The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-08-18
Arrangements Will be Made to
Transport Pupils to Commun-
ity and Other Schools.
NEW ARCO SCHOOL TO BE
DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 10
At Meeting of Board of Educa-
tion Yesterday Building Com
mlttee Was Authorized to
Proceed With Plans For the
Erection of the New RisIey
School BuiIding.-Other I'M
Z portant Matters Transacted.

At one Of the most interesting meet
ings of the Glynn county board of ed
ucation in months, held yesterday
morning, it was decided to consoli
date as many of the rnral schools oi
the county as practicable, and a
committee was appointed to take &C
ton towards that end. 1t is the in
tention of the Board to abolish most
of the one-room rural schools at the
earliest date possible, and arrange for
the transportation of the pupils OF
these schools to either the Commune
ty school, Arco or Brunswick.
The fact that the roads of the coun
ty are. now in excellent condition
makes 1t feasible to consolidate many
of the small schools, and to concen.
trate the school work of the county
at a few conveniently located and
well-equipped schools, a plan which
rs meeting with such splendid success
in other counties of the state.
A number of important matters
were transacted at the meeting yes
terday, and preparations were com.
menced for the opening of the fall
term Of the public schools of the city
and county, which will take place on
Monday, September 1874. sapt. c. e.
Dryden has returned from Baltimore,
and was present at the meeting.
Build Rlslsy Schoel ;s.l...;,.sss 4. -
the building committees was author.
ized to proceed at once with plans for
the erection of the new Risley school
building, bonds for which have al
ready been sold. Specifications for
the building. which Is to be modern
brick structure, will be prepared al
once, and bids will be invited for the
construction work through advertise
ments in the newspapers. The build
ing will be located on the square on
Albany street occupied by the pres
ent Risley school, and will be made
a manual training school for colored
children. with complete and modern
equipment
Dedicate Arco SCHOOL,
The handsome new Arco school
building Will he dedicated on Monday
Sept, ~. when the first term of school
there will begin. This building was
recently completed at cost of about
100000, and Is said to be one OF the
most attractive and conveniently ar
ranged rural school buildings in the
state. An appropriate program will
mark the opening exercises. which
viii be in charge of President A. V
Wood, Of the Board.
Certain changes I'm the Purvis
school bhilding were recommended
In order TO better protect it against
fire, end to provide improved toilet
facilities. The building committee
was also authorized 10 provide ar
Office for the principal OF Glynn Gram
mar school. This WORK will be car
ried out at once.
other matters transacted included
change In the text books in math
ematics, Instead OF Junior higt
school Mathematics" rs heretoforS
used arithmetic and algebra will b,
substituted. Arrangements will also
be made with local book dealers t,
have an adequate supply Of books OF
hand, in order that pupils may b,
promptly supplied with the necessary
school books at the beginning OF tn,
I term.
Plans are under consideration 10
arranging for transportation OF pu
I pills 9om Thallman. Brubston. anC
Southern Junction to the Communit,
school, and ths pupils from Thornhil
and Cypress Mills schools to eithe
Arco or the Community school Thes,
plans will very prhahly be carried in
Ia effect, thereby eliminating Ave o
the smaller schools.