The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
AN OLD BUCABOO.
School Board Wrestles With
the Tuition Problem.
Charge to Nonresident Pupils
LIS Considered.
A LACK OF REPORTS.
Superintendent Whit Q m o r 9
VIII Try to Formulate Plan.
Several Changes Made in the
Teaching Force.
A LACK OF REPORTS.


The board of education last night re-
vived the old bugaboe about tuition
from nonresident scholars and revived
a subject that has worried the board
for years.
The payment and collection of tuition
has always been a go as you please af-
fair. The principals of the schools have
been expected to be collection agencies
and to collect the tuition and pay it to
the city treasurer. The principals are
rather too busy to be doing collecting
on the side and the department of tut
ton collection has not been kept up.
The board has never understood how
much tuition was due nor how many
out of town pupils attend the city
schools. Two years ago the board in
structed Superintendent Davidson to
make detailed report on the number
of scholars who should pay tuition and
the amounts collected but that was
never done.
At the meeting last night the board
decided to have the matter referred TO
superintendent Whittemore and the
committee on schools and to have some
system worked out. The rule of the
try and who own property in the city,
on which they pay taxes, may send
their children to school by paying the
difference between the school taxes
Tuition in the graded schools is 81 a
month and in the high school 81. That
the board may know whether all are
paying tuition who should pay the tru-
ant officer will in the future help in
keeping track of the outside of the city
children who come to town to go to
school.
The board received the following re-
port by Superintendent Whittemore and
voted to carry out his recommended
tions:
II have received the formal resigna-
ton of the following teachers since the
election of teachers in June: Miss Mar
garet Maxwell, Branner school; Miss
Annette Leonard, Branner school; Miss
Grace Woodford, Branner school; Miss
Catherine LUX, teacher manual training
Clay school.
Miss Nellie Lercher, Euclid school;
Miss Elizabeth Altman, Grant school,
and Mrs. Julia Abbott Washington
school, have been married, thus Great
ing vacancies in accordance with the
rules of the board.
Miss May Cramer, who was elected
to a position, has declined to accept.
Miss Nina Moore, Branner school,
Miss Belle Stage, I-owman HILL Miss
Gertrude Isernan, Parkdale school, will
be transferred from grade work to man
ual training work.
Il am prepared to fill the positions
thus vacated and also a position at
Polk which was filled by a supply
teacher during the latter part of last
year, by appointments from the list OF
teachers elected at the meeting in June
and from the available list in accord
ance with the rules of the board.
Il wish to recommend for election as
teachers in the manual training rooms,
Miss Myrtle Waldron, who was elected
to the available list for manual train
ing, Miss Lolita Schley, Miss Susie
Schenefayer and Miss Villa Merri-
weat her, colored, these persons being
recommended also by the director of
manual training.
Miss Ada Fulcher, who was granted
leave of absence in June, 1903, has sig
nified her desire to, resume work. I
recommend accordingly that her name
be placed on the available list.
Miss Anna Hoffman and Miss Ruth
Pierce. who were elected to positions
on the available list have declined to
accept such election on account of the
uncertainty of early appointment to
permanent positions.
when all vacancies have been filled
as recommended above 1t will give posi-