The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22
MONEY |: | !. :
FROM JANUARY
April Pay3.D Will Add Add Snug.
S Sum Is Earnings Of School
4 d .ils47. - ~ llsT y n :
MANY l SITES :;l'I 8 TO ] Be 3 8 ! BOUGHT. i ]
Board Asks $50, 900 for Land lin il.
Annaxed q Terrific egroes #
SH::aV!essa,piliday. (
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L At a special meeting Of the Board Of
School Trustees last night the nction%of
the Council in providing an = additional
4approprla alton for increase OF sBaaries Of
the teachers was ratified, ii the board di-
grecting that the schedule B for the adj
vance heretofore determine ed upon by the
board and the Finance Committee ofsthe
Council be- carried out. 4 The teachers are
thus assured OF their Increased pay. and
what Is better still, 1t n Is to- date from
January ID III VI s on v. Il "A pril payday
they ilgrecetye Ia snug sum in the form.
of arrears Of pay for j anuary, Re bruary3
and "a March, tile extra sum mounting
tto nearly fifty per cent. Of n q previous
months salary. s 8 81 5ss
R Another importane action Of the DO ard
was the adoption Of q petit tlon to u the
Council to appropriate $50, 600 out Of the
$4S4, 900 bond issue for the Improvement
Of theS annexed sterritory for the purpose
OF purchasing lots for prospective build-
ings. The board desires to Il devote tta t$
whole block to each new building. 9S
The board granted y the 4 request y Of II q
negro organizut ton that ~ Emancipation
Day April sd u be made q holiday IN the
negro public schools. "a 81: 3 II, Re
Session Of Board.
The following members and OH GERS
we're n present at the session OF # he
board: I: Major J, II. Capers, chairman;
Charles IIutzler, " Ice chairman;M II 9,
Ebel, Arthur b. Clarke, James G. Cor
Hey. w. A Floyd 9 2enms, John S5 Bagby;
Superintendent w. i. Z F'oki and Assist
liant Superintendent II. Hill and Clerk
c. Il. I. NVnlford. sI i8 t3 If }535 H
On the Recommendation OF the. COM
mittee on "a teachers and schools. Mr..
Adams, Of the High School, was place.:
on tile same plane as 4 O thcr4 depart
mont managers In tho building. s{.5
"A scholarship offered by FIampden-
I Sidney College to the graduates OF the
High School was 3 accepted. 5,SE
The request of tho Afro-Americar
Association for q holiday in tho col,
ored schools on April Sd, / In order te
celebrate the emancipation proclama-
4 tion.4 was granted, 5 n Il
"a rule was adopted ordering tho ust
or pen ana ink pads ofgiunlform size
] s 1-2 by \ II inches, In all the schools
a This rule Wlll@ go into effect mex
5(session,
4 Mr.. Hancock was elected jnnitor o
\ Sidney School, beginning April a. 4 907
i s Several houses now used temporaril.
4 FOR school purposes We're ordered to ID,
A vacated at the ond of tho present term
The Committee on Financa Of tn
4. Board having so recommended. H !. tn
! Board adopted q resolution puttinl
!. into effect the now schedule OF saln
ries as originally agreed upon. Pay
ment will cover the schedule ffor
January III 100T, sl III
Il Il The assistant 81 superintendent re
ported that by agreement With MI
Davis, superintendent of schools 70
Il Henrico county,5tit had been 5 deter
!, mined that tho census assignment 70
q the annexed district shall bo place
H at (3 3, $780, 5B r i5 VI i5t 3 n
n 81. Burroughs We're granted to Miss Bell
n %|3BuchnnanS and Miss Ashton Cooke, ,ss
III An encouraging communication wa
q received from tho clerk OF the Cit
!, Council In reference to the prope
Y ty being acquired High School spul
!, poses, All the property i3 thus ;fal
: purchased and paid for is now |
: charge Of the School Boadl. 3
In Annexed Territory,
4 Ono or the most important action
. recently taken by the Board, was
! adopting a petttlon to the City Coul
! Gil for an appropriation Of $4,000 IL
!. The acquisition OF suitable lots In ii
: : annexed territory for future require
: ments Of gthp schools, For this pul
! pose 1t is deemed important to ys pul
y chase two lots In the West 4 End Il
2 white schools; one lot In the Nest III
s : for icolored sclools 4 two lots In u
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