The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-04
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
Many Matters Discussed of In
terest to Pupils,
Teachers and Parents-Rev. w
A. Quayle to Address
The June Graduating Glass of the
High School-Minor Mention.

High SchOOl-AlnO m9nG1Ou.
The Rev. w A QuayIe, ID, of Kan
sas City, Mo, has been secured to ad-
dress the graduating class of the To-
peka high school this spring. This was
announced by w. c. Campbell at the
meeting of the board of education last
evening.
It was the regular monthly meeting
and all members We're present with the
exception of President Priddy and DR..
Westerfield. w. H. Wilson presided
Several important matters were dis
cussed and the public will be interested
in knowing how their representatives on
the board stand on certain questions of
moment to TOpeka's schools
At 8:20 p. m the board was called to
order and Clerk H. w. FarnswOrth read
the minutes. superintendent w. H.
Davidson, who has been confined to his
bed by illness for the past six weeks,
sent a short report which NJ. c. Long
read. 1t was to the effect that the
schools were being conducted in a
proper manner and everything was up
to the usual standard.
William MacFerran read the bills
owed by the school board for the city
schools. Among them was one for $25
due T. P. Culley for the rent of a piano
for the high school for five months.
Another was for towels. Mr.. MacFer-
ran said: Gentlemen, I want to say
| to you that bought those towels my
| self. Heretofore we have been paying
/ $3.50 a month for the rent of towels.
Now we will pay 81 a month for laundry
| bills, and at the end of the year we
/ will have made up the expense of the
| outlay and will yet own the towels"
! Chairman Wilson'S there anything
from the committee on buildings and
| grounds?
J. H. Squires-Nothing except that
| we wish to report improvements which
/ we deem necessary at of the school
/ buildings. Branner and Parkdale
( schools will have to be painted. Park
! dale, Euclid and Harrison schools need
| to be papered and the woodwork var
| nished. We also wish to recommend
| that jerry Williams be appointed as
| janitOr in place of Larkin Oden, who
! died a short time ago. Williams filled
| the place during Oden's illness, and the
| principal asked that he be appointed
He is an old soldier and we would ask
| that he be appointed as janitOr. Gap
! pointed by the bOard.)
! w. c. Campbell wish to say for the
! committee on high school that we have
secured DR., W. A. Quayle of Kansas
! City to make the address to the grad
| uating class. Also, wish to recommend
| that the bill against the philosophical
| society for use of the high school rooms
! be Withdrawn. This society does not
| charge an admission to it's meetings and
| it has no source of income. In addition,
| they have offered prizes for papers,
| which are open to the public. It seems
to me there should be no charge made
| them for the room. Mr.. Smythe,a mem
| Der Of the society, is present and would
| like to say a word.
B. B. Smythe-Mr. Campbell has said
! everything which is necessary. The So
ciety is an educational institution. We
do not receive any money from our
meetings and we have offered prizes
| which everyone is entitled to contest
for.
Mr.. MacFerran-I move that this
matter be laid on the table until the
| next meeting.
Mr.. NIiller-I second that motion.
| (Carried).
Mr.. Long, would move that teach
/ ers who take examinations for princi-
| pals certificates after this year, be re-
| quired to take in addition to the other
| studies those of general history U. S.
constitution, physiology, botany, and
| philosophy of education. (Carried).
Mr. Squires-In the absence of Sup
| erlntendent Davidson from the examin-
| ing board on account of illness move
that Mr.. Mcbride of Parkdale school be
| appointed in his place for the coming
examinations. (Carried.)
Mr.. M1ller-I notice in the minutes a
bill for $25 for the rent of a piano from
January LIST to June LIST. I thought we
| owned a piano. 1t seems to me that is
a pretty big price for piano
Mr.. MacFerran-That's right
MI Squires-NO, we haven't a pi-
ano now. When we moved into this
| building we sold the old one
Mr.. ATiller-It seems to me it would
be cheaper to buy one than to rent
Mr.. Campbell o. K'ed the bill this
| morning because it had been O. K'ed
| by Principal Williams. I supposed it
| was all right You know I am new on
4 the board.
Edward Wilder-It seems to me that
a piano could be bought for the high
school at moderate cost. Five dol
lars month is a big price for a piano.
L move that the matter be referred to
| a committee and have a report at the
next meeting. (Carried).
Mr.. MacFerran-County Superintend-
ent Stout is here to night to ask the
| board for the high school rooms for a
month this summer for the teachers in
| stitute. But he asks it under some
| what different conditions than pre-
Viously. He wants the auditorium and
/ four recitation rooms He wants all
| the other rooms locked up. Last wear
the book agents occupied vacant rooms
with their wares until it looked like it
is down at the Throop. Mr. Stout has
something to say about it,
j. w. StOut-We were much ANNOYED
last summer by representatives OF. book
concerns. They spread out their wares
and attracted the teachers there. Tn
the room which one would naturally
turn to in entering the auditorium there
was an especially unpleasant agent
This is why we want the other rooms
locked. We would like to pay YOU $40
for the use of the building for a month