The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-21
The Teachers Allowed Their Salaries
BY the Trustees Last Evening.
Treasurer Terrell Makes His Final Report
Superintendent hat6eld's
Report.
ONE SESSION DID NOT COME UP

AL the members OF the board OF
educstion attended the called meeting
last night. Superintendent Hatfield
made his regular report, which showed
that the cold weather had reduced the
attendance to one-fourth in the first
grades, one-third in the second grades,
one-hAlf to thres-fourths in the fourth
and fifth grade. sand from three-f ourths
to seven-eighths in all the other
classes. Az the Washington building
only twelve Of the first grade pupils
appeared day before yesterday. with
eleven the day before that, while the
B class pupils at the Franklin build.
ing yesterday included seven scholars,
notwithstanding the enrolment is
about ffty-hve. Taken as . whole,
the schools in an entirety have been
attended by only about seventy-five
per cent Of the children. The superia-
tendent reported the case Of smallpox
that was removed from the first grade
at the Jefferson building, and which
resulted in all the pupils not hereto
fore properly vaccinated being put
through the hands of the city physi-
clan, who applied the virus TO thirty
at the Jefferson building and the same
number at the Washington building.
The grade from which the afflicted
child was removed was dismissed from
Thursday to the following Monday,
in order that the room could be thor
oughly fumigated and all possible
germs killed. Superintendent Hat
! field stated that all the pupils either
living in the same house or district
where scarlet fever prevailed were ex-
cluded fcom the schools, and not al.
lowed TO return until the authorities
were completely satisfied there ex-
listed no further danger. Commenting
upon the subject the superintendent
said he had done all in his power, and
had enlisted the board Of health's
assistance, but not much could be
dozen by them, ON account of the ex-
listing friction between that body and
the council, which failed TO work har-
moniously, greatly to the detriment Of
tine health Of not only school attend
ants but everybody at large.
President Leake stated that the
board should do all in its power TO
promote harmony between the council
and the board Of health.
Trustee r. G. Terrell, on account
Of bis long service as n member of the
finance committee and treasurer Ct
the board, asked to be relieved from
further service, bat after discus
sion, in which many compliments
were paid him, President Leaks de-
clined to accept the resignation.
The regular salaries were allowed,
and amounted to s2,s47.57, aud mis-
cellaneous bills amounting to SASS
were also allowed.
The final report of Treasurer Terrell
showed that since last report he had
received s5,7sl.9s, and expended
s4,1ss.o4, leaving a balance of ST.
543.34.
Trustee weille stated that the suit
of Architect B. b. Davis against the
board would without fail be tried at
the next term Of circui. court, begin
ming in January.
The salary of the janitor at Lang.
staf building was increased from SS
to $40 month.
The board decided TO dismiss the
schools Monday afternoon, Dec. 9Srd,
until January end.
The question of one session for the
schools during bad weather did not
come up. II is understood that the
district school committee will adopt
the plan after the holidays, which il
can do without action of the board.