The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-09
BAKING POWDER.
PROGRESS OF THE SCHOOLS.
Supt. Bakers Report TO the Board
Education.


Education.
DR.. ]. B. Reed, vIce-president, and
Messrs. Denmark. McDonough, Arson,
Estill and TattnalI and Superintendent
Baker made up the October meeting of
the board of education last night.
After reading the mlnues. Superintend-
ent Baker read his report. in which he
stated the increase in the number of pu-
pills as already given in the Morning News
to be 9A. the total enrolment at the end
( of the first week being 1865. The excess
OF pupils Is in the following schools and
grades; Chatham schools, First grade;
Barnard Street school, Second grade;
st. Patrick's school, First grade; High
school, First grade, and night school,
Second grade.
There is urgent need for an additional
teacher in each of these grades" Supt.
Baker said. Reports from the prlnci-
pals Of the colored schools show that be-
tween 600 and 1,O00 applicants have been
turned away. The superintendent, owing
to the sickness of the principal of the
high school and his multifarious office
duties, has been unable to ascertain how
many, if any, nonresident pupils have
been received. He believes the number
must be very small. The school popula-
ton of Savannah, as learned from the
census taken two years ago, Is IL 1863, OF
which number 5,S9S are white. The en-
rollment to date of white pupils is $685.
or 81 per cent. of the children entitled to
public school privileges. 1t is proper to
state that there are perhaps, at a low esti-
mate, 1000 children who attend private
white schools, and the same number in
colored schools. The increase this year
is owing largely to the fact that many
who have hitherto attended private
schools are now seeking admission into
the public schools. As the schools grow
in popular confidence, this Will con-
tinue to be the case The an
nual increase of population must
also be considered in accounting
for the numerical growth of the schools
The teachers are all at their posts and
have entered on their work with vigor.
NO reports have been received from the
country schools"
The report of the committee on the ex-
animation of teachers, the substance of
which has already appeared in the Morn
ing News, was read and accepted
The petition of number of colored peo-
pie for the establishment of a school in
the southwestern part of the city was
received and referred to the finance COM
mittee.
The necessity for more class rooms in
the Chatham academy was brought 10
the attention of the board and on motion
OF Col. Estill it was resolved to partition
Hunter HalP' into rooms for the uses
OF the new classes, and Messrs. Denmark,
| Tattnall, Arson and Charlton We're ap-
pointed committee to have it done.
Dr. Read and Messrs. EstiII, Denmark.
McDonough and Charlton were appointed
the visiting committee for the month.
Miss l.. NJ. Harris was elected third
assistant teacher in the high school.
Miss NJ. e. Johnson was elected teacher
sixth grade, Chatham school No /, vice
Miss Harris, promoted.
Miss j. T. Spann was elected to first
grade, St Patrick's school, and Miss
| Marie Harry assistant.
Miss Eva Haltiwanger was elected sec
ond grade B., Miss Marie Edwards first
grade and Miss NJ M. Furrer assistant
in Barnard street school.
Miss a. L. Metzger was elected first
grade teacher, and Miss Vallie Riley as
sistant, in Chatham school No. 2.
Mrs. L. E. Lafayette and Mrs. A. C.
Middleton, colored, fifth and sixth Grade
teachers in the East Broad street school
rendered their designations, which were
accepted
There were four applicants for the posi-
ton of second assistant in the night
school, but after taking five ballots with
out result, the election was postponed
| unbl the next meeting