The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-10
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INTERESTING SCHOOL ITEMS.
New School Houses in Prospect-M Matters of
Moment to Parents and Pupils.

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Moment to Parents and Pupils,
The city school board has put
things into pretty good shape for The
opening of the winter term Of school
and at the last meeting transacted
considerable business of Importance.
There were present at the meeting
r.. M. Swearengen, president; ]. NJ.
Litten, John Mcdonald, Walter Tips,
J. w. Smith and w. j. Mathews.
Superintendent VIM reported the
schools in a good condition with pros
poets for large attendance. Prepar-
ations for taking charge of the new
district have been completed, new
furniture purchased, etc.
This report was approved.
Miss Lizzie Rumsey was elected
teacher in the West Austin school. .ag
Eight children were transferred
from the city to the outer district.
The necessity of additional room at
the Arsenal block was taken up, and
the propriety of putting up a $4,000
building there was favorably dis
cussed. The same time Judge Smith
advocated the erection OF another
$4,000 building in East Austin.
Both suggestions were referred to
the building committee for investiga.
tion with instructions to report.
The immediate necessity for adj
ditional room at the arsenal block was
met by the ordering of repairs for an
old building already on the ground.
Treasurer Tips submitted his tinan-
cial report for the fiscal year, and it
was received and approved.
FOR PARENTS AND PUPILS.
The city schools Of Austin open
next Monday, and one interesting
feature of the opening Of the session
is the TACT that there will go into
force and effect the rule adopted by
the city school board changing the
ages OF pupils vino will be allowed to
attend school free of tuition fees.
Below is the rule in full:
4. Resident pupils over and under
q years Of age shall be admitted free
of tuition until the end Of the session
1850 and 1891, and after that time,
only pupils between the ages Of and
10 years shall be admitted free of tut
ton. All others are required to pay
tuition at the following rates per
month In the primary department.,
Sl.50; in the grammar department,
$500; in the High School department,
$3.50. Pupils from Travis county who
have their pro rata of the state school
fund transferred to the city before the
first of September are permitted to at
tend four months without paying tut
| ton. Nonresident taX-payers who do
not transfer their pro rata are re-
CURED to pay that amount in tuition.
Governors Guard.
At called meeting of the Gov
ernor's Guard, Monday evening, the
following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Recognizing the fact that the sue
cess of our late concert is entirely due
to those who were 50 kind as to favor
us with their valuable service; there
| fore be it
Resolved, That the Governors
Guard tender their sincere thanks to
Prof. e. Won Ludwig, director of the
Austin Conservatory Of Music, Messrs.
Warner, Stacy and Downie, Mrs.
Brinck, Mrs. Maxcy and Miss Habicht
of the Austin Musical Union, Prof
Lewis Gillespie, Miss McCashin, Miss
Mamie Booth and the Lyric Quintette
club, Messrs. Halle, Millett, Shipman,
Brown and Smith; also to Mr.. j. M.
Shumate, to whose earnest endeavors
is greatly due the successful termina-
| ton of this entertainment.