Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-22
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
Accepts Offer of Land and Elects
Teachers.
sixteen Lots offered by tho Chesapeake
Land Company and Accepted by the
School Board Closing Exercises of tho
Primary Departments Rolls OF Honor

The Washington District School
Board met yes serCaay afternoon ut
O'Clock. in called meeting. with the
president. Mr.. q. ID. Williams. i'll the
chair. and the following members pres
ent: Nressrs. VIM. 1lllotson. Finley
Cromwell and Captain Nj. c. Keeling.
Several bills for repairs and Incidental
expenses were ordered pad. The teacn-
ers report tor the montn CT May was
read. eNidencinE gratifying results Ill
al the departments OF the school.
There oeing no second prize medals
awarded this year on scholarship in
amy OF the departments rs formerly,
and inasmuch as the pupils were eX-
pectinS such, the board ordered the
purchase of seven, one for The second
best in each department. The teachers
awarded the first medals.
y proposition was read from the
Chesapeake Land Compaly. South Nor
folk. Offering sixteen lots in the rear
OF the Liberty Street NJ. Il. Church for
$50 each. The Board OF County super
NiSorS purchased sixteen lots on Chesa-
peake avenue, adjacent to this prop
erty. u few years ago for u South Nor
folk public school building, which lots
Mr.. T.. NJ. Tilley informed the School
Board were at their disposal. The Of
peake Land Company We're accepted.
and n committee composed of Messrs.
Keeling, TillOtson and Cromwell was
created by the chair 10 legally receive
the land and close the deal. The pro
posed site is 225X4S0 feet, and fronts on
Chesapeake avenue. near the street car
Company'S track.
Mr.. Keeling reported that there was
no definite information in possession VI
the board rs to whether or not the
90 -est-tN1N Ont ,ptN eli ho
Berkeley Graded School near the corner
OF Main and Liberty streets. But Judge
l'ortlock. who had the matter in hand.
said that from what information he
had gathered. he thought that the con-
trlbution would be made. II is the plan
Of the board To ask the State to issue
school bonds and begin the erection of
these buildings this fall.
The matter of electinE teachers was
then gone into.
There was staunch objection made
by MIR. 1illotson to taking up the mat
ter so early. he claiming that the time
was iradcQuatc; that it is not known
whether there is any objection TO the
present teachers in the district, and
that it was established by him last
year that sufficient time should be
given in which to inform the patrons
when teachers were expected TO re-
main at the same place more than one
| year.
MIR. Keeling thought TO defer the
matter was an injustice to the teachers.
! whereupon n lengthy discussion was
engaged in by these two gentlemen.
\ motion prevailed to select teachers
at this meeting. Mr.. Tillotson de-
sired TO be recorded against it,
The election resulted as follows:
Berkeley Graded School-Prncipal
Professor o. J.. Kennedy; Assistant
Miss Mary Wood. and Misses n. Sue
Tatcm, Grace Coggin. Lucy b. Scott
Mamie Pierce and Matte Borden.
South Norfolk-Principal, Miss Rena
Wright. and Misses Blanche Barry and
Nancy Shafer.
Money Point-Miss Rubby Cuthrell.
AT the name of Mrs. S. II. Cuthrell
for Oak Grove. objection was raised,
she having had opposition last year
and having promised not TO be an APP
picant another year. She was elected.
Ebo-Miss Gussie Wood.
Oakiet-Miss l.. NJ. James.
Berkeley Graded School (Colored)-
Principal. George w. Ray; Assistant,
Eliza Jordan, and S. ]. Cotton, NJ. j.
Trafton and Matte Paige.
Providence (Colored)-Florence Car
ter.
Oak Groves. T. Parsons
PRIMARY GRADES CEUSE.
The closing exercises of the First.
partments took place at the Sixth
Street Graded School building yester-
day morning at 10:30 o'clock. \ pro-
gram. consisting of songs, reci;ations
and dialogues was rendered In most
pleasing manner. evidencing wonderful
progress. The little boys and girls were
clad in garments appropriate to the
occasion, and did themselves and their
teacher honor in the execution of their
respective parts. The teachers of the
several departments gave handsome
gold medals for scholarship, which were
awarded by Captain NJ. C. Keeling.
After the program was gone through
by the little children. Mr. William
Tillotson. one of the members OF the
School Board. made an interesting talk
commenting the teachers for their Wig
liant efforts in training the youth of
the city, and the little people for the
marks Of progress they evidenced in
their work.
The final exercises OF the academic
department. under the tutorship OF