Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-07-17
SCHOOL CHANGES
The Board of Education Elect Teach
ers and Transact Other Import
ant RusinesS.

The board of education met in regu-
lar session last evening pursuant to adj
journment, and accomplished much OF
general interest to all patrons of the
schools. Supt. Moulton made his an.
nual report covering twelve pages of
legal cap. The statistics given by him
show that the total enrolment for the
year was LOO; the total number be-
longing $40; the average daily enroll
ment, S21.5; the average daily attend
ance, 771.9. The per cent. of attend
ance was 9O.6. The number of cases
of hardness for the year were ,03S.
In connection with the hardness it is
noticeable that the number of cases for
the first month of the year was 222;
the last, 40. This shows what can be
accomplished by systematic work.
The per cent. of attendance is not as
high as it should be, but is probably as
high as it ever Las been. The board
will endeavor by new rules and strict
enforcement of them to bring up the
attendance for the coming year. The
superintendent, in his report, makes
many recommendations, most of which
were afterwards embodied in the re-
port of the committee on schools, rules
and regulations. His report is very
exhaustive, and shows great care and
thought.
The committee on schools, rules and
regulations made report of twenty
three pages, which is one of the most
complete documents that has ever
been presented to the board. After
approving and complimenting the re-
port of the superintendent, the COM
mittee recommended the following
teachers for the ensuing year:
Misses Winnie McNaulI, Lou S.
jerks. Florence ElstOn, Margaret A.
Wilson, Orlena Fisher, Rose Gleissner,
Mary Hoisington, Sarah BOnell, Nettie
NJ. Whitney, Myrta l.. Wick, Nora
Collins, Ella Kempthorne, and Messrs.
J. II. Niesley, Levi Humbargar and
Ralph V. Dyer. These were elected,
and with Miss Anna Miller who was
elected at the June meeting, the list is
complete with the exception of the
principal of the high school.
1t gives us great pleasure to note
that all of our best teachers were re-
tanned, and we have no doubt but that
the changes made will be for the best.
Of the new list. Miss Nettie NJ. Whit
ney is a young lady of this city who
has lived here several years, and
taught successfully in the country.
She is highly recommended, and from
what we know of her we have no
doubt of her success. Miss Myrta l..
Wick is a resident of Hayes township
of this county. She is graduate of
the EmpOria Normal school, and comes
highly recommended from EmpOria,
and from those who have been ac-
uuainted with her work in this county.
Miss Wick has borne the reputation of
being one of the best, if not the best,
lady teacher in the county schools, and
we congratulate the board on being
able TO secure her services. Miss Nora
Collins is a resident of this city, and
has taught successfully in our schools.
During the past two years she has been
teaching at Solomon City successfully.
She will take her sisters place. Miss
Ella KempthOrne is from Hayes City
Kansas. She graduated at the state
university in the classical and normal
departments, and has taught success
fully for three or four years in graded
schools. She is very highly recommen'
ded by those who are acquainted with
her work, and her application was one
of the best received. Mr.. Ralph V.
Dyer is a graduate of the city schools
and has taught successfully for the
past year at Navarro. He is an excel
lent young man and will undoubtedly
give satisfaction,
The committee in their report ask tC
be authorized to hold an institute fol
the benefit of the teachers chosen, the
same to continue one week previous tt
the opening of the schools and to b
conducted by the superintendent
This wa ordered by the board anC
will surely result in great good to tht
schools. We understand that thu
work will be confined strictly to meth
DDS, and in no sense will be an insti
tute for the purpose of preparing TO
examination.
The committee also recommended
new courses of study for the grades ant
high school, and also some new bylaws
and rules, all of which will come II
for adoption at the August meeting o
the board, and at which time we vii
review them. Some new text book
we're adopted last evening, and no
tably among them are Reeds Wor,
Lessons and HYde's Language Lesson
for the grades. If anything has BEEF
neglected in our schools it is spelling
and we hail with satisfaction the ad
vent of the spelling book. We hdv
been disgraced long enough by the in
competency of our pupils in the use O
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