The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-09
MORE SCHOOL ROOM NEEDED.
BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSED
THE MATTER AT LENGTH.

Statement Showing the Financial
Status of the BOnrd and Its Re-
Guirements for the Coming Henr.
Additional Provisions Needed for
Several Hundred Children for
whom There Is Now No Room in
the schooIS-Must Either Build
New school Houses or Enlarge
Present BuiIdings-The- Board to
Go Before the Grand Jury-Impor-
tant Changes Made in the Rules
for the Selection of Teachers TO
Fill Vacancies.
The May meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton last night was of unusual interest
and importance. The need of additional
school room was presented by the finance
committee in its report, and was discussed
by the board.
The members unanimously agreed that
| additional school room is needed and must
/ be provided If the necessary funds can be
! obtained. A resolution expressing the
| sense of the board that a new school build
ing for white children be erected, was
| adopted, as was also a resolution that If
! the grand jury should be unwilling to APP
| propriate a sufficient amount to build
/ new school house, it be asked to provide
sufficient funds TO increase the accommo-
dations of the present houses.
| The question of renting rooms outside
the school houses to satisfy the demand
for school room was presented by the
finance committee In its report, and con-
sidered by the board. The sense of the
board was that this is an unsatisfactory
and costly makeshift, and that the need
for additional school room can only be
met satisfactorily by means of permanent
| improvements.
! The board will appear before the grand
! jury TO present it's claims upon the coun-
ty whenever that body Is readyN to re-
ceive Ii and the president of the board
was instructed to notify the foreman of
the jury to this effect
An important step was taken by the
board in the adoption of rules regulating
the examination of applicants for va
cancies in the schools and the selection
OF teachers from the lists of applicants.
This action was taken on the recommen-
dation of Supt Ashmore who pointed out
the disadvantages under which the board
! has labOred in the past under the rule
requiring Old lists to be exhausted before
new lists of successful candidates could
be considered. The rules suggested by
Supt. Ashmore were adopted unanimous
! ly. Under these rules there will here
after be annual examinations of appli-
cants for teachers places on the third
Saturday in June and selections to fill
vacancies will be made from those of the
highest standing, all things being consld-
cred, without regard to the date of their
examination Applicants who have stood
examinations will be permitted to take
subsequent examinations If they so de-
sire. This change is of special interest to
! those intending to stand the examination
for places on the teachers list and also
to those whose names are now on the list
but who have not succeeded in obtaining
appointments as yet
The report of the committee on finance
which was submitted by the chairman
Commissioner Estill. is of general public
interest In view of the fact that the board
will shortly appear before the grand iury
for the purpose of requesting an appro-
priation for the coming year sufficient To
meet the needs set forth in the report
The report sets forth fully the reasons
of the board in asking the county for an
appropriation of $4,000 for the coming
year
The report is as follows:
The finance committee, as per your di-
rectiOn, begs to report that the resources
i
ance of the year 1899, say from NAV G.
1893, TO December, both inclusive, are es-
timated to be as follows:
Resources
Cash on hand May 6. 1899, as per
treasurer's report ................ 1880 81
Balance due from state for 1899, as
per treasurer's report ........... 21,71S O6
Balance due from county for 1899
as per treasurer's report ........ $4,000 90
Southwestern Railroad dividends
Tor July 1899 ........,............ 80 90
High school fees. due October
1899 (estimateD ......... ......... 1850 co
Total 49,. ...... ...... ........ SOL. 4O3 81
Expenditure
Pay rol. (teachers), MAY to De-
cember inclusive, as per report
of treasurer and superintendent $55, $50 90
Rent, as per treasurers report
(unless additional rooms are
rented during October next. In
that event this item will be
largely increased) ............... 22e 90
Repairs (estimated) ................ $500 90
Supplies (estimated) ............... 1900 90
Insurance, as per treasurer's
statement .....,... ....... ........ 10 So
Current bills unpaid, as per treas
urer's statement ...,............ IT'S 90
IOtal ......... ........ ......... .S60,714 81
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For the year 1900, January to December
31st, both inclusive. the resources and ex-
pendhures of your board, as estimated
by your committee, will be as follows:
Expenditures
Pay rolls for teachers, janitors,
etc. If same as for 1899 (esti-
mated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $l02,O 90
Current expenses, including sta
toner's supplies, fuel, household
goods printing, insurance. rent
Of no increase) and mscellane-
Gus items (estimated) ......... 6,40 90
Expenses of building three 90
country school houses (estmat-
ed al $500 apiece ,................ 24oo 90
S1l0SO 90
Resources
Estimated balance Dec 81, 1899 S 629 80
State appropriation. If same as
for 1899 ............................ S61SS AZ
High school fees (estmated) .. 1850 90