The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-02
WHAT THE BOARD DID.
Monthly Session Of Board of Education
Held Last Evening

Monthly Session Of Board of Education
Held Last Evening
II was chiefly small details that occu-
pied the time of the board Of education
last night The rain was falling in tor
rents outside, and the wind whistled in
and through the Smsad system ventilat-
ing shafts, but the members in their
board room had a good time discussing &
things of interest
1t took the board nearly an hour to de-
eide whether or not to pay bill of $12
for cuspidOrs for the new high school
They are nice ones, iron. lined with por-
celain, and would be an ornament to any
bar-room. Que of the janitors told Clerk
Farnsworth that a dozen cuspidors were
needed in the halls. Mr.. FarnswOrth
thought the janitor ought to know, and
ordered twelve of the best ones he could
find The idea Of having cuspidors in
the school was a shock to 0lr- Shaw,
chairman of the finance committees, and
he refused to 0. K the bill This riled
Mr. Farnsworth, who said he had ordered
them because he was told they were
needed, but he supposed they would be
taken back.
"I never saw cuspidors in a school be-
fore. or in church, said MIR. shaw
~Ihey are not necessarily Tor tobacco
suggested Mr. Priddy. "Most every body
has bad cold now"
Lots of times / would have given a
good deal if I had cuspidor in my pull
pit" replied Rev. Mr.. Thomas.
''When L am up stairs people generally
make the ventilaLng shafts answer all
practical purposes. . said Dir. Beck.
1t was agreed finally to pay for the
cuspidors, when it was explained that
they were not meant for tobacco
There were nine cases reported to the
board by Superintendent Davidson,
wherein pupils living outside the city
limits claimed to be too poor to pay the
- month tuition charged those who
are non-residents, and asked to have it
remitted. Some of the cases were ap-
parently worthy, and the petitioners we're
working to pay their own way through
school, but such petitions have become
SO frequent lately that the board decided
the only way to do was to make iron
clad rule to reject all OF them and live up
to it. Each of the nine petitions was de-
MED
The case Of o. p. Updegraff's little boy
was referred to the president Of the
board. Mr.. UpdegraT pays 8, 200 taxes
in Topeka, but now votes in Menoken
precinct and is said to have moved his
home outside the city
President Welch named the following
committees Tor the ensuing year:
Finance-Jesse Shaw, j. II. Squires
and VIM. MacFarren.
Buildings and grounds-T. A. Beck,
w. II. Wilson and 5 G. Miller
Teachers aud saIaries-J. w. Priddy,
Dr. w Westertleld and jesse shaw.
High school. 3. Thomas, DR.. West
erffeld and Z. A. Beck
Laws and regulations c. Miller.
VIVA. MacFarren and J. W. Priddy.
Text books and course Of instruction
J. II. Squires, w. III. Wilson and J. b
Thomas.
1t was suggested that the city schools
close tomorrow in order to give the pu-
pills opportunity Of seeing Governor
Mckinley. After considerable debate it
was decided not to close the schools.
The bids apparatus for the new
laboratory we're not opened, but will be
at the next meeting.
The board ordered paid bill Of $1O2-9S
at Kellam's for stationery, pencils, pens,
etc
Insurance was renewed on a number
Of the city schools
The treasurer's reports showed $21,-
276 il the general fund, and $5,6O5 in
the high school fund