The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-04
HUNTING FOR A SITE
Wichita to Have New High
School Building.
COMMITTEES ARE CHOSEN
New Ward School Building
Named for ingalls,.

education at the city building last night
it was decided that the ways and means
and grounds and buildings committees
should ascertain where suitable site for
new High School building could be
found The committee was also auth
orized to make the necessary prepara-
tons for the voting of bonds to the
amount of $4,000 the cost of the proposed
building for High School purposes.
The committees will Immediately ascer-
tain what can be done in regard to the
selecting Of a site and the new building
movement will be placed on a forward
movement as soon as possible. Last
spring a committee was appointed to find
a site for the building and after some in
vestigation several suitable locations were
found, but owing to the expense neces-
sary for the holding of the special cleo
ton to vote the bonds for the construc-
ton of the building the matter was ie-
ferred until some future time. The vot-
ing of the bonds will take place at the
regular fall election and at that time the
definite decision in regard to the matter
will be decided. That Wichita needs
new High School building there can be
no doubt and the agitation for the new
structure has been closely watched by
Wichita people in general. Where the
new building is to be located can not be
conjectured, but the committee vi be
in a position to find some suitable loca-
ton within short distance from the
central portion of the city.
Wichita, since the meeting of the board
of education last night has a school
building named after an illustrious Kan
san, a man who has won fame as an
orator and a writer and the name select
ed for the building is that of ingalls,.
The building to be so honored is the new
school building now in the course of cree
ton in the east part of the city, which
is to take the place Of the old Cleveland
avenue school building. The new struc-
ture is located several blocks south of
the old building and will be thoroughly
modern in every respect This move
ment on the action of the board will be
approved of by Wichita people and in the
vote of the members of the board of ed
ucation on the proposed motion there was
not dissenting vote among the mem
bers. The matter was taken up on the
recommendation of the committee on
buildings and grounds and in response
to the recommendation, Mr.. Hatfield NOV
ed that Ingalls, be the name of the new
building.
All members of the board of education
were present at the meeting and Pressi-
dent Dunn was in the chair. The calling
of the roll was called for and all were
present but Boyle who came in later
The reading OF the minutes were next
called for and after their reading by
Secretary Caldwell they were approved.
Reports from the standing committees
were called for and the first on the list
was the committee on ways and means
Mr.. Som for the committee reported that
they had examined the treasurer's ac-
counts and that the books were correct
On vote the report was adopted.
For the committee on accounts, Mr.
Parkinson reported that number OF bills
for the expenses necessary for the run
ming of the schools had been presented
and t hat the committee recommended
that the warrants be issued for the pay
ment. The bills were read by the secre-
tary and on vote they weer allowed. A
majority of them were in connection with
the repairing and rehtting Of the differ
ent buildings.
Mr. Furnish for the committee on
buildings and grounds reported that the
old Cleveland school building had been
properly braced and propped since the
removal of the stone foundation so that
it would be perfectly safe for the holding
of school until the new ingalls, building
would be ready for occupancy.
The committee reported that the new
normal room in the Webster building had
been arranged and that it was ready for
the use Of the normal department. 1t
was reported that bids had been adver-
tised for in connection with the sale OF
the old Cleveland building and that two
bids Of S625 each had been received and
that the committee had sold the building.
This announcement on the part Of the
committee raised a remonstrance from one
of the bidders who thought that he had
been neglected in the deal. He was al
lowed 10 make a statement before the
board and the matter for a short time
looked as though IL would need the sec
ond advertising for bids.
Mr.. Furnish stated that in several of
the buildings there We're brick and old
iron. He asked for the committee that
they be authorized by the board 70 make
some disposal of the property. On mo-
ton II was left to the discretion Of the /
committee.
on the application OF Miss Stever OF the I
Normal department the committee placed 1
the matter Of a telephone for the normal
rooms before the members OF the board. /
On motion Of Mr.. Sin it was decided that I
the committee be authorized to act in the I
matter. On vote the motion passed
A report from the judiciary committee (
was called for and at that time it was (
stated that Mr.. Hatfield. who had been /
appointed by President Dunn. a chairman 1
had rendered his res. gnati5n. The resig- I
nation was read BY the secretary and /
was 70 the effect that Mr.. Hatfield refus- 4
ed To serve as chairman ~ as a member /
Of the committee on motion and vote /
the resignation was adopted. The mat /
ter OF selecting 4 chairman was deferred 4
until another time.
Mr. G.u for the committee on teachers T
and salaries stated that at the former 4
meeting had been placed on the regular +
list Of teachers az a salary % 81 per
month. IT view OF the fact that Miss
Nesly had been teacher in the public f
schools here sor eight years previous = I
the tine Of her retiring ~ account az sg-