The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-11

punyS OF aV!rginiat" ne ,S.I. psincinai..
sSai1g |sss wlt i5,iss t New F Sa
M!thel assistants. viii, AZ dp, npiiiS., an.
During thsysar the Gity srceulI5n III b d
ntSpraiisdh sss sSSSol fGa t q. II
and ana building erccied fhe Il, e sai, IN
consisted OF three stories ,'h 1,in furnnees.
ii,he tlrst ana second floors we're divi tls
Into eight suitable sch9oEooiiis, W ,
several snnller&uncs for cioahi oy.tn s,,;i,
entire third floor formed - ~ '''.'N
a'Nffhiis building wns occupied II the !, fal,
of is7s. The' nn,d Bo Y
SS,sas sfs ,5ss iss SnSfh
70 thn Citysifnll In February sp4.,;s
Ths seeoid, year,th small n IVA R,lIIdl
High school pupls not lllla ~. .tn Mntn nc
tHn Increase III ' High school pupils
Icludcd them from the BUILDING
Still the Number Grew.
rho pressure Tor room grra ad,,!ui y oa vi
creased TIL It bec,nc nee.essaIry ~ r, ua
the three tha roq 6,d, g ne SUI latsr three
were added Ill the Southeast t corne}r J
Litter When tie need folIi,roon' greatly r.
increased md funds ,S Mqde t loM was d.
y seared Inv rio ia y h,mber q pupils con,
tniing to Increase outside t 'VWH,thi, VII" thc
rented for several years ranms Mere rt added
to tas' the aoT west Eide 81 tho building These
Afforded Temporary relief but only Y, te e
porary. For some years PAS pa ,s oe' s and
i,ave gradually grown more. numerous a ",
And yot tic pressure has gone on ~.
tho overcrowdet condition, Of !, ,he pe oms
has nude them II yentila'e co., s 9ne
work AZ ThasGlnovemcnt for q new ! ~ ~
School building has come MOI u uus 80 80
soon. 81 t,. 40 l1Inh
School was confined to single S coy 81 =
OF study covering the usual branchcs u
secondary work.
Hard to Get Teachers.
As years passed on the board fo oa h.r II
very dffcultfto secure SUI tapie Swell n In
struction along. professional lines within
our own SYSTEM became increasingly man
fest Superintendent Binford voiced gei ~
era eXpersaeai he only ya Nay in Which
any public school System can suppiS .,t,o
tPly' And agan:The l n,storS HAT a. pu BUS
Siic schools must depend, on their pup o,,1
FOR supply. Of stfnithful and conpeteeln,!.
ref So 1886 Il years instrueiio
lin professional work was added lor Sue'ii
as proposed to teach. ~ onnr.o
. IN 1890 a business course ana c co., ~
In phenography and typewrltlhs WurG 90 60.
|, tabllshed for thcm who desired q business business
training. 3,,sleT o,,..o, IN
cooking, and graduated IN al e'sn'y''''''
pupils. ,,,,, e.o,,oo, In &
Ind but four. principals -Wi llian /, =. l oA
| from 1872 to February, 1SS9; llliatl, -
Bowlcs from fIrebruary, 1seV, 70 Oclo ,yon'
1890; Julian p. Thomas from Octoper lsgS N,
10 June, 1866: James {. liarWoou' tncc
present incumbent.
|is 1t ha gnumbered2a among It's , .
men and woman1oftu highstype, ltted "
ndorn' any station,
From the beginning the, effort mas pee,ii
TO MA Ike the work OF the High Hchoo,
thorough accurate txcellent-to QUINN i,sit
|tinSi its pupils integrity, honor and noplll3Iy
of chura cter--to train them 10 sell-rell-
lance Industry and patient persistence &c
lhHow great has been the, success ~ ~ 10
the public to Judge. for It's work ma 5, peG,
done IN the very presence OF our
When ~ look broad IN our Goinln = uai, :.
and see the largo number or iligh ocnou
boys who have grown into ,useiui 4, men II, u
ali walks Of ifeT-:aw, medicine me MN i
stry, business, ching. engineerlng i ray.
reading, etc-the many High school slrl'
who have beconlg excellent teacn en- cn or
of domestic life, Vt would seem thal lnu ,,n
could be but or or ans answer as % we sue
Wr., q, p, Walford, the very efficlen
clark 81 the School Board, with grea
! nains,nud choerftllness contributed muci
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