The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-14
All. RICHMOND CITY
SCHOOLS OPEN TO-DAY
Record Enrolment Anticipated Owing
to City's Growth and Operation
Of Compulsory school Law.
PERSONNEL OF FACULTIES
approximately 825 Teachers VIII He
Engaged This Session In Educating
the Young People OF Richmond.
S:4A Is Opening Hour.

Engaged This Session In Educating
the Young People OF Richmond
S:a5 Is Opening Hour.
The teachers in the Richmond city
high and elementary schools began
work yesterday. They assembled in
,the auditorium of the John Marshall
High School and were addressed by
Superintendent Chandler, r. c. Ebei
chairman of the school board, and
several other members of the board
VINO were present. DIR. Chandler
stated that the enrolment last year
was slightly over $4,000, including
5000 in the city night schools. Ricn-
mend holds the record for the United
States when Is comes to enrolment
in the night schools, having an en-
rollment of more than 3 per cent OF
her total population
There were 775 teachers on the
pay roll of the city school board and
will be at least $50 in the service this
session.
Schools will open promptly at s:45
o'clock this morning and all new as
we'll as old pupils are expected to be
on hand promptly at that hour.
Clean rolf day is today. Hereto
fore the schools have had five Gays
given them for the purpose of perfect
ing their organization. During these
days the records of attendance, while
kept by the teachers, lave not been
credited to the pupils attendance re-
cord The children are familiar with
this fact and have taken advantage
of it, playing hockey" without af-
ti,,1 a rd Uff h
out receiving any punishment at home
This year every days record will be
kept and pupils absent must bring
excuses.
Following the talks of DIR. Chand-
Ter and the mem bers of the board. Mr..
Hill. assistant superintendent OF
schools. read the following assign
ments for the session.
Personnel of Schools.
John Marshall High School-Prin-
cipal, j. c. Harwood, assistant prin-
cipai, ]. Taylor Robinson, secretary,
Miss Alice G. Welsh. librarian, Miss
Mary Susan Dew.
'Teachers-Miss Rachel Van Wort.
Eva II. Branch. Charlotte X, Wheeler,
A. Catherine Cross. Ruth Thomasson.
John Simpson, Misses Lima Gregory,
Bessie p. Taylor, Dorothy Moomaw,
Lewis Tyree. Clyde Fortna, Miss Lucy
purvear, W. D. Ellis, g. w. Morris,
Lawrence c. Caldwell, Misses Carrie
l. Clarke, Harriet Smith. Louise
weisiger; w, NJ. Phillips, Misses jose
phine Holt, Constance Gay: Peyton X.
II. Washburn, Miss Winnie Timmons.
John Graham, Felix Alfaro Diaz, j.
Taylor Robinson. G, W. Gtvens. Misses
Carrie K. Mason, Nora c. Philiips;
Louis 8. Herrink. Misses jamie Simp-
n,.1 yx-HSap Mamie Anerhach,
Virginia Robert son, Camille Decker
son; r. W. Blackburn. Edwin P. Con-
quest, Misses Mary A. Eubank. FLOR
ence Rloomberg. Selma +. WILSON,
Mrs. Lizzie S. Phillips; T. J. Stubbs.
Miss Sadie Engleherg; George Lux,
Misses Elizabeth kellum. Julia r. Hen
ming E, +. T Tyndali, Daniel r.
Woodson, Charles c. Renick. John
Cato, Miss louie c. Kelley, Mrs. Ance
Falker Lovett, Arthur Redfieid. Misses
l. Rebecca Angel, Matte w. Hasker.
Mrs. Mabel P. Irby. Mrs. II. "a. scott
Misses Mary H. Gallagher. Maria 5.
peek. n G. Houchens.. II. Q. Lane. <.
A staples. r. r. Healy, Mrs. Eliza
beth c. Maclin. Frank G. Spear, Mrs,
Anne C. Clarke. w. l.. Eikins. h l..
Cupp. Arthur James. Leslie r. wat
son. ~,
W. Ban, Henley ]. Clarke. Miss Jean
RICHMOND City Normal School.
PRINCIPAL, ]. H. Saunders. director
NJ normal work, Miss Mary e. ZEN
nell: assistant principal. w. T. Met
calf. r,,,o-
Teachers-Misses Minnie G. Tayior'
Mary c. Tinsley. Jessie ?. HAYNES q
Ellis Glenn, Eva Hewitt. Irene r.
Wa.,on E,lna /. Meredith. Ruth
Rrad,ey. Burke Thompson; w. c.
Metcaif. ,.,~s..
Norma, training department--M,sses
Mary F.. Penneil, Sarah Brooks Char-
lotte Wray. Esther Brook.
Kinderrarten--Misse Katherine L.
Bullock. Eliza T. Taylor.
Rinford Junior High School.
Principal. j. H. Saunders: assistant
principal. DR.. S. A. Ste&er.
Teachers-Misses Bessie Sutton.
Mary b. Sharp: Wilburn s. ShacKei-
FORD; Mrs. Bessie c. B. Sydnor; Misses
Virginia Lee crump, Alice Spiers,
Nancy Johnston; Clyde WeDs.er'
Misses Mary Urner, Eliza P. Neaie.
Marv r Glasgow, Celestine Moon:
N. I. Meade, Charles w. Buford. IT.
Owen o. Dietz: Misses Emily -.
Roeher, jamie Walsh. Mary l. Will
liza Louise Warrington. Rosa ".
Branch: d. S. Mccarthy; Misses Els
ther brock. Clara 1. Tisdale, Mamie
I stevens; Ira b.. Grimes, w. F. Net
caif ". A. Farmer: Misses Harriet
u. Poore. NJ. Louise Hooper; Emmett
G, Routt: Mss Ruth A. Round; Mrs
Ethel L. c. Scott.
once subs,itute-Misses s. Camp
bell Berkeley. Genevteve Leech.
Bellevue Junior High School.
Principal Ernest Shawen: assistant
principal. Donald p. Boyer.
Teachers-Misses Lucy r. Hender-
son, virgie Gary. Lettie F. Ashoy, Jes-