The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13
WILL BUILD THE NEW SCHOOL.
WELLS SQUARE TO GET THE BUILD
ING GRAND JURY RECOMMENDED.

cfded ut Its Annual Meeting Last
Night TO BuIId-superinten dent,
Assistant superintendent, Princi-
. pals and Teachers Reelected.
New school Houses TO BE
Built Mt Isle of Hope, White BIut-
md Either Bethel or West savan-
nah-Daughters of COnfederacy
object to swinton's HistOry-Mrs.
Barnum Wants Sewing and Cook
ing Taught in the schools.
school building will be erected on
/ Wells square. The Board of Education
held its annual meeting last night at the
| Chatham Academy, and the members were
seemingly in favor Of the plan recommend
ed by the grand jury. The matter was
not definitely decided upon. but was refer
red TO the committee on school houses, and
that committee will report at the next
meeting Of the board
| In the discussion there was some diff
! ference of opinion regarding the wisdom
of restrictions placed upon the special
fund of $4,000 by the grand jury, though
there seemed an unanimous desire on the
part Of the board to respect the recon-
mendation and have it carried out as far
as might be possible. 1t is. therefore,
probable that the work viii begin on the
building as soon as plans can be secured
The Wells square building will probably
not be commenced until late in the sum
mer. The initial steps cannot be taken
before that time, and the building will.
therefore not be ready for use until late
next term. 1t is very probable that IL
will not be occupied before the beginning
of the fa.l term in 1900. The $4,000 special
appropriation is not adequate for the
erection Of a sufficiently large and well
equipped school, building. More money
viii be necessary, as it is said the board
Will probably expend at least $25, 900. 1t
has been said thai the next grand Jury
viii probably be found sufficiently alive
to the demands of the situation and will
be forthcoming with another $4,000 or
$1,000 TO complete the building that VIII
be commenced with the $4,000 voted by
The last grand jury
The residents of the neighborhood of
Wells square, which is between Eighth
and Ninth and Montgomery and West
Broad streets, will doubtless be glad to learn
that they are 10 have a school building.
The children of the vicinity have attend
ed the Henry Street School as the nearest
TO their homes, distance that has been
found trying for the smaller ones 1t is
said the section OF the city selected above
all others stands in need of a new school
building.
A matter of interest to the teachers
was the election. AT its annual meetings
the board elects teachers for all the
schools. Although there had been wills
pers of some few of the teachers failing
of reelection. it was understood by the
Morning News on Sunday that the rumors
were without foundation and that the
board would probably re-elect the entire
corps. This it did after considerable dis
cussion and close consideration of the
merits Of the teachers as gathered from
reports of the principals and the superin-
tendeat.
AT the meeting were President George
A. Mercer, Mr. j. r. Saussy Mr.. Leroy
Myers, Mr.. p. A. Stoval, Mr.. B. A. Dem
mark and Mr. M. A. OByrne. After the
members We're called to order Supt Ash
more read his monthly report, calling at
tention to the work accomplished during
the year and speaking of the prospects
for the future. He said the teachers had
been faithful to their duties, and that the
years work had upon the whole proved
| very satisfactory, The superintendent re-
ported MS visit to the Atlanta schools
and that of the assistant superintendent
here last week. to the Savannah schools
President Mercer reported that he had
visited two of the schools during the
month, the Anderson Street colored and
Chatham School No. 2. He found the
work in the schools very satisfactory.
The principals were called in turn 90 re-
port upon the years work in their re-
spective schools. 1t was after all had
been heard that the board proceeded with
the election, continuing the superintendent
the assistant superintendent, the princi-
pals and all the teachers in the places
they occupied during the year
Directions were given to have a school
site at Isle of Hope recently donated by
Mr.. Parsons surveyed. The question OF
country school houses also came up. and
after some discussion 1t was decided To
build at Is.e of Hope and White Bluff
One other school house will be built, but
the board did not decide definitely where
it is TO be located. It will, however be
in West Savannah or at Bethel, about fit
/ teen miles west of the cty. The choice
between the two localities will be made
tons
Leave of absence was granted Miss A
McCrohan of St Patrick's school. who ;,
in Atlanta under the treatment of an oc-
uAsi. The superintendent recommended
thot leave be granted her. es her work
mas always been satisfactory and she has
missed no time before from her duties
which she viii be unable to resume MS
| term.
A communication was received from
Mrs. George Barnum, who desires to have
| cooking and sewing taught in the schools
! She showed that the trustees of the Pea
body fund stand ready to defray the cost
| OF the giris' instruction in those arts. ali
that is requested of the authorizes being
that they furnish the necessary room.
Mrs. Barnum, who writes above the men
name Of Frances Courtenay Baylor. re-
| Gently contributed a widely read serial
! story to the Cosmopolitan upon How
! Miss Miggs Prepared Herself for Matri-
mony,' that serves as a perfect nlustra-
! lion OF what her ideas are as to what is
needed as a part of the education of a
| ei3. Her communication was nor acted
| upon by the board but may be taken up
| again at q future meeting.
The local chapter OF the Daughters of
the Confederacy sent in a letter. calling