Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-15
PROBABLY BEST RECORD
OF ANY CITY IN STATE
Trustees Pass Upon Much Business in
Regular Session-Another Discus
sion over Grading and Paying Of
Teachers Results in Disagreement
Between Members.

Approximately seyenty-five per cent.
OF the entire school population OF
Newport News-that is children be
tween the ages of seven years ana
twenty years-was enrolled in the city
public schools during the session
which closed last week. The school
population of the city as shown by
the census taken last month, and pre-
scented To the school board last night
Is 4.073 and the total enrolment in
the schools during the past session
was 3,03S. The census report shows
that there are 200 pupils enrolled in
private schools OF the city, so that
the percentage OF the total population
which is enrolled in all schools, both
public and private, is upwards of
eighty.
Superintendent Willis A. jenkins
stated last night that this record is
better than that of any other city in
Virginia and possibly as good as tina.
OF any city in the United States.
Another pleasing part of the census
report. the superintendent points out.
is the fact that there are only eight
PERSONS of school age in the entire
city who can neither read nor write,
three OF the number being white per
sons and five colored persons.
Whites In Big Majority.
The total of the white school popu-
lation is 2.662 and the total of the
cOlored school population is 1.ili
! here are 1856 white males; 1906
white females: 634 colored males and
~ colored females of a school age
OF the 200 pupils enrolled in private
schools. "a are white males, IS are
white females; eight are colored
males are ten are colored females
The total of the school population is
about 100 less than that of five years
ago, but the enrolment in the schools
is nearly 1000 greater than in
1905.
Besides passing upon the report of
the census, the school board trans
acted much business last night. The
session was harmonious one until
hear the end when Col. Huffman
brought up the matter of fixing the
salaries of several of the teachers
who were elected two weeks ago. Col
Huffman wanted to give one teacher,
who was graded in grade b. which
carries a salary of S55. salary of S45
a month. Mr.. Harrison r1se to n
point of order, stating that the board
could not give the teacher any salary
other than $50 a month until her
Grade had been reduced President
Pickett ruled Col. Huffman in order
and Mr.. Harrison appealed from the
decision OF the chair, but the board
adjourned before the appeal was voted
down.
School Buildings Named.
Under suspension of the rules.
the board adopted names for the city
public schools as follows:
White Schools.
Central schocl-John W. Daniel.
Twenty eighth street SCHOOL
George Washington.
Second ward school-Thomas JEFF
ferson.
Twenty-second street school,.
Bsnkhead Magruder.
North End school-StonewaI Jack
son.
CoIored Schools.
School No John Marshall
School No. Booker T. Washing
ton.
John W. Daniel Capter United
Daughters OF the ConfedeTacy. will
have the new names painted and
pllced on the school buildings rhis
sumner. The chapter asked that the
buldings be named for Virginia's IL
lustrious sons.
New Te1chsrs Elected.
Misses E,sfelle Hill Emma MiIrrlv