The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-13
MORE SCHOOL FAcILITIEs.
Another colored school TO Be Estab
lfshed at Once.

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lished at Once.
The board OF education held its Novem-
Der meeting last night. Col George A.
Mercer, president, Dr. J. p. Read. and
Msssrs. Saussy. EsuH Denmark, Blum,
Myers. TattnaI. Arson. O'Byrne and
Charlton were present
supt Baker read his monthly
report Of the condition Of the schools.
Mr.. Denmark. from the visiting COM
mittee, reported thai the Barnard street
and s.. Patrick's schools and the West
Broad Street school lC1lored) had been
visited, and that they We're ln excellent
order, and the teachers and scholars do
ms good work.
Supt Baker reported that. as
directed by the board, he had divided
Hunter Hall, in the Chatham Academy.
into two class rooms, and had erected
wooden partitions I'm the hall of the Henry
Street school, to divide Oft the class
rooms, in place of the curtains, as here
tOfoTe used.
A letter was read from Mr.. e. BOntin,
teacher OF French proposing 10 teach
that language in the public schools. It
was referred to the committee on eNami-
nation of teachers.
petition from the citizens of Bloom
ingdale asking that the school house at
that place be repaired was referred to
the committee on finance.
Capt. Blum, in behalf of the residents
on Iybee island, stated that the school
there mad been reorganized and he asked
that teacher be provided. The re-
quest was referred TO the president.
DR.. Reed Informed the board that the
building owned by the colored longshore-
men on East Broad street, near Ander-
son, could be rented for school purposes,
tod farf f|4It sol mol h4a
organized there. on motion the subject
was referred to the committees on finance
and school buildings
Mr.. +. r. Mckethau was elected an as
sistant teacher in the night school There
Were five applicants for the position, and
it took fifteen ballots TO make a selection.
MI Mckethan, the successful applicant,
is a young lawyer of this city who has
had several years experience as a teacher.
The board then took recess, in order
that the committees on finance, school
buildings and examination of teachers
might consider the subjects referred to
them. When the board was called to or
der again Col. Estill, in behalf of the
committees, reported that the joint com
mittees recommended that a public school
for colored children be established in the
southeastern part of the city, and that
the superintendent be instructed to rent
the building offered, and have it fitted up
/ Tor the purpose, and the new school be
organized.
In the matter of repairing the Blooming
| dale school house, the joint committee re-
commend that it be referred to the com
| mittee on school buildings, with power TO
act. Both recommendations were
adopted
Col Mercer, from the committee ia
which was referred the letter of Mr.. Bon
tin, reported that it had examined the let
| ters submitted by that gentleman, and
was satisfied that he was eminently quail
fed to teach the French language, but
that it was not within the province of the
I board to add to the curriculum of the
school, and therefore could not engage his
! services. The report was adopted.
Mr.. O'Byrne offered a resolution in
structing the committee on school build.
ings to institute measures to secure a
site for another public school for colored
1 children,
The action of the board in the matter
/ of a school to accommodate the overflow
! from the other colored schools contem-
/ plates prompt measures, and II is prob
/ able that the school viii be opened within
/ a week or ten days,
/ The Bloomingdale school will also re.
! ceive immediate attention. The commit,
| tee will visit that place some time this
week. 1t is very probable that the citi-
/ zens will get all they asked for.