The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-11
ENROLMENT LARGEST
IN CITY'S HISTORY
Richmond Public Schools Open For
Term This Morning at O'Clock.

With thoughts Of the arly rising,
the old swimming hole across the way
and the old fishing tackle stored away
for nine long months, ii will be with
a reluctant step that the children OF
Richmond and vicinity leave their
homes this morning.
School days are here again, and
the 'Aw. can't you let fellow
sleep" will be heard from now until
next June in practically every home in
Richmond home where there are chill
dren But it's all in the game and
they've three more months to look
forward to next year.
From present indications this years
enrolment will be the largest one OF
the history of the Richmond schools.
Superintendent Hili says that he is
expecting no less than twenty eight
thousand pupils.
The school doors will be thrown
open this morning at 8 o'clock, and
the children will probably not remain
/ longer than fortyfive minutes. This
morning will be devoted to the work
of enrolling the pupils and tomorrow
will be consumed by the distribution
Of free books to those who desire them
and the assignment of lessons, Mon
day morning the teachers will anil
pupils will get down to real work and
lessons will be resumed.
Final preparations for the opening
of the session were made YESTERDAY
morEin~ at a meeting of the teachers
and all of the assignments for the en-
suing term were read, The white
, teachers met in John Marshall and
the colered ones in Armstrong high
, school. In addition to reading the as
signments. Superintendent Hill out
lined the work for the year and stated
Just what is expected of the teachers
Following this meeting the principals
of forty schools in Richmond held
meetings with their respectice teach
ers and made assignments for tho
year.
In order that that there be no con-
fusion parents are urged to send in
thei. children today. This includes
old. new and kindergarten pupils. In
this way the authorities may know
Just how. many viii have to be &C
comm odased this year.
Among he new members of thu
city's teaching staff who reported for
duty yesterday were miss Marion
Hanckel, kindergarten superinten-
dent, and Miss Pauline Winson, SUI
: perintendent of primary grades. Both
are graduates of the teachers school
| at Columbia University and have mad
! wide experience in school work.
J Announcement had been made ny
H Tucker Jones director of the
physical welfare department that
work Of this nature will start Mon
day morning, He has had talk with
{ his assistants and oTk for the ensu-
ing year has been mapped out. he
plans TO make This year the hest as
has ever had in the public schools OF
+ Richmond All children will he given
! A..{I VI @ n
the weather permits in the open.
During the winter months it will be
given in the class-rooms. Director
Jones saws he has laid his plans for /
number of inter-sehool athletic con-
tests and he expects to have home
keen competition this year.
| The new Robert Lee school will be
opened this morning for the first time
=, it having been completed only a few
DAYS ago. This school. which is one
of the finest in the city and is located
! at kensinton and Belmont avenues
! will accomnlodate about 100 stu
dents.
The following assignments wers
! made yesterday for this school:
/ Principal-Algar voolfolk Train
ing rehabilitation Hanckei Florence
! Ingram, Jessie P Haynes. Katherine
j L. Bullock. Sarah c. Brooks Char
/ lotte Wray tfurloughed). Junior high
/ schoo! grades--Leha F. kahler. Kate
+ Y. Anthony, Mary V. Hall. Hazel V.
! Gordy. EietneAtary-Burke Thonp=
| son. Sophie Myer Ruth Bradley
Claire Cornwell Susie NJ. snead, Hell
en- Thompson Eva L. Hewitt, Irene r,
Walton. Ruth Thurman. s. Ellis
! Glenn, Hazelle shackelford. Ruin
Rsdd (furloughed November u, LII
! liam .Chalkley, Mary Chiidrey. Mrs.
= Rert Myers Law. Mary Goodwin