The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-10

who also donated the land for the
building. The structure will be a mon
anent To the skill OF the architects
/ who designed 1t.
Two hundred pupils VIII find room
in thu Chiinborazo Annex. Tile build
/ ing when completed viii have cost
$15, 900.
The three schools which are soon
| to be erected are the New Madison.
ut Cary ard Madison streets: the New
Bellevue on the old Van Lew property
IN Grace between Twenty fourth and
Twenty fifth Streets and Valley School
for cciorcd children at Buchanan and
Cedar Streets.
BIDS viii be opened on the new
Madison and Valley schools on July
IL, and bids for the construction of
tho new Bellevue viii be opened in
August. The new Madison will &C
eommodate 1900 pupils, the new
Bellevue 1000 and Valley School soc.
The erection of these six schools
follows closely on the erection Of the
new John Marshall High School.
which cost $4,000 The ground aud
building cost $4,000 and $4,000
was spent in equipment. AZ = result
the school has tho best equipped
science laboratories OF any secondary
school in Virginia or the South. The
tnanuAl fAiHluk cqAlptueut Aluue SoSt
the pretty little sum Of $4,000. AT
the, last term Lao pupils pursued
their studies under thirty-si teach
srs. There was graduating class
OF thirty mine, which was the first
class In Richmond 10 graduate from
a four year high school course. All
previous graduates had only two years
OF high school work,
some Innovations.
But the erection OF new schools
does not constitute all OF the improve
menta already made or being contem-
plated by those thirteen members Of
the school bard 1t was only Thurs
day night last that the board at its
regular meeting decided to establish
four vacation schools. which will be
open for six weeks during the SUM
Iner months for the benefit or unpro-
NOTED and backward pupils. There
are 800 children eager to enter these
vacation schools In order TO keep pace
with their more active mates. showing
the wisdom of the latest move of the
board. In Richmond the Springfield
Ruffner and Stonewall jackson
schools will be opened for vacation
terms. and the Powhatan school in
South Richmond will be opened for
Manchester pupils.
Another innovation probably more
important than that mentioned above
Is tho preparations made to guard the
health OF the public school pupils. At
the last term more than three-f ourths
OF the pupils were examined by q
practictng dentist, who found alarm
Ing conditions. In the children ex-
amined only 1,ls5 were found to
were negroes, Yet there are more
than twice as many white children as
there are colored children attending
the schools OF this city. There were
"A. 900 cavities In the teeth examined
and other statistics complied Win re-
suit in the establishment Of q free
dental clinic for public school chill
dren to open next year.
September, I will also witness the
Inauguration Of an organized medical
inspection Of the children by two COM
petAnt physicians assisted by four
trained nurses. The system to be es-
tabltshcd win give Richmond the most
perfect regular medical examination OF
pubic school pupils OF any city Ia the
South. Birmingham. Ala, which has
led the South In this work for ave
years will be second to Richmond.
For the Nrst time In sthe history OF
free education in Richmond the pub
lie school pupils at the term recently
closed were given instruction In health,
sanitation and physical exercise. The
health department under DIR. Levy's
direction has cO-0perated with the
school 0hlciAls In every wAyN possible
and has performed verftnbiS wonders
In stsmming contagious diseases and
preventing unheaithful conditions en-.
dangerfng the lives Of the boys and
girls.
With the instruction OF the children
themselves In health, the new medical
imposition augmented by free dental
treatment and the co-operation OF the
Health DeRartTnent. Richmond viii NJ
the mkt school s&rsn 10 doing more
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