The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-21
SCHOOL BOARD rRocEEDIyGs.
WICHITA. Kan. MAY 49, 1898

OFFICIAL SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGs
WICHITA, Kan, May 19, 1898
The beard Of education met in adjourned
session on Friday, May -, 1885, at 4:30 P
m, with President Ward in the chair
The members present at roll call were
Messrs. Black. Ward, Powell. Van Wer
den. Goldberg. Fazel, Gill. DAVIS ant
keck. Messrs. Casey, Campbell and Cole
coming in shortly after roll call
The president stated that this was al
| adjourned meeting for any business that
might come before the board.
The committee On ways and means pre-.
sented the following report:
WICHITA, Kan, May 10, 1898.
To the Board of Education
We, your committee on ways and
means, report as follows:
l. We your committee, on examination,
find that the bond OF d. Z. Fuller with
James Allison, w. T. Buckner and A. T.
Carpenter. sureties, for $1,000, is salts.
factory. the sureties being reliable and re-
sponsiDle for the amount
| 2. We have solicited bids from the
various banks OF the city, for the use OF
the school funds for the ensuing year. the
| highest rate of interest being offered by
| the Sedgwick County bank.
| They submit rate OF 5% per cent. in
| terest on daily balances, to be credited at
| the close of each month. Statement Of
! account to be rendered whenever desired
| by the board.
We recommend the acceptance of the
Sedgwick County banks offer, when
they execute a bond that is satisfactory
And we now ask for instructions from
| the board AS 20 amount of bond they de-
sire this committee 10 demand from the
Ss2lI han 4irl, vl,,,,tt tad
JOHN l.. POWELL.
GEORGE L. CAMPBELL,
}. II. BLACK,
Committee.
Moved by Mr. Goldburg, seconded by
Mr.. Van Werden, that the report be re-
ceived and that the Sedgwick County bank
be required to give IA bond for S3O.O
Motion carried unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Powell, the matter Of
the expiration of the term of Office of sec
rotary and treasurer was referred to the
Judiciary committee to look up and report
at the next meeting.
The committee Oh visitation of schools
presented the following report:
WICHITA, Kan. May -, 1893.
Gentlemen of the Board of Education.
Your committee appointed to visit the
schools OF the city beg leave to report that
we have visited all the schools, including
the Normal and High school.
In the primaries we find the attendance
for the past three mouths. on account of
measles and other diseases, has been very
much interferred with and lii a few cases
the children were not quite up with the
work
The theachers in this department are
painstaking and faithful and we saw many
evidences of good work being done. The
order in Il few rooms was not as good AS
we should like to see, and in
Il few instances, we are of
the opinion that too much concert work IN
recitation is being done; the children
speaking in high key and creating con-
fusion. We also notice that many children
in reciting numbers. use their fingers and
lips in mental calculation, which we con-
slider very detrimental to good work, and
IA practice which should be discouraged.
Grammar Department.-The grammar
departments In all the schools, so far as we
were able to judge, are doing good work.
We heard Rotations in all the branches
and were pleased with the advancement
the pupils have made during the past year
in this department..
We found lie many cases that the work
in arithmetic, according to the book
us ed, Is beyond the capacity of the chill
dren, and we would recommend moditi
cation i'll a few instances of the study pre-
scribed by the board of education for this /,
department..
High School.-In the high school depart
ment we found the attendance very good
and the discipline and order first class |
The pupils were attentive and seemed to !
be well up with the work. and the recita !
tions indicated that the teachers thoroue b. |
ly understood their part of the work. |
l nder the. present arrangement and as !
Segment of the work, each teacher be-
comes a specialist in his department, aad |
under this arrangement az
are of the opinion that the very best work |
can be accomplished. We think modifi- |
cation of the business course as now pre- |
scribed would be beneficial. Your COM |
mittee are of the opinion that pupils |
before they are allowed to graduate !
all the common branches, and |
the course should be so modified as to per-
NIT Of this
Normal school-We found the normal
school in all departments entirely salts
factory
Special teachers.-The special teachers
seem to be doing excellent work. We find
on the part of pupils and teachers "A hearty
cooperation with the special teachers, and
most excellent results have been accom-
plshed in these departments.
Superintendent.-We find a most hearty
co operation on part of the teachers with
the requirements of the superintendent.
and believe that so long as this continues
the efficiency of our schools will increase,
and the best results be obtained
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE f.. CAMPBELL.
GEORGE VAN WERDEN,
JOHN ii. FAZEL,
Committee.
The president stated that if there were
10 objections that this report would be
pread upon the records of the board. No
objections were offered.
Mr. Campbell moved, Mr.. Van Werden
ecouded, that this board follow the rule
dopted Dy the board last year with re-
ard TO placing insurance on the school
buildings, and that the president act in
with the chairman of the
Ways aud means committee and the chair
nan Of the buildings and grounds COM
nittee in placing the insurance
Mr.. Cole raised objections to the motion
tating that the standing rule of the board.
vas that the president should place all the
Insurance. The objections were sustained
nd the motion was ruled ont Of order.
Mr.. Cole moved, Mr.. Fazel seconded,
hat the president Insure the buildings on
Which insurance expired during the ensu-
ng term for 90 per cent OF their present
alue on the inside ana 30 per cent on the