The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
TRAINING OF TEACHERS
SEVENTY INSTRUCTORS HAVE BENE-
FITTED By THE GREGG BEaUEsT.
Report of Trustee Merritt Made to the
school Observation-Disclosures
kendaII's Report.

One of the items of business that occupied
the attention of the School Board for
considerable length of time last night was
a report from George Merritt trustee of
the Gregg fund This report shows that
the last of the land which represented
part of the Gregg bequest has been sold
This land was in Dallas county, Iowa The
present condition of the fund is as follows:
Cash in the hands of Treasurer KOehne on
July /, SiO5.64; cash deposited with the
Union Trust Company, $1,000; note of spe-
cial fund for money loaned that fund. 3d.
coo; note of s. l.. Fouts. 5000; total cash
and notes, $S4, 1864. The Gregg fund was a
bequest to the city for the benefit of the
public schools, made by Thomas ID. Gregg
an old school teacher, who died Dec L.
1876 The fund is being used to give teach
ers special training by sending them away
to other cities. About seventy teachers
have benefited by this fund by being sent
away.
\ report submitted by Superintendent
Kendall shows that the enrolment in the
city schools is 24.440. In 1900 the enroll
ment was 23,S2l. The number of pupils en-
rolled in the Manual Training High School
is 1,121 The superintendent made a report
on the condition of school buildings. with
recommendations. He pointed out that adj
ditional accommodations are needed at
school No. p, at Woodside. and at school
No. 80, north of Woodruff Place He rec
commended that a four-roOm building he
constructed for children OF the first four
grades in the region known as jackson
Park. The superintendent thought that ad-
ditional accommodations must in the near
future be provided in the territory of
schools Nos. %, q. 81, SO and 10. In the
northwestern part of the city west ar
Meridian street and north OF Washington
street, additional accommodations are also
needed. The superintendent reported that a
siN-rOOm addition to school No. 81 is de-
sirable. At school No. I. near Military
which the superintendent says demands
relief in the near future. and ne recon-
mended that a third-flOOT room be fitted up
at once. IL was also recommended that an
additional room be erected at school No.
80, Mount Jackson. The superintendent
thinks il Is only ques ton of the near fu-
ture when a new school building will be
necessary somewhere near that part of
West Washington street where a cOnsid-
cradle amount OF house building is going
on. In West indianapolis. the superin-
tendent pointed out, something will have
To be done in the near future TO relieve the
crowded condition of the schools The
Manual Training High School, the super
intCndent SAYS. Is crowded 20 its utmost
capacity. and he does not see at present
how the school can get on during the latter
half of the present school year without
additional accommodations.
The board decided To make the improve
ments 10 school No. Il At once and instruct
ed the business director to proceed with
the work.
The superintendent reported that Charles
DENLY forme. minister TO China. had pre-
sented the schools with the four-volurne re-
| port OF the Philippine Commissions work.