The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-07
NEWS OF ATLANTA
HAPPENINGS OF A DAY IN THE
CAPITAL CITY.
OFFICIALS ARE TALKING BACK.
THEY RESENT A SCHOOL BOOK
COMMISSION EDITORIAL.

Publication Attacked the school
Book Commission and Criticised
Its Adoption of school Books.
Commission Met and Decided Not
to Notice the NATURALIZATION
Commissioner Merritt Thinks His
Personal Character Was Reelected
Upon by the EDITORIAL.
Atlanta, Jan. 6.-State House Of
fcials are very much interested in the
publication of an editorial, which APP
peared in the Augusta Chronicle of
Sunday, which had few tart things
to say about the book commission,
and it's work in adopting the school
books of the state.
The editorial has been widely read
by the State House officers, and a
meeting was held by the Book Com
mission Tuesday afternoon for the
purpose of discussing the editorial.
After reading the publication the COM
mission concluded to take no notice
of the article. The majority of the
members of the commission will not dis
cuss the matter.
Secretary of State Cook, says: cit
is just the wall of fellow who has
lost out. That is all l care to say
about it. I don't think it deserves
the notice of anybody"
State School Commissioner w. B.
Merritt says: "If the article means
that 1 received any aid from the
book companies in my recent cam
| paign for State School Commissioner
it is utterly false. I know of but
two parties, who are Offering any
complaints to the action of the state
| board"
Mr.. Merritt thinks his personal
character has been reflected upon.
Early Primary Wanted.
Every effort will be made to
secure an early primary by the
numerous candidates for state
offices. w. H. Ennis of Rome, who
is candidate for solicitor general of
the Rome Circuit, stated to-day that
he would resign his seat in the Leg
islature unless the primary was held
before that time. Mr.. Ennis states
that he is not the only one who re-
| CARDS the matter in the same light.
Chairman Brown of the Executive
Committee is expected to issue a call
for the meeting of the committee in a
few days.
Georgia Day and Atlanta Day.
Georgia Day and Atlanta Day at
the st. Louis Exposition will be set
some time between Sept. Is and 80
next, and Mayor Howell, and Gov.
| Terrell are now comforting with the
| worlds fair authorities so that the
two days can come together Atlanta
day Immediately following Georgia
day.
Ryan Was Fined.
Steve Ryan was fined $1O.75 by Judge
Broyles this morning for striking j
L. Lemon on the head with the bar
rel of a shot gun yesterday during
dispute as to the ownership of a
strip of land at Fair street, and the
railroadt The case against Lemon
was dismissed.
Book Contracts Signed.
A proclamation, announcing that the
| state book contracts had been signed
| for a period of five years, was issued
| by Gov. Terrell. All the companies,
| which were awarded book contracts.
| have signed the proper contracts and
filed the proper bonds.
Work for the EntOmoIogist.
Commissioner of Agriculture o. b.
Stevens and State Entomologist Will
| mon Newell are to-day in Macon. at
tending the regular meeting of the
State Board of Entomology. This board
will outline the work for the entomolo-
gist for the coming season of fruit
culture.
Liberty Hall the Model.
Liberty Hall, the famous home of
Alexander H. Stephens, has been Sc
lected by Gov. Terrell as the model for
the Georgia building at the st. Louis
Exposition. The old home is now own
ed by the Alexander Stephens Memo
rial Society and is used as a school
house. 1t is a two-story frame struc-
ture and of simple design, the color
I being white with green blinds.
New Chair at the Tech.
The Board of Trustees of the Geor-
gia School of Technology met this aft
ernoon at the presidents office and
heard the annual reports from the va
rious departments of the institution.
The board unanimously decided to es-
tabllsh the department of modern
languages in June to include German
and French. The salary attached to
this department will be $1,000. The
board has under consideration the adj
visibility of introducing Spanish. and
this new feature will doubtless be add
ed.
An important feature was the need
shown by all reports of more room and
equipment on account of increased at
tendance. This increase was a source
of qualification to the trustees and one
of them announced that with an ap-
preparation of 100000 from the state
the Tech would soon have an ENROLL
Jnent of $500 students and become the
equal of the Boston Tech.