Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-12

training and knowledge of business
affairs SO much needed in the sue
cessful pursuit of any occupation;
second. to tit HIM so that, should
circumstance or choice prevent his
continuing his work in higher insti-
tutiOns. he may have some consider
able earning capacity in the business
world immediately upon graduation.
This course shall be divided into
two sections. viz: l. forms. practice
ard principles of business and. ii,
typcwriling and shorthand. Scction'
| shall embrace the following sub
jrcts and shall be- installed by drop
ping one period of mathematics a
week and substituting such work as
tn. outline shall call for:
Section I.
Compulsory for both groups and
required by graduation in either.
Third grad A.--I."t.cr writing
Letters of intrcduction. of rcc0mmen-
datiou. of application. of acceptance"
and pcnmanship and punctuation.
Third grade Bookkce pImg-Dcbit
and credit. day hook. aud ledger. bills,
rendering Of accounts and receipts.
Forth grade Commercial arith-
mrtiC--p"rc"ntasr. interest. profit ana
loss. bank and trad" discount. stocks
and bonds, partial payments and III
suranrr.
Fourth grade B--Busincss forms
and clements of commercial law
checks, drafts. accrpianccS, bank
drafts. notcs-makrr, Cndorscr and
protest.
S.ctirn u.
"This section Is intended only Tor
thoyc pupils who select group II anu
VII, he required for graduates. 1t
shall embrace the subjects of type
writing and shot hand and shall he
taught only in the f0H!lh or last
wear of school. This class shalt
come every dav with those pupils
who do not have Latin. and shall be-
taught at the sam" period of the
day.
Public Lectures.
AS time will permit and at tn"
discretion Of the instructor. pr'm!-
ncnt lawyers, doctors. educators ami
business men shall be invited to de-
! liver addresses to the students and
, their friends throughout the school
wear. These addresses shall h" ol
! Il practical nature. being words OF
! advice and encouragement from men
of wide experience III the business
/ world. Such lectures will break the
m0notury of class recitation and form
one of the most inspiring elements OF
the students school career"
kirker- Bender Escape Ordered.
The hoard directed III" committee
| ON buildings and grounds TO lmmc-
, ditcly close the contract with the
| Kirkcr- BENDER Company for install
ing one % the kirkcrBcnlcr cylin-
derical fire escapes on the HlSn
school.
The committee also was directed
| to close the contract for cquippins
| the wenty-s.cond street school and
| the North End school with step lad
der csranns These cscancs will be
installed this summer.
New Teacher Elected.
Misses Gertru'c McMurrap ana
, Emile LIcwcllyn were elected teach
crs in the primary grades "f the city
school and Mrs. Clara NJ. Wisscn was
| named Il teacher for unD"r grade
teaching. Miss Anne Eaton!a Dand-
ridge was elected permanent
substitute teacher.
J. S Lee was reelected princi-
pa! of cCIHrcG school No. and
blanche Taliaferro and Eva Brooks
were elected teachers in the cOlorcd
schOOlS.
Miss Myra Vandergrift. who has
taught for several sessions. rendered
her resignation. and II WIS accept
cd. She viii leave the city.
The trustees attending the meet
ing last night were: President Puck
cit and McSSrs. Harrison. Phillips.
Allen Sbly. Fellows, Huffman and