Wichita eagle., 1888-06-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Board met in regular session at council
chamber. Present, George E. Campbell,
NJ. W. Levy, J. c. Slaven, W. r. Tucker,
C. A Van Ness, J. ". Wingard and E. J..
Brown. Absent, J. D. Caldwell, ". P.
Campbell and !. Katz.
Minutes of preceding meeting were read
and approved.
Report of SUPERINTENDENT read and re-
ceived. The report showed that the at
tendance this year had fallen off less than
6 der cent during the last month of school,
while during previous years it had fallen
off from II to Is per cent during the same
month. This was accounted for in part by
the fact that pupils had found By expert
ence last fall that those who left in the
spring to avoid the examination had to
pass it in the fall before being allowed to
take higher grade. For this reason they
had not stopped, as was usually the case
with many. in the hope of getting pro-
NOTED in the fall without examination.
Records are so complete that every pupil
can be placed in the proper grade and class
without mistake even though he should
lose his certificate and forget what class
he had been in.
The superintendent recommended that
especially good primary teachers receive
five dollars per month more than other
regular teachers: in consideration of their
harder work and larger attendance.
The following figures were given:
| Number of pupils enrolled during
last month of term 1908
Average daily attendance for May. 2,4SS
Whole number of different pupils
Il l,a
Only fourteen cases of absence without
proper excuse were reported, or a little
less than one pupil in 200. This was indi-
cative OF very commendable state of af-
fairs, and healthy spirit of interest and
zeal on the part of pupils, and especially
of patrons.
Committee on ways and means recon-
mended bonds next maturing to the
amount of 5000 and belonging to state be
redeemed and orders drawn for that
amount.
On motion of Levy adopted election of
teachers was ordered postponed until Fri
doy evening next, owing to committee on
teachers and salaries not being ready to
report.
On recommendation of Wingard it was
grounds procure material for repair of
black boards
On motion of Wingard seconded by
Levy, it was ordered that the proposition
of Messrs Ransom, Campbell and Others
that piece OF ground not less than 200 by
$50 feet near the intersection of Levy street
with Washington avenue be decided to the
board; two-room school building with
stairway and hall TO be built according to
the plans and under the direction of the
board by the people of the neighborhood
the board to take the property subject to
mortgage on it for the cost of the build
ing, the mortgage to be paid when money
enough is in the treasury to do so and to
bear not more than eight per cent interest
from date, site to be selected by committee
on buildings and grounds be accepted.
On motion of Levy, Vineyard was in
structed TO offer BeardsleT & Co. 81, 900 for
their bill and if accepted by them the
clerk was instructed to draw order for that
amount
On motion Of George L. Campbell it was
ordered that the committee on government
and course Of study be instructed TO revise
the rules and regulations of the schools to
correspond with The laws governing cities
of the first class, TO revise the course of
study and to publish this in pamphlet
form, the reports to be included in the
pamphlet.
On motion of Tucker it was ordered that
the committee purchase twelve sets of ana
tomical charts for the use OF the schools
for $40.
On motion of Levy the board then adj
journed to meet Friday evening next when
superintendent and teachers will be
elected.