The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-10
MANUAL TRAINING
REPORT ADOPTED
BY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SUBJECT WILL BECOME PART OF
SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Hoard Unanimous in Opinion That
1t Shall Not Interfere with Pres
ent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Means
Afternoon Session of the
Standardization Referred to FL
nance Committee With Request
for Report at the Next Meeting of
Hoard.
Though the Board of Education last
night decided to accept the report of
the Manual Training Committee and
| add the new subject to the course, it
was unanimously decided that manual
| training must in no wise interfere with
the present curriculum. This probably
means there will be an afternoon
session of the schools
After several matters of routine bus
| mess had been transacted, the board
resolved itself into a committee of the
| whole and took up the report of the
Manual Training Committee. Those
present at the meeting were President
| George A. Mercer. Col. ]. II. Estill, Mr..
P. A. Stovall Mayor Herman Myers,
DIR. NJ. f. Dunn, Judge S. b. Adams,
Mr.. j. r. Saussy, DIR. T. Charlton,
Mr.. Lee Roy Myers, Mr.. NJ. A. O'Byrne
and Supt. Otis Ashmore.
| Mr.. Stovall at once moved that the
report of the committee be adopted,
| and that the matter be referred to the
Finance Committee for the preparing
| of dtails.
High school Tuition.
The following substitute or amend
ment was then offered by Mr.. Saussy
That the report of the special COM
mittee on manual training be received
and referred to a joint committee of
| the Finance Committee and the Com
| mittee on School Buildings to investi-
| gate and report:
First. On the feasibility of remov-
! ing all charges for tuition in the High
| School.
Second. To ascertain the cost of
| the Introduction of manual training in
| the public schools:
Third. To determine the location
| and equipment of the manual training
| school, or schools, in the event that the
same can be made a part of the public
! school system"
! Discussion Was Interesting.
The argument on the question then
/
duction of manual training presented
! their case and the opponents brought
| out the arguments that have been adj
| vanced against it. Every member of
! the board took part in the discussion,
and the session became one of the
most interesting that has been held
| in some time.
Mr.. O'Byrne offered an amendment
to the amendment of Mr.. Saussy. seek
| ing to strike out the first clause. The
| ground set forth was that the two
| subjects should be considered separate
| ~ and distinctly.
The vote on the amendment was
| next called for and lost.
Original Report Adopted.
Judge Adams then called for the
first motion to adopt the report of the
| special committee and this was car
| ried. Ii was plain, however, that the
| board was not unanimous on the ques-
ton, several being still opposed to the
adoption of the system.
Mr.. Stovall moved that the matter
be referred to the Finance Committee
for the purpose of preparing details Of
| the work, with the request that it re-
| port at the next meeting of the board
| This motion was carried.
| The Committee of the Whole then
! presented its report, through Col Mer-
Ger, to the board. On motion of Judge
Adams the report was adopted, as given
| above.
Afternoon Sessions of Schools.
Mayor Myers moved that the
| Finance Committee be authorized to
| answer the communication of the grand
jury regarding the cost of establish
| ing the new branch. The communica-
ton from the grand jury, as hereto
fore published in the Morning News, is
| regarded as meaning that the county
| will appropriate money to the system,
and aid in it's establishment.
The entire discussion of the members
| of the board showed that it was unani-
| mously their opinion that the new sub
jects would not interfere with the pres
! ent curriculum. This leaves the only
| open method the establishment of an
| afternoon session of the schools. The
Finance Committee will probably re-
| port to that effect at the next meeting
of the board.
Removing High school Fees.
When the manual training question
had been settled. Mr.. Saussy again
brought up the matter of fees for tut
ton in the High School. The present
charges, which have been in effect for
several years. are SIS per year. On
motion the matter was postponed until
the next meeting of the board.
The April report of Supt. Ashmore
showed that this year there are 343
more pupils in the schools than were
in attendance at the corresponding
month last year.
President Mercer reported that dur
ing the last month he had visited ST.
Patrick's School, the Anderson Street
School, and the High School. Every
thing in all of the schools was moving
nicely and the committee was entirely
satisfied with conditions.
The question of continuing the White
Bluff School during the month of June
came before the board. On motion the
| question was referred to President
| Mercer with power to act.