The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-15
SCHOOL BOARDS FINANCES
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ton for or against but If the board should
conclude to make any charges your COM
mittee recommend that such
charges be fixed at SIS per year. di-
Vlded into three payments of S. each to be
paid at the beginning of each three
months-say in October January and
April. If scholar should enter the high
school after the beginning of any one of
these three months, he should be required
TO pay the full tuition fee for such period.
Should the parent or guardian of any
child be unable to pay the whole or any
part Of such tuition it is recommended
that the board give relief and not exclude
the child. 1t is thought that if tuition at
$50 per scholar per year in the high school
be eXacted, sum of 1000 to "a, 500 can be
raised from this source. Should the
charge of tuition in the high school cause
any falling off in the attendance, it may
lead to reduction in the expenses of the
salary of one or more teachers"
After the reading of the report there was
a general discussion bearing upon the
propositions it contained, but nothing def
mite was decided upon, although the ses-
sion lasted until late in the night
1t was then decided to adjourn and take
up the report of the committee at a meet
ing this afternoon at o'clock. MANY
of the members of the board were not quite
satisfied to take final action on the mat
tiers involved and a further discussion
OF the situation that confrOnts the board
will be pursued at the meeting this after
noon, and all the details for the admins
tration of the schools for the coming year
will probably be arranged
The proposition or suggestion to with
draw from the curriculum of the high
school the departments of music and
drawing was not decided upon, and will
come up at the meeting to-day, perhaps.
The question of tuition fees in the high
school was discussed at some length, but
as majority of the board did not FEED pre-
pared to take final action on the matter
the proposition to restore tuition was laid
on the table.
All of the teachers of the high school
were reelected, except Mr.. j. L. Douglas
who declined to be a candidate for the po-
sition of teacher of science. There were
several applications for this position,
among them some of the best teachers in
the state. and. upon a vote, Mr. NJ. NJ.
Parks was unanimously elected
Mr.. Parks is a prominent educator, who
now holds a position with the faculty of
Wesleyan Female College at Macon. He
is a graduate of Emory College, and has
had splendid educational advantages else
where
Mr.. Parks was born at Marietta, Ga,
Nov. 20, 1872. He had four years
course at Emory and has spent two sum-
mers at the Normal school at Athens. He
also spent one year at the University of
Chicago, and one year at Harvard Univer-
sity, making a special study Of the sci
ences. He has had experience at teaching
in Andrew college, Bethel Male college
and in Wesleyan Female college. He
comes with high recommendations from
the eminent teachers with whom he has
been associated.
After transactng the routine business Of
the meeting the principals of the schools
appeared before the board and reported
upon the work and general condition of
their schools. The general tone of their
reports was favorable, and indicated that
the work of the schools for the present
year has been very successful and salts
factory
The board then proceeded with the cleo
ton of the teachers to the grammar
schools, and with the exception Of one or
two slight changes, all the teachers were
reelected to their present positions, sub
ject to such possible changes In salaries
as the financial condition Of the board may
demand. This will be decided at a later
meeting Of the board.