The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-08

tract for Furnishing the Coal for the
Ensuing Year Lamps Furnished the
Lirht-City superintendent Gives Notice
of Examination and New District Lines.
The school board meeting last night
was attended by all the members with
the exception of Schell and Sims.
Many changes in the schools which
are to commence next Monday were
made, as VIII be seen by the recommen-
dations of Professor Dyer, which was
adopted.
July bills amounting to s264.96 and
August bills TO the amount of 1904. 10
were passed and allowed.
The committee recommended that the
report setting the prices for janitors
which had been adopted be amended as
TO a certain case, and the subject was
referred back 10 the committee.
Miss Daisy Drummer resigned as one
of the teachers and her place was filled
by the election of Miss Mary Wagner
from the substitute list at a salary of
$40 per month.
Misses Ethel Freeland and Ella Hi
barger We're elected as members of the
substitute list.
DIR. Furley as treasurer reported the
sum Of sS,179.77 in the treasury.
A long discussion enSued over the mo
ton of w. r. Tucker TO change the price
of tuition to the High School for nom
residents from 50 TO s. per month. The
motion was finally lost by a vote of
s TO 2.
Mr. Dorsey gave notice that at the
1, m OH. T1c
the tuition from 81 to 50.
Amended rules were adopted authoriz-
ing teachers to be discharged and jani-
tors upon certain grounds.
The committee on grounds and build
fngs Were empowered to have the Fair
mount school building removed to a
more central 1oca ton
The committee on teachers examina-
ton reported that at the recent examina-
ton there were twenty applicants for
certificates who passed with the fol-
towing result: First grade, 3; second
grade, Is; third grade, 4.
l.. c. Jackson & Co. were awarded
the contract for furnishing coal for the
ensuing year. Last year there was used
800 tons of slack and 140 tons of lump
coal.
A reward Of s25 was offered by the
board for the arrest and conviction Of
amy person for taking or carrying any
papers or books from the library.
The school board accepted the invita-
ton to attend the Masonic Home dedi-
cation in a body.
The room was lighted with lamps.
The following changes Were recon-
mended by Professor Dyer and adopted:
/. Place the Eighth grade at Emerson
sr,c Of 70 1,4ac
ments at Webster.
2. Distribute the Sixth grade Of Web
ster among Carelton. Emerson and Park
thereby saving the services of one
teacher
3. Consolidate the Sixth and Seventh
grades of Kellogg school. thereby saving
the services of one teacher for the pres
ent and fuel for one furnace.
4. Transfer the Eighth grade from
Linoolnu TO Carleton school.
5. Transfer the combined Sixth and
Seventh from Harry to Lincoln, thereby
saving the fuel of one furnace at Harry
street.
The transfer Of two grades from Web
ster is required by the necessity of va
eating the basement rooms there.
The request for an additional grade
at College Hill has been carefully con-
sidered. There were seven promoted
from the Fifth grade there last spring.
With all possible additions there would
not be sufficient pupils to establish
combined Fifth and Sixth or Sixth and
Seventh 1t is recommended to conduct
the first five grades there as last year.
] call attention TO the recommends
ton Of last May that transfers from
one district be not granted until after
tho fy1c IF s-obooR rTba car,7a 1x-sae
adopted by the board.
The following notifications Of the
Webster boundary as applies to the
Sixth grade: The Sixth grade of Web
ster-F'rom Douglas to end Santa Fe
TO Market including south side of Sec
ond, to go TO Carleton Sixth. From the
north side of Second to the South side OF
Elm inclusive, to go 10 Emerson. From
the north side of Elm TO the south side
of Oak, inclusive, go to Park school.
Some transfers may be necessary af-
ter the enrolment is in.
The Eighth district of Emerson to be
the same as the Eighth district OF Web
ster was Cast year.
There will be a meeting of all the
teachers of the city at normal room.
Saturday, Sept. u, at $50 a. m. Roll
call, assignments and general instruc-
tons pertaining to the opening Of school |
The following assignments Of grades |
has been made:
Burton, all; Cleveland one TO seven: |
Carleton, one to eight: College Hill. one
TO five; Emerson. one 10 eight: Fair |
mount, one to six: Franklin. one to Ave |
and seventh; Harry, one to four; Irving, |
one TO eight; Kellogg, one 70 seven; |
Lincoln, one TO seven: Mccormick. one |
to four; sixth and eighth; Park. one 10 |
six; Washington, one 10 eight Webster, /
one 10 five and seventh.
The following notifications Of the |
Webster boundary. as applied to the |
Sixth grade Of that district, has ben |
made: All Sixth grade pupils Of the |
Webster district, from Douglas to Sec
ond street will attend Carleton school; !
From Second street TO Elm street. will
attend Emerson school: from Elm to
Oak VIII ATTEND Park school. The En- |
erson Eighth district win be the same |
as the former Webster Eighth district
Examination for delinquents and those |
advanced studying. viii be held |
on Monday, Sept. Il, at the various /
buildings as follows: For admission to /
the High School at Irving. Emerson.
Carleton, Washington and Mccormick. |
There viii be eXamjnatioas at all |
buildings in the city in the grades as
signed TO the buildings, respectively.