The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-23
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
OF GLYNN GRAND JURY
Continued From Page Two.

OF water ihl nd be sulTiciL1tly st.Tn
so as to revent the mouth from conf
ing IN contact with the metal part
| OF the fountain.
We did not have an opportunity to
visit any Of the school buildings in
the country, except the Community
school. This Institution = indeed Il
credit 70 the county, and the OILY
| criticism nesessary is that there
should be at leas. four more drink
| ing fountains. One OF the teachers
| told us that the children frequently
had to stand in line and take their
turn to get water, We would suggest
that more drinking fountains be in
stalled at this school.
The other school buildings in the
| county, We were told by reputable
citizens. are in fairly comfortable
condition, and the asn;tary conditions
| are as good as could be expected in
the country.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
We visited the High School the
Grammar School and Purvis. School
We did not visit Risley School, nor
did we visit the Community School,
owing TO our lack of time.
We found conditions in each of the
schools visited excellent, with enc
exception to be noted later In this re-
port, in each the High sthool and
Grammar School. We enjoyed very
pleasant experience going from room
to room and observing the work, ana
we take this opportunity to eongrat-
nlate the board of education In its Sc
lection of such an efficient corps of
teachers.
The exception noted In the high
school compels us to recommend that
wooden grating be put down on the
floor of the domestic science room,
which is cement and below the level
OF the street. We were informed that
this floor is real damp at times,
come slippery, and the domestic sci
ence teacher told the jury that only
recently, because of this slippery con-
ditiou of the floor three Of the girl
students fell A grating such as we
have recommended would not only
prevent accidents of this kind, but
would insure the students in keep
ing their feet dry during these damp
spells. We believe that this samee
recommendation was made by the last
Grand Jury, but nothing has been
done about it.
a, -.
did the last and previous Grand Jul
rios, that the doors at the entrances
and exits OF the Grammar School be
changed SO as to open outward ~
stead of inward as at present.
We found the city schools over
Gro vded In one grade we found an
enrolment of 60 children, with So
present, and the possibility Of putting
only so desks In the room, leaving
children without seats. This over
crowded condition. exists in many OF
the grades 1t Is apparent that to
properly care for the children in
brunswick there is not sufficient
school room A new grammar school
building situated in the southern pof-
ton of the city is an absolute neces-
eity. With the present school build
ings it is impossible to accommodate
any more children.
II would moi be wise to erect any
other than n substantial school build
ing which would be the pride of the
community In which it is located. AT
least, ii should be OF brick with all
modern improvements. The minimum
cost of such building would be $685.
00e
We understand that the board of
education has the power Of levying
tax as high as eight mills t.00S) in
one year. While by this means the
building could be paid for within two
years. yet, II would add unnecessarily
To the burden of the people. Again,
it would penalize the children now in
| school and deprive them of those ed
ucational advantages to which they
are entitled.
Since d permanent building will last
| many years, we deem 1t wise, as ii is
| followed In all other cities, that bonds
| he issued extending over period of
| 20 or 80 years, BY this means the
| burden would not be heavy and the
| children Of the present time would
| have those benefits of which they are
! now being deprived on account of
the lack OF this building.
Glvan Academy, through its domes-
tic science department. offers splen-
did training 10 our girls in home
| economies, On the other hand, moth
| ing alcng Industrial or technical lines
| is offered the boys, The world is
alive to the necessity OF technical
and industrial education, The com,
munity that does not educate its boys
along these lines win IN the long run
lose, and boys from other communal
ties SO educated will move in and take
the place to which our own boys by
right are entitled
The last Grand jury unanimously
recommended the establishment Of an
industrial and technical department ut
Glynn Academy. IN this recommended
ton we heartily concur. We are in
formed that the minimum cost Of suct
i, an addition would DO $99.90o fel