The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-23
THE BEAUTIFUL
CITY OF SAVANNAH.

There is a ship sailing away, freight
ed with Northern tourists, who have
whiled the hours away in the sunny
South, but 1 mean not her. Had I the
voice of a bird l would forever. sing
the praises of the beautiful city that
bears the name of Savannah.
One may travel North or South, East
or West, but never has the eye seen a
city so unique in its appearance.
James Oglethorpe came here with 100
person from England to found a colo
ny in the South. The situation on
hiuff Dleased his all-seeing eye, the
vast level was soon. marked out by
squares or little parks, and the homes
surrounding them. Assisted by Col.
William Bull the homes were located
and on Feb. 2, 1888, he assembled these
early settlers, to thank God for their
safe conduct to this pleasant de5tina-
tion
God fearing people they were, and
Rev. DR.. Henry Herbert came from
England without any recompense and
promised to perform all religious serv-
ices they might need, and Christ
Church to-day occupies the trust lot
then designated as a site for a house
of worship. Johnson Square, named
in honor of his excellency, Robert
Johnson, who, as Governor of South
Carolina, cordially welcomed these set
tiers to Georgia, was first planned Bull
street was then named in honor of Col
William Bull, who gave Oglethrope so
much assistance in selecting Yama-
craw bluff as site for this beautiful
city Savannah is not "a city set up
on a hill" but on level plain. with
city comforts and country delights.
The eye can feast upon green grass
with ever-Varying shades-trees shin
ing with Verdue, as if just washed by
a shower; the sweetest of odors as you
pass a home empowered in the sweet
smelling honeysuckle, the fragrant star
iessamine or the wonderful tea
olive. All these good things
without money and without price
Nature has been most lavish and
architects have achieved grand results
in the city extension, where beautiful
homes, with ample grounds, delight
the eye. 1t is hard to realize that this
is a city, so many wooden houses-aVe-
nues of stately trees and green grass
everywhere. The street cars go
through parks with grass between the
tracks, ON either side, and a Northerner
remarks the absence of dust. Satur-
day afternoon is a time to see The
beauties of Savannah-the charming
children, with their colored nurses,
make Il happy picture. Gould Presl-
dent Roosevelt, in the Yellowstone
Park, with long-sighted glass, look
at these happy children, he would take
back some of his rash statements about
the American race. 1t surely is not
dying out in the home of the palmetto
and stately magnolia. 1t has been sup
posed that the public schools in the
Northern states, particularly in Mas
sachusetts, could not be surpassed, but
one must come to Savannah to see
the strides that have been made in
plans and houses for the education OF
the white and the colOred children
since the war The school buildings are
so roomy and peculiarly adapted ia
this climate, where the terms do not
end until the first of July. On a visit
to the Chatham School / was particu-
larly impressed with it's happy ar
rangement for the different grades, SC
scrupulously clean, and from that
building 1900 children go out From
the various. rooms the different grades
go down the stairway to the strains Of
music, out into the sunshine. All is
done decently and in order. The schoo
hours are over, but the lessons OF
neatness and order are not forgotten
and new life will come into many
homes.
Then the Kate Baldwin Free Kinder
garten Association of Georgia ha
taken its place as the pioneer in worl
in this state and Mrs. Warning CAV
recently in Pittsburg, Pa, a most in
teresting account of the work now eS