The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-04
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Board of Education Re-Selec
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PLANT TREES AT INGALLS,
Seats at Carlton Fourth Grade
Too Small
PLANT TREES AT INGALLS,

The ways and means committee OF the
board Of instruction was instructed at
the meeting of the board last night to ask
the various banks of the city what rate
of interest they would pay to the board
of education for being the repository of
the city school funds. and TO deposit the
money with the bank offering the highest
rate of interest
Both the Kansas National bank and the
Fourth National bank have given bonds
in the sum of $4,000 for being repositor-
les of the school funds, but when this
fact was mentioned at the meeting of the
board last night, c. l.. Sim, asked the
secretary to read the law. When the
statute was read it was found that the
board was required to deposit the money
| with the bank offering the highest rate
of interest
Mr. Sim said: THE money was de-
posted by the board with the Kansas
bank several years ago because it offer
ed the highest rate of interest. Since that
time we have given the other banks an
opportunity every year with the excep-
ton Of last year, 10 bid for the money
but they have not done so and the money
! has remained with the Kansas National.
I The money which was deposited in the
Fourth National bank last spring was
that received by the sale of the building
bonds, which were taken by the Fourth
National bank, and we did not like to
another bank
Mr.. Jackman stated that most of the
school funds had been checked out of
the Fourth National bank.
John Martin, chairman Of the commit
tee on buildings and grounds, said in
making his report:
THE committee was asked to consult
/ the patrons of the ingalls, school in re-
! gard to planting trees on the ground
around that building. We find that the
patrons will help us, but that the board
must plant about forty trees around the
building on the outside of the ground
and around it. We can buy these trees,
I guaranteed for 70 cents each"
{ 4 motion instructing the committee to
/ buy the trees was adopted.
I 1t was also decided to buy picture
holding for the ingalls, building and for
1 the new additions to the other buildings
( at s1.25 a hundred feet.
! Mr.. Rice one of the visiting committee
reported that the seats in the fourth
grade of the Carlton school were so
small that if two children sat in one of
I Foo IN, h.
( aisle 1t was also reported that the
1 seats in the second grade of the Emerson
! school were too large. 1t was decided
I to exchange the two sets Of seats. and
i replace those among the Carlton seats
, that are unfit for use, with sold old seats
stored away in the basement of the Web
/ ster building.
The treasurer's report was read IS fol-
4 lows: Cash on hand, S16,S6615; cash in
/ National City Bank of New York, $67S 10;
general fund. s24,5s3.27; interest fund,
! SlS.C96S7: sinking fundf S2794S.55; library
fund, S6921o
! The president of the board and the SUI
/ perintendent of the schools were author
lied TO contract for the Crawford opera
house for commencement week. The
Democratic state convention will be held
in the Toler auditorium, where the com
mencement exercises are usually held.
The opera house will cost s120 for four
nights or $3.50 for five nights.
Miss Hattie Cox, one of the teachers,
was granted a leave Of absence for one
month
Superintendent Knight was granted a
weeks leave of absence 70 attend tho
superintendent convention which meets
in Chicago on February 1927.
Superintendent Knight made the fol-
lowing report:
the month of January. was as follows:
Boys, $780, girls, ISIS; total. 4.915 ,
Number remaining to date: Boys. 2,1lo;
girls, 2SSS; total. 4.4s3 Average daily
attendance: Boys. 1888; girls, 2,0S65;
total 1899. Per cent of attendance, 90
Number of tuition pupils. high school,
%: graded schools, s; total, 20.
"The enrolment in the High school
was as follows: Boys, 152; girls. 275
total 800 Number remaining 10 date:
Bows. Iis: girls. 24s; total. $50 Average |
daily attendance boys. IN1: girls, 1925 /
Total 1923. Per cent of attendance. 943. /
The enrolment in the Normal school /
was q. The number remaining TO data
Is Q. The average daily attendance was /
50. The per cent Of attendance was 81. .
The number of days of substitute work |
of the normal students amounted during /
the month to So There were also two 1
days Of assistance in the first grade.
Winter coughs are apt To result in con
sumption II nesiected. They can be soon T
broken up by using Foley's Honey and i
Tar. sold By G. Gehring. 900 z. Doug +
las; Geo. Van Werden. Sos y. Main; Wich- /
ita Drug Co. 10 E Douglas.