A Guide to the Teacher's Register for Virginia Public Schools, Mercer Magisterial District, Aldie School #10, 1895-1896 Teacher's Register for Virginia Public Schools, Mercer Magisterial District, Aldie School #10
SC 0052
Teacher's Register for Virginia Public Schools, Mercer Magisterial District, Aldie School #10
1895-1896
Physical Characteristics
Creator
Charles Poland, Loudoun County, VA
Language
English
Abstract
This collection consists of one teacher's register from Aldie School #10. Aldie is in the southern portion of Loudoun County,
in the Mercer Magisterial District. Aldie School was a school for white children until desegregation. The register includes
the names of students and their attendance for one school year. It also includes end-of-term statistics and a list of books
used. The teacher for the year was Kate A. Russell (fl. 1895).
No physical characteristics affect use of this material.
Preferred Citation
Teacher's Register for Virginia Public Schools, Mercer Magisterial District, Aldie School #10, 1895-1896 (SC 0052), Thomas
Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..
In the aftermath of the Civil War, the Commonwealth of Virginia passed a new constitution, popularly called the Underwood
Constitution after the president of the state constitutional convention, John Curtiss Underwood (1809-1873). The new constitution
mandated a "uniform system of public free schools," and encouraged its introduction in all counties of Virginia as soon as
possible. Though the Underwood Constitution was reviled by many in Virginia as "carpet bag" legislation, the mandate led to
significant progress in the education of the citizens of Virginia. The constitution established the office of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction to oversee county management of schools. Part of the office's oversight included a requirement that
teachers fill out and maintain a register for each school. The registers included the names of students, their attendance,
a record of visitors to the schools, brief descriptions of the schools, and lists of text books used.
The new constitution did not end the segregation of schools in Virginia, though that had been one of the goals of Underwood.
In Loudoun County, most schools for white children were given identifying numbers, while schools for African Americans were
given letters.
This collection consists of one teacher's register from Aldie School #10. Aldie is in the southern portion of Loudoun County,
in the Mercer Magisterial District. Aldie School was a school for white children until desegregation. The register includes
the names of students and their attendance for one school year. It also includes end-of-term statistics and a list of books
used. The teacher for the year was Kate A. Russell (fl. 1895).
Ancestry Library Edition, United States Census, United States Census and Voter Lists. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com (accessed
27 August 2011).
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Scheel, Eugene M. " . . . to the Colored people of Waterford and vicinity, a Study of the Architecture and History of Their
One-Room School, Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia." Studies in Vernacular Architecture SVA-48. 1979.
Teacher's Register for Virginia Public Schools, Mercer Magisterial District, Aldie School #10, 1895-1896 (SC 0052), Thomas
Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Ancestry Library Edition, United States Census, United States Census and Voter Lists. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com (accessed
27 August 2011).
Buck, J. L. Blair. The Development of Public Schools in Virginia, 1607-1952 . Commonwealth of Virginia. 1952.
Di Zerega, Philip. History of Secondary Education in Loudoun County, Virginia . University Archives. University of Virginia. 1948.
Scheel, Eugene M. " . . . to the Colored people of Waterford and vicinity, a Study of the Architecture and History of Their
One-Room School, Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia." Studies in Vernacular Architecture SVA-48. 1979.
Teacher's Register for Virginia Public Schools, Mercer Magisterial District, Aldie School #10, 1895-1896 (SC 0052), Thomas
Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.