Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
SCHOOL SITUATION
ACUTE AT OPENING
Lack of Accommodations at John
Marshall More Conspicuous
Than Ever Expected.
HILL SAYS 100000 NEEDED
Growth of Population of Rich
mond Outstripping Facilities
for Taking Care of Pupils.

When the Richmond City Schools
open this morning tho lack of accom-
modatons for the enrolment of John
Marshall High School VII he shown
TO be even more acute than school au-
thorities have feared il would be-
judging b.? indications of what the al
tendance will be this year. and NOR.
than justfyinE superintendent Hill's
request for approximately 100000 to
add another story 10 the present build
ing.
Superintendent Hin has asked for
a total Of sl,ooo.oo0 for new school
at John Marshall is generally known f'Jt, to
be acute. The chief cause OF the over
how at John Marshall High School is
second. third and fourth year high
school pupils in :he entire System, this
being thy only senior high school in
Richmond with a school population OF
2e.Ooo childre CD there is no junior
high school wha tever on the North
Side and all high school pupils from
ceived at John Marshall; go where
any ANY Shiid Gndd In any junior high school
school study, that pupil must go TO
John Marshall: O. statistics last year
increase in the nlmber, of pupils in
any one department of the system was
in the fourth year high school. tho
the third year and the next in the
second year high school: ,5) BeIlevuc
Junior High seh9ol is already full, and
full To relieve this congestion the
new Robert +. Ice School will house
Richmond Children Attending School
Richmond is growing and children
intehdentt Hill las, night Resides d sapt9 the
high School building in the Central "r,sP part
of the city Is badly needed because
pupils living in the central portion
school work. This would relieve the
ceonEestion somewhat at John Marshall
W. Floyd Reams. chairman OF the
School Board, presided at the annual
ditorium OF John MarshaIl High school,
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock Talk :.
were made by. Chairman Reams and
thews. members OF the board. Chair
man Reams introduced the new super
nisndeRi ,,bsrd Gf The Richmond City Schools.
That teachers should teach pupils
how to study and to prepare their les
brought out by Superintendent Hill in
his talk to his teaching staff.
Fundamental Subjects Important.
The importance of grounding pupils
we'll in the fundamental subjects was
also stressed by the new superintend-
ent who stated that while be believed
in new subjects being introduced, the
fact remained that the fundamental
subjects were most important in the
elementary schools as furnishing tools
for all future progress.
The l25 coored teachers of the
Richmond system met Superintendent
Hill at noon at Armstrong High School.
Talks were made at this meeting by
two of the new members of the teach
ing force of the city schools. These
were Miss Pauline Williamson and Miss
Marion Hanckel. supervisors of pri-
mary and kindergarten work OF both
white and colored schools.
1t was stated in the Offices OF the
School Board yesterday that over
$1,000 had been collected in tuition
fees from outside students.
The statement was made by Mr.. Hill
tina; between 35 and 40 per cent OF the
students who graduated last year had
mariculated at colleges this fall.