The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-13


City Schools.
While the receipts of the board have
Increased considerably during the last
two years, yet previous to- that time
the school buildings had received very
few repairs, leaving the brick build
ing in state fast approaching dilap-
idation and Risley in a completely
.dilapidated state. Within that time
over two thousand dollars have been
spent in repairing the brick building
and nearly twelve hundred dollars on
Rislev. Both of these buildings are
now in a fairly good state of repairs
The system of heating the brick build
ing by means of stoves is not at all
Satisfactory. The board is contemplate.
ing taking up the proposition Of sub
shutting for the stoves either steam
heat or hot air by means Of furnaces,
either one of which would add much
to the comfort Of the children and at
the same time save many dollars in
cost of fuel
In addition a handsome building
has b fen erected In New Town during
the par at cost of $13,399,58. BY
mea Of this school, the overcrowd,
ed yndition Of the schools, as report.
ed V you last year, has been consid.
erably relieved Yet due to the UMPIRE
cedented increase in the number of ap.
plicants, every grade from the first
through the sixth have from five 10
thirty more children than, In order to
get the best results, should be placed
under the charge OF one teacher. The
first grades were so overcrowded that
an extra teacher was Employed at
the Puryis Grammar School BY this
mems the board was enabled to &C
commodate all children applying for
this grade with the exception Of four
teen, whom we were compelled to re-
fuse admission, partly on account of
our inability to accommodate them,
but in most instances on account OF
the applicant not being prepared for
the first grade at the time of applying
The hoard contemplates the intro:
duction Of manuel training and an In.
dustrial course at Riseley that will
greatly increase the usefulness and
efficiency Of the school.
The general condition of the city
schools is most gratifying. During
the past year, the attendance has been
larger, the proficiency of the teacher
corps higher, and the results obtainet
more satisfactory than in any other
year in the history OF the school sys.
tenn.
Rural Schools.
The schools at Frederica, St. Simons
Mills, Jekyl, Cypress Mills. Camp Wal.
ker Emanuel and Coleridge will com.
pare fayorably with the best country
and village schools throughout the
state. The remaining schools are fal
below the standard. A few of the
schools cannot be successfully taught
without more financial aid than the
board is able to give. Permit me to
briefly recite the history OF the school
at Lott and at the same time indicate
an opportunity for the commissioners
of roads and revenues to be of great
aid to q few communities In the coun.
ty.
There are at Lott twenty children,
ranging from six to seventeen years
old, the great majority Of whom can
neither read nor write. Yet they are
anxious and willing to attend school,
The board has made two efforts to es.
ttlolish q school there within two
months but without success. The
teachers sent by the board became
dissatisfied and would not remain.
Such place needs male teacher.
who has been reared under conditions
similar to themselves, whose moral in
fluence is good, and had obtained q
good common school education. Sucn
a man could be of wonderful benefit
to a community like Lott. Such a
teacher would command thirty to fifty
dollars per month The Board has not
the means to pay seen salary.
There are two other comnunities in
the county similar to Lott,
would be gratihed If you would in
Ivestigate this matter and should you
commend It, would be glad to present
to the commissioners Of roads and rev.
enues the opportunity Of aiding these
communities in supporting school
suitable to their needs"
Financial Statement Of the Board Of
Education Of GIynn County jan
uary I, 1903 to January I, 1904.
Receipts.
Balance January /, 1902. ...S 4,3477z
state ,.....,........ lO,0il &"