The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-10
LARGE INCREASE IN
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Physical Training Well Received
by Pupils and Teachers.


The November meeting of the Board
of Education was held last night. The
chief matter before it was the report
Of Supt. Otis Ashmore, which shows
been an increase in attendance of 81
pupils, II whites and las colored, in
the city. and % whites and 127 colored
in the country schools. 1t shows, also,
that in the city there is one more room
in the white schools than there was
last year and three more in the col
ored schools. In the country the num-
Der of rooms and teachers remain the
same.
Referring to the recently introduced
physical culture in the schools Mr..
Ashmore says: ION Oct. 10 the work
of physical training was begun in the
schools under the direction of Miss
Sara Charlton, in accordance with the
action of the board at it's last meet
ing. This work has been so co-ordi-
mated with the other work of the
schools as to enable Miss Charlton to
visit each class room for the purposes
of instruction once each week, and be-
sides to make occasional inspections of
utes day are allowed on the pro-
gramme for these exercises.
Ample opportunity has been afford
ed the teachers at the weekly meetings
OF the normal class to receive the nee
essary instructions fom Miss Charlton,
who has already met with them sew
eral times for this special purpose.
am glad to report that the Inaugural
ton of these exercises has been at
tended with no friction or unpleasant
ness whatever, neither on the part of
me teachers nor the pupils, but all
nave entered upon the work with an
apparent pleasure and good will"
Supt. Ashmore also made a report
upon the recent request of the resi-
cents of the West Side for new
school in that locality This matter
mad been given him to investigate. His
report shows that in the locality men
TONED there are thirty-one children of
school age of whom twenty are now in
me city grammar schools, three in the
Hlgh School or other schools, three
working, and five who attend no
school, The report was received as
information and laid on the table.
The board decided that Miss Browne.
assistant teacher in Chatham School
NO. l, who has been supplying the
place of Miss Dorset in the High
nchool during that ladys absence, be-
cause of illness. shall receive a salary
OF $40 a month SO long as she main
Jams her present position, and that
MISS Dorsett's salary shall be in ac-
ooidance with the rule of the board
governing such cases.
II was directed that the twenty
shafes of Southwestern stock, re-
gelEed from the county by the board
III 1886, shall be sold. 1t is intended to
a,pply the money thus secured to pay
ing Tor the Maple Street School for
eolored children, which was recently
acquired. The amount due for this
building is about $4,000. The board also
auIhorized the president to borrow
ttLHough money to meet the expenses of
'iT , month, which will be about 81, 800.
nose present at the meeting We're:
resident, Col. G.. A. Mercer: vice
p pe Mr.. ]. R. Saussy; chairman
NJ NJ me board, Col. ]. H. Estill. and
IIeSsrs Henry Blum, Lee Roy Myers,
hl5srman Myers, P. A. Stovall. S. B.
ausains' M. A. O'Byrne, r. ]. Davant
''u Ut. L. j. Charlton