The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-07
BOARD EDUCATION
TO ATTEND FIRST
DAY Of SCHOOLS
FACULTIES FOR CITY iNSTiTu
TONS CHOSEN AND EVERY.
THING IN READINESS.
OPENING DAY MKT MOEDA,
No Music Teacher At The Andrews
BUILDING This Year-Army praf.
Hnd Agricultural Department Make
lnroads on Teaching staff.

The city board of education will
attend the opening exercises at botl
the Andrews and High school build
ings Monday morning, September &c
it was decided last night as the las,
act of the regular meeting of the
board at the city hall. The faculties
of both schools have been filed, wit!
the exception of the position of ayr
cultural teacher at the High school
in spite of the fact that the army
draft which has claimed some of the
prospective young men teachers. n,
music teacher will be stationed at tn,
Andrews school this year, it was al
nounced by Superint endent R. l.. Han
ris. The buildings have been put il
good shape for the opening of the
schools and a large enrolment is ex
pected.
The board of education met with /
good attendance, Messrs. U. H. Eos
ter, chairman; A. B. Sowell, secre-
tary; j. M. Dedman, w. P. Boyd, "
S. McFall, D. D. Adkisson, E. E. En-
win, W. B. Greenlaw and Superinten
dent Harris being present. The min
utes of the last meeting were read
and approved. 1t was reported that
a janitor at the negro school had qui,
and that a new one had been found.
Superintendent Harris reported
that he had virtually completed tho
faculty for both schools for the year
there being only one vacancy an
only three changes. The resignation;
of D. NJ Galloway Miss Louise Ware
Miss Johnston and Monte Mechanic
were accepted Mr., Mcdaniel wa,
one of the drafted men and will g.
as one of the first ten from Maur.
county to Camp Gordon, Atlanta
Earl G.. Gardner, Miss Frances Nolel
and Miss Dorothy Brush were elected
as members of the High school fac
ulty.
Mr.. Gardner, who will have the his
tory classes, was counted as an espe
cially fortunate selection by Superin
, tendent Harris He holds NJ. A. de
: grees from Vanderbilt and Harvard
has travelled IS months in Europe ant
has had two years experience as ;
teacher. He is coming to Columbia
it was said, only because Of the fac
that his parents reside near this cit,
and it will be possible for him to b.
with them. Miss Brush will teacl
eXnression. The demand for count,
, agricultural agents has been so grea
, that it has been impossible to secur
. a teacher for this branch at the Higl
, school, more than six men picked TO
-, that place having gone into the gov
ernments' service at the last moment
II was luOuSHI IHdI DclOIS lHc opCl
, ing of the school a competent mai
will have been found. No othe
changes in the faculties were ar
. nounced.
. The entire board was invited to al
, tend the opening exercises Of tn
school Monday morning by Superir
tendent Harris, who said that he be
, lieved IT was the duty of every mem
, her to att nd. The board will assem-
, bic at SIS o'clock at the Bethe
, House and 20 in body to the Andrew
school where the exeroi2cs begin q
8:t5 O'Clock. From there they will
o TO tho High school, whera the exel
- oses begin at 10 o'clock
HON. w. r. Galloway and Prof. =