The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-03
SCHOOLS OPEN UP WELL.
The Attendance on Opening Day Over
-Four Thousand.

4OuA AHUuOWhut
A Slight Increase over the First Days
Attendance Year Ago-None of the
Jewish Children Enter on Account of
the Holidays They Will Swell the
Increase by Several Hundred-The
New Teachers in Charge-The Night
School.
The public schools opened yesterday
with an attendance of f. 4 pupils.
The attendance was not as large as it
would have been but for the fact that
yesterday was Jewish holiday, and con-
sequently no children of Jewish parents
were entered. They will come in to-day
and will swell the rolls by at least 300
pupils. A good many children are away
from the city with their parents
The additions to St. Patrick's school
building and the East Broad street col
ored school are not yet complete, and
this shuts out good many children. The
prospect is that by the end of the week
the enrollments will run to 5000 pupils.
The streets were alive with children
hurrying to the schools yesterday morn
ing The majority seemed to be small
children, and their bright, happy little
faces seemed to show how glad they were
that school had opened again.
CROWDED SCHOOL ROOMS.
Every schoolhouse in the city was
crowded yesterday morning by 8 O'Clock,
and the principals and teachers had their
hands full in arranging the children and
placing them in the proper grades. Many
who left the schools before the close last
had IN no cd fp
if they were entitled to pass to a higher
grade. No attempt was made at teach
ing yesterday, but, after arranging the
children, they were given the lists of
books required for the grade to which
they had been assigned, which they were
ordered to bring with them on their re-
turn to school this morning.
AS a result all the book dealers did
big business yesterday, and several who
were seen declared that it was the largest
business they had ever done in school
books in any one day
THE NEW GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Chatham Academy now contains three
schools instead of two as formerly. The
high school occupies the western portion
of the building, Chatham School No. |
the western portion and Chatham School
No the middle portion. Probably 900
children will be in attendance upon the
schools in this building by the end of the
week.
NEW TEACHERS IN CHARGE.
Two new principals assumed charge of
their respective schools yesterday, Mr.. j.
G. Hartridga, who is in charge of Chat
ham school No. 2, which was created by
division of the old Chatham school, and
Mrs f. Z. Cotchett, who assumed her
duties yesterday as principal of
the Barnard street school. Both
give promise of successful
career in the positions to which they
have been chosen. Mr. Hartridge has
made a rapid advance in the profession
which he has chosen. He entered the
public school service last year as
school, and after one years service
he finds himself at the head of one of the
public schools Mr.. Hartridge is Prince
ton graduate and is well equipped for the
position which he now fills.
Mrs Cotchett was elected principal of
the Barnard street school during vacation,
to succeed Mr.. G. II. Carson, who ac-
copied a position with the Cedar Hill,
(Tenn) Seminary. Mrs COtchett has
been assistant principal of the Barnard
street school for several years She
began as teacher in the public schools
and by her own efforts has worked
up to her present position which
all who have the pleasure of her
acquaintance feel that she deserves. The
ability which Mrs. Cotchett has already
shown is a sufficient guarantee of her sue
cess in her new position.
MIR. GLLEsPIEs PROMOTION.
Mr.. j. J. Gillespie, principal of toe
night school, succeeds Mr.. Hartridge as
assistant teacher in the high school
Mr.. Gillespie has already made his
mark as one of the most highly educated
men in the public school service and his
further promotion may be regarded as as
sured., Supt Baker is to be congratulated
upon securing his services for the high
school.
Miss Muslin, principal of the Henry
street school, enrolled the largest number
of pupils yesterday the number enrolled
being 542 This will require double
classes in every grade except the two
highest grades.
Miss Muslin has the right to feel proud.
She now has the largest and finest school
building in the city and the largest school,
and its patrons say il has the best prin-
cipal at the head of it.
THIS YEAR AND LAST.
The number of pupils received at each
school and the COrrpEDOndinU enrOlImept