The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-06
LIBRARIANS
ASSISTANTS
Were Selected by Board of
Education Last Night.
MANY APPLICATIONS. MADE
Library viii be Open Twelve
Hours a Day Hereafter
MANY APPLICATIONS. MADE

AT the regular meeting Of the board of
education last night the two assistants
to the city librarian, Miss Weigand, were
elected. Twelve applications were pre-
scented for each position and a number
Of ballots were taken before either as
stst'ant was elected. Miss Laura BED was
elected TO the position of nrst assistant
AND Miss Kate Cossett to that of second
asfsistant- They take charge of their new
dplries today. The salary OF MISS iseli viii
pc 20 per month, while Miss Cossett as
second assistant will receive So
The library committee reported four
recommendations. First, that the name
Of the library be changed from the Pub
lie School Library TO the Wichita Public
Library, and that the name and open
hours be printed upon the doors. This
Recommendation was ADOPTED by the
board. The committee then recommend
ed that the citizens OF .Sedgwick county
living beyond the city limits be allowed
the use of the library upon depositing
fee Of one dollar. The fee for nou-resi-
dents has formerly been s. but IL was
thought that by lowering the fee the
library would be used more by persons
living in the suburbs of the city. The
recommendation was acted upon favor
ably. T he librarian has experienced a
great deal of trouble, caused b. persons
leaving books in different parts of the
building after library hours. recon-
mendation was adopted covering these
points In the future books must be re-
turned during open hours and must be
left with the librarian or her assistants
The committee also recommended that the
library be moved to the third floor of
the city building in the rooms now occu-
pied by the school board and that an ele-
vator be placed in the building for the
convenience of the patrons of the library
The room occupied at present by the
library is entirely too small for the pur-
pose and yet large enough for the school
board meetings. committee of three
Messrs. Gill, Grafton and Stewart. were
appointed to act upon this recommended
ton.
The vacancy In the Emerson school.
caused by the resignation Of the prin-
c:pal. Miss Minnie NJ Brown, was filled
by the election of Mrs Allie Morehead.
who will take charge of the work at once
The resignation of Miss Edna Hutchin-
sen. teacher of the Fifth grade in the
Park school, was accepted Miss Crissie
Page and Miss Mabie Mum were added
10 the regular corps of city teachers. with
salaries according to schedule, and SUBJ
ject TO assignment OF the superintendent
A paper from the Hypatia club was read
before the board. The club suggests
sdorning the school grounds with flowers
vines and shrubs. and also suggests
papering and painting the walls of the
school rooms with some color that is rest
full to the eye They also ask to be per-
snitted to make a tour of the city school
with a view to Improvement along this
line. The paper was referred to the COM
mittee on building and grounds.
"A paper was presented asking that all
the Eighth grade commencement exer-
cises be held at one time and that a COM
pctent speaker be secured for the occa-
sion.
Superintendent f. S. knight read the
following report of the attendance at the
public city schools during the past