The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-27
FIGHTING Owe R|
HIGH J; SCHOOLS c D |.
State Board Of Education Hears
Many Delegations, but
Defcrs Action.
SOME CHANGES ARE MADE
Action Taken on Copybooks and
Hygiene Study-Ncw District
for Henrico.

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Sitting until 12 o'clock last hight,
the State Board Of Education disposed
OF many routine matters and adjourned
to meet at o'clock this morning, when
the work OF locating the additional
high schools under the new legislative
appropriation will begin
Most Of the agricultural schools had
already been located. The provisions
Of the bill allow one for each con-
gressional district. Hampton won in
the First District, and III the Fifth
the honors were divided between Chat
ham, in Pittsylvania, and Elk Garden,
in Grayson, provided each town COM
plies with certain conditions laid down
by the board
The board heard numerous dclega-
tons concerning the location OF high
schools in various sections of the
State, but no definite action was taken.
Some matters relating to the adoption
|of textbooks were considered and dis
posed Of At previous meeting
"Conn's Introductory Physiology and
Hygiene was adopted for the lower
grades, and "Rtchies's Human Physi-a
ology" for the seventh and eighth
grades, and "Ritchie's Human Physi-t
a gap between them, and something
had to be adopted to fillFit in. A chap
ter was added on health and germ
diseases. by DR. William A. Shepherd,
of the Medical College OF Virginia.
and there will be an additional book
zen,'' by DR.. Shepherd, and similar
one by Professor Richie.
The board reconsidered the Natural
system of Vertical Writing. hereto
fore adopted, and put on the list in It's
stead a medium slant system published
by D. c. Heath & Co. The latter Is
known as the Haven writing book,
which is put on with the proviso that
where the vertical system is now being
used it may be continued.
New District In Hcnrico.
The only other matter of interest
disposed of was the creation of a
separate school district for Highland
Park. III Henrico county. The scheme
was advocated personally by Division
Superintendent Jackson Davis. Chair
man John Stewart Bryan. of the Brook
land District sent the following letter,
which was presented to the State
board:
lsrooklnnd DlstriJ. am instructed to
say that the School Board of Brooklnnd
District approves thcs request of the
appointed by the Northsidc
Citizens Association for the creation of
"a separate school district for Highland
Park, since 1t has become impossible
by the issuing of district bonds to make
r proper provision for the housing and,
|cducntfon of the children now residing
in Highland Park. The board Of trus-s
tees of BrookInnd District, however.
cspectfully requests thnt, In setting.
apart kepnrnte district for the benc-s
fit of Highland Park, tho State Bonrd
|Of Education Will have regard TO the
number OF children In Highland Park
us compared Will, the total number IN
BroOklnnd District and the assessed
value of real and personal property
asked for by the said committee from
the Northside Citizens' Association ns
compared with the total nssessed real
and personal property for SCHOOL pur-
poses In 5Drooklnnd District
The Highland Park District cuts off
part Of the territory of Brookland Dis
Itrict. and embraces Chestnut Hill and
the section north between the Chesa-
peake and Ohio tracks and the Second
Street Road