The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-13
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The Board Of Edueation's Annual
Elections and Promotions.

MINT was the most important OF tlt J tilI
and it brought together all the members.
except DR. Read, who was prevented
from attending by illness. CO.. George A.
/ Mercer, president OF the board, presided
/ The commissioners present were Messrs.
! Charlton, Saussy, Denmark, McDOnoUgh,
| Estill, Arson, Tattnall and Blum.
Supt. Baker read his report as follows:
The superintendent has to report that the
county schools lwhitej and the night school
were closed on May 81. Owing 10 the ire
| quent inspection Of the assistant superin-
/ tendent the county schools have very much
improved, both in discipline and in the char
aCter Of the work done The last has ueen by
far the most successful year Of the night
school / personally visited the school at
least once month. and am gratihed TO report
that great good has been accomplished by its
! establishment. The attendance was good TO
the very last evening.
The city schools under the rule VIII be
closed on June 30. The pupils of the high
school are now passing their final eXamina-
| tion preparatory to graduation. II is the de-
sire Of the teachers and pupils That some
other place than Hunter hall be selected for
the public exercises. This hall is much too
small to accommodate the public 1t is re-
Quested that the board will suggest some nall,
and that it will also decide whether 1t is wiser
to have exhibition at night The same sug
gesti0ns will apply to the public exercises of
the grammar schools
Mr.. Myers, from the committee on
school buildings, submitted plans for an
addition to the East Broad Street colored
school, which were accepted and the COM
mittee was authorized to advertise for
bids The addition will accommodate 300
pupils.
Mr. O'Byrne from the same committee
reported that the repairs to the East
Broad Street school building. made neees-
sary by the late fire, had been completed
TO-. - al
from the insurance companies
The resignation of Miss Agnes E. john
stOn as teacher in the Chatham Acad-
envy was received and accepted, and let
ter from Prof. w. N. Smith, teacher of
music, in response to a resolution of the
board passed aJits last meeting, was read,
and it elected a long discussion. 1t was
finally disposed of by resolution of Col
Estill, that it be received as information.
A petition of William E. Morrison, rep
resenting G. K. Sternberg, was referred
to the superintendent for a written re-
port on the matter complained of by the
petitioner
Miss Jett Howard, teacher Of draw
ing, submitted a report, accompa-
MED by specimens Of work done by her
pupils, which was, on motion of Mr.
Saussy, received as information.
The arrangements for the commence
ferred to a committee consisting of Supt
Baker and the principals of the several
schools
Mr.. O'Byrne moved that the salaries of
principals of the grammar schools be in
creased to 81 800 year. The resolution
went to the finance committee without
debate.
The work of the evening began when
the election of teachers came up. Supt.
RalTnp and A ccicfanf C11naFin r. ont Eiots-
guson and the teachers of the high school
were elected without debate.
The next in order was the election for
the Barnard Street school. The record
of this school did not please the board,
but eventually the entire list of teachers
was reelected, promotions made neces-
sary by the death of Miss Collins being
made in regular order and the vacancy of
assistant teacher filed by the election of
Miss Roma Reilly.
In the Cathedral school Miss X. G.
Grady of the first grade was promoted to
the new fifth grade and Miss N. M.
O'Brien elected second grade, Miss S. M.
Black first grade, and Miss j. E. Walsh
assistant teacher.
The Chatham schools organization was
not satisfactory to the board, but the
members were not disposed to act hastily,
and by resolution the election gifts teach
ers was made the special business for
meeting to be held on Thursday evening
Henry Street school was not disturbed,
the principal and its teachers being all
reelected, and the Massie school was also
undisturbed.
In ST. Patriclf's school Miss T. f. Smith
was elected to first grade, vice Miss
O'Brien transferred to the Cathedral
school and Miss NJ. b. Bell was elected
assistant.
The teachers of the night school and
the teacher of music and the teacher of
drawing were unanimously reelected.
In the East Broad Street colored school
and the West Broad Street colored school
there were no changes, the principals of
both schools reporting their teachers
doing good work.
The impression last night was that the
Chatham school, which is a double school,
viii be given two principals and other
wise reorganized at the meeting on Thurs
day night.
It was twenty minutes to IL o'clock
when the board adjourned.