The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-28
MONEY FOR
MANUAL TRAINING
SET APART BY GRAND JURY.
THOUGH AMOUNT ASKED FOR IS
CUT FROM 5000 TO $1,000.

Commissioners Asked to ApprOpri-
ate $500 for Reimbursing Board
of Education for Loss of Moneys
Through Removal of High school
Fees-RemOvaI of the Fees Strong
ly Urged-RecOmmend ApprOpri-
alton for Building New School.
Appropriations for the purpose of
introducing manual training into the
public schools. 70" reimbursing the
Beard of Education for the removal of
the High School tuition fees, and for
the erection of a new school building.
were recommended yesterday by the
Superior Court grand jury in their pre-
sentiments to Judge Cam.
The schools were oomplimented by the
jurors. and every detail reported to be
in excellent condition. Attention is
called to the rapid growth of the
schools, requiring facilities for an in
crease of 200 to $50 children yearly.
With this in view, the grand jury rec
ommends that the commissioners pro-
vide funds that will enable The Board
of Education to construct a modern
school building, in addition to those
already in use.
In touching on the subject of manual
training the presentments say 1--WE be-
leve we are safe in recommending the
Introduction Of this system into our
schools" The object of the branch is
stated as giving the boys and girls a
practical knowledge of the various in
dustries," which will enable them to
take a good position in the industrial
world at once.
For the purpose of introducing the
work, the commissioners are ask
ed to appropriate $500 for this
purpose. The Finance Committee of
the Board Of Educ alton had estimated
| that $1,000 would be required to intro
duce the system. This amount the
| grand jury cut down by 81, 500.
High school Tuition Fees.
The commissioners are also recon-
| mended $500 for the reimburs-
| ing of the Board of Education
| for loss of tuition fees. The removal of
the fees is urged.
Attention is called to the fact that
when the tuition was $27, that 6.73 per
| cent. of the children of the grammar
| schools attended the High School.
| When the tuition was removed, this
| percentage rose at once to TO- When
| the present SIS was put on, the per-
centage again fell off to per cent. In
| order that more may avail themselves
| of the higher advantages, the removal
| of the fees is recommended. The
| amount recommended is in accordance
with the estimate of the Finance Com
mittee of the Board of Education.
The budget of the County Commits
| sioners, as heretofore printed in the
| Morning News. was approved. The to-
! tai appropriation was $292, $50 The
| recommendations for appropriations of
| $500 for manual training and 81, 800
for High School tuition are turned over
| to the commissioners with the sug-
| gestion that the whole, or any proper
! Tomato amount, be taken from any of
| the items of the budget, save the $685.
900 for schools and 100000 for roads.
| The Pipemaker Canal.
The drainage system is compliment
! ed, as through it's means thousands
| of acres of practically useless lands
have been reclaimed and turned into
cultivated fields that yield abundant
crops, as we'll as adding to the reve-
| nue. of the county"
The "Pipemaker" canal is heartily in
dorsed, and strong recommendation
! made that it be continued to COM
| pletion. An outline of what is being
done at "Pipemaker" was printed in the
| Morning News at the time the grand
jury committee made its inspection
| trip.
The county buildings are reported
as in good condition except the plumb
| ing in the county Jail, which is ''old
! and defective" and the inefficient wa
ter supply on the third floor of the
/ Court House" The commissioners are
recommended to look into these, with
a view to remedying them.
Improve MOnteith Roads.
Roads and bridges are reported as
in good condition and credit reflected
on those who have charge of the con-
victs. 1t is recommended that three
miles of the Monteith road from Mein-
hard to Monteith be hardened, and
| that the crossing of the Atlantic Coast
Line on the Augusta road, near Mon
teith, be put in good condition.
The attention of the judges of the
courts is called to the large amounts
that are being expended yearly for
jury fees and court expenses, with a
| recommendation that renewed efforts
| be made to decrease them.
After the reading of the present.
| ments by Foreman A. C. Harmon
| Judge Cam thanked the jurors for
their work and dismissed them for
the term.
Experienced travellers have found
great benefit by taking with them a