The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
In a Number Of Sch, 2 Through
out the County
Districts.
ONE MONTH AHEAD
BY Request Of the Various School
Supervisors.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS TO
FILL VACANCIES WILL CON.
sumo SEVERAL DAYS THIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. UNDER
WAY FOR OPENING OF THE CITY
SCHOOLS.

Although the regular opening of the
term is yet one month distant, the
school year of 19O6-O7 for many of
the country schools is to begin Mon
day, one month in advance of the
city schools, and from reports receive
ed by Superintendent Cook from
those schools which will begin their
term tomorrow everything is in
readiness for the beginning of the
years work of instruction.
The opening of some of the country
schools in advance of the regular time
Is due to petitions presented 10 the
board by many supervisors requesting
that their schools be allowed 10
commence the term of six months il
September, as the children could be
better spared from their homes and
work in September than later and
that by opening the schools a month
in advance many would secure more
instruction than otherwise. The
board granted the request, where the
teachers assigned to the schools did
not object to commencing their work
month in advance.
Schools to Open.
The schools which will open their
school year are white schools Nos. 4,
5, II, 20, ~, SO, so and AZ. while the
colored schools are Nos 6, 10, 3S, so
5S, and 80. BY commencing the terms
in September these schools will close
one month earlier. rs an country
schools are allowed only six month
terms. .
Inspected Schools.
Superintendent Cook returned yes
terday from trip through the county,
which kept him absent from the city
during the week. He visited the ex-
IRENE northern portion of the county,
and the schools which are to begin
Monday, and found everything in
readiness, with much interest shown
and prospects bright for a very good
year
Examination This Week.
Superintendent Cook is now prepar.
ing for the examination of teachers
which is to occur, this week, and
which will consume several days. 1t
Is expected that there will be a class
Of about thirty-five white ielchers
and a large number of colored ones.
The examination for white teachers
will take place in public school No.
|, and for colored teachers In school
building No. 81. The schools are now
short OF teachers, and those who take
the examination are expected to fill
the vacant positions. A number on
new teachers will take the examine.
ton, while in some cases the certid.
Gates OF teachers have expired and IL
Is necessary for them to be examined
again.
The City Schools.
Preparations for the opening OF the
city schools have begun. A new four,
room school building is being erected
On school lot No. /. and will be an adj
iition to that school II will be built
1r site in the eastern portion Of the
and two sections of grades
) and will occupy It. These grades
last year were taught at new school
building No. 2 on East Gregory street
but this year there Is no room for
them, owing to the fact that other
grades which were last year taught in
Did school building No. on East
Garden street. have been transferred
TO the new school building. Last
year the school board leased the old
school, building for the term. as the
present school buildings were made
1uate. but the structure is now TO be
torn away, and it becomes necessary
for the school board to provide
so one is being erected near
school No. /. and will be known as
10 No addition