The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-27
SCHOOL BOARD
TO CONSIDER
MANY MATTERS
WILL HOLD SPECIAL MEETING
TONIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSIDERING REcOMM ENDA-
TONS OF SUPERINTENDENT
AND COMMITTEE.

The board of public instruction will
hold a special meeting tonight at 1880
o'clock. when a number of matters will
be considered Among these will be to
consider the recommendations of q
committee from the city teachers as
ISOLATION. composed of Prof. w. S. Cav
thon. Miss Katie Loftfn and Miss
Pauline Reese. Supt. Edwards will also
submit some recommendations to the
board A committee composed OF Prof-
William Taylor, of the high school;
Miss Buda Day of No. 1. and Mrs.
Frank D. Tracy of No. 49, has gone
over these recommendations and ap-
prove of them insofar as they relate to
the city schools The recommen dations
of Supt. Edwards follow:
Pensacola, Fla, May II, 1913.
Members Board Public Instruction,
Gentlemen: I beg to submit below
some recommendations for your con-
sideration, affecting the schools of
1913-1914:
''1-That all of the high school pupils
except one section of the ninth grade
be housed at school No. /; also all
grades from sixth to twelfth both in
elusive, west of Tarragona, be housed
in this building, taking care of the
sixth grade in the annex, and all other
grades in No 1 proper, making the
of both buildings.
"2-That all pupils in grades from
fifth to eighth, north of Wright street
and east of Tarragona, and one section
of the ninth grade be housed in the
present high school building.
"3-That departmental teaching be
introduced into both schools. Also in
dustrial work be done in both schools.
4-That one section Of the fifth
grade be taught at No. 43, building to
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rooms
''5-That grades one to i've in the
vicinity of No 27 be housed in that
building, asking the teachers in that
school to divide up the work for the
five grades,
grade be housed at school No. 2.
THAT the disinfection of all
schools be done by the ianitors, under
supervision of Mr.. Howes.
''S-That all janitors. except Mr..
Howes. who is to do repair Of all
schools be laid off first of June.
"9-That Mr.. Howes be paid a sal
airy of $50 and made supervising JAM
tor of all city schools, and required to
do all repair to schools in city and adj
jacent territory.
''10-That no white school in Escam-
bia county be maintained for a shorter
period than six months.
'11-That transportation be furnished
pupils OF the S1naIlSr SCHOOLS 60 the
larger ones where it is agreeable to
patrons.
"12-That a new building be erected
at school No 4, Ferry Pass.
"13-That Bell View be given one
additional room and teacher and Oak
Grove, No. At, be given a third teacher.
''14-That the pupils at Pine Valley
be given a school or transferred to
Muscogee, the people to elect.
"15-That the assistants in schools
Nos. 3, 81, A, 81, 81. 30 and so be paid
$35, and teachers of schools Nos. 6, 8, |
10, %, %, 80, SO, AZ, 40, so, 60, 65, IS, !
81 pay $35. Nos. "a and 80 pay $45 to
principal and $35 to assistants.
'16-That sanitary drinking fountS !
be installed in the city schools and |
sanitary water coolers be furnished the |
rural schools.
"17-That a teacher be employed at |
some centra, school for mentally de- |
ficient children.
"1S-That course of study for ne
groes be simplif1ed and made indus |
trial"