, 1891-05-03
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
School Matters Once More Pub
licly Considered.
Trustee Potter of the Board Gives
Some Light.
I. r. Reed is Recommended by the
South Side People
And Warren Richardson by a West
Side Meeting.

matters was held last evening at the city
hall, Judge Bergman being again called
upon to preside.
Prof. Stanton reported in regard to the
school lands hat the law passed BY the
last legislature could scarcely be put in
operation by the constituted authorities.
Attorney General Potter, who is also a
member of the school board, made an
extended statement in regard to the laws
applying to school lands IN which he
showed the shortcomings of the last act,
but expressed the belief that a plan would
be hit upon so that the county com
missioners could lease the lands. A ne
cessity existed for more schools. The
school board did not desire to spend
money unnecessarily. They had given
this question serious consideration. How
we're the pupils to be disposed of to the
best advantages, not only on the south
and west sides, but in the central school
building? When the new high school
building is occupied it will not only con-
tam the high school pupils but the eighth
grade as well. 1t may perhaps also con-
tain the seventh grade. The central
school annex and basement are
now occupied. These pupils will
at the opening of the next session be
transferred to the ma n building. The
crowded condition of the schools has only
prevailed in the last few months. He had
been astouuded to learn of the wonderful
increase among the lowest grade pupils.
In the West side school the enrolment in
the first grade is ITO, although the average
attendance is usually not over sixty.
Something had been said about children
attending only halliday sessions. This
was only in the case of children who will
occupy the SAINT room next term. Last
year the board realized the increase in
South Side population. 1t was for this
reason that they paid s., 900 for a block of
ground intended for a new school in that
part of the city. The plan of the board
ifcarried out-and this was for the electors
to decide-was to build an cast end
school and make Evans street the
dividing line. The Central school
area would then be extended west one
block, to the enter of Themes street.
This change would relieve the West Side
school of about sixty pupils. The sixth
grade at the South Side. containing
pupils - to Is years OF age. could then
be removed to the Central building, the
viaduct affordlng a safe means of crossing
the railroad tracks. 1t was thought that
this would do for perhaps a year, when
the great increase in population would
demand more buildings. He knew of no
wav TO raise money for school buildings
except by issuing bonds. A three-mill
tax might be levied by the county com
m%issioners for general school purposes
instead of two mills, as has heretofore
been the case. He defended the erection
of the high school as a good move, and
said 1t might also be occupied by an
ungraded class Of large pupils.
A report OF the South Side meeting
was read. J. j. Granger had presided
and l.. A. Farra had acted as secretary.
Mr.. ThOs. h. Reid had been selected as a
candidate but in the event that he failed
to accept Mr.. Gilmore was the choice.
They recommended that bonds for the
erection of a South Side school be voted.
A motion to adopt the report and endorse
the recommendation created a good deal
of discussion which was participated 10 by
Messrs. Potter, Bignall, G.. W. Clark.
Thompson, Farra, Merritt and several
others. An amendment that bonds not
to exceed 500, 900 in amount be voted for
this purpose was carried and with it the
endorsement OF Mr.. Reds nomination.
The Westside people, through Frank
A, Miller, presented the name of Warren
Richardson, Sr., as a man who met the
general appreciation of that section. The
point was raised that both gentlemen
named were Democrats. This drew
forth an indignant rebuke from the chair
man. The question was who the people
wanted. Politics had never cut a figure in
school board matters The objection
raised had been to the members o. the
board themselves nominating the mon
whom they dcsr-d to SIT with them This
was a duty which the people reserved for
themselves.
This subject provoked Il tedious and
desultory discussion that did no good to
the cause at issue and the meeting finally
petered out to an adjournment.
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