Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-10
Prof. Jones Declares That PrIn.
c|paIs Should Not be Required
10 Teach.
CANNOT DO THEIR WORK PROPERLY
Matter Of Employing Additional
Teachere Referred to Committee =
jamestown Day to be Celebrated
With Appropriate Exercises In All
tie Rooms.

In an address before tho board OF
school trustees last night, Prof. Il.
Randolph Jones, principal of the Cen
trnl school and the High school.
emphatically declared that under the
present system II would be impos.
siblc for the city public schools to-
attain the highest possible efficiency.
He pointed out the fact that because
the principals OF the different schools
are compelled to teach classes
throughout each school day they are
unable to properly conduct their
schools; unable to observe the work
CT teachers and substitutes In the
class room and therefore Mt the end
Of the session are not In q position
to submit to the school board mn In
telligent and fair report Of the work
of the teachers under their supervis-
ion
Mr.. Jones said that In order to
properly conduct the affairs OF his
school, n principal should not be call.
ed upon to teach classes and suggest.
ell To tho board that an additional
teacher be elected for zach OF the
white schools next session. with
these additional teachers he declared
that tho schools next session would
attain n much higher degree of eff
cheney than heretofore enjoyed.
The speaker recommended to the
board that 1t purchase n large record
volume In which to keep n complete
record of the pupils That go through
the High school. He snld that at the
present time no complete record Of
the pupils was being kept in tho High
school.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison. the sug-
gcstions OF Principal Jones were re-
ferred to the committee Oh rules ana
regulations for consideration and
action.
The board met In regular session
in the High school building last
night. At the request OF President
w. y. Pickett, who was unable to
attend the meeting, DIR. William II.
Cooper presided rs chairman and the
following members were present and
answered roll call: Messrs Barrett,
Harrison, Sibly and Smith.
Report Of Committees.
The committee on rules and regu.
lations reported progress OH the ar.
rangemonts for the annual com
mcnccment exercises of the High
school which are to be held from
June r to 10 inclusive.
Chairman j, p. Harrison, OF tho
finance committee, made the follow
ing report on the boards finances:
Cash In hands city treas. so, 426. As
Warrants issued and unpaid. 1lS2h
balance on hnnd. .......... 2,307.2U
Unsolicited Observation-Disclosures. 2.7S4 90
Total amount available. >. ST., 091 rs
The committee on buildings ana
grounds reported that 1t would this
month take up the matter of neces.
s,aiy repairs to the various school
buildings.
Special Exercises jamestown Day.
On motion Of Mr.. Barrett, the board
directed Superintendent of Schools
W. c. Morton to have the school
teachers In tho various schools hold
appropriate exercises In their respect.
i've rooms Monday In celebration OF
the three hundredth anniversary OF
the founding at jamestown Island OF
The first permanent English speaking
settlement In America. The teachers
Will complete arrangements for the
exercises today.
The High school classes will hold
joint exercises in the High school ma.
sombly hall Monday afternoon,
Superntendent's Report.
Superintendent Morton made the
following report on enrolment and
average daily attendance throughout
the various schools OF the city during
the past month: