Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
EXPECT LACK OF SPACE
FOR HOUSING STUDENTS
Officials Face shortage OF Rooms In
Richmond schools for Com.
Ing Terms.
TUITION FEES ARE INCREASED
Nonresident Pupils Must Pay More
to Attend Grammar and High
SchoolS-Scw Saving System Is
Evolved.

Predictions that Richmond schools
will! be TANNED to the utmost capacity
this year are being made by superin-
tendents. principals and other officials
OF the city school system and the pos
sibisity that 1t viii be necessary to
rent rooms in which 10 give classes in
some districts Is being discussed
John Marshall High School will have
an enrolment os 1000 or over, accord
ing TO the estimate made yesterday by
). &: HARDWOOD, principal OF tho school.
pressure on John Marshaii HisS
School" its principal said Yesterday.
when speaking OF the coHgested condi-
lions. is 10 add Il fourth story to the
building"
Binford declared that high school
was needed on the North Side TO relieve
tue pressure on othor schools. An en-
tensive building plan on the North Side
OF the city has raised the attendance
IN some Of the schools there TO over
lowinS. 1t Is said AID the officials CON
TEND TIE only way to meet the situation
Is TO build more schools.
Tuition Fees Itnised.
Tuition pupils are also docking into
the city to get the benefits of the city
school system and j. Maurice, in
charge OF this work, estimated that
900 would pay tuition this year. Last
night at closing time seventy had en-
rolled. Many pupils were taking pre- :,
iimit!ariX , eNamin ns a, the John
Will be continued today.
Tine opening up Of Lee School. on
kensington avenue: at Belmont Ave-
dit!ons in the West End. It Is said.
Tuition rates for nonresident pupils,
or pup!ls whose parents do not reside
In the si;y haze been raised it. WAS
primary schools and $50 in the high
schools. to $50 in the lower grades and
s5i high school tuition.
Parents who reside outside the city
limits and intend 10 send their chill.
dfen TO the city schools will! have To
pay regardless Of whether their chill
town with relatives. school officials
explained last night. If. however, their
parents pay taxes on city property,
H a" OF hef sy ,. s9 nG es h ssn
tuition of their children. viii be de-
Quoted from the tuition. or IL they pay
more taxes than the tuition amounts to
there will be no school fee for their
children 10 pay.
All Must Pay Fees.
School officials have been reminded
recently that the ruling handed down
by the courts Ave years ago, at the time
West End of the city were incorpo-
rated. and which provided that children
LYING In certain communities outside
mond schools for five years, tuition
free. because the territory in which
their school building WAS located had
obligatory for such pupils to pay tut
tion TN is year.
Superintendent Of Schools Hill has
arranged meeting on Wednesday Of
OF Richmond TO discuss final arrange
menta for the opening of the schools
the following morning. The white
teachers will NEE, at the John Mar
a
the colored teachers at the Armstrong
School at noon.
Much attention is 10 be given this
year TO instil!ing the saving habit into
the minds Of pupils, teachers say, and
new saving system for pupils is to
be installed. IN addition 10 this work
government in the sale of war savings
stamps.
Evolves Saving SyAtem.
Assistant Superintendent j. II. Bin
ford has perfected saving system
during the summer months, he asserts
il TO be adopted by the school hoard
The cooperation OF local hanks in the
new plan Is necessary and each bank
is TO be assigned several schools,
The first meeting OF the John Mar
shall Cadet Corps Alumni has been
called for this evening AT O'Clock.
Captain Edwin p. Conquest, who has
just returned from overseas. vii! pre-
side. Captain Conquest was the first
commander OF the corps. Earl l.
Brown. assistant commandment Of the
corps. will also be present.
Officers OF the association are:
Honorary president, Captain Z. p.
Conquest; hoyHorary vice presidents
DR. j. a. c. Chandler, Walker c. Cot
trell and James C. Harwood; president
Ralph l.. Dombrower; vice president
James q. Sloan: corresponding secre-
tary. Charles Clark: recording secre-.
tary. Milton NJ. Meyer: treasurer
Richard c. Walden; reporter, Edward
$. Anderson.
Wednesday nights meeting will be
enlivened by music to be furnished
by the cadet corps jazz orchestra.