The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-20
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
Supt. COIvlile Addresses a Letter TO
School Boards.

Superintendent j. V. Colviile has ad-
! dressed a letter to the school boards of
the county. outlining the powers of the
meeting and calling especial attention to
the library tax:
The annual school meeting will be held
in the several districts at the school
houses at 2 o'clock p. m. Thursday, July
q. ore week from today.
This should be made an important
meeting. Let everybody go and be
friendly, have a good social time and vote
to the interest Of our children.
At this very meeting you can do much
to assist In having a good school.
Take 4 look at the walls, the school
furniture. maps, charts, books. outbui.d-
ings. then plan and make suggestions II
anything needs changing or repairing
The ladies viii ltell you what should be
done. then in good humor have II done
l would like to say few words in favor
of our school libraries. Each year a state
board OF seven county superintendent
and the state superintendent select set
Of books for the teachers and set for
the school children. The board has teen
organized with view OF selecting suita-
BILE books for the teachers and pupils al
reduced prices and 10 create a taste for
good reading.
Quite a number OF our schools have
started a library. and would be pleased
to have every district In the county vote
a half mill library tax or donate ST. II
this years levy for books. or some Of the
weak districts may donate IS OF tbs
years levy. This is certainly along the
line Of progress. It will add TO the edu-
catIonal interest OF both the pupils and
parents. Just think how little it will b.
each year to create a good library
Nearly all OF our districts buy charts,
which SAIL right IL your are careful.
Let US compare the price with books:
good chart has cost Us from IS to So
The same would buy from seventy-flve 70
10 books. Both the books and tho charts
are good in their places. But would Va
not. In many instances. be better OF IL
we had q few books and not so many
charts? Let every district give our lib
rary tax or donation due consideration.
POWERS OF DISTRICT MEETING.
l. The regular routine Of business win
be found on pages es and 81 o. the laws
OF 's7. followed by the duties OF the school
district officers
= Provisions for sending children 70
districts page 81
,. Library tax. page 81.
4. II + unlawful for any school bad
TO purchase maps, charts, globes or othe (
apparatus unles sthe same has ben sub
m.tted BY the school textbook commits (
sion. Laws ~ Iss9
;. Each district must elect ? treasurer :
FOR three years. who will b REQUIRED - /!
the amount 20 come into his hands as
treasurer during the years.
6 4 50-csnt revenue stamp VIII be re-
CURED on the bond. The clerk o. director
should procure this before the n eeting. /
II you can
:. All vacancies that have been allsd by
o. any vacancies mad.
whether they have been flied or not
should b. aIled By election
s All officers should quaIHy before the
nesting adjourns. otherwise you VIII
qualify before justice OF TIE peace. 10
,ary public OF the county superintendent
within twenty days.
8 There are a number Of Other points
II special nature that may come I'd IN
some f,he districts.
Is. When the bard rneses tn fonxsde-
he hiring % teacher they shJu,d give
heir old teacher the prefesern sAe1ery-
hing being equal Frequent changes are
! waste % time and rsCney.
" COLvH.LE
County super1nfendent
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