The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-13
OLD LIST TO BE TAKEN FIRST.
-1iE ADOPTED For THIE SELEC-
TION OF TEACHERS

h.Ir Donatesl-SevcraI Matters of
1s,rortance Dcciaed-Supt. Ash
more,s Report on the school situn-
tion-Getting Ready for the Com
ing Year.
~s. september meeting of the Board of
r-f alton was held last night at the
.,.at.am Academy. Present: Messrs. ]. r.
s.r--y. chairman. presiding, Blum, Myers
t anl Charlton.
After the reading of the minutes Super
t...r.snt Ashmore presented his monthly
,.n.... which was received.
tTr Myers chairman of the committee
o. lool houses, reported that the con-
t,4-, for building the three country school
r.s-as had been given out, Those al
7.a.ringdale and Thunderbolt 20 Henry
I...la. and that at Montieth to Mr.. Kel-
p- These buildings are an on the same
,l.n. and are to cost 5000 each. The lot for
she school at Thunderbolt was donated by
,nsNyrchants' and Mechanics Land Com
,,rv and is located on Mechanic avenue
T-c following designations were read and
a-..uted: c. H. Ferguson, Montieth school,
Miss Mamie Edwards, Barnard Street
e.aaoi. and Mrs. E. p. Deveaux. West
rr5ad street Colored School
The board took up the questions sub
uil,I by Superintendent Ashmore in his
resort. as to the grading of certain teach
lis ana disposed of them. The discussion
occupied the greater part of the session of
tbe board. While the meeting had bearly
quorum, it was a very interesting one.
A., ts<,,,r ~, h
fore he board decided several matters of
Importance in the new plan of promoting
teachers.
The board decided that In promoting ap-
pg,ants from the Fists of those who have
passcd the examination for teachers, that
ts, old list, as wei as that for this year,
should be considered, but that the names
on the former must be exhausted before
the new list is used.
superintendent Ashmore's report in the
main. is as follows:
To the Board of Observation-Disclosures
During the past month my chief work has
been ian preparing the schools for a sue
ces-ful opening in October. To this end
the phvsical condition of the schools has
received much of my attention.
Tie repair work due to the storm and
to the usual wear and tear throughout the
year has now nearly all been completed,
and the iauit0Ts have begun q thorough
cleaning up preparatory to the opening
on Oct 8. Unless unforeseen disaster oc-
ours everything wall be in readiness by
that time.
Tie work Of putting in new closets at
Barnard and st. Patrcks schools is in
4 progress, and it will soon be completed.
AS viii doubtless be reported to you by
the chairman of the committee on school
houses, the three country school houses
4 authorized by the board at the last meet
ing are in course of construction and they
will probably be ready by Oct. l. With the
valuable advice of the chairman of the
4 committee on school houses, all these mat
ters are receiving my daily personal SUI
pervision, and | am endeavoring to direct
them with as much economy and judg
meut as possible.
As before stated, there win probably be
demand for five new teachers in the city
. white schools, two at Chatham Academy,
one at Henry and two in the vicinity of
Barnard and Massie. An extra room is
i available at Chatham Academy, and one
i at Henry. I have looked at number of
rooms for rent in the central portion of
the city, but with one exception, all that
have examined are entirely unsuited to
the purposes of a school. Most of them
are basement rooms, which are usually
dark, damp and poorly ventilated, and
some in houses already occupied. At the
board, l have examined the Nichols house,
on Chatham square, and, with some re-
pairs, which the owner is willing to make,
this building would suit quite well for
school purposes. ! think the board would
do well to consider it.
l have examined the Nichols house, on
Ch1tham square, and, with some repairs,
which the owner is willing to make, this
building would suit quite well for school
to consider it.
Under direction of the committee on sup
plies a sufficient number of new desks
nave been ordered to supply the needs of
the board, and as this furniture was ship
ped from the factory on Sept 6, there
should lie no delay in having it ready by
Oct. j.
I'M view of the new system of promot-
lng teachers, it is well to consider few
points In connection herewith If 1t could
DE with absolute certainty foreseen
before the opening of the schools
Just what the demands would be TO
ue number of teachers needed and the
grades required, the board could with safe
" aud propriety fix the positions of
teachers before hand, but while the re-
CORDS of the previous year serve as
a'iy sure basis for forecasting the con-
G'lons of the coming year, still there are
t"o sources of error in the estimate. First,
We cannot tell just~ho many new pupils
WIN apply for admission into the schools,
''' second the slight uncertainty of the
number of old pupils who will return to
slAool in the same district is liable TO
upset our calculations in cases where the
number conditions are pretty evenly bal
aAg'i So that if the board should assign
40 each teacher a particular grade before
me opening of the schools, 1t might hap
I@A ana under our new system it Is very
HAe Iy 10 happen that the conditions as ac-
l''Iy developed by the attendance would
hVon demand a readjustment Of teachers
al pom schools and grades. 1t would
"eleIo re seem wiser for the board to fix
rue Of promotion, pass upon certain
5g'A's likely to come up, and let the con-
-N'ns at the opening of the schools de-
'"lne, under the previous rulings of the
'''.a the positions of teachers. The data
ming the length of service of each
nor, both in the system and in the
t.''e' has been carefully obtained from
ieeords, and it Is available in conve-
FORM. Some points to be passed upon
b| the board are.