The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
MOBILE SCHOOL BOARD
 PLANS IMPROVEMENTS

months past was received and filed: the reports of the superintendent and filed.
 Following are the reports of each of
 Report of sIr. Mnrphy.
 Mobile, Ala. March IS, 1907. Board of School Commissioners:
 Gentlemen--Th vacancy caused in the city schools by the promotion of Miss Moffat to the Girls High School has been filled by transferring Miss Mcleod from the citronelle school to the city. and the vacancy at C.tronelle filled by transferring Miss Gleason from the Government Street Road school. The last named school has been supplied with one of tbe fegu- lar supernumeraries. Miss MeIsaclllan.
 The vacancy existing at the Spring Hill school was filled by transferring Mrs. Kennedy from Mauvilla school. Mss Cameron was transferred from the Dayis school to the MauviIla school. If these changes meet your approval ask that you ratify the above transfers.
 "A vacancy will occur in your teaeh- ing forces at the Jackson Streef school on the 2znd. instant, and 1t will be necessary for you to elect some one to fill this vacancy. This place can be filled by placing one of your supernu- merarfes there or by transferring one of your country teachers to this school
 AThe Alabama Educational Associa- ton will convene in this city on Thursday, March 2S, at 3:30 p. rn.. and 1t will be necessary to dismiss your city schools little before the regu- lar time in order that teachers who may wish to attend may have suf- ficient time to go to their homes be- fore attending the session. | suggest, that in view of the fact that on the Monday following your schools will open one-half hour earlier. that you authorie me to have school open March 2S, and that school be dismissed at 2 o'clock. in this way only one-half an hour will be lost from regular work.
 T am in receipt of a letter from the president of the Citronelle Chaatauqua Association asking that I take up with you the matter of allowing all school children in the country who may care to go, one-haif day holiday on Fri- day, April 5, to attend the Chautau- kuas on School Day special pro- gram has been arranged Cor them. Colonel Russell and Mr. R. V. Tay- Tor are the speakers on this day. A train will leave the city at noon for Cftronelle. I ask that you instruct me what reply I shall make to the presi- dent of the Association.
 Pursuant to your instructions have notified all architects that you would be pleased to receive ii pencil sketch from them as to the most pfae- tical way of doubling the capacity of the Lefnkanf school. So far I have re- ceited no sketch or plans.
 "Ail school buildings have been re- paired with the exception of the nau- phin Island School and the Heron Bay School; this matter should be attend ed to at once in order that these schools may be in readiness when the time comes to open them. Both are summer schools. We have one of two bids for doing this work.
 "A proposition for fire escapes has been submitted by the Kirk Bender people, this, as you perhaps know, is the spiral escape. The matter would have been referred to the executive committee, but no meeting was held.
 The matter of paying teachers for lost time during the storm has never been finally adjusted, When these claims were listed they amounted to so large a sum that thought best to re- fer the matter to you. The secretary has approximately the amount neces- sary to be appropriated to settle these claims
 Respectfully,
 "S S. Murphy Superintendent {"