The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-01
CONSIDERS PLANS
FOR SCHOOL YEAR
Marshall District Board in SEES
sion--Crops in Good
Shape.
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Arvonia. Va, June 3J.-Ihe Marshall
District school Board has held a series
OI meetings here this week Tor the pur-
pose OF arriving at definite conclu-
sionS as to the election OF proper teach
ers Tor the schools. and also Tor the
building of new school houses and
changes in the system The following
teachers have been definitely or tenta-
lively elected: For the .ArvoEia High
school. Professor Oregon /. Morgan
principal. Miss Clarice Bersch, nrst as
Si.tant. Miss Noble Butcher. seventh
and eighth grades. Miss Duncalson. Of
Richmond NTH and sixth grades. Miss
Moss. third and fourth grades; Mrs
Oregon +. Morgan. first and second
grades.
1t Is thought that a music depart
ment Will be established IN the school.
wlth 8. talented teacher at the mead
This department Will be paid for by
the patrons OF the school outside Of the
support of public funds
The prospect ior another excellen,
session Of the school IS bright at this
time.
Plans arc now be!ng made for having
Dr. w. II. Heck. OF the University OF
Virginia. visit the leading schools Of
the county early next fail for the pur-
pose OF delivering illustrated lectures
upon school hygiene and the care Of
tie pupils health y rally VIII be held
At ArvOn.a With all ,hc teachers OF the
district present. Another viii DO held
at D.llwyn FOR the Curdsville District
teachers and a third at buckingham
Courthouse for the Iaysvllle teachers.
graded school Of Two rooms VIII
be established at Malone, west OF Buck
.ngham Courthouse the two dis tTicts
OF Maysville and Francisco uniting in
building the house and furnishing the
teachers. The ne!ghborhood of the pro-
posed school Is a. prosperous one. and
there are large number OF pupils who
Will attend.
Another graded school Will be run
at Wolf Wa.ter. with uwo teachers This
school is also largely attended, and
the pupils have made much progress
in recent years under skilled teachers.
The Curdsv!lle District School Board
elected teachers for the Dillwyn High
being reelected principal. Miss Kent,
OF Fluvanna. first assistant. and Mrs.
Julia kyle. head OF the primary de-
partment Professor Kenney imme-
the position now stands open. There
Is also a great lack Il teachers In the
other schools of the district Tho
Curdsv!lle graded school Is now with
out principal: while half the colored
schools Of the county have up to this
time had no Applicants.
large number OF young women Of
the county are taking special courses
At the university and the Farmvilie
In spite Of the hottest and dr!est
spell OF weather of tho present sum =
mer. crops OF all kinds IN this section
are growing splendidly. and prospects
are that this Will be a banner year for
corn, hay and tobacco The wheat
crop. Just being threshed. Is a surprise.
being so far superior In Yield and quail
ny to anything that wa expected. The
tobacco which was planted some weeks
ago. is growing rapidly. with every
indication Of > great crop Local farm
ers have cut hay, and announce Z good
| Yield.
The Arvon:a Alfalfa club will short
/ ~ make a report to the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company, which has
| furnished the seed and hauled the
ZINE free of charge. 1t is known now
/ that some OF the eNper!menters will r.
port complete failure. owing to the
| unreasonable conditions Of last fall:
( but II IS also known that other farm
/ ers nave already had harvest or Two
OF their alfalfa hay. and Will doub ,less
/ later get stll larger Yields. The eX-
act and fun report from all those who
made the trial is looked forward 10
/ with much Interest by those who are
/ interested IN the growing OF this newly
The town of Dlllwyn Is on quite a
boom at this time. The tobacco indus
I try with the settling up and better
/ FARMING Of the country contiguous to
/ the town mas brought about conditions
/ OF great pro sperity. Fifteen years ago
/ tnc site OF the town was an urhroken
I and virgin forest. too far away from
( tho railroad probably TO marke, the
/ timber When the Buck!n CHAM branch
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio was ex-
/ tended to White Hall. now Dliwyn.
! the marketing OF the timber com
menced later to be turned into the
e8rioultural development of fertile
but long neglected section OF the coun-
- Local papers are ADVERTISING the
resources OF the town. and urging c!ti-
} lens 10 flock thithcr ana take part in
+, the development Of the place and par
| take OF ihc general prosperity which