The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-18
WHOSE SCHOOL?
Nickle Plate Directors Are Still
i'm Control.
Refuse to Recognize Authority
of City Board.
FUSS OVER THE TAXES.
Patrons DO Not Want to Pay In
creased Levy.
Prospects Are For a Large At
tendance in City.

The board or education has one less
school to look after and to open today
than was expected. It is known as the
Nichle Plate school. The school was
supposed to have come into the city by
reason of the annexing of -"The Strip
by the city council but the local school
board has not relinquished the right to
run 1t.
The school was in district SO under the
supervision of County Superintendent
Stout until the annexation ordinance
was passed. It was understood by the
board of education and superintendent
Davidson that the school would be I'M
der the control of the city board Pre-
paratiOn5 were made to have 1t opened
and conducted this term as a city public
school. S. F. Wright, who has been the
principal there was instructed by Sup
erintendent Davidson to open the school
and carry on the school work as he had
before. The district SO board is COM
posed of James Cuthbert, J. Nygreen
and John Daley. Two days ago Princi-
pal Wright received orders from the
district board to open the school as US
uaL Wright decided that he could not
run it as a county and city school both
and reported his troubles to Superin-
tendent Davidson. John Daley, treas
urer of the board, refused to get into a
sqUabble and turned his funds over to
County Superintendent Stout and re-
signed but the other two members of
dered the school opened.
Superintendent Davidson and the
board of education declined to enter in
to any controversy and Superintendent
Davidson was directed not to take
charge of the school unless a kindly
feeling existed between the patrons of
the school and the board of education.
The patrons of the school say that they
are willing for the school to become a
part of the Topeka system of public
schools but that they do not wish to
pay the increased taxes for this year
that will be the result if the school is
under the charge of the board of edu-
cation. The school tax levy in district
SO is six mills while the city levy is 16
mills The tax payers there do not wish
to have the 16 mills levied this year.
The school is paid for and if it is taken
into the city system of schools it will be
the first one annexed that the board OF
education did not have to take money
out Of the general fund to pay off the
indebtedness.
But the other public schools have
been opened as usual. School books
have been hunted up, the teachers have
given up their summer smiles for the
stern looks that belong in the school
room, the future statesmen, presidents.
magnateS, authors and professional folk
are again at work on the foundation of
their hoped for success
That is the story of some of the schol-
ars who trudged into the school rooms
this morning when the fall term began
Others regretfully gave up their lib
erty' as the summer vacation seemed
to them. Superintendent Davidson tried
to be everywhere at once and everybody
wanted to see him. He was wanted at
each one of the twenty-five schools at
the same time, and he was besieged in
his office by papas and mammas- who
wished to explain to him the wonderful
accomplishments of their child prOdigieS
that they had decided, after careful de-
liberation to entrust to his care. Each
parent thinks the superintendent must
look after that particular child, al
though there are about 1000 in all.
Superintendent Davidson said today:
1.-THE prospects for good attendance and
good work in the schools are bright All
the schools have been opened. The
Euclid school is not finished but can be
used. The Campbell court, to be used
in place of the Lowman Hill school
house which was burned, has been re-
modelled and was opened with the rest.
A portion of the lower grades and part
of the higher grades will be accommo-
dated there and the others will go to
Clay and Buchanan schools On account
of the bad weather today the attend
ance On the first day will not be as
large as usual. I expect that the High
school will have the largest attendance
it has ever had There will probably be
over 700 scholars enrolled before the
term is ended
There have been but few changes in
the teaching force since last term. Prof
A. J. Stout succeeded Prof B. f. Eyer
at the High school and will be the in
structor in physics. Miss Eva Schley
will have charge of the biology depart
ment. w G.. Magaw will instruct in
algebra Miss Daisy McCampbell will
be the instructor in English to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Murphy, Miss Carrie Godadrd, who
was principal of Jackson school last
term, will be principal of Garfield
school Miss Edith Moore will change
from Lincoln to Jackson to be the
principal. G. H. Hoyes has been trans
ferred from Lincoln to Lowman Hill to
the position of principal The new grade
teachers will be Miss Eva Guy, Miss
Mabel Pond and Miss Mildred Shaw