Wichita eagle., 1889-05-04
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
Does the Present Statu OF the Schools Warrant
Change Of superintendent.

The board of education has lately felt it
duty to visit the schools more than usual,
it being near the end of the term. A sys-
tematic course of visiting has been carried
on of late and the superintendent and
teachers have done their utmost to give
the visitors every opportunity to get an
accurate knowledge of the schools None
of the members of the board have thus far
a systematic report formulated In their
minds. but it is only just to Superintend-
ent Chichester and the teachers to state the
schools have been found IN most -four
ishing and satisfactory condition. The
teachers generally from the primary grades
up to the superintendent, are IN perfect
accord. and as a natural consequences
the schools are in the most healthy condl-
tion. The present board has taken more
then usual interest in the schools and
their efforts have been conducive to the
general success. Pc haps no board of ed
ucation has ever taken more interest In
the schools than the present body and
their work mas been felt and appreciated
by the teachers The cooperation between
the board and the teachers is the keystone
of success and increases the interest all
round.
The foregoing seems to be about the
| feeling amongst the majority of the oldest
and best teachers.
Last evening in order that the teachers
| whose departments are widely apart might
become better acquainted and more partic-
ularly to enable the board to become better
acquainted with the teachers social was
| held at the high school which was mutu-
ally profitable and pleasant to both board
and teachers.
| The following innovation issued by the
Superintendent contains the interesting
program that was practically carried out.
st has been suggested by some OF the
mem bers of the board that we might very
pleasantly, as we'll as prontably, spend an
evening socially the latter part OF tals
week. There are some members OF the
| board whom many of the teachers have
not vet had the pleasure OF meeting, and
others with whom they have only very
| slight acquaintance.
This social evening is for the purpose OF
promoting such acqualntanceshlp and OF
| interchanging views and opinions Oearln
on the school work, to the end that both
| the teachers ana members OF the Doaro
! NAV have better and more thorough un-
| derstanding of each others wants, Ideas
and purposes. Friday evening mas Deer
suggested as the most suitable time ano
the high school building as the most suit
able place. SO will appoint such meet,
ing for next Friday tomorrow night at
O'Clock at the high school building.
All teachers are cordially invited, and II
is hoped a l will be present if possible. In
order to open the subject fairly for genera
discussion, the following persons are ap
pointed t speak five minutes each OF
some topic of their OVID selection; Mr.
Phillips, Miss Leach, Mr.: South, Mrs
Howard, Mr.. Davis, Miss Cleaveland, Mr
Knight, Miss Dickinson, Mr.. McMichael
Mrs Booth, Mr.. Barackman.
Members of the board will be called
upon to set forth their Jews, policy ant
ideas concerning such points as may arise
All speeches limited strictly to hv'
minutes. The topic presented may bt
concerning discipline. its end. the means
of securing, what it is, evidences, orr ma.
be concerning physical, mental or mora
development. the proper cultivation OF TIT
will, Of the sensibilities, of the intellect
of the essentials of good citizenship, patrl
otism, loyalty, OBEDIENCE or it may b
along the line of our needs and attain
menus in the fine arts-cultivation OF tn
aesthetic nature, or the practical VS.. tn
practical" so called. or any other phase o
along other line. No one is limited as t.
choice of the subject to be presented bu
each will present that which is uppermos
in his or her own mind.