The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-27
ADMITTED MANY { CHILDREN.
SCHOOLS RECOHD ron ONE DAY
ESTABLISHED.

To the white Public schools Of che
City More Than 50o Pupils Were
Given Cards of AdmIs.ion-Great
Crowds Gathered at Chatham
Academy for the Cnrds-@D0 Vacan-
cies Remnin-MRnner OF Their nIs-
tribution Among the schooiS-Au
Who Apply To-day ana Tomorrow
WIN Scarcely nc Successful In Get
ting PIaces-rbey should 60 Upon
the waiting List.
A record for admissions TO The white
public schools OF the city was established
yesterday. when cards were given out at
Chatham Academy to $50 children In fact.
there We're few more than that num-
Der. which does not include those admit
ted TO the High School, OF whom there
were several. High School pupils usually
have their cards. and It Is Ia but Jew
cases that 1t Is necessary to give them
Children and parents began to gather al
the academy before O'Clock. II was from
that hour until / that cards were 20 be
given out. and there was "a hos, on hand
20 receive them. II became necessary for
many TO walt longer than they desired
because Of the great mass that wanted
cards. but the delay was unavoidable be-
ing due. principally, 70 the fact that many
Of the children had not been vacclna Cd
though enough had been advertised about
vaccination 20 make il clear that the OPP
Grafton was a requirement for admission
to the schools
Some loo children had 20 be vaccinated
by Health Oficcr W. r. Drummer and the
three assistants who were with him 70
represent the city. Had attention been
given the matter OF vaccination by par
cuts before. there would have been no
occasion for such delay. as Il was the
operation that impeded the machinery Of
the plQn arranged by superintendent OTIS
Ashmore for the examination OF appn-
cants and the Issuance OF cards.
The principals OF the several schools
were at desks Ia rooms Of the High
School building. and Il was 90 them that
the applicants for admission TO the re-
Epective schools applied after having
shown satisfactory evidence OF successful
vaccination to the physlc ans or having
been vaccinated by them. In cases where
children were vaeciuated by the attend
ing physicians. they were given cards
marked "Vaccinated," but tinged with
red which meant that the principals. on
issuing cards OF ADMISSION were TO make
a note OF the child as having been vac
cinated that day. so that he might be
watched for the effect
one OF the principals succeeded In COM
pletely filling up a school. Henry Street
School has not single vacancy Ia all,
2o5 vacancies remain. divided among the
schools as follows. Anderson. a.. Henry. o.
Massie. 80. Barnard, o. Chatham No. /,
l02: Chatham No. .. "a; Cathedral .. and
ST. Patricks. Z.
To-day and tomorrow cards will be sup
piled al the same hours. n Il believed
there viii be less OF rush than there was
yesterday. as most OF the vacancies have
been flied There win be more than
enough applicants to-day aud tomorrow
10 MI those that remain. and many will
have TO be put upon the superintendent
waiting LIST IN order that they may be
given admissions 20 the grades they desire
TO enter In the same order IN which they
apply when vacancies. from one cause or
another occur during the term.
Mr.. Ashmorc expects 6 number Of va
cancies TO appear upon the reopenlng %
the schools on Monday. The children who
were UPON AAa A@tt7 - tttN 49, - ~
term have places reserved for them. bat
Il rs not known that they will al return.
on the contrary. e. "a probable that there
VIII be a number who do not re-enter,
in which event their places Will be given
a. those whose names are first on the
waiting list 4 distinct advantage. there
fore. will b. enjoyed by those whose ntmes
are high up on the list.
Cards Of admission were issued during
the morning 20 the cclored children az the
East and the West Broad street schools.
This morning they viii be issued ~ the
Anderson and Duffy street coiored schools.