The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-30
SCHOOLS ABOUT FILLED UP.
Only Eighty Vacancies Left in the
White Grammar Schools.


There are just eighty vacant seats left
in the white schools Of the city for chill
dren who apply next week. All the other
seats have been taken and there are now
$50 names on the waiting list of children
whom the superintendent has been unable
to accommodate in the grades for which
they have applied.
In the arrangement and adjustment IF
classes incident TO the opening Of the
schools 1t is Likely that vacancies will be
found in few Ct the grades which now
appear to be closed and il is also ex-
pected that a small percentage of those
who were in the schools at the close Of
last year will fail to appear and claim
their seats next week. which viii give
room for some now on the waiting list.
BY good management Supt. Ashmore hopes
TO find room for all who have applied to
date, though as usual a number of tardy
applicants are expected to make their APP
pearance next week
No admission cards viii he issued to-
day. The superintendent and his assist
ants have given three days to this work
and there are matters relating to the or
ganization of the work for the coming year
which will require the attention of the
teachers and superintendent to-day. The
teachers of the white schools will meet
Supt. Ashmore at Chatham Academy at
$50 O'Clock this morning for assignment
and instruction At II o'clock the teach
ers of the country schools will meet the
superintendent for instruction in their
work.
Ninety admission cards were issued yes
,1oly tot al of arAg iC
sued for the three days. This sneans that
nearly 1000 children will be in the schools
this year who were not in attendance last
year. the large majority being in the lower
grades
81 estimate that there will be about 300
more children i'm attendance on the OPEN
ing day this year than last" said Supt
Ashmore The opening day last year show
ed an attendance of 1854 in the white
grammar schools. This year 1 anticipate
an attendance on the opening day of about
$500. This increase is made possible by
additional accommodation provided for the
lower grades and the Encouragement Of
the classes in the several schools"
Supt. Ashmore says that the impress
sion prevailing with good many people
that children from the surrounding coun-
ties are freely admitted to the schools here
on the same terms with the children of
parents residing in the city is an error
Particular inquiry is made in the case
of each applicant" said he, ito ascertain
whether the child or its parents. are
bona fide residents Of the city. Where such
Is not the case admission is refused. This
is the rule of the Board of Education, and
1t IS wisely enforced for the reason that
there is not sufficient room in the schools
for the children of parents who are bona
fide residents. Exceptions are made in
some cases where the parents are residents
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county, but are in business in the city
and taxpayers of the county, and, in fact,
practically citizens here. In other cases
applicants are refused"
Only a few applications were made where
the applicants were not entitled to the
privileges of the schools, but in some of
these the parties were very determined in
their efforts to get their children into the
schools by hook or crook, without regard
to the rules.