Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-16
ScH0OLSOPE MONDAY
The q, 600 Limit Almost Reached
in Attendance.
Average Monthly Pay of Women Teachers
iss5S.ss. That of tho Men sl1s Per-
con,aso of Attendance for whites is OIL,
for Colorod children 81.

The city schools will open to-mor-
row. Unusual preparations have been
made because an increased number of
scholars is expected and greater room
and more facilities will be needed to
care for them.
Many persons believe that there is a
very great increase in the population
of this city. and that, therefore, there
will be a large percentage of increase
in the number OF pupils attending the
public schools. There will be some in
crease. no doubt, but such a great in
crease occurred last year that great
increase this year would be phenom-
email.
| The total enrolment for last year
was. according to the accurate ana
beautifully kept statistics OF Mr.. r.
A. Dobfe. superintendent, 1861 pupils.
/ The total enrolment for the previous
year was about 5000. There was an
increase of. say, $50. This increase of
II per cent. in the enrolment OF the
pupils for one year. was due to the
three new, handsome schoolhouSeS
| which were completed and used for the
first time, and to the fact that many
pupils had been deferred from attend,
ing the public schools because of the
lack of room and the condition of the
old school buildings.
| The city schools are more popular
uOW tuan Iney nave ever Deen since the
| system was inaugurated That is prov
ed by the statistics of the attendance.
The capacity of the schools is about
1000.
The enrolment for last year almost
reached that limit while the attend
ance reached the daily average of 3,l43
for the year.
The percentages of the school pop
ulaton of 5000 attending the city
schools are. for white, So; for colored.
.t.rr of hil n H.
ance of those pupils, who are enrolled
are. the daily average for whites, 81;
for colorcd pupils 81. The average
monthly enrolment for each teacher.
that is, the average number OF pupils
to each teacher is a.
There are 40 teachers in the public
schools of whom 60 are white and IL
colored OF the whites are men and
30 are women; of the colored one is a
man and 10 are women.
The average OF monthly salaries. Tor
the men is Sis, for women it is S55.5S.
Teachers begin here at not less than
$50 n month. That is the lowest salary
paid.
The colored people have petitioned for
the use of the Queen street schoolhouse.
abandoned last year II white school.
| 1t has n capacity for 200 pupils and Will.
the petitioners aver. he OF great benefit
to the colored people who reside in that
vicinity. The School Board approved
the petition and sent 1t to the City
Councils. asking an appropriation of
$4,000 to pay the expenses OF the school
! used for that purpose. The Finance
Committee is considering the subject.
Brambleton School No. l will have
another room added. the workmen are
finishing the building now, and 1t will
he ready, no doubt, soon after the
schools open. This will accommodate
80 pupils.
Brambleton No. 2 is to have four adj
ditional rooms. The officials are nego-
tiating for the work, but the bids of
the contractors have been rejected be-
cause the bids called for an outlay
greater than the appropriation.
Both of these SchoolhouSeS have been
improved by sanitary attachments
They have been fitted with an entirely
new system OF heating, lighting and
ventilating. These new appliances. in
the Brambleton Schoolhouses No. l and
.. make them equal in hygienic respects
to the new SchooihouSeS of the city.
All the other schools of the city have
been cleaned and repaired. They are
in frSt-class order for the reception
of the children who are to demonstrate
what they will do with an education
that the people of this city and State
give to them free.
The expense of the schools Is over
$4,000. t varies in amount because OF
repairs and extraordinary needs which
occur. The accounts of the old wards
are kept separate from the new wards
SO that there arc separate appropria.
! tiOus for Brambleton and Atlantic City
Wards. The appropriation for the foul
Old wards is S33 600. and the amount re-
ceived from and the allowance by the
State fund last year was Sl4 500. AS
the population increases the latter
amount Will increase, and. of course
the city Councils will increase the ap
preparation as the number of pupil:
increase.