The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-10
NO ROOM FOR MORE CHILDREN
LAST YEARS ATTENDANCE LARG-
EST IN HISTORY OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.


Resignation Accepted by the Board
of Education and j. II. SnussY.
Esq Elected Vice Chairman-The
Names of Thirty Successful Candf-
dates Placed Upon the Waiting
List-SeveraI Vacancies Expected
10 Occur soon.
The July meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation was held at the Chatham Academy
yesterday afternoon, those present being
Col George a. Mercer president, presid-
ed, The other commissioners were
Messrs. Saussy Denmark. Blum, Lee Roy
Myers. Estiu and O'Byrne
The resignation OF Dr. James B. Read,
for many years vice chairman Of the board
and one OF its most faithful as well as
most influential members, was received,
and accepted with regret. Mr.. j. R.
Saussy was elected vice chairman to i'll
the vacancy.
The monthly report of Superintendent
Ashmore was of special interest Al
though deferring fun review of the
school work of the year just ended until
the annual report to be submitted later,
Superintendent Ashmore says: The past
school year, I believe has been a Very
successful one despite the unfavorabie
conditions under which some OF the
schools had 10 be operated on account
of the burning OF Chatham Academy. The
school enrolment and attendance has been
larger than ever before in the history of
the city"
The following interesting comparison of
the school enrolment as compared with
the previous year, is submitted City
schools, 1S99-White 3,S51 colored. 2,l64;
total, sos. City schols 1900-White, 4,04S,
colored, 2,2S7; total. 6.347. Increase.
whites, 1877; colored, 135; total 1872. For
the country schools there was a decrease
of sixteen whites and an increase of thir-
teen colored. The total enrolment for both
city and county 4705 white and 1892
colored, making grand total of 1851, or
an increase for the year of 1923.
Commenting upon these figures, super
intendent Ashmore said:
1T vii! thus be seen that the annual
increased demand for school accommoda-
tions continues uniform and steady, as it
has continued for many years. The great
problem before us now is that of school
accommodation During the first part of
the next school year the pressure will I'M
questionably be very great, but ii is TO
be hoped that the pressure win soon be
removed by the increased room at the
Eighth Street School and at Chatham
Academy. This temporary embarrassment
will be further increased by the unwilling
ness of parents to send their children to
the afternoon schools. AS there seems to
be no practical remedy aside from wait
ing for the completion OF the new build
ings, / shall do The best | can with the
problem, realizing however, that the sit
uation in October viii be very embar-
raising"
The unsatisfactory conditions existing in
School are alluded 10 by SuDt. Ashmore
with the conclusion that it will be useless
10 attempt to remedy these conditions I'M
til the completion of the Eighth Street
School when one grade can be transferred
40 the new school from Henry street.
The report of the committee on the re-
cent examination of applicants for teach
ers places was received aud adopted.
The report shows that of the applicants
who stood the examination thirty obtain
ed the required percentage to place them
upon the eligible list and they were con-
sidered so recorded. OF this number six
teen are white and fourteen colored The
names OF the new eligibles are as follows,
being given in alphabetical order and not
according to their standing on the list:
Whites: Miss Matte +. Collins Miss
Margaret Fishburne, Miss Julia Harm, Miss
Georgia Hunt. Miss Francis Janow, Miss
Lenora kreeger, Miss Julia Lebey. Miss
Carol Moorer Miss Margaret Novel, Mr.
o. A. Partridge, Miss Lila Rabun. Miss
Edith Robinson. Miss Clyde Schuman.
Miss Amelia Shumate, Miss Mary f.
Thomas, Miss America Woodbury..
Goiored: Virginia Box, zeia Bfy-ier.
Samuel A. Grant, Florence Hendrickson.
Carrie Hendrickson, Nettie Houston. Sam
uel S. Kelson, Susie H. Lloyd. Madeline
Shivery, Marie Spencer, Rebecca styles,
Sarah Sheftau, Mamie Whitmire. Cyrus
Wiley.
Nearly an equal number of those who
passed under former examinations are
still on the list, so that being upon this
list does not by any means assure a
teachers place in the near future None
of the expected designations was received
yesterday, but the board has reason to
believe that there will be a few vacancies
20 fill in the near future Appointments
are made as a rule from those of high
est standing on the list, other qualifica-
tons being considered
Col Mercer, chairman of Special Com
mittee on rebuilding the Chatham Acad-
envy, made a report on what had been done
by the committee. The result of the first
conference OF the committee of the Board
or Education and the trustees of the acad-
envy has already been given in the Morn
ing News. Col. Mercer said further. that
ne is OF the opinion that the objection of
some of the trustees to any eniareement of
owing to doubts on their part. that 1t could
be rebuilt with the funds available but he
was of the opinion that the work could
be done within the limit and even If tina,
should be exceeded the Board of Educa-
tion could make up the deficit in advanced
rent. The report was received as informa-
tion.
The Finance Committee reported prog
ress in the matter of the fine paid into
court in the case of the Turnpike com
missloners versus the Vernonberg Shell
road Company.
On recommendation OF the Finance Com
nlttee, the superintendent of public schools
was made assistant to the treasurer in
order that he may ne familiar with all
items in the treasurers accounts, so as TO
be able TO give information to the board
whenever information may be desired
This service is to be performed without
compensa ton.
The resignation Of DR.. ]. r. Read. vice
chairman, as a member of the board was
read and accepted Dr. Read having re-
moved TO Green Cove Springs, Fla The
following resolution. offered by Mr. NV
ers, was unanimously adopted:
The Board of Public Education ac-
cepts with great. reluctance and regret
the resignation of DR.. James b Read the
vice president of this board, and is deem
ly panied to sever the relations official