The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13
new TEAC HERS
IN CITY SCHOOLS
------.
Force of Instructors Strength
ened to Meet Increased
Demands.
CHANGES IN SOUTH RICHMOND
Several Departments to Be
Added to Cur
riculum.
CHANGES IN SOUTH RICHMOND

A conference of the principals of the
Richmond public schools will be held
this afternoon in the offices of Super.
intendent j. a. c. Chandler, in the City
Hall, for the purpose Of discussing
plans for the session which is to begin
Thursday morning.
The annual meeting OF the. white
teachers of the city will be held IN
the assembly hall Of the William T.
Ruffner School at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. Addresses will be made
by Chairman Charles Hutzler. of the
School Board, and T. c. Ebel, chairman
of the committee on teachers an 1,,
schools Assignments of teachers Will
be announced by the superintendent
The principals will begin the work OF
organizing their schools after this
meeting. The meeting of the colored
teachers will be held tomorrow at
The superintendent and members of
the board will be present.
All pupils. old and new Of the John
Marshall High School, are directed by
the High School Building on Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock. Active work
will begin at once Lessons VIII be
assigned on Friday and regular class
work will be in operation by Monday
All OF the district schools open on
Thursday.
Some New Tenchcrs.
Among the new teachers who enter
the Richmond public school system for
Randolph Macon College. and post
graduate of Chicago University, who
has been principal of Chase CITY
schools and comes to Richmond as
principal of Nicholson school
Agar Voolfolk, of this city. grad
uate of Western Reserve University.
and formerly principal of Emporia
schools, becomes principal of Spring
ganization of the Emporia schools,
made a great impression in the State
because of the care taken ir looking
after the physical condition of the
pupils.
Joseph H Saunders. a graduate OF
William and Mary College. and former
student in the Department of Educa-
ton at Columbia University comes
from the Omonundro School of Nor
folk to become principal of Bellevue
School Mr.. Saunders was, at one time,
superintendent of schools of Ports
mouth
Charles 4. TAYLOR, 3. A, of VIII
last year connected with the Newport
News schools. comes here as principal
of John Smith School In addition TO
his work at William and Mary. Mr..
TAYLOR has been a student in the De-
ers' College, Columbia University.
High School Changes.
AT the John Marshall High School
there have been some changes In the
w. Givens. NJ. A. of the University
of Virginia, and formerly assistant in
mathematics at that institution. has
been added to the department of math-
ematics.
Donald P. Boyer, B. A. of Washing
tor and Lee University, and formerly
teacher Of science in the kinston, n.
c.. High School. Will assist w. II. Ham.
let in the department Of science
Tassar, and formerly teacher of Latin
in Westminster SCHOOL, of this city,
will be in the Latin department..
Seldcn r. Warner. a graduate Of VIII
liam and Mary. will have charge Of the
biology department.
Miss Julia r. Henning, who for two
years has been studying at the Tcarh. .
ers' College, columbia University, VIII
return to the High School TO resume
Miss Sarah T. Burges,fa graduate OF
Bowling Green Seminary, and stu
dent Of Columbia and In Europe, comes
10 the High school in the English de-
lsartment.
In South Richmond.
Every effort is being made to adjust
the pupils of South Richmond to new
conditions. and it has been decided
to bring all the High School pupils OF
that portion of the city to the John
Marshall High school. where they will
be adjusted to their new classes. MISS
Constance S. Taylor and Miss Bessie
Taylor, formerly of the Manchester
High School. will devote their time &c
working out the proper adjustment, SO
that no pupil may be put TO dlsadVan-
tage, and the best results may be Sc
cured
The equipment in the High School
MIL ~
more than $4,000 having been spent
for apparatus and equipment In
physics, chemistry, biology and ply
steal geography. The courses given IN
these sciences will prepare young men
for work in technical schools and the
best colleges without condition. The
manual training shops have. been put
in fine order and the domestic science
department is well equipped.
In Elementary Schools.
In the elementary schools wood
working centre. has been put in II
South Richmond and domestic
science centre will be equipped by Oc-
tober There are not many new teach.
them are Miss Lucille Harrison, O.
Richmond, a graduate of Peabody Col
lege. Nashville, Tenn. and former
| teacher in Athens. Ga.
Richmond also from the Peabody Nor
NAL College. of Nashville.
Miss Elizabeth Lindsay. a graduate
of the State Female Normal School. a
! FarmVille.
Misses May W. Allen. r. Estell'
| shackelford and Annie sutton VIII o.
new teachers in the grades.
New Undergraduates are Misses Lucl;
! B. owen, Grace b. Moncure, Mary y
Todd and Ruby Gillian. all graduate
of the Richmond Training School 10
/ kindergartners.
Music Department..
In the music department. Miss kath
crime Scott, OF Gordon,sville VIII |, y n 2
| troduce music work in South Rlch
mond Manual training will be In
/ troduced into South Richmond BY ~, " \
F. Metcalf. former student at WI
| liam and Mary College, and domesti
science will be in charge of MISS Ara
bella S. Pitcher. of Richmond, a torine
student Of the Teachers College GO
4 lumbia University,
!. Paul -. Raiford, OF sonthia, a n1s.o
| county. b. A. of Haverford Coiles'
comes TO Richmond as ssistant prln
/ cipal OF the Armstrong High school.
Cnurt Term Postponed.