Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19

funds. sS7,723.oi: from other sources.
s3,?:1.3S, grand total Of s202.S5S42
In The session OF 19I5-i3l6 the re-
ceipts were: From city funds. ST.
o36.s62.i5 state funds. sSi,o53.G7: from
other sources, Slo.093.Tl. Il grand total
of si30.0l6.S3
The number OF schools in 1906 were:
white, IL: colorcd. s. a total OF 20.
Number Of teachers: White, 2l2; coiored
81: total. 226. Total enrolment:
White, 500; colorcd. 4,iT3: total, H.
513.
The number of schools in 1916 were:
White. 80: colored, IA: total. ~. Teach
crs: Total, $40; enrolment, white. 90
99S: colore4. ?,9li total 3o.3o? The
total cost per capita Of the schools in
1909 1906 was 1851; in lel5-lol6
the total cost per capita was $500:
difference OF rs cents. The value Of
the school property in l305-l905 was
$4,000; III 1916 II VAS s3033.31i. an
increase In ten years OF S2,3S73I4.
Err OF Fir-proof buildings.
Tho era OF school building in Rich
mond dates from the opening Of the
John Marshall High School. which gave
TO teachers, pupils ana patrons alike Il
new conception OF the service render
cd 10y modern and adequate school
building. While that great structure
was Yet in course of construction.
Henry =. Beck. then Building lnspcc-
tor, under directions Of the Mayor.
made a critical inspection Of school
buildings of the city.
His report, while most conservative
in its wording, was startling in it's
effect. Two buildings were condemned
and ordered closed forthwith. Pupils
were ordered from the upper floors of
others where the means OF exit were
INADEQUATE. Rot building save the
new William +. Fox school on Han
over Avenue, ranked better than fair
and most of them were frankly bad.
Doors opened inward. Of ventilation
there was none. and heating was In
some cases by old-fn shioncd stoves
while sanitary arrangements were
primitive.
Have Erected Two schools Ench Ycnr.
Facing The problem Systematically,
the School Board worked out a plan
for replacing the older buildings two
at time with modern fircproof struc-
lures OF approved design. Besides the
three Junior High Schools, which are
regarded AS models of their kind, there
have come Springfield. Cary and Madi-
son OF the larger type, with Dai. wood
Gintcr Park and Baker. colorcd schools
as examples Of n slightly smaller size
With all this building campaign the
growth of the western part Of the citv
has been such that in no single session
have the school authorities been able
10 keep pace with the growth, and
every session there have been at least
some part time classes. Before Bin
ford School had been used one session,
plans were approved for :: $4,000 an
mex. The very latest word in school
construction is to be embodied in the
new Robert j.. Lee school now under
contract 10 be ready for use in SEN
TENDER. II Will stan,, on KcnsinE,on
Avenue. west Of the Boulevard rclicv-
( ing the most congcsted section Of the
CITY. and will cost in excess Of 100000
Take II Fer Cen; Of Entire budget.
complicated by the problems Of tho
annexation OF 1905. the consolidation
win Manchester in 1910. and the NOR.
recent general annexation Of territory
All around tho city, ard the rup!d
growth of population in tho city itself.
inns rebuilding campaign has been car
RED on with skill and with remarkably
llt'lc confusion To patrons and pupils
forty-four schools, thirty for white
pupils and fourteen for colored are
now scattered over the CITY serving
daily an army in excess of 10000. Th.
total city appropriation for schools in
the budget just put into effect exceed
ed Ia per cent OF the whole amount
without allowing for interest on bonds
which nave been issued FOR school pur-
poses. but charged against the city,.
general bonded Indebtedness