The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-02
LIBRARY WILL BE
OPEN IL HOURS
To Keep City Library Open All
Day.
ASKED FOR BY PATRONS
recommendations About Com
mencement by Supt. Knight.

The city library viii be open from 9
O'Clock in the morning until . o'clock at
night after February /. This was decided
upon by the school board last night after
a great deal Of discussion This viii be
of great advantage 10 the people who
patronize the library but will work a
hardship on the people who are employ
ed in the library, according to some OF
tue members OF the board of education.
However. it may be that the Librarians
VIII be given an assistant, as this was
suggested by several OF the members of
the board.
The matter had been referred TO the
library committee and had been discussed
al length Mr.. Hallowell suggested that
the present force could take care Of the
work, and his idea was seconded by
many members of the board. The ques-
ton of violating the state law by COM
polling the employees OF the city to work
more than the time specified by the state
law was brought up, but it was decided
by the board that there would be no in
fringe ments on the rights OF the en-
plOyes and that il would be OF great ben
eft to the citizens who patronize the
library.
In connection with the library question.
Mr.. Cotton, who is a representative Of
an eastern publishing house, made a
proposition, or. rather several PROPOSE
tions, 10 furnish the library with books
Of fiction which would give the patrons
an opportunity TO read the best books
The school board did not seem to con-
slider 1t one of the best propositions ever
advanced, and the matter was referred
10 the library committee, the president
Of ten board and the superintendent Of
schools.
If this company is willing to fur
nish US good books of fiction. l am in
favor Of accepting the proposition" said
President Homer. If they give US the
best, it seems that it would be a good
opportunity TO keep our library alive AS
it is, the books Of modern fiction are
worn out by the patrons. 1t costs the
city about 5000 to keep these kinds Of
books and by this proposition We can
set them for less than half the money"
superintendent knight of the city
schools made his report at the close OF
the meeting Of the board ana recon-
mended that at the commencement ex-
ercises but fifteen be allowed TO par
ticipate. This was carried. He said
that heretofore there had been twenty
students who represented the schools,
and suggested that in the future ten be
chosen on account of merit, and that five
be chosen by the students. 1t viii be
sufficient, | believe" he said. If fifteen
students appear. We do not want to
discourage the element Of democracy in
the schools Of students making a part of
the selections. but l think that those who
have made the best record in the past
four years should be on the list"
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consent of the board as it was the gen
eral opinion that the commencement ex-
ercises had been too long.
Superintendent Knight also recon-
mended that the schools be closed from
December p until January 6. This was
also agreed to by unanimous consent
of the school board. Mr.. knight made
his monthly report to the board He
said that the attendance had increased
and thought that it was due to the gen
eral good health of the community and
to the work of the truant officer
On the motion Of Mr.. Martin the presi-
dent of the board and the judiciary COM
mittee are to decide upon any needed leg
islation which should be brought before
the legislator this winter
The resignation of Helen Mccormick
was accepted and Miss Bessie Smith was
appointed to take her place. The com
mittee on buildings reported that two
buildings had been furnished with tables
and chairs. which were needed.
Professor Dunkin requested that the
high school be furnished with work
bench and chest Of tools. The board ac-
ceded to his request.
The matter of telephones came up and
the board decided that the old phone
should be kept in the office of the clerk
of the board and be kept In the Webster
school.
The matter Of paying Miss Gross for
acting as city librarian came up and was
10 the committee. Nell Martin
was appointed janitor at the Kellogg
school The question Of building the
smokestack for the Park school was
brought up and it was decided to build
it.
It was also decided to varnish and
stain the seats in the Carleton school