The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-21
NIGHT SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN City's Education Boards Announcement. PUBLIC MEETING ON OCT. 20 Will Discuss Then With Parents
 Exact Needs. Schools VIII Admit Those Above 1: Years old Who Cannot Go to
 Day Schools - --Address
 supt. Floyd.
PUBLIC MEETING ON OCT. 20

That Montgomery is to have night
 schools for those children unable to
 attend the day periods of the public
 institutions of the city. Is the am
 nouncement made by President B. J.
 Baldwin of the Board of Education in
 q communication Tuesday addressed
 to the citizens of Montgomery. This
 statement Is made in view of the fact
 that the city council has made liberal
 appropriations for the current school
 year.
 Much agitation has been recently in-
 duiged in upon the question. causing
 the announcement of the Board of Ed
 ucation to be received with gratifica-
 ton by many Montgomery fathers and
 mothers and ambitious children them
 selves. It will give those children so unfortunately, situated in life as 10 prohibit 8 school education an equal chance with thelr. more fortunate neighbor The communication announces that
 the night school about to be estab- lished will be for. children over the age of 12 years, and who. for good | reasons. are precluded from attond- in gthe public schools at the day ses- sion.
 In order to better arrive at the
 needs of the community, 1t has seem ed advisable to the Board to hold
 special meeting for conference with l all citizens having children qualified to enter the school. Such meeting Is therefore called by the Board for Oc- | tober 2S in the chambers Of the city | council, and a cordial invitation Is extended the interested public to be present and to take part in the discus sion of matters pertaining to the
 establishment. the location. the curri- culum and general methods to be | Q in EXgtam.
 l It is also requested by the Board of
 Education that all pupils who. desire | to enroll themselves. as members of these schools, give notice of such fact at once to the superintendent of the city schools. Professor Charles Floyd. at the Girls High School, and also to l further state what subject they wish | to pursue In the night school. Professor Floyd has been an enthu- siastic supporter of the night school
 idea. and he confidently expects that large list of pupils will forthwith enroll their names and also give an accurate Idea of the course of study ! which they intend to pursue in con- nection with their business.
 At the regular meeting of the Board
 of Education 1t was also decided that Friday should be holiday for every public school in the city on account Eof the state fair. This day at the fair is to be known as chtldrens oay' tand everything on the grounds is cal l culated to interest them especially. There will be many free attractions
 for the pupils onlyg The athletic meet will be held2 in StlIe morning. and for the night a great display Of fire works
 will delight those attending.
 l President Forbes of the Fair Asso- cIation, and Frank Kohn, chairman of the committee regarding holiday for
 the children in the public schools, wis tied the proper school authorities
 Monday morning, and the holiday was granted without opposition.