The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10

Children on Waiting List TO BE Pro-
Vided for.

Vided for.
The Board of Education took action at
its meeting last night looking to making
provision for the greater part Of the chill
dren now on the waiting list of the
schools. An effort will be made to secure
centrally located rooms to accommodate
the overflow and teachers will be assign
ed to take charge Of the classes thus ere
ated
Supt Ashmore's report to the board
showed that there are 40 names on the
waiting list. OF this number seventy are
applicants for admission to the third grade
and thirty TO the fourth grade. The re-
mainder are divided among other grades
there not beng sufficient applicants 10
form class in any one grade.
After some discussion Of what should
be done with these children Commissioner
Estill moved that the Committee on
School Houses, in conjunction with the
superintendent, be authorized to secure
rooms and engage teachers for a school
to accommodate those children whose
names are on the waiting list for the
grades mentioned and who are entitled
TO admission into the schools. This reso-
luton was adopted and the committee will
| proceed at once TO carry it into effect
The question of the need of additional
school facilities was discussed. 1T was
the consensus of opinion of the members
that the board should take advantage of
the appropriation of $4,000 made by the
last grand jury for b ginning work upon
new school house on Wells Square.
This money does not become available
until next year. AS it is desired that he
new school should lie completed in time
for the opening Of the next school year
the board WIZ doubtless give out the con-
tract for the wo. early next year, Dor
rowing the money necessary TO complete
the building and trusting to the grand
jury which meets next spiing 10 allow
sufficient appropl iation 20 complete the
work. The committee on school houses
was granted further time in the mater
of plans for the new building on the re-
quest of Capt. NJ. A. OByrne, member
of the committee.
On motion of Comm ssioner Estill the
chairman was authorized 10 secure loan
of $4,000, il appearing that there would
be a deficit of about that amount before
the end of the present month.
Eleven applications for free tuition in
the High School were PASSED upon, and
II appearing that the parents of lhes APP
plicants were in INDECENT cirCums lances a
reso ution was passed placirg them upon
the free list.
The follow ng designations of teachers
were accepted: Miss Eva Haltiwanger of
the Henry Street School, Miss NJ 3. Bell
of st. Patrick's, Miss Emma Hunter of
South Newington and Miss r. NJ. Hudson,
colored, of the West Broad Street School
Supt Ashmore submitted his monthly
| report, dealing chiefly with the opening OF
the schools. The report showed an en-
rollment of the first day of 544S, High
School 274, white grammar schools 1920,
and coloTed grammar schools 1874, being
an increase of POI over the enrolment OF
the first day of the previous year The
enrolment at the end of the first week
showed the following figures: High
School, 27l; white Grammar Schools 1851
colored Grammar Schools 1858; total, 559S.
Supt. Ashmore commented upon the I'M
precedented demand for admission 10 the
schools, stating the names of l40 of those
who had applied were still on waiting list,
with small prospect of being admitted. The
difficulties which had been encountered III
meeting this situation were briefly allud-
ed 10 by Mr.. Ashmore, who said: I'm adj
hitting pupils I have endeavored to ex-
ercise the utmost fairness and to do even
and exact justice to every child in Chat
ham county, regardless of any conditions
except those which have been wisely i'm
posed by the board and the laws of Geor-
gia. Every pupil has been impartially con-
sidered in the order of application. The
problem Of forecasting the demands of a
large school system as to loca ton, num-
| bers and grades. complicated as il is by
a shifting popula ton. IS one that demands
| thorough knowledge of the whole Sit
uation and most careful cons 'deration of
every detail In the solution of this p. OBJ
lem in our city. l have sought 10 apply the
limited resources at the command Of the
board 10 the accomplishment of the great
est possible good for the educational vel
! fare of this city and county. Every room
| and every desk has been made available,
! and the fact that there are many children
| still unable to be accommodated empha-
| sizes a condition in our educational needs
| which should be a matter Of serious con-
/ Germ to the public"
In conclusion the superintendent said:
"Upon the whole | consider the outlook
very favorable for excellent results during
! the coming year. The school wogk OF TIE
/ year has been carefully Planned, tha
! schools opened very favorably the children
! and teachers are cheerful. and he who e
machinery of the schools is moving with
out friction or confusicn.'
Superintendent Ashmore made neuti N
! in his report of The fact that the three new
/ country school houses directed by the
| board to be built at Isle of Hope Bethel
/ and on the White Bluff road, nave been
/ completed and furnished, and that scho
are now in successful operation in all
! three ..., 81 u.tu.
! It required the attendance of every mem
| Der Of the board in the city IN order %
/ make a quorum, the members present be-
| ing Mr.. J. r. Saussy, Col. j. II. Estil
/ Capt. Henry Blum, MIR. p. A. S.oval|. ard
/ capt. NJ. \. O'Byrne. In The absence Of
! the president and vice president. MIR. Saus-
/ sy, Chairman, presided.
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