The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
C0LORED PUPILS
SHOWGREAT SKILL.
Industrial Department of the
Henrico Public Schools
Awarded Prizes.

Inc annual exhibition of the indus
'riai work of the colored schools of
Henrico county is now open for lnspec-
ton at the TIcnrico County Courthouse.
This work Is composed entirely Of ma
terials furnished By the pupils them
selves. and costs the several district
school boards nothing whatever. THIS
work, originated ut Mountain Road
School, in Brookland District. when
Virginia randolph, was principal, is
now carried on In all OF tho colored
schools OF Henrico under her super
Vision. rs
Examples OF sewing. both plain and
fancy. cake making and bread making E.
shuck mats, reed and IA nla work. pre-A
serving and canning. arc on exhibition,
and tho public is cordially invited and
urged to visit 1t and see what can
he accomplished under moro or less
adverse conditions. During the session
Just closing the colored schools OF
iienrico nave raised about Sl,500 for
carrying on this work and Improving
the condition OF thoir grounds ami
buildings the money being raised by
private subscriptions and various kinds
of entertainments. g
number Of addresses were made
Yesterday by persons Interested In the
colored Industrial work of the county.
among others being President j. HI.
Johnston. of the Virginia Normal and
Industrial institute. att Petersburg:
Superintendent Arthur ID. Wright. OF
the lIenrco county schools; S. c.. Free
man, OF Narina' District. and others
, List Of Prize Winners.
The following prizes were awarded:
Neatcst kept school, l91o-1a1lI--
Mountain Road school, first prize, So.
Marian Gilpin and Bessie Langhorne.
teachcrs honorn bic mention letter,
Pole Road. Boar swamp. White Oak
Swamp. Carbon Iiill. Gravel Hill 9S
Dolls bed outiit-t'irst. Chntswortll
School; second. Pole Road School: third
Gravel Iiill School.
Whitfield set OF garden tools-First.
Merritt F,is3loston second. Doctor
Brown: third Harold Ford, all OF
Barton Heights, school.
Articles made from shucis-First,
ST. James school; second. Quioccasin
school third. Westwood school,
Reed and ra fin worlI-First, Green's
| school; second, Mountain Road School :;
l.thir,l. Chatswor,h school.
/ iland-madc drcsS=l,trst. Klttle MI
! nor. Springfield school: second. Mary.
| AllNn chatswortli school: third Sallie
| Robinson, Pole Road School
| Fancy work First. Lloyd Thompson.
Ilon Town school; second. Mildred
Norreli. BARTON Heights school; third,
corean Seay, Wcstwood School.
Plain sewing-E'irst. Marguerite
Peterson, Mountain Road School Sec
oIld. Saliir Iohinson. I'olo Road School;
third. Susie Lewis. Coal Pit School.
Loaf Of hread--First. Mary Robert
son, Barton Heights School; second.
Hazel Jones, WoodvilIc School third,
Salllc Isohinaon Folc Road school
CUP cakc--First, >Emmtc Evans, Pole
Ruad School: second. Georgih a. Brian,
! -Eonr swamp school; third. ThelmR
Jackson. CarbonlIll School g
Preserving and canning-First. Jcter
School:~ second. Broad street Road
school; third, Pole Road School.
Hand shirtwaist--Flrst Ber-
| tina Lewis. Chatsworth School: second,
! Eva l'lcmmins. Wcstwood school;
third, Acorcan Seay. Westwood School,
h Cooking OUTFIT tapron and cap)-
! First, Lucinda Brown. BARTON Heights
| School, second, Maria Anderson.
| Springfield school third. Bertha
| Lewis chatsworih School.
| Woodwork tsnw and hammer work.
First. ole Rpnd school: second,
| ljiysscs Smith, Wcstwood school !:
third. Edgar lsurlcy, Green's School. u
Knife work-Eirst. Doctor Brown;
second, Harold Ford: third. Freddy
Steele al Of Barton Heights School.
! Shoemaking First. Willie Kenney,
White Oak swamp School @ gsf