The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-17
SCHOOL BOARD SESSION.
Contract Awarded for Erecting College Hill
BuiIding-Report of Committee on
Teachers.

course, selecting corps Of teachers to car
ry on the department. Also recommended
that drawing department be added to
| the schools, the man in charge to receive "a
salary not to exceed 81 900 annually. The
committee asked further time 10 complete
the corps of teachers for the next school
year.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Members present, Stewart, Ward,
| Wichman, Piatt, Parkhurst, McNair,
Howe, Parkinson, with Chairman Law
renee presiding. The chair announced
special meeting to consider bids for Col
! lege Hill school and such other business as
might nome up for consideration.
| Col Stewart, chairman of the COM
mittee on buildings and grounds, reported
bids as follows:
II. G. Miller, with Smead system,
heating Observation-Disclosures. sc, 45f
H. g. Miller, with Fuller & Warren,
ceiling of basement p!astered. ...... 6,421
II. G. Miller, with Fuller q Warren,
ceiling of basement, not plastered 6,386
heating. ........., ................. 5000
James S. Campbell, Fuller & War
ren system Of heating. -. 6,a68
VIM. Dunscombe, Smead system Of
heating. ........... 6,lO9
w N. Dunscombe, Fuller 81 Warren
system of heating. Observation-Disclosures. c, 295
The bid of VIM. Dunscombe, with
Smead system, being S155 lower than a2ly
other were, recommend that his bid be-
ing the lowest be accepted.
Mr. Howe moved the report be accepted
and recommendation be concurred in.
Ward proved a second, the contract price
being So 109
Mr. McNair called upon Mr.. Dunscombe
to know how he figured cheaper on the
Smead system. 1t was replied that the
brick work in the Smead was cheaper than
in the Fuller q Warren system. Mr..
NlcNair said that he was satisfied that
Fuller & Warren had not been given
a fair show in the matter. That
they were cheaper and better than
the Smead he believed. Stated that the
Kansas City, Mo, board was not in love
with the Smead system despite the fact
that a junketing committee of the board
there some time ago had recommended the
Smead. He had understood that the
Smead company have paid employe in
the board and from this he concluded that
the Fuller q Warren were not getting a
fair show.
The roll call showed the board unani-
nous in favor of the report of the commit
tee.
Col Stewart reported on plans for high
school addition recommending plans of c.
w. Terry be accepted allowing him 215 per
cent for his work. The estimated cost of |
addition according to his plans being |
S4,39s
Howe gained unanimous consent for the |
building committee to close contract with |
Mr.. Dunscome for the College Hill /
building.
Mr.. Clapp put in an appearance at this |
time and said he thought the board had /
adjourned to meet in the evening and did |
not know of the change in time to reach |
the meeting on time.
Howe thought a full meeting of the |
board chould be present to attend to the
high school question.
McNair moved the report Of the commit
tee be adopted and committee instructed
to advertise for bids which prevailed
Mr. Ward, of the committee on teachers,
a list of teachers and a substitute
list in order of preferment The organiza-
ton of German department and the Sc
lection Of Miss Mary +. Rowe as principal !
at a salary of 500 per month; Miss Emma
Rowe assistant critic teacher in the prac-
tice department at salary of $50 per
month; Miss Normal Bryson, critic teach
er at a salary of $50 per month. Recon-
mend a competent teacher on drawing be
at not over 81 900 per year. Rec
commended that !. c. South be transferred .
from principal of Park school to the high .
school, to i'll the place made vacant by
Mr. Davis.
Mr.. Clapp regretted very much that he
had been unable 70 attend the meeting of
the committee, and he would be compelled
to suggest a change in the report 1t had
been agreed upon not to appoint
any teacher who had not had any expert
ence. Place the inexperienced on the sub
stitute list. One name on the list not hav-
ing had experience and should be left off
Mr.. Lawrence concurred in he remarks
of Mr.. Clapp. The name had been placed
on the list owing to a member of the
board.
Mr. Ward said he had not known of any
rule referred 10 and wanted the report
adopted. He thought all suggested en-
tirely competent and no one should be OBJ
jected to.
Mir Howe said it would be very unpleas-
ant to have the report rejected. There was
another feature of the report he could not
concur in and that was the order of the
substitute list. He thought the superin-
rendent should be given some latitude
Mr., Piatt objected TO the report about
substitute list. He favored getting teach
ars at home as nearly as possible. He ia
vored the report as made on the list of
teachers. There was something in expert
ance but some do good work the first year.
McNair said there was majority and
minority report and thought the commit
zee should have a recess of five minutes to
figure on the report which prevailed.
The committee reported that the teach
,rs first appointed had until June. so to ac-
sept and they would Withhold report until
seeing how many accept. The committee
would report J. c. South to teach in high
'hool instead of Mr. Davis who had resign
ID, which was accepted.
The committee further reported in favor
If a normal department with the corps of
eachers given in the original report.
Superintendent Stevenson was called up
IN TO explain how it was the Misses Rowe,
Of Washington, d. c, had been appointed.
He responded that they were most excel
ent teachers who wanted to come 10
Wichita owing TO relatives living here and
would come here at less salary than they
were receiving in Washington.
The section was adopted.
Further reported in favor of r teacher
M drawing, whose salary should not be
over $1,000 a year, which prevailed.
Col. Stewart offered resolution TO en-
bower the committee on buildincS and
grounds 10 have water mains extended to
he college hill building. The resolution
prevailed.