The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-08
Thirty Public Schools OF City
VIII Open Session Sep
TENDER IS
INCREASE EXPECTED
IN THE ENROLMENT
Curriculum of Washington Ward
School to be Increased by Adj ,
dition of Three New
Subjects

More than fifteen thousand Rich
m"hd children and semi-grown ups,
ranging in ages from SIN 10 nineteen
years, are watching the approach OF
september Is with mingled emotions.
some are glad, others are sad, and
still others are both at one and the
same time.
For on THURSDAY next bells will toll
out from tnTty buildings in various
sections of the city, sending forth
summonses to the aforementioned
thousands to gather together their
books, papers and pencils and HE
themselves back to school
Less than two weeks remain OF the
ever cherished summer vacation Now
the long period OF delicious idleness
is to be followed by Al still longer
period Of study.
And unless expectations miscarry to
marked degree, this particular scno-
lastic year VIII pe almost epochal in
the history of the city. AS already
stated. there are thirty puzzle school
buildings within the corporate limits.
Present indications are that all these
will he taxed to their utmost capacity
in accommodating the old scholars
and those who viii enter the more or
less sacred halls OF learning for the
nrst time.
Expect Big Enrolment.
Naturany the new John Marshall
High School will attract the largest
BODY OF pupils Incidentally it will
be the first complete year the build
ing has been In use.
Superintendent OF Education
| Chandler expects about 900 pupils to
be enrolled In the John Marshall
school on September 15 and before a
week has passed he expects this num-
Der to swell to more than 1900.
Other schools will receive their
| usual quota of pupils, although in al
most every instance there are indi-
! cations that the number enrolled this
year will exceed that of last year.
Washington ward, the former city of
! Manchester, VIII play no small part
| In swelling the total number of pub
| lie school students in Greater Rich-
| mond. Washington ward, TOO. ex-
| poets a larger number OF pupils than
| have ever been taught in that section
! in any one year before This increase
| Is due largely to the Improvement of
| the facilities, and the enlargement of
the currieulum--both the results OF
| annexation.
Altogether 1t is estimated that be-
fore the end of September at least
1900 pupils will be pursuing their
studies In the various grades to which
they may be assigned.
Entrance Rules.
Several rules have been laid down
Fby Superintendent Chandler which 1t
would be we'll for the prospective stu
dent to note. Those who attended one
of the schools last year may be en-
rolled at that school on September 10.
Those who are entering new schools
hat aprnIla6 for the first
time will not be enrolled until one day
later, September Is.
| Students who expect to enter the
High School. but who must pass an
examination before doing so, are 10
report at the John Marshall High
School on the morning of Septemb Der
H. promptly at o'clock. Ii is nee
essary that all these students be on
time. Those who are late may not
be permitted TO take the examination.
There will be little or no cnange
in the present system of teaching save
that in two instances, the courses Will
be enlarged and improved. These
| two exceptions are the courses IN
domestic science and in manual train
ing, to both of which special atten-
ton will be paid.
Both these courses will also be In
troduced In the Washington Ward
school for the first time, as Will a
course in music. A woodworking shop
Is now under process of construction
In Washington Ward. Here the Dogs
will be drilled in the craft for a GER
tain number of hours every week. II
liz expected that all three of the new
courses will meet with huge success
among the students of the recently
annexed territory.
There will be very few changes In
the teaching corps of the several
schools. A few designations have been
accepted, but In the main the per
sonnet of Richmond public school ed
ucators will be the same. The corps
at present comprises AIS teachers, in
Guiding principals, II may be nee
essary TO increase this number later
II so. a sufficient number of teach
ers will be appointed by the school
board,