The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27
WITH Barred ARMS
CHILDREN WILL APPLY FOR AID
MISSION TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
HEALTH OFFICERS OFFICE
FOR VACCINATING PUPILS FITTED
UP IN CHATHAM ACADEMY.

Desks Arranged in Hallway for
Principals of the District schools
and Their Assistants, From which
Cards of Admission VIII BE Issued
Tomorrow and Tuesday-System
to Prevent Rushing and CrOwding,
Teachers VIII Meet Superintend-
ent AshmOre at Chatham Academy
Wednesdny-NearIy All Have Re
turned From Vacation Trips.
Everything is in readiness at Chat
ham Academy for issuing cards to the
school children tomorrow and Tues
day Cards Will be issued between
and / o'clock. SuDt. Ashmore has ar
ranged a complete system which will
enable the work to be done with the
greatest possible facility and with no
confusion.
At the Bull street entrance a card
has been put out with a hand point
ing to the rear. The pupils desiring
cards will go back to the lower hall
way. short distance from the door
IS hung large card board sign calling
attention to the fact that vaccination
is required and that a physician is
there to make an examination of the
arms of the children. In case there is
sufficient evidence of vaccination
card is given and the children pass OH
to the desks from which the cards are
TO be issued.
In case the Health officer is not
satisfied with the evidence of vac
cination the children are taken into
another room. This little room had
the appearance yesterday of a, practic-
ing physicians office minus only the
usual wealth of instruments. Every
thing necessary for vaccination pur-
poses has been put in place AS soon
as the child has been vaccinated he
IS given a small red slip marked Vac
Cinated'' and is then allowed to ap-
ply tor his admission card.
The cards given those who are vac
cinated at the building differs from
the one given to those whose arms
Show evidence of proper and recent
vaccination. The difference in the cards
as in order that the teachers may
keep track of those pupils Vaccinated
at the Academy and watch if the vac
cination takes
Desk for Each school.
Along the hallway, after the vacci-
nation office has been passed. are rows
of desks at which the cards of adnis-
sion will be issued. Each desk is near
one of the large supporting pillars and
on the pillars a placard is hung with
the name of the school represented
Hhe principal of each school ard one
assistant will be at each desk to issue
Hhe cards. At the head of the row
of desks, desk has been placed for
Supt. Ashmore Mr.. Ashmore viii re-
main at the desk during the time the
children are applying for cards in or
der that he may be consulted on any
matter concerning which the teachers
may be in doubt.
After receiving their admission cards
fhe pupils pass on down the hall, leav-
1ng the academy by the Drayton street
entrance. By this arrangement the
children are kept constantly moving
forward, and all crowding or crushing
Us avoided, a state of affairs that would
be sure to exist if they were compelled
TO leave the building the same way
On which they entered 1t.
At the various desks everything has
been put in readiness. Pen and ink
blotter, pads, and pencils have been
placed on each desk for the use of the
teachers, and the admission cards are
ready. The entire building has been
put All lLt DtSI u OIu6T, ana everything
is in readiness in the class rooms for
the beginning of school work Thurs
day
The admission cards to the colored
pupils of the city will be issued at
the colored school buildings. Cards to
the West Broad street and the Maple
street coored schools will be issued
at these buildings tomorrow, and those
to the East Broad and Duffy street
schools at the school buildings Tues
day The colored teachers will issue the
cards.
Teachers Meet Wednesday.
Wednesday the white teachers will
meet Supt Ashmore at Chatham Acad-
envy for q general talk on the work
of the year. The city teachers will
meet at 10 o'clock, and the country
teachers at II O'Clock.
At II o'clock the superintendent will
meet the colored school teachers at
the East Broad Street School
We are ready for issuing the cards
and for the opening of school," said
Supt. Ashmore yesterday. "All the
school houses have been put in the
best of condition, and everything is
neat and in order. The janitors have
been at work for some time thoroughly
cleaning the rooms and putting things
in order for work, which we are now
ready to begin"
At the Maple Street Colored School
the work of repairing and remodeling
have been practically completed, and
everything will be ready by Thursday
The new school building will accommo-
date 200 additional pupils. and the
crowding experienced last year will be
greatly alleviated.
The teachers have nearly all returned
to Savannah from their vacation trips
Mr. J. S. Sims of the High School re-
turned from North Carolina resorts yes
terday. MIR. w. E. Thompson, princi-
pal of Chatham No l, returned Friday
DIR. w. F. Galloway also returned Fri
day from his vacation in BaltimnIe
Miss r. H. Riley, who spent the sum-
Jner in North Carolina, has also re-
turned Several other teachers mott
fed Supt Ashmore that they would ar
rive in Savannah last night. and it is
probable that all have now returned.