The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-21

MANUAL TRAINING
RECOMMENDED
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
orTLINED AT MEETING OF JURY
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

wfl Ask Commissioners to ApprO-
tate $1,000 for PurpOse-Win
.,zo Recommend Removal of High
sobooI Tuition Fee-OnIy High
s,booI in state Which Charges
Tuition-Win Ask Appropriations
IF $1,000 to Reimburse Board of
Education.
A. the meeting of the Superior Court
rand Jury yesterday afternoon, the
9,r,fng presentments were. carefully
~,,a over and practically formulated.
They we're not in form of presenta-
.!,r n the court, however, though the
.,reman announced that this would be
5one Friday afternoon. Besides this
work six true bills were returned as
d result of the session.
The principal item of interest in the
sentiments will be that concerning
,1a public schools of Savannah. Some
DAVIS ago a committee from the grand
i,ry visited the schools and the mem
hers we're highly pleased with the con-
5itions as they found them. Especial
.omment was made yesterday concern
ing the safeguards which are thrown
about the protection of moneys appro-
,riated to the use of the schools.
Manual training was discussed in
5araH and a majority of the jurors
ere in favor of incorporating it in the
nublic school system. This action will
bs in accordance with the present
rnents of the previous grand jury. The
letter of Col. j. H. Estill, chairman of
the Finance Committee of the Board
Of Education, was read to the jurors
by Foreman A. c. Harmon.
To Recommend Appropriation.
The presentments OF the grand jury
will recommend the appropriation of at
least $4,000 for the establishment of
manual training schools. and the en-
pigment of competent instructors. 1t
is also probable that it will be recon-
pended that the new subject be con-
fined to pupils of the High School.
The amount which the Comfy Com
missioners will be asked 10 set aside
is the one determined upon by the
Beard of Educations Finance Commit
tee letter from Mr.. Harmon to the
County Commissioners at their last
meeting, anticipating the action of the
grand jury, asked them to appropriate
the above amount to the schools.
This is TO be in addition to the large
amount already appropriated. The let
tel of Mr.. Harmon was referred to the
Budget Committee of the commission
ers for a report.
High School Tuition.
i
that the tuition in the High School be
abolished. Attention will be called to
the fact that the attendance increases
when tuition is removed, and that for
the general good it should therefore
ta removed. Savannah, moreover, Is
the only city in the state where tut
ton is charged in the High School.
Recognizing the fact that the Board
of Education will lose certain moneys
by the loss of tuition, the commission
ers will be asked to appropriate $l,5O0
TO the board to cover this loss.
The presentments will be made next
Friday afternoon. Judge. Cam was
given positive assurance of this fact
BY Foreman A. C. Harmon, when the
report of the grand jury was made to
HIM.
six indictments Returned.
Besides the discussion of the pre-
sentiments, and the hearing of reports
of the committees, the grand jury
found six true bills. No bills were
found in the cases of four defendants.
The following is the record of true bills
and no bills, as reported to the court
by the foreman
S. S. Sasser, malicious mischief, true
bill; Andrew CASTOR, larceny after
trust. true bill; Edward Pritchard,
burglary, true bill, (Pritchard was also
before the jury on a charge of attempt
ed creminal assault, but no bill was
found on this CHARGE; Will Pollard,
burglary, true bill; Adam Winn, lar
ceny after trust, true bill; Albert Will
liams, robbery, no bill; ]. S. Shellman
and Henry Middleton, burglary, no
bill.