The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-04
Boys and Girls in the Schools,
and More Expected.
Increase Manifests Itself in All
Parts of Town.

school
The total attendance was shown to
| be 5,865 pupils divided in the different
schools as follows: High school, SCI;
/ Grant, $50; Lane, 1SS; Quincy, ADJ; Lin
! coin, 81; Madison, 1873; Branner, sos;
| Parkdale, 304; Washington, 126; Mon
| Buren,, Al; Polk, 308; Euclid, 211; Low
| man Hill, 10; Buchanan, 14S; Clay, 49,;
| Sumner, 40; and Harrison, 545-
Owing to the crowded condition of the
| school buildings over the city and more
| pupils daily coming it was agreed by
! all present that more room should be
] secured. This decision was made more
| imperative by the fact that the attor-
| ney general has recently handed down
! the following decision: That all boards
| OF education must provide school facili-
! ties for school children of the age of
| five years and older or be held crimI-
| nalIy liable for their neglect"
". H Wilson as chairman Of the
| board OF education then introduced the
! following resolution:
| Whereas, The board Of education, on
| account of insufficient room accOmmO-
( datiOns, have Of necessity been obliged
4 to place in many of the school rooms
| throughout the city larger number of
| pupils per room and per teacher than
| the health of the pupils and their edu-
catiOnal advancement would warrant,
and
| obtained on account of the lack of school
room accommodation for children above
the age of seven years, and
Whereas, The attorney general of the
state of Kansas has recently rendered
an opinion to the effect that the board
of education must provide school facili-
ties for school children of the age of
! five years and older, or be criminally Ii
able for their neglect, therefore,
Resolved, That the following addi-
tons and buildings are absolutely nee
essary to comply with this interpreta-
ton of the law and provide school ac-
Communications to children of five years
old and upwards within the corporate
limits of the city of Topeka, tOwit:
One nine room addition to Branner
school estimated to cost, furniture and
heating apparatus complete, 500
One three room addition to Lincoln
school, estimated to cost, with heating
apparatus and furniture complete, So
600.
one two room addition to Euclid
school, estimated to cost, with heating
apparatus and furniture complete, 81
600.
a two room wing to Polk street
school building on the west, as per or
iginal design, with heating apparatus
and furniture complete, So, 600.
One four room addition to Quincy
school, with furniture and heating ap-
paratus complete, estimated to cost
S., 600.
One four room addition to Harrison
school, estimated to cost, with heating
apparatus and furniture complete, So
900.
To complete the new Clay building by
adding a second story, as per original
design. with furnace and furniture COM
plete, $1,000.
For replacing WORKOUT furniture and
heating apparatus in Grant, Quincy,
Lane, Madison, Branner, Parkdale, Lin
coin, Washington, Monroe. Garfield,
Jackson, Van Buren,, Polk, Euclid, Low
man Hill, Buchanan, and Harrison
buildings. SO, 900.
Resolved, That the mayor of the city
OF Topeka is hereby requested to issue
a proclama ton for holding an election
as provided in section $50. chapter SO.
of the general statutes Of 1897, to vote
upon the issuance of $50. 600 in bonds for
the purposes above indicated.
This brought about a general discus !
sion. Mr.. CLANCY moved that the res
olution be tabled for the present and |
that it come up as a special order Of !
business at the next meeting. He stat |
ed that additional school room was no /
doubt badly needed but that the resOlu- !
ton was new to all present and that |
each member would like to inform him /
self on the subject. The motion to /
postpone prevailed Another feature |
that came up IN connection with voting /
the bonds for additional room was that /
the additions must be made to some ex-
tent from a policy standpoint That is
that every ward in the city must have |
its proper proportion of school room /
or its people might sulk and not vote /
for the bonds
Mr.. Priddy suggested that the election
proclamation might call for the expeu-
then use their best judgment as to what
should be erected. President
Wilder explained that the law specific
ally stated that the buildings required |
must be stated in the election procIa-
nation.
1t was further stated that all of the
additions were to be joined to |
the present buildings and not made in
any way separate. While nine rooms
are proposed at the Branner school four |
Of the present ones are to be torn down. |
While the board of education Will IN !
dOubtedly favor calling a special cleo
ton to vote bonds for additional school |
some change made in the plan now pro-
posed.
The board decided to refund $1,000 of
the high school bonds just matured for |
twenty years at 3 per cent and 5000 |
for a similar period at 4 per cent.
It was decided to celebrate October |
-9 in the city schools as Lafayette day
The school youth of America on that |
lay will be allowed to have special ex-
The purpose of building a monument to |
the memory of Lafayette in Paris to be
erected in 1900. It was thought that |
the pupils of the schools of Topeka |
could devote the day in no better man
ner Each scholar may contribute
whatever sum they may care to.
President Wilder stated that he would |
desire a closer inspection of vouchers
hereafter as the city school finances !
we're iR a tight way It was carried that !
Every voucher before being paid should |
be inspected by the finance committee |
and signed by the chairman.
A large number of bills of minor i'm
oortance were allowed.
The statement Of Treasurer Elliott