The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29
ONE SESSION PREVAILS.
The Board o. Education Meets ans;
and Decides What SHAH for the
preseui be the Time the 5000 Chill.
dren in the City shall Devote 10
s.rUdr.

and Decides What shall for the
p-e.sni be the Time the 5000 Chill
otren in the City shall Devote "a
study.
Last evening a special meeting of the
Board of Education as held at the Academy
OF Science room, the president .. B. Taylor PIE.
siding and members Swan, Havens, Fleshef,
Crancer, Viewer, Wilson, Callahan and Rose (6l
present
The clerk Mr.. Geo. d. Farr, read a Letter call
ing the meeting, signed by Messrs. swa-i,
Viewer, Few and Hsvens.
Mr., Richards was sworn in as a member OF
the Eoayd.
Mr.. swan the chairman of Special Commit
tee then submitted the following report:
LEAvENwoETH, Nov. 2Ith, 1877.
To the Board Of FJucd. 'on:
GESrLEN EN:-Your committee to whom
was referred the question OF having one or
Two sessions in The schools, would respect ut
ly repoIt that atIei careful couside. alton OF
tue subject, fney recommend that Ilom the
seventh 10 the Ientn grades, inclusi We, there
be one session from the n ST Monday i'll No
Vi mber un,ii ine last Friday IN February,
commencing at o'clock A. Il, aad closing at
I2:;J p. II; tde renainde- "f t.le year, the ses-
sion 10 be fiom $50 A. NJ. until 1880 p. NJ
i'O. the maiader OF the schools, {. :
Sons TO be as follows:
Ia. last Friday in February, there shalt be
one session, commencing aI O'Clock A. NJ.
and cOntlru until 10 p NJ, with the long
iecess of twenty minutes at lz:5D, ir 'tead OF
twelve. That for Tie remainder OF lhe year
there shall be Two sessions, lie first COM
mencing at 40 IN. and continuing uJtil
I11::s and he secodd session CONNIE Icing at
l:si T.. NJ. a1d cons 'nuing until T.. N. 1.-THE
a5 we changes are made il will give TWO ses-
slons 10 tIe upper grades. one month longer
lian under The previous rules fIhe Board.
ID. NJ. SWAN,
A. Il. II. Ms.
After the Gle: had read the report Ms Swan
amt Others spoke in favor of its adoption,
ami favored the two-se>sion system sue
c-ssfuliy pistciiced in Chicago, 81. Louis, Gin
cinnaIi and other cities. Tne question OF the
adoption or ftj lection of the report being called
for. me vote stood six for and three against.
MeSsIs Taylor, Fiesher and Viewer voting in
the negative. ". Elesher in explaining his
vote made a pointed speech, during which he
said he had been elected by the pc Die and il
WAS to their interest he was look ng.
On motion of Mr.. Havens the new order
Will go into effect tomorrow morning.
The question of papils being repaired 10 stand
outside of the school buildings Ior long time,
brought up and informally discussed but no
aciiou was taken in the premises. Supt.
Whei Jell, however, mauc a few rema ks Oh
the subject, in which he stated that he hau,
various occasions. VISITED the scIool build
ingS al an eai. Ter hour than time for school,
aid had often found large numbers of pupils
gathered toge.her, having. As some of the pu-
pills had told him. been seni there before
scnooi hours by III cir parents He had at one
time counted eigh .y-two at one place at len
There was an expression that bo h of the
questions reie. red To, would pr paoiv be
brodght up aud discussed at q fu luie hIee.-
ing of the Boafu.