Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
Miss ogIevie Elected to Mrs.
Cores Place.

gcstcd Condition of tho Schools Moro
buildings Needed Election of -Four Col
ored Teachers to Queen Street School.
At an adjourned meeting of the
School Board yesterday the following
members were present: Messrs
Whitehead. president; Taylor, secre-
tary; McCurdey, Randolph, Runin
East. Minter. Davis, Morris, PARROT
Pinkerton and Il. ~. Dobie, superinten-
dent.
The first business of the meeting was
the report of Superintendent Dobie on
the condition of the schools, as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable School Board, City of
Norfolk.
Gentlemen: 1 beg leave to call your
attention to the enrolment and cana
city of the several school buildings of
the city, from which you will note the
enrolment is largely in excess of our
seating capacity, besides in l3ramble-
ton Ward there are several hundred
children who are unable to attend the
SSiiOOi Oll account OIL the want OIL f1clli-
ties to take care of them
Boush Street School has s rooms,
seating capacity of 400, which is COM
fortably well filed. All applicants
there have been provided for.
Holt Street School has rooms scat
there being in excess of the seating ca
pacity, L have found it necessary 10
transfer some of the scholars over to
the Boush Street School. In the first
few scholars in that grade unprovided
for.
Charlotte Street School. 10 rooms.
seating capacity 800 We have 600 schol-
ars. Some few scholars in the lower
grades unprovided for.
Fourth Ward School. S rooms, of
which have been opened, seating capa-
city 800, comfortably we'll filled; 293 en-
volled.
Atlantic City School-G rooms. 800
seats, enrolment 337.
Brambleton No. Is rooms, seating
capacity 400. enrolled 400; some % APP
plicants unprovided for. 6
Brambleton No. IS rooms, seating
capacity 3I2. enrolled 395; some 20
scholars unprovided for.
Cumberland Street Colored School
10 rooms seating capacity 500, enroll
mcnt 725.
Atlantic City Colored SCHOOL, room,
enrolment IL.
10y tIc stuODtlOIl Vi Two DcTlOQS IN the
first primary we have been able to
take care of 100 scholars in so seats by
giving the children in this grade pc
RODS of two hours and a half and then
Diminishing them and taking in 80
more. This. however, can be done only
in the lowest grade, as it is neces-
sary in the other grades to do the
work satisfactorily to give them the
full period. The Brambleton schools
are crowded to overlooking. with some
81. 11.,,. ii
secure seats.
l attended meeting OF the Local
Board of the Brambleton ward some
twelve months ago and called their at
tention to the existing conditions, and
urged them to arrange at least four
additional rooms at once. Tie board
acted upon the matter to the extent of
asking an appropriation from the
Councils of $4,000. which was secured
for the purpose of constructing four
school rooms and making improve
mentS to the heating, lighting and
sanitation of Schools Nos. l and >.
These improvements in heating, light
ing and sanitation have been made To
buildings Nos. l and at n cost of some
$4,000, but ! regret to say the addi-
tional school rooms have not been
built. although | endeavored TO impress
on the committee the urgent necessity
of having them completed before the
beginning of the school term. AS you
are doubtless aware. the improvements
to 3rambleton No. l were not com
pleted in time for the opening of the
schools at the beginning of the session.
1t was opened on the Sth, although the
heating arrangements are not yet fully
completed and tested. The Local Board
of Bramhlcton Ward had plans drawn
for the four additional rooms to No .
building. and received bids for same.
the bids being some $4,000, or $1,000 in
excess OF the amount in hand. The
matter | understand. remains at Il
standstill for the present.
The inttttetr-+-tf -Bfanbleton
Schools No. ] and , have very mate
rally added to the comfort and con-
Nenience of the scholars in these two
schools. ond have added one additional
school room 10 building No. l.
These conditions show the urgent
necessity for four to six additional
school rooms in lsrambeton Ward at
once, ana | trust the Local Board will
promptly take steps to add the addi-
honal facilities necessary for the ac-
commodation Of the children, whose
parents are daily applying to me to
know why they cannot secure seats in
the school
fhey also show the necessity of an
other school building for the accom-
mediation of the boys of the First.
Second ana Third Wards. all OF whom
are now enrolled in the Charlotte
street school. AS we have a large lot
on Bank street adjoining the Charlotte
street building respectfully recon-
mend that q building of six to eight
rooms be constructed on this lot. the
location being central and convenient
Tor boys of the First, Second and
Third Wards. We have sixteen rooms
for the girls of these wards, and only
ten for the boys.
trust il viii be your pleasure to
give this matter your early attention.
so that these accommodations may be
completed before the beginning OF an