The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-11
NEW PAPER ISSUED
BY PUBLIC PUPILS
.THE SPRINGFIELD yEwsr rs THE
HANDTwoRK OF THE Chill
DREN AT SPRINGFIELD
SCHOOL.
HAS A CAPABLE STAFF
FIRST EDITION or PUBLICATION
GIVES 1T A PLACE OF HONOR
AMONG SCHOOL
PAPERS.

Taking rank with some OF the best
school. papers In the country. The
Springfield News" monthly publica-
tion issued by the pupils of Spring
field Schooi, Twenty sixth and Leigh
Streets has made iu initial bow to
the pubic OF Richmond.
The sirst edition of the publication
shows remarkable perfection In its
editorial. reporlial, sporting, business
and mechanical departments and II
excellence in appearance and compo-
sition can be accepted as criterion
the "News' is destined to be a leader
among its contemporaries.
While Principal Agar Voolfolk. gu
pervises the publication. the work IL
done entirely by the pupils. Lewis
Wright is editor-in- chief and is as
sisted by Alma Richardson, Dallas
Burrows, and Walter Evans. associate
editors. Wallace Ennis writes the
sporting news and Lawrence Edwards
is business manager.
Contains Numerous Ads
Judging by the large number OF
first class advertisements in the first-
edition, Business Manager Edwards
Ia especially fitted FOR his duties. He
asks the pupils and their parents to
patronixe merchants who advertise in
the school paper as IL 10 chiefly upon
this revenue that the publication 10
issued.
The front page of the "News' is IL
Illustrated with cut Of the New Han
over School published by courtesy of
Charles NJ. Robinson, architect. Be
meath the photograph of the New
! Hanover building is this line: The
kind We shall have for Springfield.
thanks to the Mothers Club and
;lls f'f'y Fathers"
Principal Wuolfoik gives a COM
prehensive review Of school activi-
ties and aspirations In a foreword to
| the pupils. He lays stress on the
fact that the repute ton of the school
Is In the keeping d its pupils and on
this point says in part: "If girls be-
have shamelessiy on the streets by
being too familiar with boys; il they
are loud and unladyliks and rude,
they hurt themselves and the
schools
/ Athletic Editor Wallace Ennis an
rcunces the lineup of the Spring
! field baseball club as follows: w,
!. Meredith, catcher; Ennis and Duke.
pitchers; r. Bates, short stop: E. Bas-
sett, first base; w. Ennis. second base;
l.. Wright. third base; r. Harris,
| right field; F. Worsham, center field :;
w. Bassett, left field: Andrews and
| Cutchins substitutes; Clarence Duke,
manager and Earl Bassett. Captain.
| \ Timely Editorial.
In an editorial under the caption
"A New School," Editor-in- Chief
| Lewis Wright tells OF the poorly VEN
| tilated and inconveniently arranged
| building which is now occupied. He
concludes with this optimistic obser-
walton: We feel sure the City School
| Board, seeing the many benefits ex-
| pected from an improved condition,
will present us with a new Spring
field school
Following are some of the articles
written by pupils and published In
The "News': The Spring Months"
| by Marian Hardwicke: Washington
and the Colt by Annie Foster: Our
! French Puddle. by Violet Atkins!
THE Viaduct" by Randolph Baber;
Cane Sugar" by Alan Hardie;
Wooden" by Maize Ballard: What
! would do II Were a Teacher and
/ why" by Leonia Hudson: Joan of
Arc" by Merle Pond and News
Items" by Dallas Burrows.