The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-18
IMPORTONT PLANS
OF SCHOOL BOARD
Session TO BE Held Thursday
Night for Consideration OF
Annexation Problem.
WANT OLD MARSHALL HOUSE
Drain on Budget VIII Be Heavier
Than Ever This Year-Henrico
Teachers.

The board OF school trustees viii hold
its most important meeting OF the year
ON Thursday night A great deal OF
special business is pressing for consld-
Grafton. so much i'm fact. that # is
doubtful If an can be dispatched at ono
session.
The terms of tho school teachers I'm
the annexed district will expire January
LIST. and 10 viii be necessary TO elect
the entire corps with which TO complete
the session. IL is understood. however.
that practically ell tho teachers now em-
ployed I'm those schools viii he retained
until the end Of the school year Two
of the negro teachers are married. and
81 ia contrary to precedent and custom
IN this city 20 employ married women ass
teachers. All the county teachers had
contracted with tho county authorities
for the FUN term. but when the annexa-
ton order became effective these con-
tracts were abrogated. The city renewed
them until January list
The New Budget.
tt IS likely also that the school board
at Thursdays meeting viii make up its
estimate OF what f. viii ask FOR the sup
port OF the schools ga the new budget
soon 20 be made up. II IS certain that
the sum viii be much larger than last
year. hy reason OF the school property
upon the city by the extension OF its
limits. Repairs are 90 be made 70 many
Of the school buildings in the added
area. and the cost OF these viii be CON
siderable.
While the question Of providing new
buildings equal u tho standard OF the
city buildings must soon come up. f. is
not likely that anything Will be done inn
mediately along this line.
very important phase OF the school
work In the now suburbs viii No the
Transformation of the schools into grades
similar "a those in the city schools In
many cases county teachers were teach
Ing everything from tho lower grammar
grades 70 and including high school
branches. I'm q number of cases chill
cren Will probably be assigned 20 the
proper grades IN tho nearest city schools.
and the work go divided that teachers
IN the new Incorporated schools VIII have
out ono grade each II may be that
some changes I'm books VIII Dc necessary
as result OF the transfer az the schools
from county 10 city. The work OF grad
ing these former county pupils will be
q difficult and delicate matter.
tn the Fairmount School. now om-
hraced in this city. one teacher has
sevonty-two pupils. or course. she Will
have 10 be relieved OF n portion OF this
burden. The teacher in question IS an
admirably qualified one. however. and
her retention iS assured
Want It for Library.
The city school officials we're surprised
az the announcement in The Times
Dispatch OF yesterday that the State Bar
Association was about TO secure "A lease
90 the Marshall House for use as n
lawyers club or home AS n matter OF
fact. the School Board and officials OF
tho derartwent were counting on securing
this historic property for the purpose OF
establishing the school library there and
FOR the removal Of the Offices OF the de-
partment thithcr
The property has not yet boon actually
condemned by the city. though proceed
inss therefor We're az one time Instituted
IL was afterwards discovered that one
o. tho heirs owning an interest IN the
property had not been made "a party 70
the proceedings. hence all had 10 be gone
over again. u is a foregone conclusion
That the city win acquire the propertv
by condemnation and II appears 10 bo
understood that 81 viii be leased 20 the
Ia wyers for the purpose stated.
II may be. however. that the Council
may take hand in the matter and that
after AL the building may be utilized To-
lAe school purposes stated. In that even.
however the city would have the cv
pense OF maintenance. whereas. II lease3
l" the Bar Association. that BODY would
nave 10 maintain the property in good re-
pair ana satisfactory condition