Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-10
WANT BONDS ISSUED
FOR New BUILDINGS
School Trustees Will Ask Cou.cI
10 Gel Permission From
Legislature.
RESOLUTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
seventy-flvc Thousand Dollars is the
Amount Desired by board to be
Used in Erecting High School and
Providing Additional Room for
Grammar Grades.

a resolution asking the city council
to request permission from the present
state legislature to issue $4,000 in
school bonds for the purpose of erect
Ing a new High school building and
either new grammar school build
ing. or additions to the present gram
mar school buildings. was unanimous.
~ adopted last night by tho board of
school trustees. AS the legislature
VIII adjourn in two months. the reso-
luton Will be presented to the council
In February and every possible effort
viii be made tn have both branches
pass upon the matter In February.
After setting forth the reasons why
in the Judgment of the board. n sep
crate High school building and incrcns-
ed room Tor the grammar schools arc
fast becoming necessities. the resolu-
tioV goes on 10 say that IL lis not
ne purpose of the board To request
that tho school bonds hc issued I'M
medIntely after the bill therefore he.
comes n law. but 20 have the authori-
| ty so the bonds can he used when the
necessity ARISES.
II was nearly nine O'Clock wnen
the board convened in regular session
las night. Owing To the Illness of
President w. Il. Pickett. the meeting
was called to order by Clerk w. L..
Tabb. and Mr.. j. p. Harrison was
elected chairman pro tcmporc. The
other trustees present were: Messrs.
HUFFMAN. Phillips. Fellows and Allen
Prepare to Open Night School,
On molten of Mr. Follows. com.
mtttec composed Of Messrs Human,
Fellows and Silhy, was appointed to
prepare immediately for the opcnins
of the proposed public night school.
| These schools will be located In
| rwenty-oighth street school No. Q and
North End school No s.,
| The finance committee reported that
me board had balance of Si6.bO1 2S
on hand and that about $4,000 of the
city fund Is Yet unsolicited.
Preparations for Commencement.
superintendent of Schools w. C.
Morton reported that he and the
High school faculty had about com
pioted all arrangements for the High
school commencement exercises: of the
High school clasa OF February. laOS y
Hon Richard Il. Byrd speaker of tho
mouse Of representatives. will deliver
tho address to the class at the Acade
my OF Music on the night of January
u, On Sunday morning. January 26
Rev. w. Asbury Christian will preach
the baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class at Trinity Methodist
| church. The class will assemble In
the school room of the church and
enter the edillce in body Seats
VIII be reserved IN the church for tho
graduates. the members of the school
board. the High school faculty and the
pupils of the High school The sun
erintendent also announced that thc
class honors had been awarded TO Mr.
phiiiip Murray. Miss Fannie Black
man and Miss Sallie Corbcll.
Flags on Schools.
On motion made by Mr.. Allen. the
jnnitors were instructed to raise the
american flags on all of the city pub
lie schools on every fair day In each
session, Mr.. Allen said that he had
noticed that the flags were not hoist
cd on all of the school buildings.
Speaking on this subject Mr.. Eel
lows. formerly State Councillor of the
Junior Order United American Me,
chanics. said that the flags should he
raised ON every school building and
that Ii any of the buildings were with
OUT i'ass the local councils of Juniors
would gladly furnish flags for those
buildings.
Superintendent Morton made Rhe
following report on the enrolment
and average daily attendance of M
pills In the nublic schools for the month
OF December:
High School .....i59 1871
! Central School N. 80 SAG
Fast E,id School No .. .a74 3ai
East End School No. 3. 80 "a
East End School No .i..23o aa6
North End School 40. 5..240 221
east End School No. C.. 40 20
! Colored School NJ. / ..4l9 S72
| Col0red School No 2..I52 1Ss