The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-15
RECORDS BROKEN N
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
With More Than 1000 Increas,
$4,000 Mark May he Reached
This Session.
CADETS ORGANIZE MONDAY
Captain Burruss VIII Assume Duties
and Get Down to Work Imnnedi-
atciy-Thirty-five Teachers Added
TO Schools.

Saying goodbye to their vacation
pleasures, Richmond's army of chit
dren answered the call of mobilization
yesterday morning with the idea OF
| preparedness in view.
According to DR. j. a. c. Chandler,
superintendent Of the Richmond pub
! lie schools, the enrolment in John
/ Marshall, the junior highs in various
/ sections Of the city and the elementary
/ schools VIII probably reach the $4,000
mark by this afternoon, breaking all
T previous records by more than 1000
( pupils.
| The registration of pupils began
yesterday morning at 3 o'clock, and
II viii be continued through today,
Most of those who will return to their
respective schools this session were or
hand yesterday morning, while tee
new pupils will enroll today. Chill
dren will be assigned lessons today,
and the real class work Will. get I'M
der way Monday morning.
| New Teachers Added.
| Keeping pace with the Increased
| enrolment, thirty-tivs new teachers
! have been added by the city School
| Board. making more than 1000 now
| in the public schools. There were
| 9s7 last year. Enrolled last year in
the Richmond schools. including J In
$1,000 children, and DIR. Chandler is
anticipating at least 1000 additional
TO this number.
Outlook Is Encouraging.
The schools open this year with the
most encouraging outlook in the his
tory OF RiChmonds educational sys-
TEN. With an estimated expenditure
of 81 $50, 900 for the Improvement of
the schools since the close of the
l9I5-16 session, dhs schools will be
"a ble to handle the children with COM
fort to both the teachers and their
pupils. Every effort has been exerted
by members of the School Board to
improve the system, and they feel
I they have met with success. Last
year the schools were crowded. and
! in some cases the proper attention
! could not be given the children. How
! ever that is not the case this session
| There Is ample space in practically
! all of the buildings to accommodate
! the children, and this alone should
serve TO increase the efficiency of the
| school system In large measure.
| With an increased staff of kinder
| garten teachers, more attention can
| be given the tots who are making
preparations to enter the first grade
This work is becoming more and
more popular with the school patrons,
and they are beginning to realize the
benefits their children may be able
TO derive from the training received
in this department. The School
| Board has selected a corps of efficient
teachers who have specialized in this
| branch of school work. The enroll
ments in the kindergartens have
shown marked Increases each year
| since they were inaugurated here, but
| ha this q pgnEctfI to
break oil previous records by sew
eral hundred.
| For the time being the Binford
| Junior High School will be a little
| crowded and the students pay have
to experience some inconvenience, but
it will not be for any lengthy period
An addition is now under construc-
ton, and will be completed in a few
months 1t will be a handsome
| building when 1t is completed and one
OF which the people residing in that
section of the city may feel Justly
proud. An enrolment OF approx
mately 1900 is anticipated in this
school. All of the other Junior high
Observation-Disclosures, Bainbridge and
Prevocationai-will also show marked
increases.
Cadets Organize Monday.
The John Marshall High School
Cadet Corps will organize next Mon
day morning. Captain Withers A
| Burruss. who succeeds Major Con
quest. now captain Of the signal corps
| will be present and assume his new
| duties. There were 240 members OF
the organization last year. but some
| thing like 200 are expected to be add
| ed to the battalion. Captain Burruss
! will be introduced to the cadets Mon
| day morning, and the opening mill
tary period will doubtless be con-
eumed by talk from the new com
! mandant. While Captain Burruss has
not yet come to any definite decision,
there is a strong probability Of new
officers being elected this year. The
| first drill of the session will be held
either Tuesday or Wednesday. The
cadets made an excellent showing last
| year, but with the large increase they
! should be able to do even better this
| session.
Night schools will open October q
! DIR. Chandler has already received
| numerous inquiries regarding the
work taken up in these classes, and
he stated last night that from pres
ent indications there will be many
additional faces in All OF the night
| schools this wear.