It is no secret that students desperately need support with reading and literacy skills; however, they are spending less time in the school library than ever before. As someone who has spent such a long time wanting to be part of the middle school library scene, finding out that students were spending less time than ever before in the library, so much so that some students do not even go as a whole group to check out books, broke my heart.
02-15-1968: RPI student Donna Nelson shows dorm at RPI.
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09-04-1959: New circular classroom at RPI.
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11-22-1967: Richmond Professional Institute.
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12-11-1967: Fire extensively damaged row house used as women's dorn at 920 W. Franklin Street on the RPI campus.
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11-24-1967: Jim Atkinson, station manager for RPI radio station W.J.R.B.
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03-20-1959 (cutline): A classroom 'in the round' at Richmond Professional Institute.
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06-02-1965 (cutline): R.P.I. has called for bids on destruction of these buildings on Park Avenue. Music building is at corner of Park and Shafer Street; Other buildings are dormitories.
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02-15-1968: Robin Morris inks drawing in art studio.
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1968: Students working with adding machines learn skills for careers in commerce.
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02-24-1959: RPI book store.
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04-25-1968 (cutline): RPI's new high-rise dormitory will be named Rhoads Hall. Dedication ceremonies for 18-story structure willbe held May 14.
Bill Lane
02-11-1958 (cutline): Raymon Roberts, Cofer Loomer and Virgil Mansfield plan courses for electricians.
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04-28-1969 (cutline): VCU students wait in reception room as Dr. Francis J. Brooke talks with leaders--Students for Afro-American philosophy had gathered to present a series of demands.
Bob Brown
08-09-1968 (cutline): Admissions Director O.J. Paris holds newly painted office sign. Other appointees are N. Harvey Neal (left) and Dr. Mark E. Meadows.
