Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-30
By Manufacturing Con-
Germ Wanting Trade.
Col. Gibbons Generosity
Explained.
Naughty Trusts Inconvenience
Board Of Education.

May Abandon kindergarten Schools
lanitors For Policemen.
Col. Gibbons, of the Heating and
yentilating committee of the Board of
Education, doubtless believes with
Milton that "Good, the moro communi-
Gated, the more abundant grows" So
we'll pleased is he with the good &C.
craing from the committees trip, taken
lately to Investigate the merits Of the
various systems of inside water closets,
established in the schools of neigh
boring cities, that, despite the ex-
haustive report, submitted two weeks
ago, he continued lauding the investi-
CATION, Tuesday night.
Although the members of the Board
are keenly alert to the Importance Of
the subject, they nevertheless side
tracked a great bulk Of information,
Tuesday night, by refusing audience
to several agents, who were present
to elaborate upon the merits Of their
goods.
Courtesics shown the committee,
while on It's trip by the Bartlett com.
pany, of Cleveland, We're not over.
looked by the Colonel Perhaps 1t was
only for fun that Mr.. Slabaugh asked
"Why not?' when the Colonel said
that he wouldn't ask pay for his time
while engaged in the water-closet in
vestigation trip, but the answer was
nevertheless interesting.
Because" replied the Colonel, "the
Bartlett company paid expenses"
Whether or not the Bartlett company
has dead sure thing of it" with the
committee caused considerable con.
lecture among the other members Of
the Board, and a spirit of uneasiness
wrought with the rival agents pres
ent when the Colonel's answer to Mr..
Slabaugh's question was made
Even after the meeting was ended,
Mr.. Slabaugh could not refrain from
recalling similar instance when the
successful bidder had paid the expen-
ses of Col. Gibbons and committee.
A number of bids for furnishing wa
ter-closets equipment were opened,
but as they We're not figured up, they
were referred to the committee to rc-
port at later time.
A contract entered into by the com
mittee with Engelhart & Eckart. for
water-closets for the Perkins annex
for $625.5O was ratified by the
Board
KINDERGARTEN AFFAIRS.
Supt. Hotchkiss reported that the
attendance at the kindergarten schools
was SO small lately, that he was
obliged to ask the Board: "Shoulc
We maintain this feature of the schoo
systemY He said that some of thu
parents were inclined to believe that
1t was not advisable to send children
under years of age, to school. TIL,
crowded condition of the schools woulC
make it very convenient and desrabl,
to use the rooms occupied by the kin
dergarten departments for older pupils
The matter was referred to tn,
Schools and Discipline committee, witt
power to act.
LETTER FROM $. A. LANE.
A communication from the verera
communication from the venera
to the Buildings committee. He re
ferred to Gen. Simon Perkins and Di
Eliakm Crosby, both patrons an,
donors to the educational advancement
of Akron schools, having had homo
done them, in the way of namln
schools and parks for them, but tina
Judge Leicester King, equally instlu
mental in fuithcringthe interests of til
public school system, had no monr
usnt to his name. In view OF this fac
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