The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-05
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new Ne, l MOVE ] J | {:
FORSCl.H:||'OO|L[.,S';''.
Bill Providing for ~ Better High
School System Will Il be be
a# Offered
COMES FROM N 60 :;1'i1 IS
'fThcyA Opposed to he he E:stab-s
.sss lisllme1t'of Another
State Normal.
COMES FROM |. EDUCATORS COZ 4 Al u s

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Plans arc being mado by certain, prom.
}inent educators In the State to secure
the introduction In the present General
Assembly Of a bill designed to effect q
number OF radical and sweeping changes
In tho publlc.school system OF Virginia.
In brief, the new scheme contemplates
the expenditure by the State OF about
100000 per annum for the establishment
sof high .schools In all tho counties with
tho assistance OF the residents therein
and for the maintenance OF departments
lot pedagogy in connection with the city
school systems. The movement Is tho con-
verse cffthc scheme for the !csta blishment
or new State normal school and par-l
TALLY grows out OF an opposition TO that
scheme. Tho outline Of a bill embodying
the new Ideas has already been drawn
and tho matter will Undoubtedly BIO
Legislature.
Opposed to New Normal.
'rhe prime mover in connection with
this latest educational development Is
REV. James Cannon. Jr. editor OF tho
Christian Advocate and principal o. the
y Blackstone Famnlc Inst ute. the largest
female boarding school In Virginia, next
to- the State n ormal. sys fss ak 5s
MIR Cannon declares himself opposed
10 the plan for n, new State Normal. He
a ys. IL. Is another attempt to build from
tho top downward. The State already
l1a 4 two schools OF normal grade and While
they are full, yet both have hundreds OF
pupils who IN his opinion should De pur-
si,ing their studies elsewhere. ! hey are
there, but are doing high school WORK
and are paying from 1856 TO $3.50 for train.
Ing the greater part OF which they shon y,
have received q t home. a sllnlla conc Il.
ton confronts other schools ana mere ~ y.
Cannon speaks from MS experience W. .l.,.
his own 9instltution.t The eject ol4tnls
state OF affairs is demonstratable, he says.
in the fact that not thirty per cent. D OF
I he 3, bills graduate at ..lc normal &C hools
or nj blackstone, either. Many who are
not we'll prepared become DISCOURAGED
md drop out after the first year. but the
greater number cannot meet the expense
necessary for three or four-yeary COW 90;
and never can 90 beyond the Mgh- l sclloo'
grade tts .5s,. 5, . ~,
,,f,,,1f snvs. Il is urged that the State es-5
= hIish another normal school--a5 thiro
5,|la &C where boys and girls can be taken}
rom under the care Of their parents ana
- made to pay $l25 to $50 for q nishg
t,chooI training that they should pc ape lo.
I, 4 ret al home. The cure. he thinks. :.
AZ d sys tenn OF coun ty high schoois WIZ
at least one high school In every c '',n..3
~ and two or more IN the 'arset o ,.ta,'
srI-hcn the children, could get their hish
.choo, education at home. which, nc
sinks Is the proper thing for them 70
80 Schools like Farmvile and Black Black n
: ,nne a might, an a sconsequenc &c, sno ~ q :,
arrpase in q attendance for q short .!the :,
~, not for long: the graduates OF az
the county high schools would give, 70 az
the higher institutions sources O. sup.
NV. which they have sadly neeo elet''
Proposed New Plan.
Al editorial expression OF the views
- ~ Cannon is made in the issue
~ 10 christian Advocate that has ouse
como from the press. He says the eu
o.,,iopai workers OF the State are deepls
i,,tsres,ed in any action OF the Leslsla-
1,,rcpthat affects the public school sSs-
,em He thinks the church ana SUE
could unite In this movement y ooes . IL
Involve the delicate question o. NV. u.s
and religious instruction Which 9. =, :, liz
harding SCHOOLS. 4lS q
hat he has drafted the outline Z OF - . /
hill on the subject, Of which ne spehss''
ana with the assistance OF other e ouea.i
TORS will bring it before the ples se.s
1ag,s,ature. He asks for suggestl 70 ~
ans assistance from those Interested ~ ~
educational work The main FEATURES - -
1his. bill are as follows t,,o 4
GlEThe Legislature shou'l provide ena'
everv count which will provide 9 SUI
allie building for high school puIpo ~
=, appropria to as much as 81 ocO for me
-, ~ tennnceS Of strictly high school work,
= he standard TO be tested by the stat aye
BOARD shall receive an equaal g htpoun =
from the state for the same purpose, ,e
j(oI Tho Legislature shaa provide tnat
whenever a city shall provide o. 81 bie
hui1ding and shall appropriate as mu nus
e 50 Cos sper annurn for the maintenance
az department of pedagogy - connec'
ton with the city school syste'n n l'a3t %
standard Of said department TO pc teste g,
nv the state Board, then the State WI
anproprlate a like amount for the pur'5
mise il being provided that any properly
nrepnred student, wing, within the boun 'l1
Of the congressional district N fwhlch. the
city is situated shall have the. r'snt 70
attend said school free Of charge
Tho outlay involved in this plan Woula
not reach over $4,000 per year We're
ali the counties and ycitiesIto take advan n
tage of It.. !. II VIA. &.