The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-12
A THIEF in THE LIBRARY
MISS BROWNING REPORTS LOSS OF
$50 TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Asks for Time to Recover Money and
Disclose the MisdOer-Changes
in Teaching Corps.

Miss Eliza G. Browning, city librarian,
last night reported TO the School Board
that $50 had mysteriously disappeared from
a cash drawer in the library She said she
was confident that she had a clew that
would lead to solution of the disappear
ance of the money, but she did not say
what it was. The missing money was fines
collected from book borrowers. She re-
quested time to more thoroughly acquaint
herself with the situation and take steps
to recover the money as we'll as disclose
the thief.
superintendent Kendall reported the
adoption of Harding's "City of the Seven
Hills" a textbook for historical read
ing in grade 7B and the adoption of the
Modern Music series as a textbook in
music for the fourth and fifth grades. He
announced the appointment of Charles e
Curtis as teacher in the ShOrtridge High
School to fill the vacancy caused by the
illness of Lynn b. McMullen; the appoint
ment of Alma NJ Holden as a part-time
teacher in the Shortridge High School be-
ginning Feb. 10; the appointment of Laura
+. O'Brien as a teacher for one month";
the appointment of Ada +. Cope
land as a teacher in school No. 81
beginning Feb. 10; the appointment of
Bulah Porter as a teacher in the night
school for three nights a week. beginning
Feb. i; the appointment of Porter Scherer
as a teacher in the night school for two
nights a week, beginning Jan. Is. His rec
concentrations were that Harry Z. Bishop
assistant in the laboratory of the Short
ridge High School, be paid for the second
hol of Z ha hot rd
sistant to Miss Seegmiler. be granted a
leave of absence for the remainder of the
year dating from Feb. 10; that Josephine
Garfield be granted a leave of absence
the remainder of the year. He announced
the resignation of Myrtle Sloan. of school
No. So which took effect Feb. I. He filed
his formal approval and designation of
the Indianapolis Free kindergarten and
Children's Aid Society of Indianapolis as
the institution to receive the free kinder
garten tax levied in 1901 under the provis-
ions of an act passed by the last session of
the General Assembly.
Two bids were received for stokers for
the Manual Training High School. The
American Stoker Company bid s.. 7S5 and
the Detroit Automatic StOker Company
$500. The bids were turned over to the
''stoker committee" and the business direc-
tor for their consideration.
The business director was instructed to
proceed in closing the deal for the school
property at the corner of Twenty-fourth
street and the MaTtindale avenue, where a
new fOur-rOOm building is being erected.
Eleven of the lots were offered at $500 each
and one at $425. The property is owned by
Lowry q Nixon, Horace +. Smith. trus-
tee the Marion Trust Company. admins
traitor of the estate of Mason j. Osgood.
and Sallie A. Wright
w. n. McAdams was appointed engineer
at the library building to succeed William
Allen, resigned
The librarian reported "a $50 books in the
library and a circulation of 29.20l books
during the month. an increase of 2,9SS over
he corresponding period last year.
Bills were allowed amounting TO So 451. 43.