The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-08
MAYELECTTEACHERS
AT ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD OF
EDUCATION TODAY.
NO SUCCESSOR TO PARKS
LIKELY TO BE CHOSEN UNTIL MUCH
LATER IN THE SEASON.


Reports as to Efficiency of Their
Teachers-On These Is Based Ac-
ton of Board in EIectiOns-Many
Applications Received for Place of
Teacher of Science in High
SchOOI-Number of Vacancies Like
Iy 10 Exist at ReOpening of schools
in OctOber-TO Fill These Teach
ers' Examination VIII be Held
June 20.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Education will be held this afternoon.
Many questions of Importance will be
brought before it, chiefly that of the
election of teachers for the next school
term. 1t is customary to make this
election at this time. and it is prob
able that it will take place, though
this is not settled, as the election last
year was not held at the annual meet
ing. Whether held or not however.
the question will at least come before
the meeting for discussion.
Written reports will be read at this
meeting from the principals OF
all the schools and on those
reports which treat of the eff
cheney of the teaching corps of each
school, will depend, in a measure, the
action of the board when the election
takes place. These reports are rem
dered each quarter.
AS has been announced in the Morn
ing News before the resignation of Mr..
Marvin NJ. Parks as teacher of science
in the High School will also be brought
before this meeting. Mr.. Parks has
resigned to accept the chair of ped
agogy in the Georgia Normal and In
dustrial College, Milledgeville. 1t is
hardly probable that a successor to Mr..
Parks will be selected at this meeting,
though a number of applications for
the place have already been received,
coming from all over the state
AS has been stated before, num-
her of vacancies will be found in the
ranks of the teachers when the schools
reopen in October, this because OF res
ignations which generally take place at
the end of the school year or during
the holidays. To supply these Vacan-
cies a teachers examination has been
decided on for June 20. when it is hoped
to secure a list of eligibles large enough
to supply all vacancies that may exist
at the reopening of the schools or that
may occur during the year.
That Mr.. Parks abilities as a teach
er are generally recognized may be
seen from the following tribute paid
him by an exchange:
"The trustees of the State Normal
and Industrial School at Milledgeville
have elected Prof M. NJ Parks, of the
Savannah High School. to the ah-im-
portant chair of Pedagogy, to succeed
Prof. Woofter, who has been called to
a chair in the University of Georgia.
Among the younger teachers of Geor-
gia there is not a more vital and prom
Using figure than the new professor OF
Pedagogy at Milledgeville.
Prof. Parks is first honor graduate
of Emory College, and has devoted
himself with heroic assiduity to the
equipment of himself for useful and
effective work in the educational life
of Georgia. He has prosecuted with
brilliant success, through several
years, the study of special branches
I'm the Harvard University and In
the University of Chicago and carries
the highest and heartiest testimonials
of both colleges. He has studied and
travelled in Europe and for several
successive summers has been the chief
of a large company of Georgia teachers
who have sought the summer school
of Chicago University.
1.-The history of this young Georgian's
devoted efforts to render himself fl
for highest service in the states edu-
cational system is story worthy of al
interest and of the highest emulation.
Best of all his qualifications, Prof
Park is endowed by nature with q
high and noble spirit of life and en-
thusiasm which quickens and inspire:
all who come in contact with 1t. He
is a born teacher. and Georgia is rich
in his spirit and in his equipment
which viii surely call him to continued
and progressive service in the state"