The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-02

maintenance but the improvement OF the
/ excellent standard Of our high school is
/ assured and the scholarship Of its future
/ graduates guaranteed 10 compare 1av-
orably with those of the very best high
! school Of the west. We bespeak for such
/ Of our. graduates as may seek matricula-
/ ton in your institution only fair consider
alton upon their merite.
Dated July /. 1901.
By ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS president.
/ Respectfully submitted,
RODOLPH HATFIELD,
LEVI FORMER,
N A. 1TCLELLAN,
Committee.
At the meeting last night there were
present President Grafton, Homer, Mar
tin. Hatfield, Bell, Gill, Jackrnan, Cos
slit and Mcclellan. Absent. Kline, Sim
and Rice. After the reading and adop-
ton of the minutes ofthe previous meet
ing. President Allen, late principal Of the
high school stated that he wished 70 ad-
dress the board in reference to the gym
nasium fund Of which he has been in
charge. He reported cash on hand de-
posted in the Fourth National bank.
s71660. and unpaid subscription, $3.50,
and class of 1901 subscription IN the hands
OF the class committee, $500, making a
total Of 81 ,5l735. Mr.. Allen stated that
the amount approximated this and that
without doubt the unpaid subscription
woul1 be very easy TO collect MI. Allen
stated that he had been instructed to turn
over the affairs OF the gymnasium fund TO
his successor, Mr.. Dunlzin, but that gen
tleman had stated that he did not wish TO
receive them until some official action
was taken by the board.
on motion Of Mr.. Hatfield and duly sec
onded Mr.. Allen was instructed to turn
over the gymnasium fund and oil docu-
ment pertaining thereto 70 committee
composed Of Professor Dunkin, Vice PREF,
ident DR.. Homer and 8lr. Martin Clapp
and that they be authorized to relieve the
present incumbent.
Reports Of the various committees were
next in order.
Chairman Jackman OF the ways and
mean committee. presented the bond of
the Fourth National bank as a repository
o. the school funds. The bond was for
$780, 600 and was signed by the Fourth Nat
ional bank, with John n. Moore, i. S.
Naftzger W. L. Jett B. T. Mclean and
z. r. Powell as securities The bond
was read and laid over 70 the next meet
4 ing on q technicality as it read the res
posatOry for the funds, when it should
have read a repository for the funds.
The ways and means committee also
( reported that the books Of the treasurer
+ had been audited for May and June and
we're found 10 be correct.
( Mr. Cossitt, chairman ofthe auditing
INF. Al hr1v ~
which were allowed.
The committee on teachers and salaries
f recommended the appointment Of Profess
sor T. II. Lsley as assistant teacher in
4 science for the high school at a salary OF
( So per month.
Also the appointment Of Miss Nellie
( Dryden as assistant in the high school at
/ So per month, and that Miss Leida Mills
I be made assistant master of languages at
salary of $50 per month; also that the
salary of Professor VVareham as a fourth
year man be raised to the schedule Of
sos per month; also the correction in the
salary of Miss Warren to be $50 in accOrd-
ance with the schedule and not $50 as re-
ported by error; also recommended the
appointment Of the following principals
for the grade schools Miss Amy Burd
at Irving school, $40 per month and Miss
Nary Shaw. Mccormick school. $65 per
month. These recommendations we're
put as motions as read and were adopted
/ by the board.
Martin. on buildings and grounds re-
port ed that work on the addition to the
T schools and the Ingalls, building is pro-
( pressing: also introduced a motion which
was seconded and carried that the Park
school interior woodwork receive two
coats of paint
( The contracts for the steam heating
plants iu addition to the Park school and
the high school were let to Bosworth and
Hahn for S2.9H1S ard for the one in the
Franklin school 20 Green and Hallowen
for $50 After the report OF
the treasurer, DR.. Furley. which
follows. the meeting adjourned:
Treasurers Annual Report Fiscal year
ending June so. 1901
+ Library receipts .........-........S 75l74
Tuition ...-...-......-..-..-.-.--.- $3.50
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