The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-11
THEIR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.
SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL GET
TWELVE DAYS THIS YEAR

The Calendar Was In Their Favor
and the hoard could Not Figure
out shorter Vacation Opening
of Thirty Eight street school 90
Ne Made a Public Event-A Pro-
gramme 20 Be Arranged and City
aud County omciaIs and Grand
Jurymen 90 he Invttcd-school
VIII Probably he Opened Next
Month-somr Discussion OF Rent
ing Agreement with Academy
Trustees, hut the Minutes Adopt
ed.
The children o. the public schools will
have a longer vacation than usual this
year for tho Christmas holidays The
Board Of Education a. its meeting last
night. decided 20 close the schools Dec
q and reopen them Jan Q. thus givins
a holiday Of nearly two weeks
The unusual nhcrauty OF the board In
tho matter u the Christmas vacation was
no, due 20 any desire on the part Of the
members 10 uuduly lengthcn the holidays
Tor the children hut was simply made
necessary by the exlEencies Of the case
Friday Dec g. closes the third school
week o. the month The following Mon
day is Dec a. or Christmas Dvc. and %
was realized that little good could be ac-
comp.lshed by bringing the children back
on that day Under ordinary circum-
stances the schools would resume their
work on the following Monday. hut as
this happens to be- New Years Eve. ana
n New Year is a school holiday. no
satisfactory results could bc expected
from holding school on that day. Hence
10 was decided that the schools should
remain closed until Wednc sdsy. Jan.
when work may be resumed without 90.
corruption IL g. the peculiar comhna-
ton q dates and holidays which gives a
longer Christmas Vacat lion than usual,
aHd Il H. the calendar the children have
20 thank and not the board
II was reported tha' the Thirty Eighth
Street School was nearly IN readiness for
opening THIS viii probably take place
some time IN January II was decided to
make the opening OF the new school apun-
lie affair and the president and the Com
niece on School Houses were requested
10 fix a date and arrange O. programme
for the opening II was further decided
That special invitations 20 hc present
should boz ex ended 10 the Judges OF inc
courts tho Mayor and aldermen, me
County Commissioners. che clergy and
the members Of tho grand iuries. This
action was taken on motion Of Capt Hen
rs Blum.
Capt Blum also moved that the super
inteudrut be instructed 90 report az che
next meeting plan for opening the Thir-
ty-Eighth Street School Tor school pur-
poses This was also adopted The time
Of the board IN fact was largely occu-
pied tn discussing masters more or less
connected with the now school. most of
the questions raised being finally referred
10 Superintendent Ashmore 90 be exam
ined into and reported upon az the next
meeting
supt. Ashmore. In his report 20 the
board. stated that be had taken census
OF the children now tn attendance upon
the Henry and Anderson street Schools
whose homes are south Of Anderson street.
aud chat he found their number 20 be 80.
These are Ia addition 90 those children
south Of Anderson street whose names are
on the waiting list The superintendent
suggested that most OF the present press
nre upon the schools could be relieved
bv organizing two 40 four classes az the
Thirty-elghfh street school
The superintendent reported that he had
on hand desks and other furniture sufii-
Client for 3E scholars. on motion
40 purchase desks FOR 20 more.
which viii be sufficient 10 complete the
equipment Of the new school.
The reading Of the minutes o. the last
regular meeting ana those Of tho scverai
special meetings held 10 consider ;hs
several propositions and agreements win
the trustees Of Chatham Academy re-
harding the rebuilding % the burned por-
ton OF the Academy and the leasing %
the building 10 the Board ~ Education.
brought forth considerable discussion as
10 the proposed renting scheme. The
minutes We're confirmed. however.
The committee 20 which was rcfcrr'.h
the resolution for thc erection OF tenn
porary wooden structures on the Chatham
Academy grounds for school purposes.
reported that the board had no funds
with which 20 carry out this suggestion.
and the rcnort was adopted.
A resolution 20 sell twenty shares or
the Southwestern Railroad stock held by
the board and 20 turn tho proceeds INTO
the treasury. was referred 20 the Finance
Committee with instructions 90 report
hack 10 the board The president was au-
thorized 70 make "a loan to meet th-
at,ttvntfore Of the board