The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
EXAMINATIONS IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Old Rule About Absence From
Glasses to Be Rigidly
Enforced Hereafter

Examinations will begin Tomorrow
in all OF the public schools OF the city
for promotion to the High School. and
also in the John Marshall High School
AT the High School all pupils have &c
report for school work every day, but
at the graded schools the principals
may, II II Is found best, dismiss Ger
tain grades while others are in cx-
animation
The examinations. both for promo
ton and graduation at tho High School
open Tomorrow morning. and will con
tinuc through this week. Recitations
VIII proceed as usual for those not
In examination, except that there will
be no recass. and school will be dis
missed at 1880 daily. Provision is to
DO made for excusing from recitation
on the day their examination occurs
all pupils who are to take examlna-
tons. Tho names of the pupils re-
CURED to take examinations on mathe-
inatics will be announced at the school
on Monday morning. A similar an
nounccment will be made each morn
Ing until all exarninat tons have been
completed.
The schedule for High School exami-
nations follows:
Monday. mathematics: TUESDAY. Eng
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bookkeeping and psychology; Thurs
day, Latin. geography. photography.
typewritins. bookkeeping; Friday,
modern languages. history.
In View OF the recent violations. the
School Board has called the attention
Of all principals to the rule which
provides that pupils who arc absent
from school in any month for two
days. unless occasioned By sickness,
or for reasons satisfactory to the
principal. shall not be permitted to
tendent Chandler. The rule Is to be
strictly enforced hereafter.
In all of the graded schools cSami-
nations are TO be held In b grade
fer promotion to the High School thi.
week. with the following schedule:
Monday. arithmetic: Tuesday. geo
graphy. physiology. nature study and
map work: Wednesday. grammar. pho
netics and penmanship: Thursday.
Spelling. history; Friday. langua &c.
music. civil government. Reading each
day.
For deficiencies in grades from 2 A
TO ia. examinations arc TO be held on
Wednesday and Thursday. Principals
have been directed to divide the pupils
into as many sections as may be neceB-
sary for the proper conduct OF the
examinations. without interruption to
other pupils. In Gaze 1t seems neces-
sary the principal of any graded school
may dismiss proficient pupils. those
not UP to the required stands to con-
tinue their usual work; or he may
put two Of the grades into one room
IL the sizes OF the classes permit, or
two of the grades may be put on half
time. All OF the schools reorganize
Tor the second haIf-year on Friday.
Library for High school.
s. I. Beverldse Is leading move.
ment to raise a fund of $4,000 with
which to secure the nucleus of a IL
brary for the John Marshall High
School. The School Board has appoint
ed az committee to assist Mr.. Bev-
eridge especially in interesting for-
mer graduates OF the school in the
movement. Principal James C. Har-
wood Misses Rachel Van Wort and l..
Rebecca Angel. and c. c. Person and
j. Taylor Robinson. all OF the present
High School faculty.