The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-15
fCoamupicated.l
The PUBEEG SCHOOLS OF S4FANNAH,
Ga.

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for fair proportion of the school fund for
the support of the Catholic psrochial
schools of the city. The petition while
treated with respectful attention was not
granted, mainly on the ground that doing
40 would lead to the breaking up of the
public school system. After discussing the
subject fully between the school board, the
common council and the Catholic represen-
tatives, the following communication was
unanimously adopted by the school board.
SAVANNAH, April l1tb, 1870.
| Rev. VIM. John Hamilton. Administrator and We ::
Dear Sir:-The Board of Public Educa
ton would be gratifed to receive all yoar
free schools upon the following
/. The Catholic Schools shall be receiv
\ cd under tire control of He L aaEsa Of Edu-
| cation.
Q. Catholic teachers shall be preferred for
| these schools when such az are qualified
can be obtained.
5. The text books used in these schools
shall be the same as are used in the other
public schools, except books on history,
which may be such as are commonly used
in Catholic schools.
4. These schools shall be opened with
reading the Scriptures, and the Lords
Prayer. Such versions of Scripture may
be used as the teacher may prefer.
5. The School buildings shall be under
the control of the Board of Education.
6. The trustees of the Catholic school
buildings shall have power to withdraw
| them from the Board of Education at the
end of any school year whenever they are
dissatisfied with the arrangement, provided
that they shall give three moaths notice of
| such withdrawal.
z. In case of such withdrawal the Board
of Education may remove all apparatus,
books, movable fixtures, and furniture
which they may have furnished for these
schools.
8. The Board of Education shall have
full control of the discipline, instruction,
and general management OF these schools,
the same as of the other schools under their
care, including also the length of sessions,
the arrangement of school, courses of study,
work, and duties, and all the interests of
the schools.
9. The teachers of these schools will be
expected to attend the meetings of the
| Normal class the same as teachers OF other
| public schools. They will give respectful
attention to the instructions of the super
inteudent, and are expected to exert them
| selves to carry out his views in the man
| agement and instruction of their schools.
10. The holidays snail be such as are
usually given in Catholic schools.
the Board is ready and willing to re-
| CSlNe uuOSE lIS CAIo huu
and subject to it's rules and regulations, all
schools now or hereafter to be established,
| aud all school houses now or hereafter to
bea built in Chatham County, and to &C
cept all teachers found officiating in such
schools, provided they shall be found after
| examination to come up to the standard of
qualifications required by the rules of the
Board"
The Board has DO wish to interfere
with the conscientious views of individu-
| ais or of sects with reference TO the ques :
ton of religious instruction, and should
any schools be placed under their charge
composed of pupils whose protectors desire
them to be educated in any particular
religious faith, the Board eees no objection
| to allowing the respective school house, to
be used for the purpose of such religious
instruction, at a proper time of the day,
without Interference, nevertheless, with
the usual school duties and arrangements,
or the established school hours"
The above was the unanimous opinion
of the Board of Education az expressed at
it's last meeting, and l was instructed, as
President of the Board, to transmit the
same to you.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
r. D. ARNOLD,
President B. P. E, City of Savannah, c. c
w. II. BAKER Secretary.
Savannah, April IL, 1870, the date of the
meeting of the monthly Board of Pabiic
the County of Chatham.
REPORT.
The Committee of Conference appointed
/ at the last meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton, to meet the representatives of the
Roman Catholics, with reference to the
terms under which the Catholic schools il
Savannah might be placed under the con
troll of tue Boerd, respectfully report:
That upon the evening of their appoint
ment they had an interview with the Rev
VIM. John Hamilton, ard the Rev. G, G
Prendergast upon the subject
That these gentlemen agreed to accept
all the conditions submitted by the Board
of Education in the above communication,
except the second aud third. They desire
the following notifications of those ar
ticles, viz:
lst. That the following shall be substi'
tuted for article I'd.
"Teachers in the Catholic schools shall
be in all cases members of the Catholic
Church, but to be subject to examination
and appointment by the Board of Educa-
ton"
ID That the following shall be substi