The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
NONRESIDENT PUPILS.
School Board Insists They Must Pay
Tuition in Advance.

The question of the admission of nonresi-
dent pupils to the city schools came up at
the meeting of the School Board last night
The question was raised by Superintendent
Goss, who asked the board for an authori-
tative Interpretation of Section Sc of the
school manual, which provides for the adj
mission Of nonresident pupils to the city
schools by the payment of $25 in quarterly
payments in advance. The superintendent
said he had mad considerable trouble in this
direction. He complained that on a number
or occasions he had received a request from
the trustee of Center township to admit GER
tain pupils without the advance pay, and
when he refused the trustee went to indi-
vldual members of the board Some of these
members had advised an extension of credit
While others declared the superintendent
must exact the tuition in advance in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the manual
IhlS way OF doing business, the Superin-
tendent declared, was embarrassing. After
some discussion the board took action in the
matter, which in effect is to back up the
superintendent in his course.
superintendent Goss further asked the
board TO adopt some plan of disnfecting
pens, pencils and other articles that are in
terchangeable among children of the lower
grades. lie believed this should be tried as
an experiment. The board made the follow
Ing appointments of teachers: Johanna
assistant Industrial Training School; Mer-
rett Wells and Brodie jenkins, assistants in
the High School and Industrial Training
School; Fannie Watson, district schools
Jennie Balienger, assistant teacher, subject
TO assignment.
The finance committee asked the privi-
lege OF advertising for bids for the third in
stallmenu or balance of the temporary loan
In the sum of $40, co., the board to execute
its note dated Oct. 12 1897, and payable
June 30, 1898. The committee was author
lied to advertise for the bids and instructed
to report at a special meeting of the board
to be held next Friday night.
A report from the committee on buildings
and grounds stated that five or six houses
occupied by janitOrS were out of repair and
should be put in condition before the ap-
tendent of buildings and grounds thought
1t would require an expenditure of from
$50 to $lO0 on each of these houses. The
board will have the work done at once.
Along the line of repairs and improvements
Commissioner Robson is in favor of placing
bicycle racks at each of the school buildings
for the use of the pupils who ride Wheels.
This matter was referred to the committee
on furniture and supplies was authorized
to purchase 300 school desks and 700 chairs
for use in the different buildings. To the
finance committee was referred the matter
of adding an industrial department to one
of the North Side schools as an experiment
The department will consist of a work bench
and a set of tools. An instructor will be
employed.
Total. $45, 1878; special fund, $14227.67;
manual training, $l,21619; library, $1573.14;
tuition, S322.73. The treasurer reported
balance of SO, S06.55.
After the board adjourned the commits
sioners went into committee of the whole
and purchased Carhart & Chute's Elements
of Physics, published by Allyn q Bacon, of
Boston and Chicago for use in the schools.