The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-01
UTILIZE SCHOOLS
ASSOC|AL CENTRES
New Service Idea Gets Try-Out
at Nicholson and Grace
Arents.
TEACH CARE OF CHILDREN
Special Night School Classes for
Women to Give Practi-
cal Instruction.

Another milestone in the develop
ment of the school as public service
institution. il reached In this city in
the launching by Superintendent
Chandler, of Nicholson and Grace
Arents Schools as evening social CEN
tres The experiment. is tried out this
year for the first time, and meets in
part the recommendation of Mayor
Ainslle in his first message to tho
Council that the public schools of tho
city be opened for public uses in the
evening.
The social centres will open to-mor-
row night with the night schools and
for tho present will be open to the
public during the recitation and study
periods. Citizens residing In the com
munitics served by the Nicholson and
| Grace Arents Schools will be encour-
aged TO make use of the school as
scmbly halls for their communal. civic
ard club meetings. and will have the
privileges of the libraries and reading
rooms.
The social service idea will be fur
| ther carried out by the admission Of
Residents will have the privilege OF
clubhouse to take care Of meetings
OF literary and book societies, and or
PLANTATIONS OF similar nature.
New Night Classes.
The admission Of one new white and
one new colored school to night school
work, ana the prospective inaugnra.
| children and physical education at the
john Marshall High school, are the
night school Developments OF the new
year which begins tomorrow night.
! In the new sanitation and physical
I education courses the School Board
/ proposes TO instruct girls and young
! nf y
Tactic practice as II applies to the home
and the care of children. The classes
! viii be open TO women only.
I gushed from tho instruction in sex
I hygiene. which has recently been in
/ troduced in several public high schools
I in the country. said DR.. Chandler in
discussing the womcn's classes. Moth
ing OF that nature, win be here at
/ tempted. While ! think that such In
struction Will eventually fimd 2 PLACE
/ In the curriculum, its Introduction in
| Richmond schools is still far in the
/ future"
| Enrolment To-Morrov.
Pupils desiring TO enroll in the night
/ To report at 1890 o'clock tomorrow
! night at the schools which they Will
attend y large number OF applica-
4 filed IN tho Office of the superintendent
! Or. Chandler thought last night that
the night school attendance of the city
! VIII this year be in excess OF 1900.
/ All the regular courses given last
I year will be repeated this year Wher-
ever the advertised courses do not meet
, the needs OF those who desire to at
( tend. new subjects Will be given IL the
number of applicants is large enough
The night school faculty. rs an
nounced yesterday by Superintendent
Of sehogis cha,n,dler: follows; ,u
cipal; Miss Mary Eubank. j.. T. Boyer,
Dr 8. A Stcgcr. J. T. walker Miss
Josephinc Holt. Miss Mamie !. stevens.
. Tones.
! Ogilvic. Miss Bertha i. Lcetc. Miss
Annie L. Davis, Miss Lula r. BERNARD
! carter. John Simpson: George LUX; ~
II. Saunders, Ira Il; Grimes. ]. b. DuNal
HUNTER Meclpre. " \ Mage: w
IH > DeieTRoi. Miss Anne e. Ro,bi i
! Miss Arabeila :. Pitcher, domestic sci
ence: Horace Brown; Industrial work.
pal: Coalter c. Hancock. Miss Evelyn
l. Rex. Miss Mary c. Tinsley, Miss Lula
Madis9nmlI !, Tompkiins' prp p;in al
burne Louis II. Reade. industrial work
principal: q. II. l.. Winfrey, Miss Emily
! :. Valentine.
Ean4oiph II; Cooke. principals
Powhatan-E. s. Smith, supervising
principal: Vaughan Gary acting prin-
cipal: Marshall \. Moore Miss Rosa B.
science; w +. Metcalf. industrial work.
CoIored Schools.
Fulton-Nclson Williams. Sarah r.
George Mason II. Brent, princi-
pal: Andrew Bowler. Fannie r. Rich
BaKer-winlam NJ. adams, ,prinei-
chus Colista Grey.
S Manfyy-ji II. B f5G%is; c. L. Win