The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-24
WILL OPEN ON FEB. a
THREE CLASSES IN 3sTH STREET
SCHOOL WILL BEGIN THEN.
FIRST AND SECOND GRADES.
ALL THAT WILL BEOPENED IN NEW
SCHOOL THIS SESSION.

Some Formal Ceremonies Will At
tend the Opening of the school.
BuiIding One of the Best IN the
south and the Finest in the State.
school Furniture and Heating APP
paratus Have Arrived and Will Be
in Position by End Of Wcek-JOhn
Marshall Day in Public schools.
Superin5endents VIII Meet Next
Year i'm Savannah.
The Thirty-eighth Street School will be
partially opened on Feb. 4, the first Mon
day in the month. On that day the plan
suggested by Mr.. Ashmore and adopted
by the Board of Education will be formal
ly inaugurated.
The plan contemplates the opening of
only three classes, two first grades and
one second. The superintendent exhaus-
| tive examination of conditions in the
southern section of the city convinced him
chat it was upon the lowest grades of
the schools in that section that there was
the greatest pressure, and he came to the
conclusion that to open two first grades
and one second grade in the Thipy-eighth
Street School would serve to overcome all
existing difficulties that have sprung from
| lack of room for the accommodation of
pupils.
Mr.. Ashmore is convinced that the open
| ing of the new grades will not only re-
heve the pressure upon the Anderson and
/ Henry street schools, but will permit him
to find places for all the children in the
section of the city south of Bolton street
Who are now on the waiting list.
The furniture for the new school and
the radiators, the arrival of which has
been delayed, are now in the city. To-
day they Will be conveyed to the school
building and the work Of placing them in
position will be begun at once. 1t will re-
quire not more than two or three days
so that by the end of the week the school
Will be ready for occupancy.
The teachers for the new grades, while
they We're elected, among Others at the
last meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton, have not been assigned This mat
ter too, will receive attention before
the end of the week.
1t is intended that simple ceremonies
of some character shall mark the open
ing of the new school, The school build
ing, in it's completed form, is the finest
public school in the state, and one of
the finest in the South, and it is desired
TO give the public an opportunity of
| judging of its excellence. In construc-
ton the school embodies all the latest
and best ideas upon the subject of school
architecture. Special attention has been
paid to the lighting and ventilation of
the structure and in these respects it's
| superior is not anywhere to be found.
| Mr. Ashmore has received from State
School Commissioner Glenn. appeal
for the celebration of John Marshall
Day, Feb. 4, among and by the pupils
of the public schools. Mr.. Ashmore
stated that while some casual attention
would be paid to the day, it would not
be observed on any elaborate scale.
I'm my opinion" he said, the SER
vices rendered his country by Chief JUS
tice Marshall are rather over the heads
of public school children who can scarce
be expected to comprehend either the
Importance or the nature of the problems
OF constitutional law that he solved. The
observance of the day set apart in his
honor may with more wisdom and pro-
priety be left to the members of the bar;
| at any rate to those of more mature
minds than the pupils of the schools"
Mr. Ashmore is of opinion that ID is
unwise in principle to give up too many
of the school days to the celebration of
| the services of distinguished men. Al
few such days. he believes to be all right,
| but the practice is liable to very serious
abuse and, if a new name is added ov-
| cry little while, will result in serious in
reference with school work.
| MIR. Ashmore has just returned from the
annual meeting of the superintendent of
| schools of the various cities and counties
| of the state, which was held this year
| in Macon. The meetings are attended
| also by various other prominent educat-
ors among those in attendance at Ma
con being Chancellor Hill, of the Uni
versty of Georgia, and President Pol
lock, of Mercer University,
1t is the practice of those who attend
these meetings to examine closely the
school work in the cities in which they
are held and to compare the methods they
see in operation with those used under
their own supervision in their home cities
This examination and comparison is the
basis of the discussions that are after
wards held. The meetings result in
much benefit and broadening of views
to those who attend them and the one at
Macon. Mr.. Ashmore said, was no eX-
ception to the rule.
At Mr. Ashmore's invitation the asso-
citation decided to hold it's next annual
meeting in Savannah, and will assemble
here in January. 1902. Mr.. Ashmore is
| Justly proud of the school system of Sa-
vannah, and he is anxious that his con-
freres i'm education work in the state
shall have an opportunity to visit the
schools here and inspect their operation.
| His invitation 20 the members of the as
ISOLATION was gladly accepted.
|