The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GEOR-
GA HISTORICAL SOCIETY,"

Several months ago a movement was
begun in the Georgia Historical Society
10 establish, II IL were possible, an Art
School In connection with the TelfIir
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and TO
this end resolutions were introduced in
the society, and after some discussion n
the society, in accordance with the rules
of the society, were referred TO the Board
of Managers of the Telfair Academy.
The Board of Managers of the Teifair
Academy of Arts and Sciences made re-
port TO the society at its meeting on the
4th day of May last in which they re-
ported adversely to the several resOlu-
tions referred to them, and made no re-
port whatever recommending or devils
ing means for the establishment Of the
much desired Art School. The Board CT
Managers of the Telfair Academy of Arts
and Sciences were not unanimous in
their views in reference to these matters,
and two members Of the board Joined in
a minority report 10 the society, In
which they reported that in their opin-
ion the establishment of an Art School
as one of the incidents TO the Telfair
Academy OF Arts and Sciences was prop
er and legal under the Will of Miss Tel
fair, and should be established; that the
the funds necessary to pay off the debt
due to Gen. Jackson could be procured,
and in order to raise funds for the Art
School it would be best to so use the
means of the society as to pay off the
debts more gradually than they were now
being paid, using part of the income for
connection with the academy. The mi
nority report recommended to the So
ciety that certain resolutions should be
passed providing for the appointment CT
a committee of three members of the So
ciety to procure the necessary funds
with which to pay off the debt due to
Gen. Jackson, and providing for the dis
position of the income of the one thous-
and shares of the capital stock of the
Augusta and Savannah railroad. The
committee was directed to petition the
Superior Court of Chatham county in the
name of the society for the necessary
authority to hypothecate the income
arising from the Augusta and Savannah
railroad stock for the carrying out or
the purpose agreed upon. The resolu-
tons recommended by the minority of
the Board of Managers was adopted by
the society at its meeting on the 4th day
of May, 1896.
In pursuance Of these resolutions, a
committee was appointed by the Presi-
dent Of the society. Arrangements were
made whereby the money could be raised
and a petition was prepared to the Supe-
rior Court of Chatham county, setting
up all the facts connected with the mat
ter, and authority was asked for tho
Georgia Historical Society, as trustee
under the win of Mary Telfair, to hy-
pothecate the income of the stock of 4he
Augusta and Savannah railroad for the
purpose of paying off the debt due to Gen.
Jackson, and for the other purposes pro-
Vided for in the resolutions of the society.
the members of the committee declined
to join in the petition to the court. IN
der these conditions nothing was left for
the other members of the committee to
do but report the matter back to the so
ciety. This was done, and the considera-
ton of the whole matter was referred
to a special meeting of the society to be
held on Thursday, June p.
The undersigned members of the socie-
ty, deeming it of great Importance that
the usefulness of the Telfair Academy Of
Arts and Sciences should be extended so
as to be of benefit to the public as was
contemplated by Miss Telfair, and be-
lieving that the payment or funding
of the debt due Gen. Jackson will leave
a sutficiency of the income to justify the
establishment of an Art School in con-
nection with said academy, and being of
the opinion that the establishment OF
such a school is within the terms of the
trust, urge the members of the society
to attend this meeting, and pass resolu-
tions to effectually carry out this pur-
pose.
Bear in mind that the desirable action
cannot be taken unless fifty members of
the society are present at its meeting on
Thursday, 18th instant.
T. NJ. Norwood. II. G. Cunningham.
SamI B. Adams. Pope Barrow a
Edward Karow. VIM. Garrard
3. A. Denmark. John Flannery.