The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-06
THEIR LAST MEETING
Retiring Members of Board of
Education Canvass Votes.
FIVE NEW FACES
viii Appear When Board
Again Convenes in May
NEW FACES

The retiring board of education held
its last meeting at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The meeting was postponed
from last Monday because of the lack OF
quorum on that day. AT yesterday S
meeting little other than routine business
was transacted and at the completion OF
this the board resolved itself into a can
vassing board for the purpose of canvass
ing the votes OF the candidates at tns
last election.
The oh1cial majorities as announced by
/ the board are as follows: --cClellan, 1872;
Horner, 40; Cossitt. al; Gill. al; Grafton,
122; Bell. IA; Martin, l.
The school bonds carried by q majority
OF l6o9.
A motion was then made by Member
Hatfield that the above named candidates
be declared members of the board of =
ucation. and upon vote of the members
present it was so ordered.
i It was decided by the board that the
new ingalls, school will be heated by
steam, and estimates for this purpose will
/ be considered at the next regular meet
ing OF the board.
/ The following is the report Of Superin-
( tendent Dyer:
/ Conference.-The following report is re-
spectfully submitted fer your considera-
ton:
! Total enrolment: Boys, 22S7; girls. 1853;
} total, 4790 Gain over last month. 90.
Number remaining to date: Bays. 1s45
girls, 2A; total, $3.50. Loss from last
month. 81. Gain over seventh month last
year 143.
Average daily attendance: Boys. 1891;
girls, 1s046i total. S547.7. Percentage Of at
tendance for city, 90
Number Of visitors: Grades, 256; High,
70; total, 20.
Number tuition pupils: Grades, 8; High
Is total, q.
Rank of grade schools: Punctuality -,
Paramount and ingalls,; 2. Mccormick: s..
College Hill. Harry Street ald Park.
Per cent of attendance. College Hill
and ingalls,; 2, Lincoln; 3. Carleton and
Harry Street.
High School-Enrollment Boys, 1856;
girls, 292 total, AS. Number remaining TO
date: Boys. 1S2; girls, 24s; total, Ssl. Aver
age daily attendance: Boys, 126.7 girls,
1888; total $50. Per cent of attendance, ~.
Normal School-Enrollment s. Number
remaining, s. Average attenuence A6. Per
cent of attendance SO. Number Of days Of
substitute work by pupils, 8; by paid
substitutes, S12; total. 1912 days.
Last months substitute work should
have been reported -. days. instead Of
421k. The details of the substitute work
have been placed in the hands of the
proper committee.
The foregoing statistics show the en-
trance to schools of 80 pupils not hereto
fore enroIled-new pupils.
A decrease Of 81 in the number remain
ing is due partly to the usual spring
losses, partly to sickness from mumps.
The per cent Of attendance is consider
ably lower due to the prevalence Of The
humps in several districts.
The usual inspection visits have been
made within the month. Aside from the
Interruptions referred TO above in the
sickness Of some teachers and pupils, the
month has been a month Of successful
work.
1t is always recommended tAat the clos
ing months Of the year be given to
careful review OF the years work after its
competition. but never TO over-pressure or
examining for any list Of facts. II work
has been carefully and 4ai fully done
the closing reviews emphasize 70 the pu-
Pill the salient points and principles Of
the subjects and assist him TO a clearer
understanding Of them. Legitimate re-
view work is essential. but examining
with facts is not even good memory Grill
and has no place in right teaching
The prospect favors a successful closing
Of a year Of good work. The corps as a
whole IS ambitious to attain the best re-
suits for the children Of the city. TIE