The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-30
ONE MORE GRADE
NEEDED THIS YEAR IN THE WHITE
SCHOOLS of THE CITY.
THE WAITING LIST CONTAINS
SUFFICIENT FIRST GRADE Pupils
TO FILL ADDITIONAL GRADE.

Cards Issued Yesterday to 1873 Pupils
for Grammar Schools and 16 for
the High SchooI-TOtaI Number of
| Cards Issued o1S-22O Cards Issued
| to COIored Pupils of Duffy and
East Broad street SchoOIs-Every-
thing Ready for Work on Opening
Day.
Yesterday was another busy one at
Chatham Academy. Between and 1
! o'clock cards of admission were issued
and 16 for the High School. This
makes the total number of cards is
sued to white school children this year
s1s-a very good showing.
The work was carried on as smooth
ly and easily as II was Monday, per-
feet system characterizing7 everything.
There was not such rush as on Mon
day, owing to the fact that most OF
the children applied for cards that day,
but there was an almost continuous
stream of little ones passing in and
out of the academy during the morn
ing.
Health Officer Drummer and his as
sistants were not so busy as on Mon
day, though the temporary physicians
office was in use during the entire time
that cards were being issued. About
the same percentage of the children
who applied for cards yesterday were
vaccinated as on Monday. AS soon as
the hours for closing came the offices
were thoroughly swept out and cleaned
and put in readiness for the opening
of school tomorrow morning.
Cards Of admission were also issued
during the day at the East Broad
Street and the Duffy Street colored
schools by the teachers in the respec-
tive schools. The total number of cards
issued to colored pupils was go $50
being given out at the East Broad
Street School and 70 at the Duffy Street
School. Colored physicians were on
hand to vaccinate all children who had
not been Vaccinated.
Need for One More Grade.
There is every evidence that one
more first grade is necessary if all the
pupils are to be accommodated this
year, the crowding being particularly
evident in the southern section of the
city. Not including the sixteen cards
of admission to the High School, there
have been 902 cards issued to the white
children of the city this year. A large
part of the new applicants go into the
first grades, and this will make the
present facilities too small. One hun
dred and sixty-one children have been
placed on the waiting list In the two
days in Which, cards have been issued.
Supt Otis Ashmore said last night:
1T is evident that we need one
more first grade, this grade, especially
in the southern part of the city being
particularly crowded. I confess that
just at present / 90 not see where we
can put another grade, and can. make
no promise as to when and hUw the
children can be accommodated We
will do our best, however, and hope
that some plan may be devised by
which we can attend to ALL
There will be considerable crowding
in many of the other grades, and num-
bers of children who received cards
were turned away without the superin-
tendent being able to provide seats for
them. This it is believed will be rene
died within a short time after school
opens. AS soon as the work of the
school year is once under way trans
fer system will be put into effect. This,
it is hoped. will enable the schools to
accommodate all the children who have
applied.
The principal trouble will be with the
first grade pupils The crowding and
the need of another grade is plainly evil
dent when it is known that there are
already sufficient children on the wait
ing list of the first grade in the Chat
ham and Cathedral schools, to fill UP
an additional grade.
Organization Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the. schools will open and
the work of organization will be COM
pleted. All pupils. with the exception
of the Jewish children must be in their
places at the opening hour or their
seats will not be reserved for them.
This rule win be strictly observed, and
those who have been assigned seats
must be on hand to claim them, or
they will be compelled to take their
chances with those children who have
been placed on the waiting list.
The work in the morning will con-
sist mainly of organizing the classes,
assigning the text books, and other be-
ginning work of the year. 1t is not
expected that the children will be kept
at the schools more than couple OF
hours The regular days work will be
taken up on Friday.
The Iavyfsh children ara expl1Sad from