The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-16
VACATION over,
SCHOOL BEGIN S
Increased Enrolment Reported
in Many Sections
Of City.
Bull D l.NGs 0vERcRoWDsD
Delay Occurs in Securing High
School Text
Books.
Bull D NGs OvERCR0WDED
schools took In

"schools took in
Promptly at O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing the ding dong ding of the old bell
sung good-by to vacation time. and
5000 Richmond children went back to
school
With the first gray streaks IN the
eastern sky--lons before their mothers
called them---they were awake to the
dawn and to the realization that the
day whose approach they had regarded
with an emotion OF pleasure. combined
TO some extent with regret, was at last
at hand. Breakfast over, carefully
dressed and brushed and combed, the
big army of little folks went back to
it's work in the brain factory. With
their shining morning faces" OF which
tho poets speak. they gladdened the
streets, these many little boys and
girls, laughing. chattering, going back
to school. 1t was nappy day for
most OF them. Not all OF them, how
ever.
Relief to Home Folks.
But whatever may be the sentiment
inspired in the children by this return
to classroom duties, to their mothers
1T comes as a most welcome relief. No
matter whether she be the mother of
Willie Good or Tommie Bad, she is
pretty sure to feel glad that schools
took In" After Ton1mie and Willie and
Susie and Jane have been whooping 1t
up around the neighborhood. lighting
with the children next door, been In
danger OF death hourly from drowning,
being run over by street cars or from
any of the thousand means kiddom
takes pains to discover. the schoolroom
affords q safe asylum, and the ding
nU-Ht n hc
u sedatlve to the nerves of parents who
have been kept in a state of constant
anxiety since early June.
Vacation joys Over.
To the children, looking forward or
looking backward. the mental vista is
not an unpleasant one. 1t has been
play, all play--such fun. Glorious
mornings, more glorious afternoons
still more glorious evenings Great
games OF hide and seek. playing 1niun.
fishing trips and all OF that. Summer
time has been one long period of deli
cious freedom, Interrupted only now
and then by trip to the butchers or
some other errand for mother. But 10
the greater number being back" is
not so very bad Happy reunions are
being held. youthful friendships are
being renewed. the glorious recess
hours are TO be lived all over again.
= "a
IL over the rich Kid who lives next
door who didn't get promoted. and the
new teacher seems TO be human being
after all.
Yes. schools took In but 1T feels
fright good 70 be back again.
Enrolment Figures.
Exact figures as to the enrolment
were not obtainable yesterday. At the
Office of Superintendent Chandler the
nd Low
tendance, with much inevitable over
crowding In some sections. AS was the
care last year, extra rooms will be
rented near some OF the larger schools.
and In some of The grades children will
be put on half-time. in order that none
may be entirely turned away.
The congestion Is chiefly at Chimbo-
razo School, in the East End, and at all
of the schools in the West End. Until
ing is ready for occupancy many chill
iren who would prefer to get In at
Elba and West End and Sidney Schools.
nearer their homes, VIII have to come
downtown to Madison or ohm Smith. or
possibly as far as Central School. Prac-
hcally all the pupils in John Smith
School. now In the old High School
building. come from west of First
Street the area Immediately around
s'iS sbi'oci TO
Central School. which is amply large.
The officials were kept busy yester-
day hearing reports from principals
and making adjustments
High School Books DELAYED
AT the John Marshall High School,
the enrolment will greatly exceed tina,
Of last year. though all pupils are
not yet entered. In the afternoon 4;
was reported that some OF the High
School pupils had been unable to se,
the books on their lists. Dealers
claim that the books are on the way
and that the High school pupils viii
be supplied within q few days INC
recent disagreement between the At
torney- General and certain book pub
fishers applied only TO High School
books. and there was no difficulty in
securing the text books for the gram.
mar grades. Approximately Is. OOl
printed lists of the books reouirec
We're given out by teachers yesterday
morning. and yesterday afternoon
every corner drug store and confec.
tionery in the city had its clerks pusy
selling spelling books and readers
states, sponges and pencils
New pupils not hitherto enrolled If
the Richmond schools are to report
for classification and graS....s ...s
morning. and the school officials pre-
dict that by Monday morning classes
will be running regularly, with al
pupils supplied with text books.
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