The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-04
MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
QUESTIONS SETTLED As To THE
REGULATIONS OF SCHOOL
Course OF Study for High School Ap-
proved, Tax Levy Laid and I'M
prOyements Ordered Made.

The board Of education Of Good
land met last week in adjourned ses-
sion There were present. w. P.
Brinker. PRESIDENT; H W. Stewart,
secretary P j Mcbride, c. E Biddi-
son. J. J. Knight, members: Z. Thor
son being absent
The first business the board consid-
cred was that of a tax levy for next
year The same levy was made as
for last year, 10 mills for teachers
fund. 10 mills for sinking or bond
fund, and mills for incidental fund,
making a total levy of 25 mills or
, y per cent on all taxable property
in district No. 1, which is increased
somewhat over the previous year. If
all taxes are paid in, and there are
no delinQuencies, the amount to be
raised for school purposes would be
5,OT3.77; for teachers fund, S2,O29.-
81; for the incidental fund, S1,O1A75;
for the bond fund, $2,029-51. It is
estimated that the expense for teach
ers in the grades viii run pretty close
to the levied amount, but if the in
cidental fund is handled with econo-
any shortage that may occur, and il
may be that the state school appor-
tiOnment for this district will put the
district in an easy way to meet all
expenses.
The building committee, composed
OF P. J. Mcbride, c. z. Biddison and
E. ThOTson, were authorized to make
improvements in the approaches to
the school building, and they were
also delegated to provide a suitable
partition in the large room to sep
arate the high school from the eighth
grade 1t is probable that a canvas
partition will answer all the purposes
desired and will require the least ex-
pense compared with the cost Of 9TH
er materials. This will be put in be-
fore school begins, which date will be
Monday, September 4.
An informal or provisional approx
al was given to the course Of study
for the high school, which was pre-
scented by Prof. Mallory Following
is the course Of study outlined for the
college course, which Will be slightly
varied in the normal and general
courses.
FIRST Year.
Required Studies-English, latin,
algebra
en), physical geography, civil gov
eminent, German, or a review study.
Second Year.
Required Studies-EngIish, latin or
German, geometry.
Elective Studies-(One to be tax
en), Greek and Roman history, any
elective from the first years work.
Third Year.
Required Studies-Englfsh, geOme-
try One-half year, algebra and arith-
metic One-half year, latin or German.
Elective Studies-(One TO be tax
END, medieval history, English his
tory, bookkeeping
Fourth Year.
Required Studies-Physics, botany.
Elective StUdies-CTwo to be tax
en-, American history, English liter
allure, German, latin, reviews.
Elective Studies must be so chosen
as to fully meet the requirements Of
the university as set forth elsewhere
in the course Of study.
The matter Of the qualifications Of
teachers for the grades OF the Good
land city schools resulted in a motion
which prevailed, That hereafter all
first grade county certificates and Ger
uficates Of a higher order only be in
dOrsible and recognized by the board
Of education of GOOdland, without ex-
animation by the city examining com
mittee''
The board OF education are anxious
for much better school next year
than existed in Goodland last year
The course is stronger and better, and
will be administered in a more thor
Ough manner. Miss Della CardweIl,
a graduate Of the Kansas university,
will be assistant principal The latin
language has been made a required
study for the first year, which was
very much sighted last year because
it was put IN the course Of study as
an elective.
Several educational meetings in diff
ferent parts Of the county are being
planned for the month Of August, and
the young men and young women VIII
be encOuraed to come to the Sher-
man county high school to do work
in earnest and thus to appreciate the
splendid opportunity which the tax
payers Of this county have provided
for young ambition
J. H Stewart. editor Of The Re
public, viii leave today for Denver,
where he viii join the Kansas Edi-
toriaI association, who viii go to Port
tOriaI association, which viii 90 TO
Portland, Ore, TO attend the Lewis &
Clark exposition The party viii trav-
el in three Pullmans and viii go over
the Union Pacific line