People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
School Matters.

lourheu session Monday night withth6
following members present: DR.. F.
u. Emerson, president; W. ]. New.
bold, J, N. Mccarthy, A. A. Richards
ID. A. Lopez, Charles Worden, n. E.
Cook and o. c. Berger. The frs.
ouSlless to come before the board
was the letting Of the coal contract
Tor the ensuing year. Four sealed
oidS were received and opened. On
Weir City, Frontenac or Pittsburp
lump coal, the kind used by the
schools, the bids were as follows: E.
A. Hanna, s3.43; Rock Island Lumber
Co., $40, Hunter Milling Co., $3.50,
and +. A. Amsden, $3.50 per ton de.
llVered in the school house base.
ments. All the bids were based on
Santa Fe railroad track weights.
On motion of Richards the proposition
OF F. A. Amsden was accepted and
go tons of Weir City lump coal or.
dered, to be delivered upon the order
and under the supervision of the sup
ply committee.
The next subject to occupy the
time and attention of the board was
the assignment of teachers, which
subject had come over from The regu-
lar meeting. The committee had as.
signed Miss Mamie Jones to- the
Fourth ward and left vacancy in the
fourth grade in the Third ward.
RichardsmOved to amend the report
by transferring Miss Jones to the
fourth grade in the Third ward.
This motion caused lengthy discus
sion which covered the question as to
how many teachers were to be placed
10 the Fourth ward. This discussion
developed the fact that a majority of
the board favored the placing of two
teachers in that building, one to
teach the primary department and
the other to teach a sort of district
school including all the grades from
the "a to the 6B. The Fourth ward
members strenuously objected to
parting with Miss Jones; she had
taught their children last year and
given universal satisfaction: they
didn't want any experiments. The
motion to transfer her to the Third
ward was finally lost and the report
of the assignment committee adopted.
A motion then prevailed to elect
another teacher and the bollot re-
suited: Miss Dora Sommerville. I:
Miss Nellie Palmer, 2. Mr.. Richards
then made a motion that Miss Som
merville be assigned to the upper
room in the Fourth ward and that
Miss Mamie Jones be transferred to
the fourth grade in the Third ward.
This motion carried.
The question of selecting a janitor
for the Fourth ward was, on motion
of Richards, deferred tuntll the regu-
lar meeting to be held September 2,
at which time the board will consider
such applications for the position as
may come before it. Applicants are
requested to state the wages they
would be satisfied With. In the
meantime the building committee
will prepare the building for the
opening Of the schools.
The assignment Of teachers as final
ly decided upon by the board is as fol-
lows:
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
H. F. NJ. Bear, superintendent.
7. W. Butcher, principal of high
school.
Miss Maude Price, first assistant in
high school
E. Kelley, instructor in high
school.
Miss Myrtle Simmons, seventh
grade,
Mrs. Kate Davis, sixth grade.
Miss Edith Myers, fifth grade.
Miss Mamie Jones, fourth grade.
Miss Nora Jones, "a and third
grade.
Miss Belle Moore, primary room
from the chart class to 2B inclusive.
1t will be noticed that there is no
eighth grade 10 the high school build
ing.
FIRST WARD BUILDING.
Geo. c. Wakefield, principal and
eighth grade.
Miss Jessie Ferguson, IA and 6B
classes.
Miss Edith Leonard, fifth grade.
Miss Emma Corbett, fourth grade.
Mis- Blanche Smell, third grade and
"a.
Miss Laura Moore, primary depart
me1t.
There will be no 7B or Ga classes 10
the First ward; pupils 10 these classes
will 20 to the high school building.
FOURTH WARD BUILDING.
Miss Dora Sommeryille, classes
from 6B to "a inclusive.
Miss Hettie Ravens, primary de-
partment.