The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-10
FOR Boys MANUAL
TRAINING SCHOOL
School Board Appropriated
1925 for Tools.
OF TEACHERS
Blinds and Cement Approach
eS for New Additions.

| Equipment for the boys department Of
| the manual training school is TO be pur
chased at once The chairman OF the
committee on school supplies was au-
thorized at the school board meeting last
night to use s225 for the purpose of pur-
chasing tools, to be used in this depart
ment. 1t was decided last spring that
manual training school should be in
cluded in the course of study of the High
school and rooms in the Webster building
are being fitted up for that purpose. The
boys room is almost finished and the
tools are to be bought at once, so that
the room can be equipped week from
Saturday and work in this department
taken up on the following Monday. Prof.
Smith will have charge of the boys de-
partment. There will also be depart
ment of domestic science for the girls, in
charge of a skilled instructor.
At the session business preparatory to
the opening of the schools Monday was
of the teachers was acted upon. A mo-
ton that Prof Pence, who has been the
principal of the Carleton school for sew
eral years, be transferred to the Emerson
school, and that the principal of this
school. Mrs. A. NJ. Morehead, take his
old place. carried.
The committee on teachers and salaries,
acting conformity with Superintendent
Knight, was empowered to make the re-
naming assignments and they will be
read at the general teachers meeting in
the High school building, next Saturday
morning
The committee on buildings and grounds
reported that there was no new develop
ments in the new school building addi-
tons. The Lincoln addition will be COM
pleted ready for the seats and other
furnishings next week. None of the other
buildings will be finished in less than a
month, and some of them will require
much more time.
The sealed bids for furnishing blinds
and hanging them in the csohol additions
were opened and considered, and the con-
tract awarded to Geo. Innes & Co.
One hundred and fourteen blinds
were needed. and the successful bid was
sos. The bids were as follows:
J. II. Butler Observation-Disclosures. $102. 80
PARROT & Son OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
Geo. lines < ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
AS some of the additions may be COM
pleted before the next board meeting.
the committee on buildings and grounds
was authorized TO have grading done and
new cement approaches made to the
school buildings wherever they deemed
it necessary. 1t was estimated that about
300 square feet of cement walks and courts
would be needed at each of the buildings
where the new additions are being made.
The designations of two of the teachers
were presented and accepted. One of
these, Miss Anna Mason. who was one
of the successful teachers at the Park
school last year, has a position which
lasts during the entire year. The other
was rendered by Miss Lottie
Postle, because of the Illness of her par
ents.
The committee which has been examin-
ing the heating apparatus in the vari-
Gus schools reported that the boiler in
the College Hill building was useless and
could not be repaired for less than $500,
and recommended that two stoves be in
stalled Forty dollars was voted for this
purpose.
An appropriation of SIS was made for
repairs on the heating plant in the High
school building and the chairman of the
committee was instructed to secure bids
for new fiues for the boiler in the Irving
school and other needed repairs.
The judiciary committee reported adj
versely TO granting the petition Of VIII
lam Pirtle, that the certified check for
$3.50. which was forfeited by him on a
Did be returned, and the board adopted |
he report of the committee. 1t Will be /
that Mr.. Pirtle who is a ]
made the lowest bids on two ]
If the additions last spring. and was
awarded the work. He afterwards re- |
he time was too short, and asked that |
lis forfeit check be returned The board |
las been considering the matter for some |
ime and made the final decision as stated |
lbove, last night.
Mr. AIDES was elected janitor for the |
College Hill school. at a salary not TO /
.xceed $50 a month. and the chairman /
# the buildings and grounds committee /
to close the contract with him
committee was appointed TO investi-
,ate the merits of the Milwaukee dustless
weeper. and report at the next meeting.
II something could be found that would
10 away with the dust in the school build
ngs the sanitary condition would be
,reatly enhanced. and the board consid-
red the sweeper worth investigating.
There were twelve applicants al the last
eachers examination. all of whom
'sssed. Those receiving first grade GER
ificates were Florence Bowers. Agnes
'onway, Alma Crane. Garrett Culp.
race Overman, Maude Swain and Minnie
Second grade. Anna Downing.
3elle Hendryx. Edith Preston, Ola Rid
ags. Stella Haines.