The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-23
RICHMOND IS RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING ITS SCHOOLS
Within the Past Few Years City Has
Invested 100000 in Up-to-
Date Buildings.
TOTAL ENROLMENT is 20, 900
Annual Cost of Maintenance Is S753,-
o00--Contract Is to BE Awarded
To-hiorrow for Another Modern,
tifcProof Building.

There Is no royal road to learning
For generations this old adnse was
orummed into tho brains OF countless
thousands OF schooi children in this
broad land. until to-day 1t Ia an ac-
ceptcd fact. The trito sentence still
holds good, but II is possible. however.
to harness the marvellous energies OF
youth TO the performance OF tasks
worth while. and +, Is this duty which
the public school system OF Richmond
Is endeavoring TO fulnl, and. at the
Of It's charges, the knowledge essential
10 success in future life
How this great work Is being accom-
plished. ia not understood by the gen
too busy 20 visit the schools, and on
tho few casual trips OF instructions he
gains little Knowledge OF the complex
system which is molding his child into
tho ways OF better citizenship through
the great lcvcler OF characterization
Richmond is blessed with city fathers
who have had the foresight TO plan for
the future. ana. while they have been
none too loose with the purse strings
handsome structures are being reared.
or are 10 be erected in every section of
this old town, and within the next
!ew ears there Will be ample facilities
10 care Tor the huge army % children
who daily truGse along the streets
wiki school books under their arms.
WhoH this is accomplished. then will
L. fe!; the effects OF the labors OF the
caHabie corps of educators who have
charge Of the destinies OF the Rich
ipond public schools.
MORE THAN S2,OAO.OGO Y
INVESTED IN 'DUE.DINCs
There are now thirtyfour public
buildings IN Richmond, OF which TWEEN
tS-two are for white and twelve for
colored pupils. Invested in these s;ruc-
cures IS the sum Of S2,061.0Uo. which
does not include the value of sites upon
which future buildings will he erect
90. or buildings incomplete. y num-
her Of these buildings are far from de-
sirable. hut they are being replaced
as rapidly as tha city finances will per
nit, the Same time allowing new
structures to be erected Awhere the
growth OF population warrants With
T. the pas; three years. six modern
mr. proof buildings have been construct
ed, aad a contract for another VIII he
let tomorrow night Three others.
cue tor white and the other FOR color
ed children, are contemplated.
Las, YEAR these schools wero used
by 22.f5a children. OF this number,
and 3.252 boys and 4,2Gs girls We're
oolc.cd These figures include the
night schools. which had total enroll
merit OF $500
10 instruct this large army OF boys
ana girls there was a corps OF teach
e-s numbering GO. all eligible under
the pension laws Of the state. They
arc CLASSIFIED as follows: Whitc--l0t
men. 40I women. colorct-lS men. 1876
women In this list arc the actual
Instructors only, the administration Of
nciais and other special employees. sixty
az all. not being included Tho pay
Toll Tor the schools amounted to S394-
SIS, wh'le the disbursements for tho
year. for maintenance only, was s7b3.-
AFFAIRS ADMINISTERED
ny CENTRAL. HOARD
The public schools are under a gov
eruing board known as the school |
Beard OF the CITY OF Richmond II |
coha'5's or nihe members appointed 10y |
the CITY Council for terms OF three |
Years each
rho board Is comprised o, F. c. Ebel.
chairman; X. II Chldrcy. ". Floyd !
Eeams. william II. owens. first district:
Z = Ebel. c. Il. Robins. NJ. d. J. NJ. !
Walter c. Cottrell. G Je;er Jones W. /
: kimbrough. third district.
the administrative affairs arc IN the 7
hands o. a superintendent DIR. J. 4 G.
Chandler, and frst and sccond as
-istant superintendent, a. II. Hill and
* J. Hoko respectively. G. L. Wal
ford is the clorlt Of the board CT super-
visors Of buildings.
The directors and supervisors Of I
sohooi york are Miss Minnie Lee Davis. 4.
primary grades Miss Mary i. Pencil. i
kinder2artens; Walter c. Mercer.
music r. Clay Houchens and w. u I
NsGee, manuel training: Dr. y Thomas !
Emmett, medical inspection, and ". {
Locker. penmansh,p. In addition 20
thesa directors, each school is In charte
OF q principal.
Al teachers must hold nrst-crads
professional or collegiate license is
sued by the state Department OF pun
lic Instruction, before being elected
10 the teaching corps OF the city High
school teachers must be college rraL.
uatcs, with two years successful ex.
perience as teachsrs
COVER PERIOD FROM
SIX TO TSVESTI YEARS
Tho elementary schools prepare for