The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-27
The CITY COUNCIL
REFUSED TO ADOPT THE LACY
AWENDUENT.
Lengthy Report From Mrs. House
important Change in our Pubic
school IteguiatiOns.-A Long ana
Busy session.

The minutes OF the previous meet
ing were read and approved
Petition signed by $50 voters AK
ing for the adoption of the Australian
ballot system at the ensuing municipal
election was granted, and the mayor
auth orized TO provide books for that
purpose.
A petition from c Goeth for return
OF taxes wrongtully paid to he city in
1891, when his property was outside
the city limits, was referred to the city
attorney,
A petition OF the same nature by
W w Darby was also referred to The
city attorney.
A petition from W. w. Kend all to
improve city hospital grounds was
read and the proposition TO plant
shade frees was accepted AID the re-
maiuder Of the petition referred to the
hos pital board.
a bill Ct 852 30 FOR repairing heat
ers in the pubic school buildings was
allowed ana ordered paid
The school committee submitted q
report Of the couditlon Of the public
schools Ivy Mrs. Willie -. House,
superintendent, and recommended its
adoption. As shown by the report,
the enrolment for the week ending
January Is, shows an increase over
the corresponding period last year, as
follows: Enrichment increase, 235,
belonging, 3l3; daiiy attendance 55G.
OF ohc Increase IN enrollmen0 IU} are
white and y are negroes The report
is quite lengthy, and among other
things asks :hGt au amendment 10 the
regulations be adopted, so as 10 admit
only those children who are Z years old
at the opening OF The schools, aud
prohibit the entrance Of pupils into the
first grade, except during the fret
month If the first term.
Ii vas urgei that this regulation
would reduce the attendance, and also
reduce the number of rooms necessary
The report concludes as folowr:
"ln tnis connection would again
refer to the pupils enrolled in cur
schools claiming 10 be bona fide resi-
dents of she city who live during the
school year with their unoles or their
grandmothers or their sisters or their
cousins or their aunts, tor school pur-
poses only. | maze careful exami
nation OF these eases last year and
found scattered through the different
grades in the white schools OF the
city, about fifty pupils who was sat
isfed in my own mind had no right TO
the school privileges, but whose
guardians affirmed w3re bona fde
residents Of the city. In several in
stances have found that both parents
1--we elsewhere, but the child makes
its home with this or that relative.
Under existing regulations the super
intendent is powor'ess to prevent this
imposition.
NASHVILLE city schools are protect.
ed by their laws which:
"Chapter !, section 4. The chill
dren OF wards of all actual residents
within the corporate limits of the city
shall be entitled 10 seats as pupils in
the public schools, provided that said
children shall themselves be bona 4 lie
residents of the city.
"Seotion 3. Any person ha Ting
temporary or permanent control of a
minor, not entitled by the law to the
benefit of the public school, who Shall
send or permit such MINOR to attend
any OF said schools, shall be guilty CT
mis- iemeanor, and shall be fined not
less than $40 nor more than $50 for
every such oifense.
"rhe principles of those schools in
case OF such guardians as | have re.
ierred to, admit such children into
school only when such guardian shall
answer the following questions satls-
factorily.
"Uader this law do you regard this
child as Justly entitled TO seat in the
city? =. Are the parents of this ch.! ]
zone or BOTH living? 3. Where do
they reside? t Why his their home
ceased to be the home Of the child!
). Have you qualified of the child in
order 10 secure school privileges? Ii
not for what purpose? g. AS guar
dian do you contEol property belong
ing TO the child? 7. If not permit
ted to enter the schools will the child
continue to live in the CITY? s. Does
the child remain continuously in the
city. whether the schools are In session
or not? o. For what length of time
will you retain control Of The Oh Id?