The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-04
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
FREE TEXT BOOKS ARE TO BE FUR
NlSHED PRIMARY GRADES.
Increased Enrolment Neeessitated the
Selection of Additional Teachers in
Both White and Colored Schools.

The entire membership of the Houston
school board. including superintendent Bar
nett, attended regular meeting last night
at the High school building II was ex.
peo;ed thar this meeting would have TO do
with discussing plans for the expenditure
OF the $4,000 which the recent bond issue
Was expected TO furnish The board how
ever evidently adheres to the homely
philosophy Of not counting chickens until
after they are Matched The disposition to
be made of the proceeds Of the bond sale
was not mentioned
communication was read from Superiu-
terdent Barnett suggesting that an In
creased enrolment would nccessitate the
employing of two additional teachers IN the
white and one In the colored schools
The following teachers were elected for
the white schools Miss Gussie Toward
NJ A. G. Beicher supernumeray in the
High school Charles Folzc; Miss Annie
Roberts to- succeed Miss Rosl Rowan, re.
signed In the Cascara school; Mis-, Editl
Hui q the class Of g6 TO succeed Miss
Roberts; Miss Madge Stinde 70 succeed
Miss Taub promoted.
In the colored schools W. L. johnson was
nddcd TO the corps of teachers j. y. Ryan
was made vice principals; l. j. Ceunor,
third assistant Maggie Manning fourth
assistant; Julia Chambers. supernumerary
Il {. Reed to succeed 10 place vacated by
the marriage of Mary lsa0cs; Nj. o. Hallcr
supeinumerary William Harper, teacher of
drawing and writing,
L. run ana ElnNEl llntSol were
elected ianltoia in the colnred schools.
The board passed a resolution n,roducM
by Secretary Tracy To tue effect that all
teachers. principals pupils and iHuitorS o
the schools must present certificates Of vac
clnation before entering the schools. It $
the understanding on the part Of the school
board that the city health officer viii vac
cinate free all children not able to- pay
for such service.
a resolution by President Charlton max
Ing certain changes IN the rules requiring
Inspection of school holdings by jHnltols
and also one by the superintendent were
adopted
The board decided on supnlyiug free text
rotary was instructed to advertise for BIDS
on the necessary books at once ON this
subject Superintendent RarnCu submitted
the following report:
! would like to submit for your consdcra-
ton some figures / have made with regard
to furnishing free text books as high rs
tho fifth grade I have estimated that Ii
VIII cost to furnish, estimating upon list
prices the low and second grade In both
the white and the coorad schools 500.
There were 1887 pupils enrolled in this
grade last year
10s7 pupils, low and high second ... SEQ
j9N pupils, low third ,..,....,..,... 400
SOC pupils high third ............... go
Is. pupils, low fourth .............. TO-
SOL pupils, high fourth ............ 9oU
mctai cost ...i..-.,.;; .''''.''''. SS'aE
Total number of pupils -. ..,..... 3.2I1
The tuition receipts which haVo been put
in the library fund amounted this year 10
SlSG2. Counting on HE amount nest
year and adding n little 10 this amount
from. the local fund the board Will he able
the great mass OF the children are lo,alel
In other words. free books can he fur
nlshed to over 1000 children.
The board will meetin special session next