The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
BELLS ARE RINGING
CALLING To BOOKS
IN C|TY'S SCHOOLS
Public Institutions Open for
x New Sessions Work
This Week
TERMS AT COLLEGES
! BEGIN LITTLE LATER
Majority of Them Open Their
| Doors With Increased En-.
/ rollnent First of
p Next Week

,AComing from the county in droves
dusting off last years books. looking
over past studies, and getting rid o
Gunburn and seaair blisters, the ris
ing generation Is now preparing fo
the beginning OF another years study
The making of future leaders in tn,
affairs of the country VIII begin THU
week. Before the month has gone
into Its last half many OF the institu
tons of learning viii be grinding alous
toward the goat OF success, and vaca
tion will have been at "a close.
Public school authorities are now
busy arranging for the opening of thu
session on next Thursday. The enroll
ment OF pupils will begin on that day
when both old and new -pupils vii
receive their assignments. All lists
for supplies Will be ready and the
children will be sent to their proper
grades so that work may begin or
Friday.
Assignments Made.
The first principals conference foi
the session of l9is~14 was held at the
Office of the superintendent on Sep
tenber 4th at 10 o'clock. Plans were
perfected for the distribution Of text
books. for the securing OF supplies and
many other incidental matters. The
principals were assigned to schools as
follows:
Mr.. j. c. Harwood. John Marshall
high school.
MIR. s. r. Duke, Nicholson and
Louisiana schools.
Mr.. j. r. Fentress. Chimboraz0 and
lakewood schools.
MIR Agar Voolfolk, Springfield
school.
Miss Helen Dickinson. Paramount
school.
Mr.. Ernest shawsn. Bellevue
school.
Mr.. w. C. Blakey. Jefferson school.
Mr.. w. A. Crenshaw. Ruffner school.
Mr.. W. q. Jones, Madison school
Mr. George Il. Bennett. Grace
Arents school.
Mr. II. r. Cox. Eiba school.
Mr.. u. II. Rueker, stonewau Jack
son school.
Mr.. w. Fl. Cooke, Randolph school.
Mr.. e III. punaway. Sidney school.
AIR. j. II. Saunders. Fox school.
MFR f. Il. Smith. Powhatan and
Bainhridge schools.
Mr. s D. Turner, Armstrong High
and Monroe schools
Mr.. J. II Brent. George Mason and
Twenty ninth street schools
Mr.. j. T. Walker, buchanan school.
Mr.. w. NJ. Adams. Baker school,
Mr.. s. A. Steger. Navy I'LL school.
Mr. II q. Carlton. Moore and New
town schools.
The annual teachers meeting, as
announced TO each teacher ON the slip
Informing him of his election. will he
held on Wednesday morning. Septem-
Der 10th, at 10 O'Clock. At this meet
tng the assignments Of teachers will
be announced.
/ Bellevue school will not be ready
until September 18TH and the pupils
; OF Bellevue school, both old and new,
are requested to report at the building
on September 18th instead of the
nth. The delay in opening Bellevue
school is due to lack Of sewer con-
ncctions and the uncompleted state
of a number of the rooms because
OF this fact the furniture has not been
Installed The Virginia School supply
company will begin to install the fur
niture tomorrow
Changes in Public Schools.
A number of changes In the facui-
ties of the schools win be noted this
year AT the High School DIR. G, G.
Pearson resigned 10 become acting
professor of history at Washington
and Lee university. Several other
teachers have resigned. The new
teachers at the High School are Mr..
Frank G. Spear, Mr.. ken'cy j.
Z r.
Simpson, Miss Aurelia III. Davis, all of
whom ere experienced.
The total enrolment at the high
school last year was 1894. 1t is ex-
pected that tho total enrolment this
year will he nearly l.5oo, which VIII
tax TO the utmost the capacity of the
building.
The total enrolment of the Rich
mond schools for the year just closed
I'D ttxa.4 Fskfs
session la13-t4 the total enrolment
will reach very near to Fl, oao.
Two new buildings will be uscl
this session for the first time: John
B. Cary school. corner Rowland and.
Beverley streets, recently construct
ed at "a cost OF ss3.69S tthfs build
ing win accommodate about $50 pu-
piis), and Bellevue school, corner
Twenty-third and Grace streets, |
erected at a cost of $4,000. which |
will accommodate about 500 pupils.
Last wear the new Madison school /
and the annex at Chimborazo school !
were opened for the first time for |
white pupils. and Buchanan school |
for colorcd pupils. The year before |
the william +. Fox and the Grace /
Arents' schools were opened for the |
first time.
New Springfield school and the an !
mex at Baker school aEe now under +
Examinations for pupils at the (
John Marshall high school will he
gin tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, /
and continue Monday and Tuesday, I
should be made to MIR. |
j. c. Harwood, principal. at the John
high school building.
The Southside Schools.
Following the general meeting Of
The teachers at John Marshall high /
school at 10 o'clock Wednesday !
the teachers o. the South
stde schools Will meet at Powhatan
school 10 consider plans for the open