The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-26
APPLY FOR CARDS TO-DAY.
~ THE WHITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THERE ARE 7s9 VACANCIES.

Aggregate Of Vacancies In the Var
iou- Grades of the Grammar
schooIs-ProspectIye Applicants
Can Gather From the Figures
Something as 90 Their Chances of
Securing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and Assistants WIN Have Charge
of the Issuance og Cards at the
Acndemy-work VIII Go ON To-
day. Tomorrow ard Friday.
Vacancies for white children in the pub
lie schools number 7S9. These will Doe
filled by those TO whom CARDS Of admis-
sion will be given out at Chatham Acad-
envy to-day. tomorrow and Friday The
hours for the issuance OF the cards %
applicants will be from until ! o'c.ock.
supt. Otis Ashmore has ascertained just
where vacancies in the white 0nd colorel
schools exist. The principals viii know
Just how many cards can be- issued with
out ovcrcrowding She grades. and, when
that point has been reached no more
viii be granted admission. The names OF
additional applicants VIII have to go upon
the waiting list to be given accommoda-
ton in the grades they seek 20 enter o.
soon as a vacancy occurs.
In the lower grades OF the white schools
there are more vacancies than IN the
higher grades. The vacancies 10 the first
grades Of ali the white schools aggregate
~; IN the second grades. SO: in she third
grades. 100. in the fourth grades, %; IN
the NTH grades. n; IN the sixth grades,
"a; and In the seventh grades, =. From.
these figures applicants for an grades'
may be able TO conclude something ~ TO
their chances for securing admission.
Doubtless there will be- many who wiz
not ind accommodation IL is expected
that the issuance OF cards will open with
a rush this morning. and Il Is probable
that there will be but a slight falling OF
tomorrow. FRIDAY may bring lighter
labors for those who are TO be az the
academy for responding 20 the wants OF
the children and the parents who accom-
pany them.
First corners viii be those first served.
When all the places have been given out.
there win be nothing for heiatad appli-
cauts but 20 have their names 90 on the
list OF those Waiting FOR openings. These
openings occur from time TO time during
the term. and the children. in the order
In which their names appear upon the
withdrawal 81 pupils who were in az the
beginning OF school.
Careful preparations have been made by
Supt. Otis Ashmonc for the issuance Of
cards. The principals OF the schools and
their assistants met yesterday afternoon
at the academy for instructions. All the
principals save Mr.. Arthur O'Hara OF
st. Patricks School, and Mr.. J. ;. Sims
OF Chatham No. !. had returned from
their vacations yesterday.
Desks have been placed IN one Of the
rooms at the academy FOR the principals.
and there they viii pass upon the quail
fications OF the applicants for admission
20 their respective schools. Before the
applicants present themselves TO the prin-
cipas. they will have 10 show evidence
of successful vaccination TO one of the
city physicians. a curtaiued space for the
examination OF vaccination marks has
been set apart for the physician.
Cards Of admission will also be issuri
the coored children to-day and toner
row. Only to-day will they be issued at
the West Broad and the East Broad street
schools AMI only tomorrow will they be
issued at the Anderson and Duny street
schools.