The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-08
WILL NOT Be BUILT
High School Gymnasium Can
not be Constructed al Present
OUTSIDE PUPILS TUITION
Considered by Board of Edu-
cation Last Night.

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about the matter. They reported that
they had on hand SIG in cash and a few
unpaid pledges, which should have been
| collected on June 1, and that time having
expired the pledges were practically
worthless. Prof. Knight then spoke and
praised in highest terms the heroic
efforts of the present junior class, who
had raised s2o3 for the project All of
! the members then agreed that the project
] was out of the question at the present
( time. but that, perhaps, in another year,
/ or two, it might become feasible. Mr..
! Duncan then asked what was the sense
of the board in regard to the disposal of
the money that had been collected. They
then advised him TO return the money
TO the subscribers, inasmuch as he had
a complete list of all the donors He
| then suggested that notice be put in
the papers to the effect that any and
/ all who had subscribed to the fund could
| have their money by calling on Prof.
| Duncan for it at any time. This was
! thought to be the best plan, as no one
| wished to put up a cheap, insecure
! building, and a good one would cost
more than it was possible to secure at
the present time. Much of the money
was raised by concerts and entertain
ments. This money, it was advised,
should be returned to the classes that
/ had raised it, and such disposal as they
should make of 1t should be final.
There were just enough members pres
| ent to make a quorum and it seemed
as though the board would get to com
plete its business in good shape when
DR.. Horner was called away. He, how
! ever, consented to stay long enough to
/ enable the board to dispose Of some of
the more pressing matters. Accordingly,
! the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with and the
board went Immediately to the considera-
! ton Of the bills that had been allowed
/ by the committee. All bills that had
! been properly considered were allowed
without discussion by the board. The
total sum allowed for regular expenses
during the month, such as teachers and
officers salaries. was $3.50. and the total
/ of the bills and regular expenses allowed
was ss.532.
Martin then moved that separate clos
cts be built at the Carleton, Webster
and Park schools The motion carried
without discussion, as it is the new law
that such water closets shall be built
separate.
Mr.. Jackman then moved that war
rant be drawn in favor of the Fourth
/ National bank for the net amount of
the bill OF the furniture which the board
of education had purchased of the Cax-
ton company subject 10 the direction of
/ the committee who had to inspect and
to receive 1t.
Mr.. Hatfield then rose and stated that
/ he had looked up the matter of allowing
outside students to enter the city schools
free of charge He stated that there
was no decision OF the supreme court
in regard to the matter and that all he
could find in the matter left him to con-
clude that the only thing to 90 was for
the board to consider each and every
case Of itself. That the cases were Of
such a different nature in themselves that
no wholesale rule could be adopted. DR..
Horner, at this point, was obliged to
/ leave and the quorum was broken.
Mr.. / S. Woodford then came forward
and spoke a few words to the board in
regard to his brothers. tuition. He showed
that he was in fact the supporter and
the guardian OF his brother by virtue OF
q contract which he had with his father.
The board. by unanimous consent of the
members present conceded that Mr..
Woodford had a righs TO send his brother
to the high school without paying tn
ition
The next thing was the reading Of
: Prof Knights report. 1t IS as follows:
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Kansas:
Gentlemen: The following report Of the
schools under your charge for the month
Of September is respectfully submitted:
Total Boys. 1903; girls, 2,25s;
| total, Ass: gain over same month for
last year. 50. Number remaining at date
Boys. 1855; girls. 2e4o; total. Abs; gain
over same month for last year. 80. Aver
age weekly enrollment-Boys 1S44sz;
girIs. 2177l4; total, 4022. Average daily
Boys. 1,726ia; girls, 2on $40;
total. 3.767 go; gain over same month
for last year. S.. Percentage % attend
ance on average weekly enrolment, 93.6S;
percentage of attendance on average
weekly enrolment last year, 93-03.
Rank Of Schools IN Attendance-G0
Normal. eS per cent: Co High School,
sos per cent. 90 Washington. s. per
cent: a. Carleton. Irving. Park. Lincoln.
q per cent; C5l College Hill. Emerson,
Paramount. Franklin. Kellogg, McCor-
mick, Webster. 81 per cent; 90 Harry
Street 81 Per cent.
Rank OF Schools in Promptress-Cl Nor
nal Fairmount. O. College Hin. NcCor-
mick. CD Franklin. Harry Street. a. Irv-
ing: 90 Washington; 90 Park; o. Emer-
son: oS) KelIogg; c) Carleton; p0 nigh
school Number union pupils. s
HIGH SCHOOL
Total enrollment-Boys. 40; girls, IS;
total, 40: loss from same month OF last
year. = Number remsinins "a date
Bows. 10. girls. IS. total. 81: Joss from
same month last year. =. Average week-
~ enrollment-Boys rs; giris. -. total.
SCH. loss from sane month OF last year.
- Average daily attendance-Boys. 1893
sirls. oss.6. total SIS; loss from same
month Of last yesr. "a Per cent OF at
tendance On average weekly enrolment
ss3 Number tuition pupils. c.
have visited each of the schools Il
tive city one or more times during the
month ard found the work satisfactory.
- Tar no eases ~ Discipline hlVe been
Z referred e this ea-ce.
Respectfully suhmitte1
p r KNIGHT.
The change IN the hlEh scn4ei fram
tu5 10 me session Der dsv aas dis
GUESSED and a9 agrd that rhe cha g
was good one and ,iar the s,r1-at
had more time % atena 81 his lee ns
and that the result - s-sue 70 study IN
fhe afternoon vas ro2i benefit As =