The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03

American Literature, Southern Literal
ture. Latin Cicero. GRAMMAR German
Bookkeeping. Typewriting, stenoSra
ply. Physiology. Botany. A-Geometry
(solid), Physiology Completely, English
Course in classicsl. Latin (Nirsil's
Aeneid GRAMMAR, German (advanced),
Bookkeeping, Typewrlting, Stenogra-
ply, Arithmetic (revlewcd). History of
Education Botany.
l now incorporate brief resume of
the work accomplished. under these
new and advanced conditions in our
schools, for the last half session, made
by Principal Moseley, which Is as fol-
lows: when assumed the principal
ship of the Manchester public schools
my first aim and idea was to note their
condition, and If there We're any de-
fects therein to remedy. them as rapid
ly and as thoroughly as possible.
las far as the prinlSry grades arc
concerned, 1 had not. nor do L now,
have any complaint or any fault to
find with the work being accomplished
Under unpropit,ous circumstances the
grades. taught by an experienced and
competent corps of teachers, have been
doing the very best of work, the equal
of any, I sincerely believe. in this State.
''Apropos of a very able and timely
article. entitled The Rural Schools a
Nakeshift,' by DR.. James A. Quarles,
the distinguished professor of philoso-
ply in Washington and Lee University,
which appeared in The Times Dispatch
OF January Sth. in which the writer la
mented the fact that these lower grades
of the rural schools, and not infre-
quently of the city schools as we'll. are
often neglected. 1t is with no little
pride that can conscientlously and
with all degree of propriety. commend
the efficiency of the lower grades in
the Manchester public schools. The pri
mary grades are the very foundation
of all educational advancement there
after, and these grades must be thor
oughly taught or the superstructure
will be of necessity defective.
"The same remarks in commentator
of the grammar grades will be appro-
PIRATE here l do not believe in any
unnecessary blowing of horns or sound.
ing OF trumpets, but / do think that
the public should have a correct esti-
mate and a just appreciation of the
efficient work we are accomplishing.
can therefore. say, without eXPggeration,
that the grammar grades are the equal
of those in the other Virginia Cities
and in many cases even better.
"At the beginning OF the present ses-
sion, Superintendent D. L. Pulliam and
myself held numerous conferences look
ing toward the general strengthening
and betterment of the Manchester High
School We concluded that the work
done in the high school had been per-
fectly satisfactory and thorough, as far
as 1t went. but that it did not advance
pupils far enough to entitle it to BIO
ranked as frst-grade high school, nor
to recognition as such under the regu-
lations OF the State Board of Educa-
ton; we. consequently, advanced the
course to q full four-year course, in
stead of n two-year- and-half course,
which had been the standard up to that
time. Too much commentator cannot
be bestowed on Superintendent Pullam
for the progressive spirit and inde-
fatigable energy which he has evil
denced and continues to evidence in the
general welfare OF the schools of the
city.
with the new high school building
assured and the widespread awakening
in the public schools of the State, and
moro particularly of Manchester itself,
the indications are that within the next
few months the educational interests OF
the city will be amply provided for and
our present enlarged and moro adj
vanced system of instruction definitely
and firmly established to meet the
city's growing needs"