The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-06
THE SCHOOL BOARD
Annual Reports Were Submitted
Last Night.
The Regular Assignments Of Teach
ers Made-Changes in Course
of Study.
TRANSACT ROUTINE BUSINESS

The Board of Education held its
regular meeting last night, the first
since June. Several members were
absent.
Superintendent Hatfield, in his an
nual report, said that although only
half Of the school population en-
tered school last year 81. 8 of the white
pupils and 723 of the colored ones
were held throughout the term. He
said that although there were 5000
children here Of school age, only
3,100 attended. The small proportion
he attributes to indifference or pow
erty. He reported that he has secur-
ed the services of Miss Elizabeth
Walsh of Louisville to come here and
drill the local teachers for one week
prior to resumption of the schools next
month. Miss Walsh has had many
years experience as supervisor Of 300
teachers in Louisville. She was for
merly editor of the children's page for
the Courier ournsl, and is now tax
ing summer course in Harvard col
lege. He suggested that the printing
committees have printed in combined
book form reports of the secretary,
treasurer and superintendent and place
copy of the pamphlet in each local
home.
Miscellaneous bills and the pay roll
and orders on the treasurer for g.,
5s7. so for work on the schools were
allowed.
The treasurers report showed;
81, 4S5.72 on hand June Gath; re-
ceived since then, $40, 79e.67; paid
out, s2,247.s2; leaving balance on
hand of ss,551.s5.
Chairman Weille, of the building
committee, reported that the repair
and improvement work on the various
buildings is progressing, and in regard
to the indemnity bonds Of Messrs.
Coulson and Schiffman, the plumbers,
that the companies would not go on
their bonds on account Of the stipula-
ton that 500 a day will have to be
paid for every day over the date the
work has to be completed. MIR. Coul-
son offered q mortgage instead, which
was accepted, and Mr.. Sohiffman was
relieved of the 500 part of the con-
tract and allowed TO make a contract
with the agreement that s25 day is
to be held back for every day it is not
finished after the time allotted
The committee on course Of study,
through Chairman Bockmon, recon-
mended the following changes in the
books used in the schools: First and
second grades the Baldwin reader be
used the first portion of the term, and
McGuffey's the last; that it be left
optional with tne pupil as to whether
he shall get the primary or high
school dictionary in the 3. 4, 8, 8, z,
and grades; that only one may be
required of pupils in the 4, 5, 8 and
grades instead Of two as heretofore:
that in the ninth grade the "Bellum
Eelveticum, which costs 81 be sub
stituted for the Easy Method Begin
ners' that costs sl.2O; that the elev-
enth grade be given the option Of TAX
ing the commercial course through
out the year instead of Pedagogy. The
report was adopted.
Twenty five dollars left over from
commencement was ordered turned
over to the library fund.
The assignment of teachers was
made as follows:
Washington Buildine-Prof. O. A.
Norvell, principal, history and sci
enoe; Miss Adah Brazelton, assistant
principal, mathematics; Miss Susanna
Kirk, rhetoric and literature; Miss
Noble, latin; Mrs. Minnie
Herndon, eighth grade; Miss Cora
Ellis, seventh grade; Miss Clara
Moore, sixth grade; Miss Minnie
Parker. fifth grade; Miss Flora Nc
Kee, fourth grade; Miss Ellen
roriAn, third grade; Miss Laura