Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-12
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the
School Board.
Report of Finance Committee Rccomme end
ing no Increase In Pay of Certain Prin.
cipals Adopted The oueenstrcet build
ing.

The Board Of School Trustees held
lts september meeting at / o'clock d.
m yesterday. Present, MIR. John b.
whitehead. president, and Messrs. Ruff
nm, Greenwood. Minter, Morris, Nc
Curdy. Randolph, East and Taylor.
The applications of Edena r. Bow
ser as teacher and Jeffrey HAYNES us
1anitor in the colored schools were
read and filed.
The Committee on Buildings were
authorized to plant shade trees in the
High School grounds.
The Comittee on Teachers and Text
BOOKS was empowered to send any
overflow of pupils that may occur at
the Charlotte Street School to the
BouSh street building,
The Committee on Finance reported
against increasing the pay of certain
| rlnclpalS-application for which was
made at u previous meeting Mr.. Ruflln.
who made the report. said that the
whole system of the pay of teachers in
! the schools is archaic. and that when
the matter of pay is gone into IL should
be rearranged throughout on u sys-
tematic and scientific basis. SO that
| the teachers may be assigned to
schools best suited to their ability
the best going to the primary schools
possibly; that 1t is thought the pay of
| the principals is good. and no change
is recommended at this time. The re-
port was adopted.
AiC QuCStioll vi AdTTle WlnRl1elQ, n
| teacher in the colored schools, whose
residence in Norfolk the Board at q
| former meeting was in doubt about
was on motion dropped.
n resolution was adopted authorizing
the opening of the old Queen Street
School building for colored pupils in
addition to the Cumberland street
| building.
The question Of the expenditure OF
Sz'ooo for teachers, ETC.. for the pro-
posed colored school then came up-as
10 whether the Councils will appropri-
ate that amount of money for the pur-
pose. Mr.. East President of the Com
| mon Branch of the Council (and a.
member of the School Board). said
that the question of what appropria-
should he made was coming up in the
State for discussion. and he was not
prepared to say that he would vote
for an appropriation in the Councils
10 give the negroes more money for ed
ucation.
Mr.. Greenwood President of the Sc
lect Branch of the Council. said that
while he was inclined to favor the ap-
preparation. he was not prepared to
say what he would do in the Council
Superintendent Dobie favors doing
all that can be done for the education
of the colored children. If white chill
drcn are not deprived thereby. He
thinks that If the white people don't
lift the negro up. the negro will pull
the white people down.
After the discussion of the above
subject the Board modified it's former
action in regard to the Queen Street
building for colored children. and de-
cidcd To open II. provided the Council
appropriates the necessary funds. The
matter was presented to the Select
Council last night.
Bills amounting to $3.50 5 were or
dered paid.
1t was announced that the new Jen-
kins- Parrish arithmetic tablet Thy
| Professor Jenkins, of Portsmouth, and
| Professor Parrish. of Norfolk), is be-
| ing considered by a committee of the
Board
| OPENING OF SCHOOLS
| 1t was announced by Superintendent
! Dobie that the schools would be ready
| for opening Monday. the 18th instant,
mt O'Clock, except Brambleton School
! No. /, the improvements to which will
delay the opening one week. The i'm
| provementS consist of an additional
room, sewer connections. new heating
and ventllating apparatus. etc. All OF
| the old pupils are requested to report
promptly at o'clock on the morning
of the opening, and new pupils at II
| m. for enrolment and classified ion