Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-15
Board Decides 10 Formally Cat
uate February and June Glasses
Separately.
PETITION FROM THE STUDENTS
Committee Appointed to Look Into
Accessibility and practIcabIity of
Establishing Night Schools in East
End Buildings regular Meeting of
Trustees.

For the first time in the history OF
the local High school two commence
nlent exercises will be held thl, e.s
sion. The first will take place early
in February when the class of Feb
ruary. 1908" complete the High school
course. and the other will occur III
lunc, when the class OF Juno 1905
will graduate.
This decision was dcachcd by the
board OF school trustees at It's reg,l-
lar meeting last night after the clcrl;
read a petition from the members OF
/ The clnsses Of February and June ask
ing that they be permitted to hold sep
aratc exercises. The committee on
ruls ald regulations and Superin-
ichdent OF Schools w. G.. Morton were
instructed TO arrange the details OF
the exercises. II the funds OF the
board permit. the commandments
vii be held at the Academy of Music,
but otherwise they win be held in the
assembly hall of the High school
building
This will be the first Tina that two
classes have graduated from the To-
cal High school in one Gession and
the board had decided to have the
classes hold joint commandments.
SO convincing were the arguments of
the pupils in their petition against
this arrangement, however. that the
board ready and unanimously
agreed to have two commandments.
Want Night Schools Established
On motion Of Nj Charles r. Eel
lows. II newly elected member OF the
board, n committee composed of
Messrs. Il. w. Phillips. c. c. Smith and
T. w Huffman ana President w T.
Puckett, was appointed to look into
the ndvisabliity OF establishing two
night schools under the auspices Of
the school board. one OF the schools
to he located In the North End school
building and the other in one of the
school buildings in East End. This
committee will report 10 the board at
the December meeting.
NJ. Fellows spoke long and earnest.
~ i'll favor OF tho establishment OF the
night schools. declaring that such
schools We're badly needed in this city
bccauses OF the fact that most OF tho
boys OF the city are compelled to 20
to work when they are thirteen or
ionrteen years old ald cannot enjoy
the advantages Of the present public
school system. He went on to say
that such schools We're being success
fhliN conducted in Norfolk. Richmond
Roanoke ana Lynchburg and other
cities IN this and other statcs. and
That Srcat good was being done by
them In conclusion he said that he
hnd Teen assured that when the time
comes the city council will make an
appropriation sufficient to maintain
the schools.
President Pickett and other mem.
BEES of the board made spcochcs IN
support of the movement. but they
expressed the opinion tina, the coun.
cil would not make an appropriation
for this purpose.
Employ Regular Substitute Teacher.
On me recommendation OF the com.
mittee on rules ana regulations. the
board elected Miss Ellen Wa.c 4
permanent substitute teacher In
inc CITY schools Mt salary of so5 a
month. The substitute will he under
the direct supervision of the superin.
tendent and at stated periods she viii
relieve the principals OF the various
"h'te schools OF thei. class work so
US TO enable them to observe tbo
worK Oh the teachers under them and
execute their other duties as prin.
cipa's. Heretofore the PRINCIPALS
ave heen compelled to teach classes
during almost every period in each
schooi day and nave had little time
10 attend to their other duties.
lose schools November 20 and %
by unanimous vote the board n.
rected that the schools be closed ON
November rs. Thanksgiving Day and
November 20. II was decided 10 Give
holiday on the day after Thanksriv.
ing SO that tie punils and teachers
wonid nave an oppu. tinity TO visit tho
hNnos. lion before it closes.
oeie9ates to State Association.
Misses Gertrude Davis and Emma
McNicar, who were chosen Delegates
rom the locai schools to Tho animal
convention Of the Virginia state Edn.
catlonal Association al Roanoke on
November rs. 20 aud 30. were given
paw. VIZ
Superintendent Mo ton was directed
10 convey The thanks OF the board ia
W. King physical director of the
Young Mems Christian Association
'or the instruction IN physical culture
which he has given the school puplls
this wear '' \
Borrow Money From Banks.
ne financial committee reported
NAV ! mad marc ARRANGEMENTS with
ne Newport News National Bank to
'ash all warrants issued by The board
WI Srch Tine rs The state school funi
Incomes available The bahk viii
cnarge the boa Il five nor cent inter.
est On this money Tho committee
reported adversely on the resolution
10 give an Increase of $40 month to