Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
Two Thousand Pupils VIII Return
10 Their Studies al Pub
lie Schools Tomorrow.
ASSIGNMENT OF THE TEACHERS
Final Arrangements for Beginning of
Session 1so7.ieos Completed at
Meeting of Principals and Teach.
ers Yesterday-Plan for Work Dur
ing First Week.

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Tomorrow morning the city public
schools will open for the session of
1907l0S. and more than two thousand
school children OF Newport News will
begin their labors for another term
Of nine months.
Pupils who were on roll In the
schools at the close of last session
will be received in their respective
rooms nj . o'clock In the morning and
after being enrolled and furnished with
n list OF now books needed for their
work during the first half session,
they will be dismissed for the day.
New pupils will be received at the
schools ut 10 o'clock. These must be
accompanied by thcr parents anu
/ guardians and after being assigned to
the proper grades they will be en-
rolled and given n list of books re.
quired for their work OF the session.
These pupils VIII he dismissed about
IL o'clock.
II has always been the custom in
the city to dismiss the pupils on the
first dny OF the session MS soon M
they have been enrolled and the work
for them mapped out. Tuesday, how.
ever the pupils will be given oral
lessons ana lectures, and, "Wednesday
morning the school work will begin In
earnest
Final arrangements for opening tho
schools were made yesterday morning
at n meeting of the principals and
teachers of tile white schools in the
High school assembly hall. Supcrn-
tendont Morton presided at the meet
Ing and outlined the sessions work
The teachers of tho colored schools
met with the superintendent In col
ored school No. yesterday after
noon to prepare for the opening of
the negro schools,
Assignment OF the teachers TO the
grades OF the various schools was
made by superintendent Morton yes
terday MS follows:
Large Attendance Expected.
1t Is expected that the enrolment
this year will he larger than ever
before In the history of the schools,
Tho attendance In the High school
will be greatly increased and the
school will occupy the entire third
floor of the High school building this
year.
Is There will be two graduating
Glasses in the High school this ycnr,
one class completing The course In
February and the other In June. The
classes win hold joint commencement
exercises nj tho Academy of Music.
High School.
Professor j. w. Tmslcy, principal.
First grade A-Profossor Brounley
Bowen.
First grade B-Mrs. a. c. Peachy.
Second grade A-Miss Mary w
Jones
Second grade B-Mss Cornelia Sc.
gar.
Third grade Airs. Martha w.
Mundy.
Third grade h, and Fourth grade
A---Professor l.. II. Stoneburner.
Fourth grade B-Aliss Linda Cog
bill.
(: Central School Mo. 1.
First grade A-Miss Charlotte
Wray
First grade B-Miss Anime Adams.
Second grade AIRS. Jessie Moore.
Second grade BMss Sarah lloggc.
Third grade AIRS. Lelin NJ. Cur.
Third grade miss Annie Wing.
field.
Fourth gIadc A--Nliss Mary Sclden.
Fourth grade B-Miss Fannie VII
lock.
Fifth grade a and B-NIiss Blanche
Marlowe
Sixth grade A-Miss Frances
Llawllyn.
Sixth grade II and Seventh grade
A---Miss Mac Marshall.
Seventh grade B-Miss Edna Hor.
ner.
Twcnty-eishph Street School No. 2.
Misss Molie Hope. principal.
First grade A ana B-Miss Ella
Grey.
Second grade A and B-Miss Min,
ME c. Taylor.
Third grade A-NIiss Mary Stegar
Third grade I]--Miss Genicvc Dan
Fourth grade a and miss Clau
dla Perkins.
Fifth grade A and B-Mlss Myra
Vandergrift.
Seventh grade A-Miss Molic Hope
East End School No. 3.
Second grade B-Miss Snllic Fen
ner,
Twentyfourth Street School No. q.
Miss Gertrude Davis, principal
First grade a and B-Miss Blanche
Webb.
Second grade A-Miss Attic Ken
non.
Third grade A-Miss Phyllis Ed
wards.
Third grade B-Miss Lois Leonard
Fourth grade A-Miss Lille Saund
Fourth grade B-Nfiss Clara Smith
Fifth grade A-Mlss Minnie bar
gamin.
Fifth grade miss Gertrude Dp
Wis.