The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-12
FOR THE GIRLS
sUPT. BAKER READY FOR APPLI-
CATIoNsFoR THE NIGaT SCHOOL.

6UPT. BAKER READY FOR APPLI-
CATIONSFORT THE NIGHT SCHOOL.
The School to be Esta blished AS Soon
AS a Sufficient Number Apply for
Admission and the Board Of Educa-
ton Can Provide Funds for Its
Maintenance Stenc Rraphy and
Type-writinR to be Taught in Ad-
dition to the Common English
Members of the Board OF
Education IN Favor of the School
Savannah will have a night school for
girls, if a sufficient number OF girls signify
their desire to attend such a school and if
the board of education can provide funds to
meet its expenses.
The school il to give the girls an equal
chance with the boys, aud to prepare them
to earn their own living. Stenography and
typewriring will be the principal
branches taught in addition TO tho
elementary branches.
Snut. Baker has q notice in to-day's
MORNING NEWS requesting all girls VINO
are not able to attend the day schools, and
who desire TO attend such a school as 1t is
proposed to make Of the night school, TO
leave their names at his office.
Supt Baker said yesterday TO MORNING
NEWS reporter that it is the desire OF the
board of education to ascertain II there Is
need of such school, and it has authorized
the publication Of a notice requesting the
names Of all who desire to attend IL.
TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS.
s'If a sufficient number make application"
Supt. Baker said, "the board will consider
the feasibility Of establishing the school,
at is a we'll known fact that numbers OF
girls are employed in the shops and stores
OF the city during the day who cannot at
tend the day schools.
"The number is not near so great as that
of the boys in the same situation, however,
as the school records show the attendance of
much larger number of girls than boys,
especially in the higher branches. There
are a great many girls, however.
who will doubtless be glad to
avail themselves of the opportunity TO
complete their education. There are hun
dreds of girls who are making
their living from typewriting and
stenography, and there seems to
be demand for such labor just now.n
The school may not be a night school in
the strict sense OF the term, as it may be
found inconvenient for the girls to attend
at night. The school hours may be from
4 to O'Clock in the afternoon. These and
board of education after the applications
have been made TO the superintendent The
first question will be whether or not the
school shall be instituted.
IN FAVOR OF NIGHT SCHOOLS.
Col. ]. h. Estill, who introduced the resos
luton providing the free night school for
boys, and who also introduced the resolu-
ton adopted by the board OF education,
looking to the establishment of the girls
night school, is one Of its strongest advo-
Gates He is anxious to have the school
established at once.
"There is a demand for It," he said, land,
properly conducted, it will be an important
adjunct to the school system"
Col. Estilps idea is 70 establish the girls
school entirely separate from the boys
school, and TO teach the common English
branches, aud, in addition, typewriting
and stenography. He believes every
thing should be done that will tend
to make women independent, and busi-
ness education is a long step In that direc-
ton. Girls make the best of clerks aud ac-
cOuntants, and good one in a BUSINESS Of
fee is worth her salary just for the civiliz-
ing effect she has on the men
about the place; men are more
careful how they act, and
talk, and they pay more attention to their
duties, when a girl clerk is about. A
woman with a business education can help
hersalf and her husband, if she marries, and
if she should be left a widow she is better
eble to meet such an emergency.
GIVE THE GIRLS A CHANCE.
DR.. ]. B. Read said he is highly in favor
of the girls school.
AZ don't see why the girls should not De
placed upon an equal footing with the
boys" he said. "The boys night school is
working sDlendidly, and think
xrirl - llxr
as well. The attendance would
not be as large, Of course. The object is
to better fit the girls to make their
own living by teaching them type writing
and stenography and other branches. They
can make 80 and $40 a week and more at
this work, and this is a great deal better
than standing up behind a counter all day
long for 81 so to SO a week. Twenty five
or thirty girls at least would be glad to at
tend such a school.
Col. George A. Mercer. president of the
board of education, said he favored such an
enterprise If a sufficient number of girls
could be got to attend, and if the board
of education could manage to provide the
funds. Fifteen hundred dollars, Col Mer-
Ger said, the is limit of the amount
az the disposal of the board for q girls
night school, The appropriation for night
schools for the present year is S., 900, and
the board hopes to be able to conduct the
boys night school for the six months as pro-
vided, with about 80, 500 of this amount
If the girls school is not larger than TWEEN
ty-five or thirty pupils, Col. Mercer
thought tn they they may may ,,! be a, e .6G
II there should be a large number Of girls be
is afraid they may not be able to provide
for them. Some arrangement viii doubt
less be made by hich h, night school for
girls will be opened.