Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-27
HITS SCHOOL
FINANCING
SCHEME
Urges Delay Until Budget Is
Made-Board's Stand on ST.
100000 Plan Uncertain,

Mayor Woodward said Thursday,
commenting on the proposed $1,000
900 bond issue for schools. that he
didn't think the people of Atlanta
would vote a bond issue for any pur-
pose at this time.
The Mayor was about as uncer-
tain as members of the Board of Edu-
cation are az to what should be done
FOR the relief of the schools. except
that he does not want a bond issue
His plan Is to wait until the FL
nance Committee, meets in January
to make up the new budget, and then
decide upon a financial policy for
the schools.
It is doubtful what attitude a ma
jority of the members of the Board
of Education win take to the ma jor-
lily report of the special committee
OF the board urging the bond issue
Anderson in Minority Report.
Two of the three members of the
committee, w II. Terrell and w. r.
Daley, insist that it's the only means
Of providing the sort Of schools.At-
lanta needs.
MarceIlus NJ Anderson has fled A
minority report asserting that ne
does not think it fair to ask the
people to vote a new bond issue for
schools so soon after they voted
81, 900 900 for the purpose
A special meeting Of the Board OF
Education has been set for Decem-
Der to consider these reports.
The items included in the majority
report are:
Increases in the salaries of teach
ers amounting to S6S, $3.50 next year
Grammar Schools Wanted.
Erection of eight-room gram
mar schools in East Atlanta, in the
neighborhood of Moreland and Euclid
avenue on Spring street, in the
Eighth Ward, In the Battle Hill sec
ton, one for the Howell Mil and
Exposition Cotton Mills sections. 4
six-room annex to the English Ave
Davis Street School and a new school
in Oakland City.
The cost of these is estimated AT
$500, 900
A new Girls High School 10 cost
$3.50, 900 and a new Boys High School
I TO cost s250,000.
Globes charts and maps FOR the
grammar schools that would cost
$4,000.
For Domestic Science.
That domestic science be taught
and that an English Commercial
Girls High School building be erect o.
ed.
That the literary course In the ne
gro schools end with the present
sixth grade, and that the time now
devoted to the seventh and eighth
grades be devoted TO domestic science
and manual training.
Mr. Anderson's minority report
contemplates much smaller eX-
penditure in repairs Of the present
schools. He hopes TO get this needed
fund in the budget Of next year
G. Murray Taylor appeared al the
meeting Of the board which was held
on Wednesday because the regular
meeting day is Thanksgiving, to
speak for q new Davis Street School
building.
Married WON, May Teach.
He declared that even the stoves
Fin that old building were so diplapi-
| dated that they had to be held TO-
| gether with wires, and that the tax
| payers OF the First anG Fifth Wards
| demanded a new building.
The board went on record as OPP
| posed to discrimination against mar
ried women for school teachers when
| the application of Mrs. Julia Gardner
was presented.
She has a 5-yeer-old son. but vas
| given a place.
Members OF the board declared that
| the attitudes of boards Of education
| in New York and other cities in de
| clining 10 EMPLOY married women
! was wrong.