The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
FOR FREE LIBRARY
Committee Appointed From
Board of Education
TO WAIT ON COUNCIL
Holiday Vacation of Schools
Begins December q.
% WAIT ON COUNCIL

The principal topic Of discussion at
last nights meeting Of the school board
/ was the proposition 10 make the city
I schools library free. The library con
sists now Of about 5000 volumes. bought
largely by the school library tax
amounting to about one-eighth Of a mill
per capita per year. The expense is
about $50 per year, Of which $40 per
month IS the librarians salary. The
other expenses are light and care OF the
room OF this $3.50 about $3.50 are paid
in by members, the fee for membership
being a dollar year The board of edu-
cation appropriates money for the bal
ance OF expense.
The proposition now is to make mem
bership free. the only requirement being
a recommendation from a board Of ten
men to be appointed for this purpose.
The argument is that this viii circulate
the library more generally everywhere
over the city. A committee consisting
OF President Stewart Of the school board.
Tucker was appointed last night 10 visit
the council al its next meeting 10 see
what that body would DO, II anything,
toward helping to pay the expense of
keeping Up the library The matter was
favorably considered by the school board
last night.
suggestion 10 keep the library open
to l2:30 noon and $50 p. m. was referred
70 the library committee with power TO
act. The holiday vacation will begin
December .. and continue to January ?
Teachers VIII receive three weeks wages
in advance.
Superintendent Dyer's monthly report
was read and adopted as follows:
Report Of Superintendent Of schools TO
board Of education for the third month
ending December !:
Conference.-The following report is re-
soectfuIIy submitted:
Enrolment: Boys, 2,075; girls, 2.253;
total, 4,32s. Gain over third month last
year 4,172), 156; gain over last month
(4I9D, 134
Number remaining to date: Boys. 1881;
girls. 2.146; total. 4,0S3 Gain over third
month last year (3.g2), 271; gain over
last month C4.036, A.
Average daily attendance, 3,7s1s; per
cent Of attendance for the city. q; num-
Der OF visitors by rooms, 1900
Rank Of grade schools: First, Lincoln;
second, Burton. Cleveland. Carleton,
Fairmount; third, College Hill. Emerson,
Irving. Washington and Webster
Punctuality: First. Burton and KEEL
logg; second, Cleveland College Hill, |
Emerson. Paramount and Webster; third,
Harry Street and Washington.
School was in session IS days this
month the Thanksgiving holidays occur
ring the last two days of the month
High School-EnroiiEent: Boys. AZ;
girls. 261; total. 40s; gain of l over last
year; a loss Of 10 from third month last
year. Number remaining to date. boys.
139; girls, 252; total 3s1; loss Of l from
third month last year; average daily at
tendance, S77.7; Per cent Of attendance. 81. |
Normal School-EnroIlment :: number
remaining TO date. 5; average daily at
tendance, 50; per cent of attendance, IS;
substitute work l day.
Your attention is called to the follow
ing statistics Of this report:
There were "a new pupils entered
school within the month
There are now belonging n more than
at this time last year, A. more than last
month.
No school has a per cent OF attendance
below 90 which shows an excellent at
tendance for the month.
Sixteen hundred patrons and visitors
called at the different rooms IN the past
month
The High school enrolment Is 70 below
this time last year. the number belong /
ing Is but : below.
Within the month have inspected al /
the schools OF the city from one 10
three times. am pleased 10 report a /
very satisfactory condition. both in faith /
fUl attendance and thorough work The /
entire year so far has been a very salts /
factory one. The general prevalence Of /
good spirit in the schools has made the /
work OF the proper kind
The High and Normal school depart /
ments maintain their excellent standing. /
The work az these departments is rac7g- /
nizad wherever known
There has been inauEuratei n the sew I
e-aI buildings series Of receptions by /
teachers anu older pupils 20 the patrons /
and friends. The reception is held in the 4
afternoon. taking the place OF a part OF 1
the school work Il addition 20 the op-
portunity 70 meet the patrons a display (
o. work is made. showing the progress (
~ the work from grade 70 grade The 4
patrons have opportunity 20 inspect the /
several rooms. especially those where !
their children attend. Webster Lincoln !
and Irving 50 farEhave held receptions. /
all q which were very successful and +
occasions OF pleasure and profit 70 al 4
concerned
Frequently. IN reports and elsewhere, !
I have made the statement that the 6es- 4
friends the schools have are those who 4
know most about them These public
occasions offer excellent opportunity 20 I