The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-06

1913 there was conducted the first
Richmond city Summer Normal School
Tor Teachers for "A session OF six weeks
The total cost of this school was s3.-
! 33S.6o, of which the city contributed
s2.5o0.00. Both the teachers and their
Instructors were wen pleased with the
work done. and considered the invest
ment good one.
The total enrolment of pupils for
the year was 22.4t9 white. 1889; col
ored. $500 tboYs. 1898: girls, 49,
02). an Increase Of 1881 over the
previous year. The average daily at
I tendance was 1916. The value of
school property Is estimated at s2,o7s,-
/ 440.5G. The per capita cost TO the
city for tuition and maintenance--with
four per cent interest on the value OF
school property added--was s22.Se
against S22.s4 for the previous year.
'Faca ton schools had an enrolment
OF COS pupils, an Increase of 205 over
the previous year, and were In session
for ten weeks. The per capita cost to
the city of this school was $3.50, or a
shade over forty-nv cents n week.
High School subjects were taught in
the vacation schools for the first time
but only In subjects on which appli-
cants had failed of promotion the pre-
vious year The percentage OF promo
tions of vacation achool pupils was:
High school SUBJECTS. S2.I per cent:
elementary subjects 54S per cent
Sixty-two bright and Industrious pu-
pills In elementary schools were enabled
/ to skip one grade by attending the
, vacation school
The standard Of professional train
Ing for teachers continues to rise.
Many OF the older teachers have. by
means of summer work, raised the
grade OF their certificates. Last years
record was as follows:
EACHERs' STANDARD
CONTINUES TO RISE
"114 collegiate certificates against 70
the previous year.
''2l6 normal or professional certih-
Gates against Sc the previous year.
''1S2 iirst grade certificates against
225 the previous year.
IA training claes certificates against
~ the previous year.
The night rcboots have met with
great success, ana the record of en-
rollnent demonstrates the sers Ice these
schools are rendering to the community.
The enrolment last year was 2.746 az
against 1.720 the Year before. en- in
crease OF III per cent. The enrollmeu5
; OF the John Marshall Night High school
jumped from ST. the year before TO
1863 last year. ~ particular interest
was the savings department, In which
500 accounts were opened and s5.es31s
deposited The elementary night
schools increased from s93 the previous
Year to 1.0s7 last year bur as the
Superintendent truly says: No state
mcnt will ever t.ll the story OF me
Il Eht schools, o. make clear the work
that Is being done for young men
and women " no are engaged III work
during the day and studying AZ night
to make VI their deacie nctes.'
Last season saw the opening Of the
new John B. cary and Bellevue
schools which gave 70 the system the
use OF So rooms In splendid new
buildings. Contracts and authorize
tons tor new work amounting to s2io.
10 were made during the year. In
addition condemnation proceedings to
secure the lot a. cambridge and Ftf-
teenth Streets, estimated to cost $50
GOO. 90. were authorized
''In the period from 1890 to 1910
Richa.ond spent only $4,000 for
elementary school buildings. an aver
age 81 ABOUT $4,000 per annum. con
sequcntly II became necessary TO
make, what were for us, eXtraordt ina ~
appropriations during the last few
years In order that our actual needs
in this regard should be supplied. So
that from 1911 10 1914, both inclusive.
we have built and opened for use nine
splendid fireproof elementary school
l-ladings. costing S5636a5. A Frea;
deal more building must DC done TO
catch up with onr needs-~that is IL
we really want public education badly
enough to pay a reasona BILE price fer
IL. Superintendent ChandJe estimates
that 1t Will require s159,0e per year
for the next SIX years 10 give proper
and necessary buildings Ia thu school
system.
MORE USE OF SCHOOLS
AS SOCIAL CENTERS
THROUGHOUT the session efforts
were made 10 extend the use OF school
buildings "a social ccrters. This work
was in charge II Assistant Superin-
tendeut X. j Hoke. ana for this pur-
pose school buildings were thrown
open 2t5 times during the year The
development OF the social center idea
was grsatiy encouraged by donation
from Mr.. r. A. Gary TO establish
library 81 the John K. Gary School. for
the use. not only OF the pupils OF the
school, but the people OF the com
muntty,
The report is accompanied by the
third annual report Of the medical
director. This department IS COM
posed CT two physicians and Ave
nurses. The city is divided into five
districts. and a nurse is assigned TO
each district The high school nurse
has about TWO thousand children TO
lock aftar, each Of the others upwards
Of four thousand.
During the year 7.tl5 children
were examined, ~ sos We're inspect
ed; 1,54T were referred TO family
physicians; 2,223 were referred to the
dentist. 2.234 were treated by a
physician or dentist. and 3S1 taken 10
the dspensary. In addition, the nurses
gave 4.sSl treatments To mild skin and
scalp diseases, and to slight wounds
and abrasiors They also made 1854
home visits spreading the gospel Of
sanitation and hygiene. and 1865 talks
to classes and mothers clubs
NALU NEi.E HEALTH
WORK IN SCHOOLS
II respectfully tuvite your attention
10 the importance OF this work and
its claira FOR your continued support
It is of great value III checking the
spread Of contagious diseases. and in
arrest -sza1s zzaz - T.