The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
Now P0tWin People Are at Log
gerheads Over the School.
Each Faction Has Its Candi-
dates For Board Members.
is ENTITLED TO TWO.
Topeka Board of Education Will
Decide Next Week.
Teachers Will Be Retained at
Reduced Salaries.

At the next meeting of the school
board that body will elect two members
to represent the Sixth ward, which in
cludes Potwin and Auburndale. and in
consequence considerable feeling has
been worked up in the ward over the
two men.
There seems to be two or three fac
tions in the ward. One faction support
ed Gen. ]. W. F. Hughes for mayor and
that faction now brings out A T. At
wood as their candidate for member of
the school board.
In PotWin are two men who are can
didates against Atwood. They are VIII
liam Henderson and w. NJ. Forbes.
These two, together with George finch
er, who is the Auburndale candidate,
comprised the Potwin school board
when that part of town was a city of
the third class. Mr.. Henderson was
Gen. Hughes opponent at the last
primary for mayor and was defeated
For several years there has been dis
satisfaction among some of the tax
payers in Potwin over the salaries paid
the teachers of the school. The prin-
cipal receives $50 and the teachers 500
per month which is $50 and SO more re-
spectively than teachers in the Topeka
schools are paid.
Those who supported Cen Hughes at
the last city election are supporting At
wood for a position on the board and it
is understood that Atwood is opposed to
the salaries paid but believes the pres
ent corps of teachers satisfactory. The
opposition claims that he is not a tax
payer in Potwin.
Tincher, who lives in Auburndale, will
be unanimously chosen by the board
as one of the members from the Sixth
ward. The people living in Auburndale
are anxious for his election for the
reason that the two councilmen from
the Sixth ward are both residents of
Potwin. The people living in Auburn
dale are demanding that they have
T-1T nj q n I'd a n
the members of the Topeka board are
all of the opinion that Auburndales should
be represented and there is little doubt
that Tincher will be elected.
For the second term the board has
no choice between Mr.. Forbes and Mr.
Henderson and it is likely that one of
these two men will be named Both
these members of the POtwin board rep
resent the faction that is satisfied with
the school and the choice will be left
to these two candidates to decide The
decision will undoubtedly be ratified by
the board at the next meeting although
the Hughes faction will make strong
fight for the election of Atwood.
The following letter is from Eliza
Maggie, principal of the Potwin school:
April 49, '99.
'To the Editor of the State Journal:
LAS I feel that the statement made
in last evenings Journal in regard to
the salaries paid the Potwin school
teachers was a Misrepresentation, 1 ask
you to kindly insert the following:
THE principal of the PotWin school
does receive $50 per month, which is
SO less than that received by teachers
in the city who have like work. We
carry eight grades with only five teach
ers to do the work. We teach longer
hours and receive children at the age
of five years while the children of the
city enter at seven.
THE teachers receiving s65 per month
carry the work Of three and sometimes
four grades
The people of Potwin are magnan-
imous in their support of schools, and
do not believe they think their teach
ers are overpaid. ELIZA NAGLE,
Principal Potwin School"
The principals in the city schools of
four rooms receive $40 per month, for
six rooms $50 and for eight rooms and
more 800. The teachers receive from
$40 to 500 per month. The Potwin school
has but four regular school rooms. An
end of one of the halls is used for a
small class of children five and six
years old.
The present teachers and principal Of
the POtWin school will be retained by
the school board if they will accept the
positions at the salaries paid city teach
ers viz $40 to $50 for the principal and
$55 for teachers, but the present sal
aries will probably not be continued.
The Pot8in school building is crowded.
Instead of rebuilding Sumner school
this year 1t is likely that the school
board will decide not to build for some
time and when the school is rebuilt it
will be located three or four blocks west
of where it is now, Fourth and West
ern avenue to relieve the crowded con-
ditiOn of Potwin school and to accom-
modate children from THE Strip"
which is expected to become a part
of the city before long. The Potwin
school children living in the east end of
POtWin could attend Sumner.