The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-28
NIGHT SCHOOLS
READY FOR TERM
Twelve Buildings to Be Used by
Students Who Cannot At
tend Day Glasses.
NEW SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
High School Has Plan to Reward
Pupils Who Put Money
in Bank.

Twelve night schools. seven for white
and five for colored children. will open
their doors on Thursday night for the
enrolment Of those pupils who desire
to take advantage OF tho opportunities
offered by these courses. II Is OK
pected that the night enrolment viii
reach 1900 this year. the instruction
having been greatly enlarged to meet
tho increasing demand
The course of instruction will no
much moro diversified than heretofore
ana VIII include social and Industrial
work for tho first time. Classes will
start at John Marshall High School.
Powhatan School (South Richmond)
Jefferson. Randolph. Nicholson. Madi-
son and Grace Arcnts Schools. for white
pupils. and Baker, George Mason, Sid
hey' fulton and Maury tSouth Rich
mohd). Tor colored pupils, on October
:, ana VIII continue until April 30
which with a two weeks intermission
Tor the Christmas HOLIDAYS. gives a
school year OF six and one-half months
inc courses offered at John Mar
shaH High School arc ssenography,
.ype"fltihg. bookkeeping. banking.
writing business arithmetic NTH sixth
ana seventh grades OF grammar schools
ana nrst and second years Of high
school. mechanical drawing shop work.
calculations, problems. etc. household
arts. sewing, cooking, millinery and
one elective course
VIII Operate school Bppk.
There Will be operated this va,r il
the banking department a savings de-
| iartmcnt, to be known as the John
Marshall Night School Savings Depart
iheh.. ana every pupil will bc encour-
aged 70 deposit part of his earnings.
ne money deposited by tho sti,dente
VIII, in turn. he deposited in a local
national bank. to be DESIGNATED by Tho
| School Board.
students viii be paid . per cent on
their monthly balance. this interest to
accumulate and be credited each month
on account Any account can he with
ufa"n where there is good reason FOR
noins so. when the request is made in
writing. All accounts will be balanced
~ the end OF the school year. and the
tctal placed TO the credit Of the de-
positor in a bank OF his choice. kcgu-
lar pass books Will be issued those
handling the money being bonded. and
| everything carried on in thoroughly
business-liltc way.
Funds VIII Bc Distributed.
The funds deposited by the treasurer
VIII draw per cent interest from the
, bank, and the difference Of / per cent
VIII be allowed TO accumulate as n
fund, which viii be apportioned and
distributed In forty three cash prizes
ut the end of the school year. These
| prizes viii oe awarded on the follow
| ing unit asis:
one unit for average class Er>de OF
| 50 per cent: one unit for perfect at.
/ tendance ono unit for perfect dcport-
| ment; one unit for favorable common
dation BY employer: one unit for three
| hours home preparation each week:
| one unit for depositinG in saving de-
| partment per cent of earnings. ana
| one unit as n bonus rs first six nre
earned. Three students VIII receive
. per cent OF fund each; five will re-
ceive per cent each. ten Will re-
| ceive per cent each. and fifteen will
receive per cent each.
Special courses will he arranged
whenever there arc sufficient pupils to
| organize class. 1t is the policy OF
the superintendent and the school
! board to continue this plan of enlarge
ment. w. G. Locker has been selected
| as principal OF the John Marshall night
! school. Other teaching assignments
| Will be announced this week
Tho work III tho other schools will
| be much the same as last year. hut
! Will be enlarged wherever practicable
| to include social and industrial work
| This Will be special feature at the
Nicholson school. The Madison and
Grace Arents Schools open for night
classes for the first time this year.