letters were NO
presented to the board. but went 10 thS
Waste-basket The fact that they had
been received however, and their pur-
mort was communicated TO members Oh
the board and in the opinion OF some Vi
the members, they weighed 10 Some eA
tent in the decision arrived at ~ II sdiu
that books were used by candluate5 ia
the examination. and Superintendent fui-
liam vas struck bY the closenesS with
which some of Mamie Robinson an
swers to questions followed the TEX ~
the book The complainant entered lIt9
an explanation of this coincluence's az III
charge of cheating. In3smuch as there -
no evidence to support the charge tne
board is confronted with a very Knotty
problem to solve.
LADY AND CHILD HURT.
Ouite a serious accident occurred wed
nesday morning at the corner OF owl uI ne
avenue and Hull streets, as result vi
which n little son of Mrs. Il. G. Jones sus-
tained concussiOn of the brain ana MISS
Alice Graham was slightly hurt. Inc
voung lady and the little boy. who is her
cousin. were driving into the CITY, VIII
inst before reaching the point hdIileu Il0
horse became frightened and ran away
irbo occunants were thrown from the We
hicle with great force. ana MISS ttIahahh
was considerably shaken up, Whle tile
lad was less fortunate, ana DesiueS sus-
aiming a slight conclusion Of the Dralh,
rocnit,ed severe bruises about the head
and body. Both the injured ones were
taken into Friends drugstore, ana Dr'
Ingram, who happened TO De passing AT
the time. was called In and treated them.
Tho voung peOple have been stopping AT
Drewrv's mansion, which Mr.. Jones, the
father of the injured lad, Is occupying Tor
'r ,sG nri,1 r f. owen presided in the
Mavor's Court Yesterday. and In two
hours disposed of the cases>before him.
John Rungan Dunnivant was charged
bv Mrs. Bette sStywater with using bad
language toward her. He was assessed
The sum of $3.50. which he paid.
Emanuel Apperson, negro, VINO owned
his team and did business in Rlchmond,
vas caught by officer Smith attempting
10 make an honest % cents IN Manches-
ter. He was employed TO maui load OF
railroad wood to an employees home on
east Tenth street but did not nave
license. He was fned Sio
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. Hillary f.. Duval. Clerk of the Hust-
inps Court reports seventeen deeds re-
corded FOR the past month. There were
also FIVE manufacturers issued-one 70
a white couple and four TO colored cou-
Piles.
Council the arrest of thirty-seven people
during the past month. Three of these
nor thirteen for ordinance violation. six
ramps. and one deserter from the United
States army
Miss Lillian Roach has gone to Lunen-
burg county 10 spend the balance of the
summer She was accomps MED by her
brother Master Joseph Roach.
Mrs. j. Henry Patram has returned
from a pleasant visit TO "" tural Bridge.
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