The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-09
ADAMS ON THE BOARD
WILL FILL VACANCY CAUSED BY
DEATH OF MIR. DENMARK.
t. H. GIGNILLIAT PRINCIPAL.
CHOSEN AS THE HEAD OF THIRTY
EIGHTH STREET SCHOOL.

From Which Teachers for the Pub
lie schools Are EIected-Report
Made to the Board of Education on
the Vandalism of BOy-Superin-
tendent, Assistant Superintendent,
Principals and All the Teachers,
Save One. Were Neglected by the
BOard-Superintend AshmOre's
Interesting Report Upon the Work
of the Year.
Mr.. Samuel B. Adams was elected a
member of the Board of Education at
its meeting yesterday afternoon. The
election was unanimous. and. after the
meeting, general satisfaction in the ac-
ton of the board was expressed. Mr..
Adams is regarded a valuable addi-
ton to its membership.
The meeting was attended by the fol-
lowing members of the board: Col. George
A. Mercer, president; Col. j. H. Estill,
MIR. Lee Roy Myers, Mr.. Pleasant A.
stovar, Capt. Henry Blum, DR.. NJ. F.
Dunn. Mayor Herman Myers. Capt M. A.
O'Byrne, and Mr.. F. G. duBignon.
The Committee on the Examination of
Teachers reported upon the following
names and, as the examinations had been
successfully Stood the names were
ordered placed upon the list from which
teachers for the public schools are elected;
Whites-Miss Edna Ackes, Miss Helen
Bergen, Miss Mabel Goodwin, Miss Marie
Grower, Miss Lotue Keller, Miss Mae
Keller, Miss Lueva Kreeger, Miss Helen
Lanneau, Miss May Mcconnell. Miss Car
rie Miller, Miss. Eta Oliver, Miss Lila
Rabun, Miss Clara Smith, Miss Emma
Truslow Miss Marion zittrouer, and Mr..
o. A. Partridge.
Colored-Stella Bagnel Virginia Box,
Martha Daniels, Carrie Hendricks, Net
tie Houston. Marie Spencer, Rebecca
Stiles Cyrus Wiley.
But few were chosen. for the list of
names represents the successful among
thirty-fohr whites and forty-two colored
persons who stood the examinations some
two weeks ago.
New Principal Chosen.
Mr. Thomas H. Gignilliat was elected
principal of the new hirty-Eighth Street
School He will assume the duties of the
position upon the reopening of the school
in the fall. Mr.. Gignilliat is a brother of
Mr. w. L. Gignnliat of Savannah. He
was educated for the United States Navy
at Annapolis and recently has been en-
ployed in the department of the United
States engineers at Washington. His ex-
perience at the Thirty eighth Street School
viii be his first in the instruction of
youth. There were nineteen applicants
for the position and there was consider
able discussion before an election took
place. But one ballot was necessary.
The city's assessment against the Board
of Education for the cost of the jefferson
street pavement, where the Thirty-eighth
Street School abuts, was referred to the
Mayor. 1t will be borne by the city
A teacher of the Anderson Street Col
ored School, A. NJ. Steele of the first
grade, resigned and the resignation was
accepted
Superintendent Ashmore reported the
malicious mischief of white boy, ]. h.
Olivieros, who had mutilated the fence
around the Anderson Street School The
matter was referred to the president and
the superintendent with power 90 act,
and the boy will probably be prosecuted
in the courts. His vandalism consisted in
knocking off portions of the ornamental
ton of the fences with a hammer.
Mr.. StovalL Mr.. Lee Roy Myers and
Capt. O'Byrne were appointed a commit
tee to draft suitable resolutions touching
the death of Mr.. Brantley A. Denmark,
who was a member of the board The
election of Mr.. Adams was to fill this
vacancy.
Elections resulted in Superintendent
Otis Ashmore and Assistant Superintend-
ent Frank Ferguson being again chosen
by the board. All the teachers of the
High School were reelected, and then the
several grammar schools were taken up
in turn. the principals and teachers Of
each being reelected, save in the Bar
nard Street School, where the assistant
teacher failed of reelection.
number of vacancies In the corps OF
teachers will doubtless occur, and the
board viii probably fiji all that are
brought 20 its attention at its next meet
ing.
SuperIntendent's Report.
The report OF Superintendent Ashmore,
which was of more than usual interest,
was as follows:
1.-The annual session of the schools was
closed on June %. and from the tabulated
statements just completed the following
information is given, showing the total
enrolment as compared with that of last
year:
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