The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
HARRIS IS AGAIN
CHOSEN HEAD OF
THE CITY SCHOOLS
EFFICIENT EDUCATOR ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT FOR THIRD
TERM.
WOULD ENLARGE 1nE BUILDINGS
Found That There Is Not Sufficient
Room at Either School to Properly
House the PupIls--Tsaehsrs to 30
Elected at Subsequent Meeting.

Prof. II. l.. Harris was again elected
to head the city schools by the city
board Of education at its regular meet
ing Tuesday night. This Is his sec
ond term in the position he now holds
and he has proved during the yeal
just closed that he is thoroughly com
petent to fill the place as superintend
ent of the city schools. ..,,
Teachers for the city schools will bs
elected at the April meeting Of the
board, which will be held on the night
of Tuesday, April 4. President w. C
Salmon, Mayor w. M. Biddle and
Judge E. E. Erwin were named as q
nominating committee to name the
teachers. Their nominations will &c
before the board for ! confirmation
The length of term which the teach
ers willserve are to be selected by the
board, when the teachers are named
The resolution which was introduced
at the last session of the Doard, re-
quiring all new applicants for posi-.
lions in the city schools as teachers
will be required to hold certificates of
ounty SUI erintendent Graham. This
rule does not apply to present teach
ers, but only to the new applicants.
President Salmon who presided at
lie session, completed the naming
e The other committees in his cabinet
These committees will have charge of
pl ctically all the school work.
Following a report of the visiting
committee, which was composed of
Mayor w. M. Biddle and c. D. Adkis-
son, it was decided that additional
room was needed at both of the city
school buildings. This is caused by
the largely increased attendance at
both the Andrews building and the
Athenaeum. The matter was referred
to the committee on buildings and
supplies, with power to act in provid-
ing for the additional rooms.
President Salmon appointed Mayor
William M. Biddle, j. L. Hutton and
w. P. Boyd as a committee to confer
with the county high school board
looking to the erection of new high
school building in Columbia. II is
proposed to put up one Of the finest
school buildings in the country, for the
accommodation of the rapidly growing
number Of pupils in the schools. The
estimated cost Of the building accord
ing to friends of the movement will
be $4,000.
The committees named by President
Salmon last night are as follows:
Committee on finance. L. Hutton,
chairman; e. E. Erwin, DR.. w. M.
Biddle.
Committee on building and supplies
&C. D. Adkisson, chairman; e. E.
Erwin e. Yoest.
Commute on text books-W. P.
Boyd, chairman; W. B. Greenlaw, J.
L. Hutton.
Legislative committee--W. B. Green
law chairman; w. d. Cameron, F o.
Bennett.
The board passed resolutions ex-
pressing the thanks of its members
to the pupils and faculty Of the two
schools for the excellent showing
made by them in the debates with the
Hayes Mclean school of Lewisburg.
Superintendent Harris was directed
to express the sentiment of this leso-
luton to the pupils and teachers Of
both schools.
The work of the present year in the
schools was discussed and highly
commended. After the transaction of
large amount Of routine business,
the board adjourned until the first
Tuesday night in April.