The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01
SCHOOLS NOW READY TO OPEN.
PREPARATORY INSTRUCTIONS CIV
EN- TO THE TEACHERS.

signment of Teachers and In
structs Them in the New Features
and the Use of New Books 10 BE
| Introduced This Year-Hesigna-
lions of Misses HaItiwanger and
BeII Cause Several Changes in As
sIgnments-New Readers and Spell
crs and New History in the Fifth
Grade 10 BE IntrOduced-PRper
PADS to lie Preferred to States.
Everything is now in readiness for the
opening of the schools tomorrow. All Of
the principals are back from their summer
vacations and probably all Of the teach
ers. Al any rate, they will all be here
| by tomorrow morning. The teachers
have been scattered all the way from Can
ada to Florida. A few remained in Sa-
vannah, but the majority took their sum
mors elsewhere. Several took the summer
courses at the University Of Chicago, but
! the majority gave their time to recreation.
Supt Ashmore had two meetings with
! the teachers yesterday morning, one at $50
| o'clock with the teachers of the white
grammar schools Of the city and another
at Ii clock with the teachers of the
were informed Of their assignments for
the year, and were given instructions as
to certain changes in methods of work
and the use of the new books which have
been ordered introduced by the board. The
changes in books involve a complete
change in srammars and spoilers and a
| change in thc history used in the fifth
grade. Lyte's grammars are to be used
instead of Harvey's, and in spoilers Reads
! Word Lessons are to be used instead of
Swinton's. The fifth grade will use Cham
ber's Primary History instead of SWIM
tons Primary History. The latter is the
book which was objected to by the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy as being unfair
10 the South. The Board of Education had
| already decided on a change for other rea-
sons, however. before the matter was
| brought to its attention.
Supt AshmOre explained the arrange
ment which had been made with the book
sellers for the exchange of old books in
! the purchase of new ones. Printed slips,
| showing the changes in each grade and
the prices allowed by the dealers for the
old books, win be distributed in the
schools
A matter of interest to both parents ana
pupils is the change made in the method
| OF making the weekly reports which the
children are required to carry 10 their
IN their classes. Inc change is described
| by Supt. Ashmore as a change from the
negative to the positive method. Hereto
fore the marks on the pupils cords have
shown simply the number of misses for
the week in each study. The percentage
system has been substituted for che marks.
Supt. Ashmore believing that this will give
a more intelligent idea 20 the parents of
the scholarship displayed by their CHI kiren
Under this system of marking lO0 or p
is perfect; IS 10 100 is E., or excellent; s.
TO 80 is G., or good; Is to IS is F.. or
fair; below 20 is u, or unsatisfactory. A
low mark in department viii mean wasted
time and hipdrance to others. The teach
ers VIII be at liberty to mark either ac-
eording TO the letters or, if they choose,
The exact percentage attained by each pu-
pll. Inc card shows the standing of the
pupil for each day in the week
Writing Pads in Place of States.
Another matter of general interest is the
Introduction of writing pads as substitutes
for states. This change S not made com
pu.sory and the pupils are al liberty 10
use either states or pads but 1t is believed
that the pads wiz be more generally used.
Progressive school journals throughout the
country have condemned the use of states
as filthy and unsanitary, and cot con-
duclve 10 cleanliness and good manners on
the part of the pupils. Believing that the
pads would prove popular Supt. Ashmore
has had the bookdealers lay in a stock of
standard pads, SIKH inches There Is
considerable competition among the book
dealers for this business, aud pads con-
tanning anywhere from forty to 100 leaves
are being offered for cents
Morrills spelling blanks will be used In
the schools this year. The form for these
blanks was gotten up by Mr. Ashmore,
and the banks gotten out at his request
by Maynard, Morrill, & Co. of New York.
Mr. Ashmore has been informed by the
firm that the blanks have proven quite
popular, and that they have met with
large sale throughout the country. The
blanks contain the alphabet in vertical
letters at the top of each page, with dou-
bic lines down each page In their spell
ing lessons the children will be required
70 first spell the words orally and then to
write each word on the page assigned for
the lesson, the vertical writing being used.
The designations received by Supt. Ash
more last week required several changes In
the assignment of teachers, and the new
assignments were announced yesterday.
The designations were from Miss Eva Hal
tiwanger of the fourth grade of the Hen
ry Street School, and Miss NJ. E. Bell
of the third grade, of St. Patrcks School.
Miss #. /. Adams was promoted from the
third grade of the Henry Street School to
iii the vacancy caused by Miss Haltiwan-
gers resignation. Miss Emmie Jaudon. of
School, was promoted TO the third grade
of the Henry Street School. Miss Ellen
Vaughan from the Henry street, first
grade, TO the Anderson street, second
grade Miss Stella Englerth the assistant
at Henry street, was promoted to the first
grade there, and Miss Amy Oliver was
taken from the eligible list and named as
assistant at Henry street.
At St. Parcks School Miss T. ]. Spann
was promoted from the second grade to
the third grade. to fill the vacancy caused
by Miss Bells resignation. Miss Irene
| Courtenay was promoted from the first to
the second grade, and Miss Kate Meylcr.
the assistant al the Cathedral School. was
promoted to the first grade at St Pat
rck's. Miss Katie Walsh was selected
from the eligible list for assistant at the
Cathedral School
Who the Teachers Are.
The assignment of teachers for the
schools now stands as follows:
Anderson-Principal, T. s. Lucas; Sixth