The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-03
SAVE THE MONEY.
That Was Slogan Of Board Of
Education.
Gravely Discuss Bill Of $40. so
for Writing Diplomas.
DAVIDSON REELECTED
Popular Superintendent Sc
cured for Another Year.
Several High School Teachers
Will Get More Pay.
DAVIDSON REELECTED

The board Of education turned oven
new leaf last night and decided to IN
vestigate the claims Of those who wish
ed 20 dip into the treasury.
P. l. Bonebrake began the proceed
iugs and soon the entire board resolved
itself into committee OF watehdogs OF
the treasury A bill was presented BY
the pen artist who engrossed the names
Of the recent graduates on the sheep
skin diplomas. There were A d.
pIomas and A names and ne charged
. cents apiece or a total of $3.50 Nj
Bonebrake noticed the bill He stoppe
proceedings at once
That's TOO much. said Mr.. Bone
brake. Why sign my name hun
dred times a day and 1 would Ike to ger
% cents for each time I sign IL.
Perhaps the people would be glad q
pay it if you wrote it 50 they could
read It, remarked some member from
his refuge behind paper he was read
inz
why shouldn't the graduates pay
it," asked some one Of the members
At the State University my diploma
in the law school said Mr.. Gleed.
cost me s.
glad 10 get diploma FOR s." said NJ
Wilson in a ma tier Of fact way but the
beard laughed at Mr.. Gleed's expense
Then a bin was read for clans ana
crappie. That started another inquiry.
Was the high school giving chains
dish lessons on how to cook such delica-
cies2 1t seemed that perhaps the teach
ers were charging their dainty lunches
Up 10 the school board. Superintendent
Davidson explained that in the absence
OF lions. tigers. boaconstrfcrors Ct al for
illustrating natural science TO the zoo
logy class that clans and crappie WERE
used. The board was satisfied with the
exclamation
Then Mr. Wilson announced wizh
great indignation that a Kansas City
man had dipped into the treasury Of th-
school board in a most ravenous man
ner. me board had sent Tor an ez-
pert to Inspect the gasoline engines
used at several schools in connection
with the heating and ventnating plants
The expert was supposed TO come at the
expense OF the coTnpa ny that put in the
engines but ne had sent in bill for
sl7.lo and among the items were bus
bill &
He forget to add his cigar bill said
Mr Wilson 7 wrote to him and he
said that Il the board Of education
wanted worE- done for nothing to sen
back the bill 7 did NOT send the bill
back at once and now comes bill for
If we are not going to pay 1t accept
his offer to return it and not pay it
said Mr.. GIeed- IF we are not going to
pay it we have 70 grounds for COM
plant"
THE engines are no better since he
looked al them said Mr.. Wilson
The board decided that as 81 had
grown TO 81 while the bill waited that
it would be well to pay half Of it before
it jumped TO SIS
Then the board wrestIed with the coal
proposition Tt was claimed by the
head lanitor that the coal furnished by
the contractor during the month Of Jan
uary was not I'd to the standard and
that it was worth s113 less than the bill
Some Of the r1emb ers thought that the
board ought TO pay most anything for
coal just SO coal was secured The
board decided to hold u the s11s for a
few months
1Ir Wilder offered a resolution that
the board meet next Monday night to
discuss plans for the new school build
ings-
The board had entirely forgotten it.
but Superintendent Davidson reminded
DR. Enbree that at the meeting in Feb
ruarv he should be reelected The mo-
ton was quickly made and Superin-
tendent Davidson was unanimously re-
elected for another year beginning next
October.
The board approved the resolution. as
it appeared On the minutes, to raise the
salary of Miss Eliza beth Davidson a
high school teacher. from $50 to $50 be-
ginning with the first month Of the
school term The board decided to raise
the salary OF H L Miller. Of the high
school. from $50 TO 800 month on ac-
count Of the extra work given him in
looking after the afternoon sessions of
the school Miss EsteIIe Dowdia's sal
airy from $50 to So and the salary Of
Miss Princie Macarthur, teacher in the
manual training department of Branner
school from $50 TO SEQ q month Miss
Gertrude Iserulan Miss Harriet Thomu-
son and Miss Gertrude Cant were added
to the list Of supply teachers Miss
Blanche Stewart and Miss Daisy Hunt
were given leave Of absence for the rest
of the term.