The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-07

The board of education met last night in
| regular monthly session IN The city suDsr-
Iuteu Ient's office and transacted consider
able business of routine character
The board was called 70 order at SID by
| The president, J. w Powell. Members
present. Jennings, Fritch, Bsehr, God
| berg, keck, Gill. Davidson, Casey, Powell;
| absent, Harton, kirkwood. The minutes
Of last nesting were read and approved.
Jennings was appointed on the heating
and ventilation committee to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Gill,
and Davidson on the ways and means COM
mittee TO take the place OF Black, resigned
from the board.
Superintendent Richardson spresented
t he following: A recommendation to he
committee on text books and examinations
that the nett examination be held on Sep
TENDER and s; that objection had been
raised by pa rous OF Liuco,u school to the
normal department being continued in
that building; asking permission TO put
the vertical system of penmanship in either
one building or one room in the city; ask
Ing Instruct ion as to what supplies were
to be furnished free to pupils. These mat
tiers We're referred to the proper Commit
tees.
The request of Miss Carrie C. Shuts for
an extension of her certificate WAS pre-
scented by Fritch.
At a suggestion from Superintendent
Richardson the DO ,rd signfied their
Willingness 10 hold meetings IN nut ure in
the superintendent rooms, leaving the
supervisors room for their sole use.
The treasurer's report was read, showing
amount on hand about 81 600
The ways AMI m ans Committees report
asking levy of 10 mills foI general fund,
< mills for interest fluid aud = of l mill
for library fund. was adopted.
The committee ON buildings and grounds
reported adversely TO the removal OF the
Burton car works school building TO Fair
mount, as there was no need of 1t. and
there was no money 10 pay for il.
Il was voted in accordance with the rec
Communication of Principal Dyer of the
High school, presented by the commit tee
on ex'-book~. to Introduce DuBoi> 81 Pet
tiugiIfs Greek, Genune's rhetoric. and
TuaIl & Fowirr's L,tin, to >upolant
White, Hart and Zones, respectively. Com
mittee also report d that they had dis
p g ii of $50 wuri of old textbooks.
Recommendation OF tue committee on
heating and ventilation in favor of A.
Fl gg's bid on boiler for High school build
lug was adOpted, he being the lowest bid
der by ST.
The report of the committee on High
school aud Libraries, I, commanding the
purchase IF the first twenty-five cOnsecu-
tive volumes OF the Century mag ,ziue at
81. IS per voium-, for the public school IL
brary, was ad ped.
A communication from the board OF
b. alth asking for one hours int-rmission
for lunch at the High school iusteai of
twenty minut-s WAS referred to the COM
mirtee as un1iuIshe business.
The fol owing business disposed of:
Mr.. Fritch presented Miss Shuts re-
quest for ext -nsion OF cerIificat-, aud
moved that it be granted. Jennings and
Goldberg opDo- ed il. citing resolutions of
last year and of the May meeting this year,
which were adverse 10 the renewal of Ger
tificates without eXamipAtion. in vi-w OF
the resolutions Mr.. FrItch withdrew his
mo- ion.
1t was decided to remove the normal
training school from the Washington TO
the Carleton schoO; also, to put The verti-
cal system of prnmanship into Principal
Pence's room.
Mr.. WIbking, superintendent of build
inss and grounds. pOit-d the labora DRY
in the high school basement completed
and the ii ting uP of two dlitioual rooms
in the Webs, er ding.
Instructions wer- given the committee
on bull ;ings aud grounds to secure quar-
tens for he Fairmount school. Il was
voted TO open the schools September 10.
The board hen adjourned.
\ numerously rigned petition asking for
the employment of Prof. Barber was not
presented.