Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-12
TEACHERS MEETING TO
PRECEDE SCHOOL OPENING
Instructors OF City's System Will As.
semble Tomorrow at John
Marshall Auditorium.
INACCURATE JUNIOR HIGHS
Binford to Receive West End Pupils
and Bellevue Will Care for East
End MISUNDERSTANDING Ready
for Occupancy on October 10.

preliminary TO the opening of the
Richmond public schools on Tuesday
morning. the teachers will hold their
annual meeting Tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock In tho John Marshall High
school auditorium. when they will be
assigned to their respective schools.
Following this meeting, they will meet
their principals to receive their grade
and class assignments. The colored
teachers will meet for the same pur-
pose at ~ o'clock on Monday at the
Armstrong High School.
The enrolment OF both old and new
students will begin on Tuesday. II
will not be necessary for those students
who will enroll In the Junior high
schools TO go to the schools they form
erly attended, il having been arranged
for them to go direct TO the new in
situations for enrolment.
BAISBRfDGE SCHOOL WILL
OPEN on OCTOBER 10
The Bellevue Junior High School will
take care OF the pupils in the East End
and the Binford Junior High School
will receive the West End pupils IT
IS expected that the cambridge Street
school Will open it's doors for the chill
dren on the Southside about October
10. and, in the meantime. those chill
dren will be accommodated In the other
school buildings in South Richmond.
All Sixth y. Sixth b. Seventh a.
Seventh b grade pupils and those en-
tering the first term OF the Eighth a
grade will be enrolled in these schools,
except those in the Ruffner. Paramount,
Ginter Park, Barton Heights and
Nicholson Schools, where these gradea
Will still be maintained Children
completing the grades in these five
schools will go directly TO the John
Marshall High School.
Much interest is being manifested in
the military feature TO be introduced
this session at the John Marshall High
School. Numerous questions have come
TO Superintendent Chambers Office con-
corning enrolment In the corps. and
it is estimated that. out Of the prob
able $50 boys who will enroll in the
Der will don the cadet uniform. Tho
feature is entirely optional.
PARENTS TO DECIDE If
SONS BECOME CADETS
Steps looking to the formation of
the corps will be taken on the day the
school opens. Circulars. giving the
cost OF enrolment and explaining the
feature in detail. will be handed each
OF the boys. who will take II home for
the inspection of his parents. II they
wish him TO enroll. they will be re-
quested to sign the circular, and the
boy will be enrolled as soon as these
signatures are obtained.
A. p. Conquest, an honor graduate
OF the Virginia Military Institute, will
command the corps. The City School
Board has empowered him TO obtain
whatever assistance he may deem
necessary to whip the raw cadets into
something like military organiza ton,
provided no costs will be attached to
such services. After the boys attain
some proficiency in the manual Of
arms, drill maneuvers. etc. il is prob
able that company commanders will be
selected from among their own num-
Der.
The uniform to be worn by the
cadets will be similar to that worn by
the cadets at the Virginia Military In
stitute. and will be used during school
hours. One of the local armories will
be used for drill purposes. The mill
tary feature will count one unit In the
four-year course