The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-01
SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY.
Organization to BE Perfected and
study Degins Monday Morning.


The public schools of the city and coun-
ty will open this morning at 9 o'clock,
and savannah's streets for few minutes
before that hour win bear the appearance
they have during the greater part of the
year when the children are thronging to
their studies.
Their return to school to-day will not be
to duties as arduous as those that hold
them while everything is in perfect work
ing order. They will be kept in for only
about two hours. During this time the
teachers viii be busted in making all the
necessary arrangements for the real open
ing Of the schools next Monday. when the
children viii get down to work.
Organization of all the grades will be
matter that win occupy the teachers
They Will get the names of all their pu-
pills and their places of abode. The lists
of the books that win be required in the
various grades will also be distributed
These lists will be presented by the chill
dren at the stores where they viii buy
their books.
There have been 7A admission cards to
the schools granted 10 applicants. OF this
number about 400 were given TO children
who have never been in the city schools
To the first grade there were 346 children
admitted. 1t is only in this grade at all
the schools that any vacancies now exist
After the schools are opened and 1t can
! be ascertained just how many children
are in attendance of those who were
pupils at the close of last term, it may be
found that there are some vacancies in
the higher grades.
Superintendent Oshmore believes that 1t
I was a wise plan to make Friday the OPEN
ing day Of the schools. BY letting the
children out as soon as the work'of organ
ization is competed they will have the
rest of the day and the whole of Saturday
in which to secure their books, so that
they may return on Monday provided with
all that may be required. Had the first
day Of the month fallen on any other day
than Friday, the following day would
have found the pupils at the schools I'M
provided with text books. AS 1t is, 1t Will
give the book dealers all they can do dur
ing the next few days to attend to the
many wants of the children.
The reports of the numbers of pupils re-
ceived at al, the schools will be submit
ted to the superintendent Immediately
after the close of the work for the day 1t
win be interesting to note the increase
that has taken place in the attendance
over previous years That there will be
an increase is not questioned. 1t is thought
that it will be about 300 pupils. Had it
not been found necessary to charge tut
ton at the High school, 1t is thought that
there would have been even a greater in
crease than that which Is expected.
There were only two of the teachers
absent from the meeting that was held
yesterday morning at the High school. 1t
is thought that these ladies have not re.
turned to the city from their vacation
trips In the event they might not be
present at their schools this morning,
Supt Ashmore instructed the substitute
teachers to be in readiness to take their
places.
The superintendent gave all the teach
ers a talk, explaining the plan of school
work, and letting them know the exact
conditions of affairs. The principals were
provided with an estimate of just how
many pupils are expected to enter each
grade, so that they might make the neces-
sary arrangements for their accommoda-
ton.
At the close of his talk, Supt Ash
more invited all the teachers of each
school to meet their respective principals
in separate rooms in the building. The
arrangements for the opening of the vari-
Gus schools were then made. The last
of the principals who have been away on
their vacation trips have returned. Mr..
T. s. Lucas, principal of Barnard street,
who has been in South Carolina, a his
old home and Mr.. Arthur J. O'Hara
principal of st. Patrick's, who has been
in Vermont, were the last but they ar,
rived in good time to meet their teachers