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EDUCATIONAL

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
 George A. Mercer, president; Jr. J. B. Read, vice president; Otis Ashmore,
secretary; J. R. F. Tattnall, treasurer.

ROLL OF  MEMBERS.
  George A. Mercer, president; J. R. F. Tattnall, J. B. Read, Lee Roy Myers, M.
A. O'Byrne, J. R. Saussy, Henry Blun, J. H. Estill, B. A. Denmark. 

  Massie School Commissioners: Mayor Herman Myers, P. A. Stovall, F. G. duBignon.

STANDING COMMITTEES.
  (The president is ex-officio a member of each committee.)
  Finance?J. H. Estill, Henry Blun, B. A. Denmark, F. G. duBignon, Herman Myers.
  Examination of Teachers?Henry Blun, J. B. Read, J. R. Saussy, G. A. Mercer and
Superintendent.
  School Houses?J. R. F. Tattnall, Lee Roy Myers, M. A. O'Byrne, B. A. Denmark,
F. G. duBiguon.
  Text Books?J. R. Saussy, J. B. Read, M. D., Lee Roy Myers, G. A. Mercer, M. A.
O'Byrne, and Superintendent.
  Accounts?Henry Blun, .T. H. Es-till, P. A. Stovall.
  Supplies?J. R. F. Tattiiall, J. R. Saussy, Lee Roy Myers.
  Sanitation?G. A. "Mercer,    J.    B. Read, F. G. duBignon. 

SCHOOLS.

  Otis Ashmore, superintendent; F. H. Ferguson, assistant superintendent;
office, Chatham Academy, Bull, cor Oglethorpe avenue. The schools are free
excepting the High School, there being a charge of $15 per year made by this.

  High School (Chatham Academy), 208 Bull. H. F. Train, principal, instructor
classics; W. S. Wilson, instructor mathematics; M. M. Parks, instructor natural
sciences; J. M. Gannon, instructor English; G. B. Wood, Miss F, A. Dorsett, Mrs.
M. E. Harden, Miss M. L. Harris, Miss K. McD. Hartridge, assistants.
  Chatham School No. 1?207 Drayton. J. S. Sims, principal.
  Chatham School No. 2?207 Drayton. W. F. Gallaway, principal.
  Anderson Street Grammar School ?412 Anderson, e. T. S. Lucas, principal.
  Barnard Street School?Barnard, cor Taylor. P. F. Brown, principal.
  Cathedral School ? Perry, corner Abercorn. JM. A. O'Brien, principal.
  Henry Street School?311 Henry, w. Miss J. A. Mustin, principal.
  Massie School ? Gordon, corner Abercorn. Joseph E. Way, principal.
  St. Patrick's School?Montgomery, corner York. Arthur J. O'Hara, principal.

COLORED.

  Anderson Street School ?If. 12-1314 East Broad. J. McIntosh, Jr., principal.
  East Broad Street School ? East Broad, cor Gaston. J. C. Ross, principal.
  West Broad Street School ? 41 West Broad. J. H. C. Butler, principal.

ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS.

  Academy St. Vincent de Paul ? Liberty, southeast corner Abercoru. Under the 
control of the Sisters of Mercy. Scholastic year commences last Wednesday in 
September, and ends about the last of June. The Sisters also have a school 
for boys up to twelve years of age.

  Commercial College?C. S. Richmond, principal. 123 Whitaker.

  Draughon's Business College? 108 Liberty, w. J. p. Draughon, president; 
J. G. Harmison, principal.

  Morton's School for Boys?13-17 Macon, e. J. R. Monton,, principal.

  Ryan's Business College?Miss M. E. Ryan, principal. 32 Provident Building.

  Savannah Academy?330-334 Bull. John Taliaferro, principal.

  Savannah Conservatory of Music ?111 Perry, w. L. W. Mehrtens, principal 
and teacher piano; Mrs. L. B. Mehrtens, concert pianist; Misses M. E. 
Mehrtens, and A. Black, teachers piano; J. Steig, vocal teacher; Miss C. 
Winters, violinist.

  Savannah School of Physical Training?110 Liberty, w. Miss S. Charlton, 
and Miss L. Selig, teachers.

  The Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten?521-523 Pine. G. J. Baldwin, president; 
Miss N. H. Baldwin, secretary and treasurer; Miss M. G. Backus, principal. 

COLORED.

  Beach Institute?320 Price. Organized 1867. Under the control and care of 
the American Missionary Association. B. C. Miner, principal.

  Haven Industrial Home and School?614 Anderson, w. Mrs. S. M. Lewis, matron.


Additional Comments:
From:

CHRONOLOGICAL  HISTORY OF SAVANNAH,
From Its Settlement by Oglethorpe down to December 31, 1899,
Together with a Complete Record of the City and County, and
SAVANNAH'S ROLL OF HONOR,

      A Roster of the Soldiers who have in three wars
Gone Forth at their Country's Call, from this City.

A. E. SHOLES, Compiler.

SAVANNAH, GA.: THE MORNING NEWS PRINT.
1900.




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