The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
ALEXANDRIA HAS
MANY fine SCHOOLS
Little Country by The Potomac
Far Ahead in This
Line.
FINE B Z, I.L.D.l.N Gs ERECTED
Superintendent James F. Glenn
cnts One of Virgit1ia's Most
Progressive School Men.

Pictures OF seven of the beautiful
and comnodious public schoolhouses Of
Alcxandrin county appear IN The
: Times- Dispatch to-day. Perhaps there
are none finer in the State.
These public schoolhouses have all
been constructed under the vigorous
and untiting leadership of Superintend-
ent James u. Clements. who has taken
special pride in developing the school
system in his county and making 1t
as near perfect as may be. and by CIV
ing the people attractive schoolhouses,
he has added greatly to the general
progress and prosperity OF Alexandria
county.
The Columbia school building. with
rooms for six teachers. was erected at
n cost OF $4,000,
for the lamented Frank Hume, one of
the most public spirited citizens OF the
county,. cost $4,000.
The Mount Vernon Avenue school
building. with rooms for four teach
ers. cost $1,000, and an addition is now
being constructed and the building.
when completed. Will have six rooms
for teachers and a, large concert hall
costing altogether some $4,000.
The Ballston school building. with
rooms for four teachers. cost $4,000
An addition is contemplated to this
building to accommodate two moro
teachers. or nifty scholars each.
The Saemuller school building cost
$500.
The Carne school building cost $4,000
cost $4,000. .
Each Has n Piano.
Each achoolhousc Is provided with n
fine piano. purchased. not from public
funds, but from the proceeds OF con-
.rtu s1I,, h,,t ha fon =, n,I fe
at the suggestion of Superintendent
James E. Clements. Each OF the
schoolhouses is surrounded by an acre
or more OF land as n playground. and
is located on high and healthy site.
BESIDES these, Superintendent Clements
contemplates In the near future erect
ins three new schoolhouses one at
Cherry Dale. to cost $4,000. one near
the courthouse at Fort Myer. to cost
10000, and one at Clarendon, TO cost
$4,000.
In addition to this great work. the
public school system OF Alexandria
county is SO well developed and under
iuch excellent business and financial
management that the schools are kept
open for the full term OF nine months
during each year, and the teachers are
paid from $50 to 500 per month.
The marvellous development and
growth in Alexandria county during
she last few years has been attributed,
Ind Justly so, to the splendid public
school system and beautiful modern
school buildings. that have attracted
capital to Its borders, until now the
county can boast of more than half
million dollars Of Improvement every
year, and her prosperity is rapidly
growing. People in Washington and
Elsewhere are reaching out to her green
ILLS and fertile lands for homes out
4 n Ia S,v,I y ~.
Ind the time is not far distemt when
her wealth will be multiplied many
Told.
Exhibit mt ..,mcst-wn.
Superintendent James E. Clements
ias done more to bring about this
prosperous condition in Alexandria
county than any other one man. and
he believes the foundation of all pro-
sress is mn intelligent. moral and
well-educated community. and with
that end constantlysein view, he has
forged ahead With untiring zeal and
energy. to build up these schools and
make them attractive for the credit
and uplifting Of his people, and
through them to promote every ma
terial interest of his country and sec
hon.
AS a further evidence of the educa-
tional development in Alexandria
hibits from her public schools at
Jamestown are attracting great and
deserved attention.
They.a shown in three large cases.
and the following aist of exhibits Will
give some idea of the character of the
work done in these schools:
Cabinet S1--Primary language. draw
Ing, painting paper-eutting, color work.
silhouettes. Second, third and fourth
grades. work in languages, arithme-
tic historical compositions, local his
tory. etc.
Cabinet S2--Paper- weaving, parquet-
ry. Pictures OF school buildings, old
cutting, nature study, primary work.
High school work, geography. gram
mar. literature. Advanced arithmetic,
algebra, business correspondence and
business forms, and fbookkeeping,
Cabinet s3-Paintlng. drawing, black
/ and white work. Historical scenes,
with compositions. Advanced drawing.
Work OF commercial department. Writ
ten exercises In music. compositions
based on English and American his
tory. Historical compositions. illus
trated.
Bases OF cabinets. illustrated pam-
phlets of school work.
On the wall. Old school building.
ings {I9O7) Of the most approved mod
ern type. for graded schools.
A Fine Example.
The rest of the State can well emu
late the splendid example set by Super-
intendent Clements In Alexandria
county, and Virginia's entire school
system would then soon become the
best and most effective in the country.
Mr.. Clements says with confidence