The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20
fine SCHOOLS in
NORFOLK COUNTY
s -----------
Interesting Exhibit Being Made
at the jamestown
Exposition.
GREAT PROGRESS is SHOWN.
No County Has Better Schools or
More Advanced
Methods.
GREAT PROGRESS is SHOWN

Ine PUBIC ScnOOI sidcu In the United
States found It's first expression in
concrete form when Benjamin Symcs,
In 1854, founded n PUBLIC school near
Hampton, In Elizabeth city county.
This, however, was the net OF an In
diyidual.
The public schools az an idcT adopted
by the people OF Virginia generally,
that every child had d right 10 edu
cation, and that wise State would
educate Its people as the only true
foundation for It's own prosperity, de-
jveloped slowly In Virginia. The his
tory of this movement Is set forth
clearly and briefly In this splendid ex-
hibt from Norfolk county. an exhibit
from rural schools which challenges
comparison with rork from any rural
schools in our country.
Four cabinets are required to show
the Norfolk county work. In one Is
found up date work from the pri-
mary grades. Number work. language
work. drawing and color work. knit
ting, weaving, spelling. language. pa
per cutting and sewing prove this work
on par with the work OF the best
city schools.
Number Two Cabinet.
In ca,,,n., ,n,,r ,,,o arar,trc
color work manor cuttina Illustrated
language work. geography. physiology,
knitting and weaving and nature STUDY
show the character of the work done
in grades four, five and six.
In another cabinet drawing. color
work, geography and illustrated lam
euage work from the seventh grade
conclude a grammar school curriculum
that reflects credit upon Virginia
In tho same cabinet high school
work in algebra. Latin, history bot
any geometry and an extensive ex-
hibit from the Commercial depart
ment, with advanced WORK IN sewing
and sloid. make 1t easy to see the hish
standard reached by the sortoiK county
high schools.
In the last cabinet may De seen
pictures of school buildings, interior
views of school rooms. the sciehce CLASS
Mt work. studies of the productions OF
Norfolk county ana their Salues, WORE rt'
from the commercial department, an
excellent exhibit of drawing from the
high school department
In the bases of these cabinets care
fully arranged and graded may be
seen basketry. raffia work. bench
work. hammock making, sewing ana
decoration.
Dressed ny "p"s
Two glass cases are filled with dolls
dressed by pupils. advanced WORK IN
basketry. sewing. clay modelling, knife
and bench work, paper folding. ana
severa, special pieces from the INDUS
trial Department. 200 ktaeh. -
s'anu .,ilu ., hnng ~ picture OF
- r1,,,,a first silperinten-
heN. ~,nasa,L no,,ntv public schools,
asm. n., ,,,a T.,
,ef..t.'i .n. n' 49, ~, 81 ~ 100, -.
r s,aa ot W.T. rannrt. nano, c,,,,,nn
SHOWN An 'nis -, papet .l.1s
ana ioiolns.s ana rama III pri'nals
sraues, ana many piesutes " i'ioue' =
school nuild'nss'
series ol pounu soiu'ilen ..,s
one 70 EXAMINE e,.siiy lne slaae VIZ y
OF each sraue. '1e' u DIN No.u, ,''is
contain wora rom TWO sraues' WIZ
the seNen'n -
Sraphy ana tspeMti.ihs.
haheM -, ,.sa,,a, ~,
hlDlt "hich mas hot peeh eAls ..., ~
any ny rura, senoo' =. any eapo ~. ~,
me toiio"ins uaea slo~s ny su
resslse s.asea ~ -. :" tien az - .i,air .
county sSnoois - nts,s,aa,.
p1eoee en 49, '..s1 800
First Period, 1GO7-17OS.
During this first period there was
no organized public school system in
.khis county, but number of excel
lent parochial and private schools, In
which, INDECENT children were educated
ut the expense OF the parish.
Second Period, 170S-1s45.
17es the County Court Of Norfolk
.onntv nnder tho authority of an ac,