The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-29
SCHOOLS FAST FILLING UP.
,-,Ry LITTLE ROOM LEFT NOW FOR
NEW PUPILS.

To-day the Last Day for Securing
cards of Adm3ssiOn-S37 Issued Up
IN Inst Night-Many of the Lower
Grades Already FuII-The school
uuildings Inspected by Supt Ash
.,nre-Hre in Excellent Condition,
He says.
To-day is the last day for obtaining ad-
,,ission cards to the schools for the new
e.bool year opening Monday, Oct. ..
Many of the lower grades are already fun,
n,t there is still room for a good many
,,,nils in the different schools.
The number of admission cards issued
,asterday was 252 making the total num-
her for the two days SS7 divided among
,be different schools as follows: Anderson
street. 159: Barnard Street, Sc Cathedral,
so. chatham No. /, 10; Chatham No. 2.
1o-. Henry Street. 112 Massie, So; st. Pat
tricks, 81.
snnerintendent Ashmore made an inspec-
zion of all The school buildings in the city
during the day in company with the act
ing president OF the Board of Education,
MIR J. R. Saussy. Il found all the build
inss in excellent condition" said the sup
erintenden1. "They are very clean and
their sanitary condition is unusually good.
In fact. think the condition of the build
ings al ore sent is the best 1 have ever
known. Everything is now in readiness for
tbe opening of the schools Most of the
teachers are back and the absent ones Will
b4 on hand before The schools open Mon
day morning"
All the principles are now in the city
with the exception of Mr.. Arthur ].
O'Hara OF st. Patrick's, Mr.. p. f. Brown
of Barnard street, and Maj. T. S. Lucas
Of Anderson street. DR.. w. f. Galloway
arrived from Baltimore yesterday. Prof.
J. 5. Sims, who spent part of his vaca-
zion al The University of Chicago re-
turned this week, Several of the teachers
took the summer course at the University
of Chicago, including Messrs. Brown and
Woods Miss Muslin of the Henry Street
School has returned from her vacation in
Atlanta and Western Georgia.
Supt Ashmore has requested the city
teachers to meet him at the Chatham
Academy at $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing for instruction and assignment AT
II o'clock the country teachers will meet
the superintendent for instruction.
Supt. Ashmore said that the children,
who we're in school at the close of the
wear. should be prompt in claiming their
places No seats are 10 be held in reserve
after the opening, but as 1t will take the
PRINCIPALS a day or two to get their reports
ready for the superintendent those who
are unavoidably delayed the first day Will
stand some show of getting their places
The second day. AS soon as the principals
make their reports, showing the number OF
vacancies in the different grades the SUI
perintendent will begin assigning those on
the waiting list in the order which they
Gene The waiting list is already large
one. The first grades are full in all ex-
cept the Anderson, Massie and two Chat
ham schools. The majority of the other
grades are filled, extra provision having
been made in the lower grades.
Every available space has been used,
said Supt Ashmore and every effort
made to get all the children possible into
the schools"
The colored schools have been completely
filed up, and with a large waiting list
beside