Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-25
CHANDLER RECOMMENDS
100000 BOND ISSUE.
That Much Needed for New Build.
ings, Says City School
superintendent.
MAYOR GETS ANNUAL REPORT
Shows That Riclinond's Per Capita
Expenditure for Educational Pur.
poses Is $500 Against $500 for
Other Cities in Same Glass.

Bonds should be issued by tho city OF
Richmond for $4,000 annually for
four successive years. making "a total
of Sio0o0o0, to provide adequate school
buildings. according to the recommen-
dation Of the City School Board. Ehicn
will be considered next month by tn.
Council Crowded conditions in the
public school necessitatcd the holding
of AZ classes on part time I'm the ses-
sion of l9ij-l9l6
The budget submitted TO the Council
by the School Board will call for lih-
erai increases in teachers salaries Tho
number CT teachers, supervisors and
medical inspectors employed In the city
schools OF Richmond last session was
96S. The average salary was s62i.
The corps of teachers is highly
superintendent. Dr.. j. 9. Chandler.
OF the 7oi white teachers. only sixty
one hold certificates as low as first
grade. All arc graduates OF colieg es
or normal schools or have taken pro-
fessional courses in summer schools.
CITY SCHOOLS COST
si.I2a.334 LAST YEAH
The total expenditure for schools in
Richmond for the year ending June 80.
1916. was sl,123.334SS abou, $4,000
Of which was contributed by the State.
From the taxes OF tho city approx
matcly $4,000 was npcht. The teach.
crs received total OF s551. 1881 in
81 laries. The city issued bonds for
$4,000. which was spent for school
building.
Richmond spends an average OF
$780, per inhabitant annually for gen
eral municipal enterprises. as compared
with The average Of si5.Io for all cities
or the same class" said Superintendent
Chandler last nign,. THE other cities
spend Sj.oS per lnhabitant for schools.
however. While Richmond spends but
;i.0a. In order for Eichmoud TO keep
up with its fellows il must spund AN
additional ti5D.0o0 for schools every
yea-. The budget submitted to the
Council is made out on the basis Of
that increase"
Tho report OF the superintendent and
school Board FOR the year ending June
80 1915. viii be submitted 20 liayor
Ainslic next Thursday. II will SHOW
a total school population Of 1921. Of
whom 23.l0o are white and l:,si2 are
colored. The total enrolment was 80.
s99. OF whom 20.sSS were white and
9,9il were colorcd; and Of whom 1911
were girls and lA,l3s were boys. OF
the entire enrolment. $3.50 white
and ZOOS coiorcd, or a total OF 5.l5s.
were In the night schools. The actual
number of classes in operation WAS
sse, in which there WAS an average OF
thirty-fvc children to each teacher.
Following the suggestion OF the re-
port OF tho vocational survey OF Rich
mond made by the United States
Bureau OF Labor Statistics In 1914 that
prevocatiOnal courses I've rcorGanized
and enlarged. trade extension classes
formed and domestic arts instruction
given. great advances were made in
the Richmond schools in the year
l9l5-1si6, according TO the report. The
improvements inclddcd the addition OF
equipment TO the Prevocationai School.
the addition OF prcvocational courses
AT Binford Junior High School the
organization Of the Vocational Night
school. an increase in tho number OF
elementary night schools Offering In
struction in cooking. sewing and mill
linery and the securing Of closer co.
operation with organized labor