The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-14
CHANGESIN THE SCHOOLS
THE ELEOTION OF TEACHERS FOR
THE COMING YEAR.

Miss j. 4. Muslin to be Principal OF
the Henry Street School-The Bar
nard Street. Princlpalship Left Va
cant-Teachers TO be Docked Here
after for Lost Time-A Strong Re-
commentator for Corporal Punish
ment-A Move to Leugthsn the
School Year.
members OF the board Of education are,
more or less, military men and bands were
playing in the streets and soldiers were
marching, the board met promptly last
night. II was morning when Ii adjourned.
Col. Mercer. president and Messrs. Read,
Walker, Saussy, O'Byrne, Estill, Blum.
Myers, Tattnall and Arson were present.
The report of the committee on school
books recommending Maury's Geography
and Lincoln's Hygiene Physiology as text
books was agreed to.
Hunter hall, Chatham Academy. and one
of the colored school buildings were placed
at the service of the Peabody Institute,
which Is to meet in this city.
The matter of renting the Whitfield
building for another term for the night
school was referred to the committee on
school buildings.
A resolution offered by DR.. Read was the
first motion that brought forth
lengthy discussion. The resolution read;
Resolved, That hereafter teachers who are
absent from sickness or other causes, shall have
deducted from their salary one thirtieth of the
months pay for every day they are absent;
provided II said absence continue for q month,
then the entire months salary shall be de-
Quoted,
1t was shown in the discussion that
teachers in the SCHOOLS only work 1S2 days,
or half the year, and further, that the abb
Sc ices in the city schools during the last
year aggregated 24S days 1t appeared that
under the rule adopted two years ago, pay
ing teachers their salaries when absent on
account of sickness was working an injury
20 the schools, and DR.. Reads resolution
passed by unanimous vote.
Dr. Read gave notice that he proposed TO
| introduce another innovation at the next
meeting by making tbs scholastic year ten
months instead Of nine.
An interesting feature OF the meeting was
the verbal reports OF the principals OF the
several schools as to the proficiency of their
teachers and the condition of their schools.
With the exception Of one female teacher,
the principals, without variation or euuivo-
! cation, said that their subordinates were all
| that they could wish.
On the question of corporal punishment
the majority OF the principals thought 1t
would be conducive 10 the ROou QlSClpHne
| of the schools TO have 1t restored.
After the teachers had made their reports
the board went into the election OF teachers.
MIR. Baker and Mr.. Bogart were reelected
respectively superintendent and assistant
superintendent
&r. C. Fl. Carson was elected an assistant
In the high school and the Office Of assistant
principal ia the Chatham school was
| abolished.
Mrs. H. N. Leitze, principal OF the
Southside school, which will be amalga-
mated with the new Henry street school
next term, was elected to the grade for
merly held In tue Chatham Academy.
The board reelected all the teachers In the
schools, with the exception of the principal
OF the Barnard street school, the teachers
| in the Southsde school and one
| assistant teacher. During the election there
was good deal Of discussion, and quite a
number of motions were made which had
to be disposed of before the election could
| be proceeded with.
! Miss J. A. Muslin was elected principal
| of the new Henry street school.
i: 1t was dec ded not to elect teacher of
drawing,