The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-09
NO MONEY FOR
new HIGH SCHOOL
ERECTION OF NEW BUILDING
MUST BE POSTPONED TWO YEARS
SAY ACADEMY TRUSTEES.

Their Report Made to Board of
Education at Its Meeting Yester-
day-COmmittee on school Houses
Reported on Purchases Near Bar
nard Street SchOOl-TOtaI Cost of
the Realty Bought Something over
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AshmOre
Advocates Making High school
Course Partly EIective-Reporf
Shows Increase in Attendance on
Schools.
At the August meeting of the Board
of Education yesterday resolutions
were presented from the trustees of
Chatham Academy, stating that there
are not sufficient funds on hand to
make the erection of anew High School
possible.
The trustees had considered the re-
quest of the Board of Education for
new High School carefully, and in
dorsed it in every particular. At pres
ent, however. they have but $4,000 on
hand. and this is not sufficient to pro-
vide for a new building.
The trustees stated that they were in
favor of the proposition, and that they
would lend the board every assistance
possible. This means that the new
High School building will ultimately be
built, though it's erection is probably
a matter of at least two years.
Site for New Barnard SCHOOL,
Mr.. Lee Roy Myers, chairman of the
Committee on School Houses, submit
ted his report as to the purchase of
lands near the present Barnard Street
School for the purpose of erecting the
new Barnard School. The total cost
Of the property acquired is $13, 112. so.
For the western half of lot No. 10,
Chatham ward. the board pays $4,000.
plus a commission of SIP. so. For the
eastern half of the same lot it will pay
$4,000. This property was bought of
Mr.. I. M. Solomons. For two-thirds
of lot No. 16 in the same ward, it will
pay $4,000, purchasing the property
from Mr.. w. H. Quantook. These
purchases give a frontage of $50 feet
on Taylor street. The 20-foot property
on Taylor and Tattnall streets could
not be secured, the owner having with
drawn it from sale.
The sales contracts for the two halves
of lot No. Is accompanied the report
of the board; $1,000 will be paid in cash
and the balance on or before July /,
1905. The Quantock property will be
paid for in cash.
President Mercer was authorized to
borrow money for the board to meet
these payments and all other expenses
until the money due from the state and
county is received.
For Elective Course
Supt. Otis Ashmore submitted his an
nual report. One of its features was
the recommendation that the course of
study in the High School be made, in
part, elective. This is advised on the
ground that the High School takes the
part of the college to many and that,
therefore, the students should be given
some latitude in selecting what they
will study.
He also advocated the new High
School building and the selection of a
lady teacher for the first grade in the
High School. The extra teacher is
made necessary by the fact that there
will be an increase in attendance this
year, owing to the removal of the tut
ton fees.
In summing up the year closed last
total enrolment in the schools had
been 9,506, an increase of 342 over the
year preceding. In the city there were
Ill white teachers in charge of 4,56T
children. In the country there were II
white teachers in charge of 63S chill
dren.
The colored city schools employ 40
teachers and have total enrolment
of 2,517 pupils. In the country dis
tTicts there are 27 colored teachers and
1884 children.
The outlook is that there will be
some crowding in certain of the grades
at the opening of the new year, but
it is hoped that all the white children
can be accommodated.
The report concluded with the state
ment that good work had been done
during the past year, that the condi-
tions in the schools were excellent. and
that the Chatham county schools will
rank favorably with any in the coun-
try.
other Business Transacted.
At the meeting were President
George A. Mercer and Messrs. Henry
Blum, Herman Myers, Lee Roy My
ers, r. ]. Davant, S. B. Adams, NJ. A.
OByrne, ]. r. Saussy, DR.. NJ. j. Dunn
and Supt. Otis Ashmore.
On motion the Committee on School
Houses was directed to make any re-
pairs in the school buildings which it
believed necessary.
Supt. Ashmore stated that he had re-
ceived a number of applications for
the newly created position of lady
teacher in the High School. The board
ordered that a competitive examination
OF the applicants be held on Sept. p.
The resignation of Miss Lizzie Nc
Connell, teacher in the Henry Street
School WAS read and accented.