The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-09
TEACHERS ASSIGNED
GRADES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS RE-
ARRANGED.
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN OCT. /,
TEACHERS TO ASSEMBLE FOR IN
STRUCTIoN SEPT. so.

Must Attend the school of the Dis
trict in which They Live-Needed
Transfers to BE Issued Last Week
of This Month-NO Pupil to De Re
cetved Unless Successfully Vacci-
neutrality-suspicious. to BE Taught in
Grammar schools for First Time.
The Assignment of Teachers.
The September meeting of the Board
of Education. yesterday afternoon, was
of interest was the completion of ar
engagements for the opening of the
schools Oct. l and in this connection
the Encouragement of the grades and
the assignment of teachers. These as
signments, although they caused some
shifting of places. were made in ac-
cordance with the recognized rules of
the board.
superintendent Ashmore reported
that the repair work on the various
schoolhouses is nearly completed and
will be finished by Oct. l, and not only
is 1t his opinion that the schools this
year will be in the best physical con-
dition they have ever been in, but ev-
erything points towards the best ses-
sion in the history of the schools.
Physiology i'm Grammar schools.
The committee on text books, to meet
the requirements of the recent act of
the Legislature making it compulsory
that physiology be taught in the pub
lie schools, reported that it had select
ed book on Elementary Physiology
ana Hygiene" to be studied by the
classes of the seventh and sixth grades
PHYSIOLOGY has always been taught in
the High School but this will be the
first time it has formed a part of the
studies of the grammar schools.
designations were received and ac-
cepted from Miss Jane May who
taught the first grade in the Massie
School, and Miss Leila B. Hill who
was in charge of the fifth grade of the
Thirty-eighth Street School. Two of
the female teachers of the colored
schools also resigned, G. X. Horton
and May R. Johnston, the first teach
er in the West Broad Street School
and the other one of the teachers of a.
country school,
petition asking that a school for
colored children be established at
Thirty-eighth street and Waters Road
was received. AS there is now a school
near enough to that neighborhood the
petition was declined. A proposition
to sell the board a lot for a colored
school on West Broad street between
Thirty-second and Thirty-third streets
was referred to the committee on
school houses
This will be the last afternoon meet
ing of the board at least until next
summer During the winter months
the meetings will be held at night.
schools Reopen Oct. L.
superintendent Ashmore has an
nounced that the schools will be open-
ed for the school year, Oct. /. Cards
of admission will not be needed by
sucn pupils as were in attendance at
the schools when they were closed. the
END OF June, but those who were not in
attendance then will need such cards
ana these can secure them by calling
at the superintendent office Saturday
Sept. 81 and Monday, Sept. %.
Pupils will be expected to attend the
school of the district in which thew
live. Such as have moved to other
school districts since the close of the
schools must receive transfers from the
superintendent. These will be issued
during the last week of this month.
Superintendent Ashmore wishes 1t fur
ther understood that no pupils will be
ADMITTED to the schools unless thew
nave been successfully vaccinated.
In preparation for the opening of the
schools the teachers of the white
schools are directed to assemble al
Chatham Academy Sept. 80 at Ia
O'Clock, for notification Of their as
slgnments and such other instruction
as may be necessary. The teachers nj
the colored schools are directed IN
meet on the same date, in the East
Broad Colored School, at II O'Clock
while the teachers of the country
schools are expected to attend a SINH
lar meeting, to be held at the Chat
ham Academy at IL o'clock. To these
teachers, in addition to the instruc-
tons, will be given their supplies.
THOSE present at yesterdays meeting
were commissioners ]. H. Estlll, M. F.
Dunn, S. B. Adams. M. A. O'Rvrne D
A. Stovall and r. j. Davant.
Teachers for Next Year.
The principals and teachers of the
white schools for the coming term are
as follows: - al
Anderson Street school-Mr NBF
Close, principal; teachers, sixth graIe
Miss M. E. johnson; flfth grade
MISS L. M. Cabaniss; fifth, b.. Miss
w. 5. Dubose; 4. A, Miss r. H. Riley.
4, B., Miss j. c. Purse; 3. A Mis-
Helen L. Vaughan; 3, B., Miss Mamie
Leoey; q A, Miss Maggie Chandler.
z, b., Miss America WOODBURY.: / q
Miss Eloise Wayne; 1, B.. Miss Lottie
b. Keller; assistant Miss Nav Keller
Henry Street School-Miss Julia A
Muslin, principal; teachers, 9Th grade
MISS A. V. Bourquin; s. A, Mrs. c. M
gray o, b, Miss L. E. Miller; 4, Miss
=. A. Landershine; 3. A, Miss Elsbeth
Schuster; 3, B., Miss Lena Alexander:
A" Miss Lizzie Mcconnell; ?, B.,
Miss Amelia Shumate; l, A, Miss ola,
ra Smith; /, B.. Miss Marion Zittrouer.
assistant, Mrs. Marie Grower.
Thirty Eighth Street School-Mr
+. Brown, principal. teachers sixth
Grade, Miss Eugenia Estin; Fifth. Mrs
). A.. Freeland; Fourth, A., Miss y
l. Adams: Fourth, B.. Miss Clifford
Gross; Third, A. Miss Sallie Cabaniss .
Third, B., Miss Emmie Carter: Sec
ond' A. Miss Lula Wynn: Second. r..
Miss Clyde Shuman; First. A.. Miss
Carol Moorer; First, b., Miss C. r.
Miller: assistant, Miss Julia Lebev.
Massey School-Mr. G. ]. Orr, prin-
cipal; teachers, Sixth Grade, Miss M.
A. Muslin; Fifth, A, Mrs. NJ. E. Nor
rison; Fifth. B.. Miss z. r. Fennell:
Fourth. Miss M. E. Carmichael, Third.
Miss Stella Englerth; Second. Miss
Florence Olmstead First, A. Miss
Emma A. Truslow; First. B., Miss
Matte Collins; assistant. Miss Mabel
Goodwin.
Barnard Street School-Mr. Thomas
II. Gignilliat, principal: teachers.
sixth Grade. Mrs. NJ. f. Spring: Fifth.
Miss NJ. w. Maccaw; Fourth, Miss
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