The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-02
UP TO THE VOTERS
Manual Training Proposition
Will Be Submitted.
Meanwhile Experiment Will Be
Commenced at Branner.

The board of education has decided
to formally submit the question of new
school buildings and a manual training
high school to the voters of Topeka, at
the November election, in the form OF
a proposition to vote bonds amounting
to about $215,000.
The board took the first definite step
toward manual training by voting to
appropriate 5000 with which to purchase
tools and benches for Branner school
and to begin the manual training idea
there under the direction of Miss Princie
Macarthur. The large basement rooms
at Branner were especially built for
manual training work shops. The first
work to be started will be wood carving
and clay modelling. The board refused
year ago to adopt the recommendation
of Superintendent Davidson and make
start with manual training at Branner
unless the department could be made
feature of every school
Superintendent Davidson made the
recommendation again last night and
the board decided that it would be well
to take steps toward manual training
and to have something done by the pu-
pills which can be exhibited as the re-
suit of manual training; The recon-
mendation was supported by a commit
tee from the wOmen's clubs, composed
of Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mrs. NJ H. Nc
Carter and Mrs. H. 0. Garvey. The
committee urged that the manual train
ing be given fOOrhOld In the graded
schools at once.
The board named P. L Bonebrake, E.
Wilder, w. H. Wilson and A S. En-
bree as a committee to arrange the de-
tails for the submitting of a PROPOSE
ton to the voters at the next election
The board will hold special meeting
September II to complete the arrange
ments for the bond proposition.
The board desires to build a manual
training high school at a cost of about
SO, 900, an addition of four rooms to the
Potwin school at cost of $4,000, s.
school in Parkdale to cost $14, 900 and a
large school in North Topeka to cost
$25. 000
The high school is needed to relieve
the present high school, which is al
ready crowded, and 200 more pupils will
be enrolled this winter. The Potwin
school is crowded and many children
have to go to Sumner and Clay school.
A new building is badly needed in
North Topeka to relieve the crowded
condition of the schools there. In Park
dale another school is needed to COM
plete the system.
The board then proceeded to have q
little sport by decapitating the official
heass of Janitor Horner. A year age
G. H Matthews moved that new po-
sition be made and that Mr.. Horner be
elected to it at SIS per month. The
habit of the board is never to question
nor oppose a motion, so Horner was
unanimously elected. Now Mr.. Mat
thews is off the board. so w. H. Wilson
I1oNeO tiidt MI I1oTueF De leAl WItuOus
job October l. Following the usual
custom no one opposed the motion and
Horner will be left without pay next
month.
Principal Hoyes of Lowman Hill
school presented his resignation. DR.
Embree moved that Lulu Graham be
elected to succeed him. Mr.. Wilder en-
| tered a protest against women for prin-
cipals. She was elected, however SUI
psrintendent Davidson suggested tina,
lie be instructed to see the lawyers il
| the Douglass school litigation and make
an effort to secure an armistice, pend
| ing the decision OF the case, 50 that the
children might 60 to school In the