The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15
CHANGE: IN.
SCHOOL, {. |,
SYSTEM. |: E ! |
High School Promotion u
!, Plan is Extended. e
WILL BE BASED ON
MONTHLY AVERAGE:
New Rules for the Promotion
Of Pupils.
MANUAL TRAINING s..
IN SEVERAL SCHOOLS. Il, @
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Board Adopts Recommendations OF OF
Committee Of Principals, Making
important Changes II Regard
10 Conduct Of City Schools
Will All Be Reorganized
About February lst.
New Rules for the Promotion
Of Pupils.
MANUAL TRAINING
IN SEVERAL SCHOOLS

The pupils in the district schools OF the
city will in future be promoted upon the'r tte
monthly average, rather than upon exam
nations as heretofore, the principe ~ r.
Gently adopted for promotions In the High
echooly having been extended to the tor-
NOR at n meeting OF the board last nlght
,ipon the Recommendation OF committee
OF principals, appointed for the purpose
of preparing plan on this line
Pupils In the first and second primary
grades will be promoted upon the recon-
mendation OF the teacher, when approveu
by the principal. Those from the thiru
primary to the fifth grammar grade. m
clusiye, who make an average montnly
dandinK OF Is per cent, and who are not
deficient in any subject, shall be pro-
noted Those In tile sixth grammar
grade shall be examined on all subjects
and for graduation shall be required TO
make an average Of at least 20 per cent
with not less than 60 per cent. IN any
subject together with combined per
cent. of not less than 1b !.
L All unpromoted pupils who desire ~ y
shall have the privilege OF an &examina-
ton on ali sub jects In when they are
deficient. except that&no pupil whose av-
era &c standing is below G5 per cent. shall
bc examined. WI
SESSION OF THE BODY. q
The above are the principal innovations
upon the old system except that IT IS
further provided that the schools be re-
organized on or a bout the first Of Feb
ruary OF each year Tie board was In
session for over three hours last night
discussing the resolution, which " safin-
ally adopted, the following members hav-
Ing been present: Messrs. James II. Ca
pers, chairman: r. E. Shine, W. NJ. Tur-
Fin. Or. F. w. stin, Charles Hutzer. F.
C. Ebel. r. Burton, A. l.. Phillips. w. F..
Fox. superintendent, and c. P. Walford.
clerk.
The board adopted the teachers plan
book for use OF all the teachers In the
public schools. and resolved to establish
manual training In the three lowest pri-
mary grades Of the following schools:
Nicholson. Springfield, Bellevue. Mar
shall, Central. Leigh, Madison. Elba,
West End and Randolph.
The meeting was a special one and was
called to consider the new plan.
THE PLAN IN FULL.
Major James II. Capers presided, and
shortly after. the meeting was called to
order, the following communication from
the committee OF principals. together
with the accompanying plans. were sub
mItted and the latter finally adopted: III
Richmond. Va, September 4, 1903.
Major James Fl. Capers, Chairman City
School Board:
Slr.-Your committee appointed to for
mulate a plan for the promotion OF pupils
In the district schools of the city. recon-
mend the accompanying plan and further
recommend that the schools be reorgan-
lied on or about the first OF February Of
each year,
Respectfully submitted.
s. Z. TURNER, chairman.
@ A. H. HILL, G$s5sl K Il
j. H. #BINFORD,
H. g.. CARLTON.