Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-06
SCHOOL k|DD|Es DONATE
$1,000 TO WILSON FUND
Chairman Smith and Co.
Workers Much Cratiiicd
al Response.
EXPECTATIONS AnE Excnr:uED
John Marshall Might school Heads
ruhlic Institutions. Subscribing
Largest Amount, Total nf sos.
Other schools Deserve Credit

school children Of Richmond have
contributed $500 to the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation. according to- an
nouuccmcnt made last night 10y II. NJ
smith Lr.. chairman OF III. local
Woodrow wilson Foundation com
nljttec.
The erainca,ion Of Mir Smith and
his committee Over this remnrkably
generous response from tho boys aud
girls is exceeded only 10y the on
;husiasm of tho youngsters over The
great movement 20 pay tribute TO
Iirglaia's il'nst"ious son. VIII" LED
var.
announcement OF TIC liberal ,rib.
ate az the Richmond schoo! children
anrc Oh the ninth anniversary ~
Woodrow Wilson's inauguration rs
alr. smith. Superintendent, Of
Schools y. II. hin and Assistant SUI
pcvin,endent Of schools J. II. Bin
ford. hen the movement was inaug-
Uratcd. believed it possible that the
children. through their deep inter
c>i in the former President. might
subscribe much as $1,000. All
were amazed when the results AK
greEated SL5oo.s5. the sum turned
over. in cash. 10 T. l. Bcmiss. treas.
IT,
IT is interesting To note that this
ainoUn; s nearly twice as great As
any other substitution to a public
movement by school boys and girls in
Richmond.
My qualification over the result
Of this splendid subscription 10y the
city's boys and girls is beyond e,-
preston" said Mr. smith. 1t Is
wonderful" lac added. "and it sets
an example which the entire city Is
bound TO follow
lis there any ono now who doubts
that i;ichmond will reach her quota
OF $4,000" asked Mr Smith. "This
spirit of The children cannot In,
spread To their parents. | regard il
as a remarkable achievement that tho
boys ana girls Of Richmond have Civ
en- far moro than onc-tcnth OF tho
city's entire allotment
Mr.. Einford declared that never DO
fore had Ii" seen such ,nark-d in
ter"st In any similar movement on
tho part of pupils and teachers alike.
John Marshall Night school" said
MIR Rinford. headed the list of
schools. subscribing the largest
amount. "a total of s35S.2a. w. &.
Locker. director OF night schools. and
J. w Faison. assistant principal o:
the night school. took special intcr-
est i'll the undertaking, and the re-
suit was that every class took active
part
J. NJ. II. =. Deserves Credit.
John Marshall High School also
deserves crcdi; for it's high stand
ing, - total of Sl9S being given by
the high school students. This large
response was due largely La the ac-
ttv" intcrcS; Of Principal j. &. Har-
wood and the Patriotic club of the
scho".. under tho leadership OF Mrs.
L. Nj. Baker Members Of the ratri-
"tlc Club made four minute talks in
every classroom in behalf OF the
splendid results also came from
;he William T. Fox School. where
S!to..6 was raised; tho HnforG jam
ior High did a little better win
Si"l.al. and The Gtnter Park school
led tn" grammar schools with "a GIT
-; SSi6i.
ITO teachers and scholars alike
credit is due for this work" Mr.. Bin
ford declared
Another interesting feature Of the
campaign in the schools is shown in
the fact that the col"red schools gave
"A tota! Of Sij.0l to tn" fund
Below is Il list az nc schools and
the contribution Of each:
John Marshall Night. S@5s2 %, John
Marsha! High. slss; Eohor; Fulton.
i'.I' Chlmboraz" 500 Nathaniel
Bacon S!5.;G; Springfield $40: R.!lc.
vuc Jr. hirh. siO4c: Powi.a;an. sla.iI.
Mathew r. Ma.-y.. >s l.. HainbriIrn
Jr High. SlsT5; Bar,.priGr, Might.
50, FRANKLIN. <2'.G3. OAK Grove. s. %.
fairmounr. 5000; Jefferson. ;s-.so:
Ru:fncr, ii6iG. John smith. s225:
Madison, $"" Bartom Heights $50:
Highland rark $50 iir,cr parE.
$si.si: Grac" Arcu;s, 81: Eiba $3.50.
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