The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-09
BUY POLICY TICKETS
THEIR WAY TO AND FROM
SCHOOL.
REPORTED TO SCHOOL BOARD.
COL. MERCER TELLS OF THE WORK
ON THE NEW CHATHAM ACAD-
ENVY.

BOARD of Education Accepts an Invi-
tation to Attend Anniversary Ex-
ercises of Union SOciety--NIr. G. j.
BnIdwin's Request for Graduated
Teachers of the Kate Baldwin Free
kindergarten System-Quarterly
Examinations Closed and the
Schools in Most satisfactory Con-
ditiOn.
The April meeting Of the Board of
Education was held last night. Col.
George A. Mercer, Mr. B. A. Denmark,
Capt. Henry Blum, Mr.. Leroy Myers,
Mr.. M A. O'Byrne. DR.. r. ]. Num-, Col.
j. II. Estill Mr.. p. A. Stovall, and Mr..
Herman Myers were present. After the
minutes of the last meeting, and the
monthly report of Superintendent Otis
Ashmore had been read Col. Mercer re-
ported that during March he visited the
West Broad Street and the Anderson
Street colored schools and found them IN
excellent condition. He particularly CON-
mended the discipline of the West Broad
Street school, Principal Butler, which
was, he said, equal if not superior to that
Of any school in the city.
When he visited the Anderson Street
School, Col. Mercer made, as is his Gus
tom, when visiting every school, a short
address to the children, and on this &C.
casion referred to the matter of drinking
and gambling and its effects on the peo-
pie. Principal Mcintosh said that he in
dorsed every word that Col. Mercer had
said and stated there were children pres
ent who had on their way to school
stopped to buy policy tickets for their
parents. He further said that he knew
of two formerly well-to-do colored men
who had lost their all and were now
tramps, their fall being due to gambling.
Col. Mercer also reported to the board
the progress that is being made on the
new Chatham Academy He said the roof
would be finished by June l, and that
the building is sure to be ready for occu-
pany by the time for the opening of the
schools In the fall. 1t is believed that the
wood work of the roof will be finished
by May /. Col. Mercer expressed his en-
tire satisfaction with the progress on the
building.
A communication was received by the
board from Mr.. George j. Baldwin, presi-
dent of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergar-
ten System, asking that the board in
dorse teachers certificates of graduation
issued by the kindergarten. In reply to
this communication the following resolu-
ton offered by Col. Estil was adopted
and the president and secretary of the
board were authorized to indorse said res
olution on certificates that may be is
sued by the officers of the Kate Baldwin
Free kindergarten System.
Resolved, That the Board of Public Ed
ucation of the city of Savannah and
county OF Chatham approves the work
done by the Kate Baldwin Free Kinder
garten, and commends it to the conf
dence of the public.
The Board accepted an invitation from
Col. Estill to attend the anniversary ex-
ercises of the Union Society which will
be held at Bethesda April %. This will
be the 151st anniversary of the society,
and the 16lst of the Bethesda Home.
In his report Supt. Ashmore stated that
the colored schools of the county had
been closed March 81; that also on that
date the quarterly examinations of the
city schools had been completed, and
showed the schools to be in a most sat
isfactory condition. The present number
of pupils is S,62S.