The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-18

1t is safe to assume that the school
enrolment at the opening of schools IN
September of this year will not be less
than last year, and certainly in many
localities will be materially increased
II is thought that this will be especially
true of the schools in North Topeka
ana of the High school.
The High school enrolment at the
close of schools in June was 1876. OF
this number "a were graduated, leaving
tie enrolment TAP. This latter number
will, beyond a doubt, be greatly in
creased over the enrolment of last
year, owing. to the fact that 207 young
people completed the A work and
We're regularly promoted to the High
school in June. 1t is estimated that at
least three-fourths of this number will
enroll in the High school this Septem-
her, SO that. allowing for Withdrawals
from school and deducting the June
the High school, the anticipated attend
ance of the High school during the fall
term will be about $50 pupils. 1t is es-
timafed that about 40 young people will
he graduated from the High school next
January, at which time about 100 pupils
will be again promoted to the High
school from the ward schools. ALLOWING
for all deductions due to the mid
winter graduation and withdrawals
from school, the outlook now is that
the number of different pupils enrolled
in the High school during the school
year 1902-'03 will probably not fall short
u SUV pupils.
The maximum building fund levy,
which under the law is limited to 3
mills, will be only sufficient to meet the
outstanding warrants necessarily issued
in the erection of the Lowman Hill, the
new Sumner and the Polk buildings and
necessary repairs and improvements at
other buildings.
If the bonds are voted as herein rec
ommended and buildings erected there
from, then after this year the tax levy
will provide funds for future desira BILE
additions to buildings already erected,
and for the substitution of modern
buildings for such as have become UNI
suita bic.
Therefore the recommendation of yol1r
committee is confined to the erection at
an early date, by bond issue, of only
such buildings and additions as In their
| judgment are now necessary.
FIRST WARD.
| 1t will be seen by the foregoing table
| that basement rooms are occupied at
the following buildings:
Grant -.. ......-...-............. Isl
quincy 1890. ...--..-.-...-......... l DO
| Total. ............................ 236
On the score of the health of the pu-
| pills and teachers. these underground
rooms should be vacated.
| We are agreed that both the health
and proper education of the pupils de-
nand that not more than As pupils be
assigned to a single room. The enroll
ment at Grant in June was 596 pupils
which would require. on the basis of As
pupils to a room, g rooms-two more
than the Grand building affords. Grant
has but rooms above ground This
means that if the Grant children are to
be properly served on the side of educa-
ton and health new rooms above
ground are needed Nor that building
The total enrolment at the Quincy
building in June was Ace. which would
require, on the basis of As pupils to a
room, ten rooms-one more room thar
the Quincy building now affords Quin-
cy has but eight rooms above ground
and as shown by the table, one room
in the basement This means that IL the
Quincy children are to be properly serv-
ed from the side OF education and
health. two rooms additional are needed
above ground for that building alone.
This requires for the accommodation
of the children north of the river pro-
vision at once of seven rooms Wise
economy and foresight require. and the
best future results will be achieved by
the erection of IL room building, leav-
Ling i've rooms unfinished.