The morning news., 1894-06-12
TO HAVE FREE TUITION.
The Board Of Education AbOliSheS
TuitiOn Fees.

Changes in the Henry Street and
Chatham Acadamy Grammar Schools
and in the Barnard Street School.
The board of education decided last
night to abolish the tuition fees in the
| high school There was generally ex-
! pressed wish to have the school open to
ALL but some of the members were of the
opinion that the time was not opportune,
and the vote was therefore very close.
The meeting opened promptly at S:15
o'clock, with Messrs. Mercer. Read, Den
mark, Blum, Estill. Myers, Axson, Saussy
and McDOnough present, and did not
adjourn until 1920 o'clock this morning
Supt. Baker reported that the
county white schools and the night
school were closed on the 3lst ult, The
| classes in the city schools are undergoing
examination on the entire work OF the
year, preparatory to the general closing
on the last of the month BY a general
! concurrence of the principals of the gram
mar schools, the public exhibition of the
graduates of these schools will take place
in Hunter hall on the afternoon of June
2S. The graduation exercises of the high
school will be held in the evening of the
same day at the theater. The address to
the graduates will be delivered by A. r.
Lawton, Jr., Esq, a former graduate of
/ the school.
SHOULD BE PERFECT HARMONY.
! In accordance with resolution of the
! board, passed at the late special meeting,
! Superintendent Baker formulated the
! subjoined- report in regard to the two
| Chatham grammar schools, which was
adopted.
The toard of education after patient hear
! ing OF the statements of Principals Spencer
/ and HaTtrldQe SUnnPmpntn6 hV the teCfl-
| mony of teachers from their respective
| schools are of the opinion that any'unsatis
! factory discipline in the grammer schools at
| Chatham Academy, is largely due to the lack
| of hearty cooperation between the two
! principals, especially in the rules adopted for
| the preservation OF order in the yard at re-
| cess and before the assembling of school.
! They are further Of the opinion that the ap-
! pointment of monitors from one school over
classes belonging to another is unwise, and
that pupil guilty of misconduct in the yard
| should be sent to his immediate principal for
| punishment. Should no notice be taken of
| the case the matter should be referred to the
superintendent, The board insists that the
! principals should work in unison for the sue
cess of the schools, and that whatever friction
has existed in the past should be avoided in
| the future.
Mr.. Saussy, from the visiting commit
tee for June, reported that so far three
schools had been inspected, st. Patrick's,
| Massie and West Broad street. The dis
cipline and general condition of these
schools were excellent, except the Massie,
wnere there appeared to be listlessness
and carelessness in some of the classes.
Mr.. Myers referred to the presentment
of the grand jury in regard to
. heating the Chatham academy, and
stated that there was now in the
city a representative of the American
Heating Company, and asked if it was ad-
/ visable to get an estimate for the work
1t was moved that the committee on
school house be requested to have an esti-
mate submitted for the work.
TUITION FEES DONE AWAY WITH.
Mr. Myers offered a resolution that the
high school be made free to a certain num-
her of pupils in each of the grammer
average. He stated that he did not
think it advisable to make the high school
free at this time.
Mayor McDonough wanted to know
what was the present income of the board
Of education Supt. Baker gave him the
information.
Col. EstiIl thought that this was as
good time as any to open the high school
to every boy. He had favored it for
years, and was ready to vote for aboli-
tion of all tuition fees. The high schools
of Atlanta, Augusta and other cities were
free schools, and there was no reason why
Savannahs should not be so
Mr.. Denmark was of the opinion that
it would be mistake to abolish the fees
that every one who had applied for free
tuition since he had been member of the
board had been made free scholar.
Capt. Blum moved as substitute for
Mr.. Myers resolution, that the tuition
fees in the high school be abolished for
the ensuing scholastic year
Mr.. Saussy said he favored Mr.. Myers
resolution. 1t was compromise, but it
was the beginning of what all the mem
bers desired. The question was well ar
gued on both Sides but on a vote being
taken on Capt. Bluns substitute, it was
carried by a vote of to 4. so the tuition
fees in the high schools were abolished
Tor the ensuing year, and probably for
ever.
Mr. Otis Ashmore applied for leave of
absence to attend, as one of the board of
visitors, the commencement exercises of
the University of Georgia, and it was
granted.
THE HENRY STREET SCHOOL.
Mr. Myers called attention to the grand
jury's report regarding building an addi-
tion to the Henry street school He said
he understood that the action of that body
was predicated on q report that that
school had been unable to accommodate
all the children that had applied for ad-
mission. Such however, Mr.. Myers
stated was not the case; every applicant
to that school had been accommodated
He simply made this statement so that
the public would be properly informed of
the facts.
The president called attention to GER
tain new school books, and on motion, the
matter was referred to the proper com
mittee.
Mr. Denmark moved that no special
teachers on stenography and elocution be
engaged for the ensuing year. Adopted.
The principals Of the several schools,
being in waiting, they were each in turn
invited before the board. and made YER
bal reports upon their respective schools.
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
The board then proceeded to the cleo
tion. w. II. Baker was reelected super
intendent, and +. II. Ferguson assistant
superintendent.
The teachers of the High School, Ca
thodral Massie, St. Patricks, West
Broad street and East Broad street were
all re elected.
In the Barnard street school Mrs. E.
NJ. Spring was promoted from the fifth TO
the sixth grade, and the fifth not filed.
In the Chatham school No / Miss
a. G.. Alexander was promoted to third
grade vice Miss Oliver, resigned. Miss
&. A. Carter was elected 10 second grade
and Miss Maude Williams made assistant.
In the Chatham school No. 2 there
were only two changes Miss r. b. Hop