Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-13
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TRUSTEES IN FAVOR OF
PUBLIC NIGHT SCHOOLS
Board Will Ask Council for Ap.
gr0p'I0lIsn With Witch 10
Carry Out Plan.
ONLY SHALL AMOUNT REQUIRED
Four Hundred Dollars win Provide
For School Three Nights a Week
In East End ard North End Build
ines--Recalar Meeting of the
soa.,d.

lishment of public night schools In
East End and North End. ana spe-
clal committee composed of President
W. Il. Pickett and Mcssrs. Charles
Fellows, II. w. thurman and Ed
win Philllpa, was appointed to appear
lAfore tho city council Mt its next
meeting md ask for an npproprla
ton of $500 to conduct these Rchoo!s
for the remainder OF this session.
II Is proposed to have ono OF the
schools In the North Eud school
building and the other in East End
coclool No. e. and Ito t:uTi'i;ic; the
schools three nights each week. II
tho council annropriatcs tho rcaulr
cd sum. tho board NJ its January
monting will appoint Il special com
inlttee to work ont the details of the
schools and the Institutions will be
opened at the beginning of the second
hall Of the present session IN Fcbru-
airy
Public Meeting.
Tho question of the Inauguration
OF tho night schools was generally
discussed by the trustees Mr. Chas
H. Fellows. who stated the move.
mant, snid that hy tho permission OF
General MANAGER Walter A. Post, he
md posted plncards In the shipyard
asking all boyB between tho ages OF
twelve years and olghteen years en-
nloyed In the yard WHO wished to at
tend night school to send their names
and addresses To thplr timekecpcrs.
SlNty-cight names were received
Continuing Air. Follows said that q
public meeting would be held noNt
weclt IN tho interest of this move
nient, and that the city councilmcn
the mayo and the l'nslness mon OF
the city would he invited TO attend.
AZ that meeting he objects of tho
nigh schools viii be generally dis
cnsscd.
Presiden Puckctt also made n
\ Lengthy speech In favor OF tho night
schools. declaring that hundreds Of
yoiing mon III the city who have to
Work to hclp support families would
he greatly benefited by tho proposed
Institutions. Councilman Christie,
oi tho Third ward. who was present,
addressed the hoard for a few. min
utes Oh the question ut Issue.
Committee Makes No Report.
Owing To the illncss Of tho chnir-
man. Mr.. w. T. Barrett, the special
committee appointed to look into
tho udviaability OF asking the city
council to request permission of tho
next legislature 70 iiss,ic 100000 or
more school bonds for The purpose of
erecting q new High school and an
addition 10 East END school No. A,
made no report. Tho committee was
held over by the board until tho Jan
nary injecting, when Its report viii!
be received.
LATER some discussion tho l9anl
decided TO close the schools for The
Christmas holidays on December so
and the c!erk was directed to give
the tench, ard Janitors the war
rants Tor IL lr salaries on that date.
Funds Ter Remainder Of Session
The finance committee reported
mat the board had balance of s25.-
NIB 20 with which 10 conduct the city
schools during tho remaining six ana
ono-half months of the nrcsent set-
SIM. The committee submitted the
following statement OF the funds oil
the board.
Balance from l906-'07 s apS a.
cute iund e.,,r.,...... a.GS6.7G
specihl appropriation ,.... 5000. 90
49, 800 t"pPi o.iHhitc] 80. .3.lS1Vy
Disbursements.
S.u'e iuhd ...............$ 6093. &c
Sily fund ...,-....,... 6,3S16l
uncollected city levy III. Zoo o.
Gosh in city trcasurcr's
minus anus ..,i.. ........,.. 90,24S2 %,
The6 committee on uaildings md
grounds reported that on the day
loiiowing the entertainment of thu
iootnail team ny the High schoo,
hooters Club the High school MS.
8 sembly room we fo,ind IN n very dir
/ - condition and the committee re.
commended Shat the teachers ina
nllphs he instructed 10 be- moro caro-
iu AT future entertainments to pro
serve the cleanliness Of the assem-
Diy nall. The report was odonted
without discussion
New Text Books Adopted.
On the. recommendation OF The
committee on rules and regulations
the board adopted Comegy's Prime,
81 ethics 10: the sixth and seventh
Srades. The question OF the adop,ior
OF THIS book which Will cost a5 cents
evoked considerable discussion. Thi,
committee also recommended Inn
the requirements OF The school rnJe
ana regulations in reference 10 NOR.
ais, manners and ciyics he striofI,
enlorced. and that tine teachers in 'iri
e graaes he notified 10 goyern them
selves accordingly =
Exposition Exhibit eRtu mad
Tho special exhlp:t committee 70
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