The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-09
NAMING OF TEACHERS
TO BE DONE BY BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION JULY i.
SIMS SUCCEEDS PARKS
as TEACHER OF SCIENCE IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL.

These Decisions Made at Annual
Meeting of Board of Education
YeHterday-Mr. J. :. Sims Now
Principal of the Chatham school
No. I-That Place to Be Given Mr..
w. T.. Thompson, Now Assistant In
High SchOOI-COmmittee to Con-
slider Introduction of Physical
Culture in SchOOIs-BOard FavOrs
Attendance of Teachers mt Sum-
mer SchOOIS-MisS Emma b. Hop
ktns Granted Years Leave of Alb
sence.
Mr. ]. s. Sims will succeed Mr.. Mar
win NJ. Parks as teacher of science in
the High School. This was decided
by unanimous vote of the Board of
Education at its annual meeting yes
terday afternoon. AS has been stated
in the Morning News Mr.. Parks has
resigned from the High School to take
effect June 80, and will accept the
chair of pedagogy in the Georgia Nor
NAL and Industrial College at Milledge-
willie.
MI. ClIlS, WIN 10 lON PlAHNlPdA VI
Chatham School No. 1, is 10 be sue
ceeded by Mr.. W. E. Thompson. assist
ant teacher in the High School. Mr..
Thompson's place will be filled at the
annual election of teachers which will
take place July l. 1t has been GUS
tomary TO hold this election at the an
nual meeting. but for various reasons
it is now felt that it is best to hold it
after the school term ends.
Miss Emma B. Hopkins. a teacher
a years leave of absence beginning
Oct. in order that she may take a
course of study in the Teachers Col
lege, New York The leave of alb
sence is granted without salary and
merely means that her relative place
in the schools will be given her upon
her return. Miss Clara Smith, a
teacher of the Henry Street School,
rendered her resignation TO become
effective June II and it was accepted.
All of the principals had submitted
reports regarding the efficiency of their
teachers and the work of the schools.
These were read and in some cases the
principals summoned before the board
TO give additional information.
70 Consider Physical Culture.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. ]. R.
Saussy was passed authorizing the APP
pointment of a committee of three, OF
which the president of the Board shall
be chairman, to consider, during the
vacation, the practicability and pro-
priety of introducing a system of de.
partment of physical culture in the
schools.
Upon motion of Mr.. S. B. Adams, a
resolution was passed to the effect that
the Board of Education notes with
favor that several teachers of the pub
lis schools are preparing to spend {
part of their vacation in attendance
upon the University Summer School a
Athens, and other summer schools, anC
that the board appreciates the fac
that these schools add materially t
the equipment, experience and enthus-
iasm of the teachers.
Mr.. r. j. Davant, of the school house
committee, reported that an awning
to furnish shade to the children during
hot weather. has been placed in the
yard of the Thirty-eighth Street
School Mr.. Saussy reported that hi
had visited the Anderson Stree
School and found everything satisfac.
tory. and Col. George 4. Mercer made
a similar report relative to the Higf
School. The school house committee
was authorized to make such repairs
TO the school houses as may be found
necessary before the opening of the
next school year.
Regrets at Mr.. Parks Leaving.
A motion was passed at the sugges.
ton of Mr. Saussy, authorizing Presi.
dent Mercer to write a letter to Mr.
Parks, expressing the regret of tbs
board at losing him, and also it's ap-
probation of his services as teacher
during his six years connection witt
the schools. Those present at the meet.
ing were Col. George A. Mercer, pres
ident, and Messrs. ]. r. Saussy, Her
man Myers, Lee Roy Myers, Henry
Blum, P A. Stovall. NJ. F. Dunn, r.
J. Davant. S. B. Adams and NJ. a
O'Byrne.