The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-10
SUMNER SCHOOLS
FOR NEXT YEAR
Faculty Of University Of Virginia to
be the Teachers.
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FINE ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR.
Little Complaint About Schools No. Having
Required Average Children Providing
Libraries in Some Cities aud
Even ia Counties.
FINE ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR.
Little Complaint About Schools No. Having

Already preparations are being mace
for the summer normals and the school
.of methods of next summer. Mr.. E. G.
Glass, superintendent OF the public
schools of Lynchburg and also of the
School of Methods, has already been TO
tho University of Virginia to make what
arrangements that can be made there as
early as this
It is understood that there will be
some changes from the usual plans for
the School of Methods. Heretofore. be-
sides the School OF Methods, two summer
nornals have been conducted in widely
separated sections of the State. Next
year it is likely that but one summer
normal will be held. This will be prob
aiely in the neighborhood of Tapppnhan-
mock, in the Northern Neck. Heretofore,
also. the faculty Of the School OF Meth
DDS have been gotten from many parts
OF the country Next year as many dis
tincuished men will be brought to the
service of the school, but it is likely that
many of the faculty of the University
will also be employed. The prospects are
for the aolest School of Methods ever
yet held. It is expected that Professor
winston, Of Richmond College, who has
been conducting one of the summer nor
mails for the past several years, Will De
among the teaching force Of the School
Of Methods next Year. The faculty OF the
summer normal for next year mas not
vet been selected and will not be for
some time.
ATTENDANCE MUCH BETTER
The State has appropriated for the pay
of teachers this year S31, $50 more than
last year. But, unfortunately, this sum
is too small to materially extend the ses-
sions Of the schools in many parts of the
State. The law does not allow any school
to have a shorter session than five
months. Some of the schools in the east
ern Part Of the State. however. do not
have sessions this long, so it is learned.
Mr. Brent said yesterday that the aver
age attendance upon the schools TINS
year was very much better than last.
Complaint has been made that many or
the schools did not make the average
attendance. and that the State was bear
ing an extra expense, supporting two
schools where one would do just as well.
It will not be found necessary to close
any of the schools now, it is thought.
1t is true that probably some OF the
schools OF the lower part OF MecklenburG
county may be closed, but it is not likely
that any of the schools in this section
will, or. indeed, can be- closed. Quite a
number OF creeks enptying into he koa-
noke River divide the lower part OF
Mecklenburg into necks. These necks
have fringes of marshes, and It is some
times very difficult to have causeways
over these marshes. So the children OF
one peninsula cannot pass to the other
It becomes necessary, then, if the chill
dren are to have any schools at all, that
they shall be on every peninsula.
CHILDREN Collecting BOOKS.
Secretary Frank q. Brent, OF the Board
of Education, has received information
from many parts of the State that the
schools this year are doing unusually
we'll Mr.. Walton Moore, a member of
the convention, told him yesterday that
the schools of Fairfax were better thus
year than he had ever known them to De.
A movement that has gotten a hne
hold on many sections of the State IS
that the schools shall have lbraries OF
their own. The Children, where this sEar-
it has spread, have taken hold of the
idea with great earnestness. Trey nave
entertainments and raise money which
they invest in books Which are suggested
pv their parents and their teachers. The
schools of Lynchburg, Roanoke anG even
Roanoke county have libraries. n these
places the school boards aid the children
by appropriating so each to be lnvesoe1
in books.