The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-04
SCHOOLS READY
FOR NEW SESSION
Many Improvements Made, and
Educational Outlook for Year
is Excellent.
PROF. HARRIS NOT TO LEAVE.
Decides to Remain at Woman's
College After All--Catholic
Schools Open.
PROF. HARRIS NOT TO LEAVE.

College After All--Cathollc
Schools Open.
! Educational Institutions In Richmond
\ appear to have an exceptionally bright
| outlook this fall. All the schools ant
4 colleges located In the city are looking
4 for Increased attendance, and all have
! made improvements and renovations
/ The public schools of the city. bot
| white and colored, and the High School
| open on Monday morning. September
| 18th, at Q o'clock. The principals OF
ference on Friday afternoon, Septem-
I Der 18TH and the teachers of all grades
| will meet in the assembly room OF
! Central School on the morning OF Sat
urday. the 14th. to receive their final
instructions and make their plans for
the beginning OF the session..
New High School.
| The various city school buildings
| have been put in order. Nicholson and
| Navy Hill Schools have received the
largest share of the Improvement APP
preparation, having been painted and
thoroughly renovated inside and out.
| Other buildings have also been over
| hauled.
{ N1Ouu pEOSIeSS Is peluS sIHdde OH lllC
plans for the new High School Build
ing, and 1t is thought that they viii.
be ready to submit to the Council
before long. The buildings along Mar
shall Street in the block purchased
for the High School are being torn
down, except the John Marshall house
and the building adjoining which was
formerly used by the jefferson Club.
These two are used as overflow de-
partment of the High School. and will
be found to be of the greatest ser
vice this session. 1E4
The school authorities expect a rec
ord-breaking attendance. but will I'M
dertake to look after all who come,
even IL the board has to rent sup
Elementary buildings in the neighbor-
hood Of some of the schools.
The repair account has been es-
pecially large among the annexed
schools. many of these building being
old and out OF date The repairs have
been of a temporary nature. as the
city will use the buildings only until
new and up-to-date structures can be
erected In their stead.
In the Colleges.
In other lines the educational out
College of Virginia will open it's doors
on September nth. The matriculation
up to the present time is reported to
be much larger than at this date last
year. The changes announced in the
faculty at the conclusion of last ses-
sion are believed to have strengthened
the teaching force of the college con-
sidera bly,. and the prospects are good
for an exceptionally successful ,t session.
opens its medical department on Sep
TENDER 18th. The schools of pharmacy
and dentistry will open one week
later During the past summer the
buildings have been repaired and rem
ovated. 1t is reported that there will
be one or more additions to the teach
! ing staff, although the names have
not been given out.
| At the Woman's College the matric-
ulation up to this date shows the wide
area over which the influence of this
institution extends. Girls are coming
| from Texas. Mississippi. Louisiana,
| Florida. and, in fact. all over the South.
The college opens on September 25th.
A large number of improvements have
been made in the equipment and facili-
ties.
that Professor w. A. Harris, of the
college. had decided to accept a posi-
ton rendered him by. Barnard College.
Professor Harris said last night that
he had finally concluded to remain In
Richmond, and would be on the teach
| ing force of the Woman's College
again this year.
Richmond College. which opens on
September 10Th. has, perhaps, made a
more extensive series of improvements
| this summer than any other institution
in the city. The main building has
men have thoroughly. overhauled, the
whole college. The dormitorles have
! been made more attractive and com
Ifortable. and the college looks for the
largest attendance in its history.
Dr.. F. w. Boatwright. the president
has been giving large part of his time
this summer to the campaign for in
creasing the endowment fund of the
be progressing satisfactorily. the
country districts having rallied to the
support of the college, and given. In
many cases: much more than was asked
Uiof them. A number of workers are
now in the field. and the canvass will
| be thorough one.
Private Schools.
The private schools will also have
busy session. McGuire's and Nolley's
humber e Of their pupils for the session
McGuire's now receives large part
iof its patronage from the sons of mer
who We're themselves pupils of the
school, and the prospects are reported
The Mechanics institute and Unior
Theological Seminary. Institutions OF
special instruction. are both preparing
for n large attendance and for busy
/ session.
| The business colleges continue theil
sessions throughout the year but al
this season their attendance is mate
5Irially increased.
/ Altogether the educational outlook
l for Richmond has never been better
nor have the cltys aggregation Of
A schools and colleges ever done NOR,
Important work than is being accom-,
Iplished at present.
4 AMONG TIE CATHOLICS.
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4 Among the Catholic Schools Work IIn
lnI A lrcu IL