The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-02
ROOM is TAKEN
FOR SCHOOL USE
KINDERGARTEN MUST MOVE.
FROM QUARTERS IN CHATHAM
ACADEMY, VOTES BOARD.

Action Was Unanimous at Special
Meeting of Board of Education.
Room Necessary fer AceommOda-
ton of Children of Legal school
Age-Gift of 5000 Made to Kinder
gartea, Owing to short Time Al
lowed Directors to Secure New
Quarters.
The room in Chatham Academy here
tofere loaned to the Kate Baldwin Free
kindergarten will be taken up this
year for school purposes.
This action was decided upon last
night at the meeting of the Board of
Education, though the sum of 5000 was
voted to the kindergarten for the pur-
pose of renting another room for this
year.
The Board of Education assembled
at o'clock in Chatham Academy, with
Messrs J. R. Saussy, j. H. Estill, NJ.
A. o'Byrne, Henry Blum, S. B. Adams.
Herman Myers, T. J. Charlton and
Supt. Otis Ashmore present. The ques-
ton of taking up the room in Chat
ham Academy heretofore used for kim
dergarten purposes was the first mat
ter taken up for consideration.
Capt. Henry Blum at once moved that
the first resolution of the board de-
Gliding to take up the room, be re-
adopted. This brought the matter be-
fore the members of the board, and a
general discussion of the merits of the
case followed.
Especial attention was called to the
fact that there was a congestion in
Chatham Academy and that the room
was absolutely necessary if children of
legal school age We're to be accom-
modated. The resolution allowing the
kindergarten the use of the room I'M
til it was needed for public school pur-
poses was re-read, establishing beyond
question the right of the board to take
up the room at it's pleasure, despite
the contentious of Mr.. Baldwin to the
contrary When the vote on Capt.
Blun's motion was then called for, it
was unanimously decided to recall the
room.
Judge Adams Resolution.
Judge Samuel B. Adams then pre-
luton, asking for its adoption:
Resolved, That the Board of Edu-
cation deeply regrets the necessity of
taking possession of the room in Chat
ham Academy now occupied by the
Kate Baldwin Free kindergarten, and,
the shortness of time noted. that we
cordially indorse the work being done
by the kindergarten and appreciate it's
value, and in view of the equities of
tina nPfare n toward be
penses of another room for the year
the sum of $780,"
Voted Kindergarten $500.
discussion. All the members of the
board were heartily in favor of in
dorsing the work. but several felt that
the board had no power to appropriate
the public money for kindergarten pur-
poses. After considerable discussion,
however, it was decided to make the
gift, owing to the shortness of time
allowed the kindergarten in which to
secure new quarters. There We're no
dissenting votes to the adoption of the
resolution, though several members of
the board were opposed to making the
5000 gift.
Everything is in readiness for pre-
pairing the kindergarten room for
regular school purposes. A force of
men has been employed to put in the
desks early Monday morning and by
the opening hour of school the new
room will be fully equipped. The kim
dergarten question, as far as room
in Chatham Academy is concerned, is
now finally ended.
Wilmington Island School.
Vice Chairman Saussy and Supt.
Ashmore reported that they had inves-
tigated conditions existing at Whining
ton Island with regard to establishing
a new school there. In their opinion
they stated the request of the Will
mington people for a school should be
granted.
On motion the board decided to es-
tablsh a school there, and Mr.. Ash
more was directed to make all ar
rangements at once for the opening.
This school will be opened just as soon
as a teacher is secured.
Mr.. Saussy reported that he had
borrowed the sum of $1,000 for the pur-
pose of defraying current school eX-
penses. The report was accepted by