The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-07

the finishing of a large room in the
/ building and the establishing of reel
/ ia ton room in one corner of it. The
cost of this work will amount to So
/ eco and the committee was instructed
to have final plans prepared for It,
Plans prepared by Architect Wood
for a new four room school building
] for the negroes of North Topeka to
| take the place of the present unsat1s-
factory school house there, were also
presented. These plans call for the
erection of a fine building which would
| cost $23, 1000 if all the material used in
| it was new Bonds to the amount of
| only $4,000 have been voted for the
purposes of this proposed new build
ing but in its construction the bricks
| and joists and lots of other material
in the old Quincy school house, which
is being torn down can be used. Prob
ably there is six or seven thousand dol
lars worth of this material that can be
used. Then the $4,000 estimate in
cludes the heating and plumbing
which is placed at $4,000 and which
would be provided for outside the
building fund.
The plans were referred back to the
building committee with instructions
that it report on them at the special
meeting of the board to be held in
couple of weeks. 1t is likely that with
the serviceable material the board has
on hand it will be able to put up this
$23, 1000 even though only $4,000 in
building bonds have been voted for it.
II the building is put up as planned
the negro children of North Topeka
will have one of the finest school
houses in the city. The new building
will be located three blocks west of
the railroad track and a half block
south of Gordon street, on property
that the school board has owned since
before the flood.
The building committee was in
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sashes of the old Quincy school build
ing.
G. H. Roof and H. S. Achenbach,
representing the East Side Improve
ment club. appeared before the board
and asked the board to sign up for
gas in the old Parkdale school build
ing which is used by the club as a
meeting place. 1t was explained that
this was a formality that the gas
company demanded and that the pip
ing for the gas and the bills for it
would be borne by the improvement
club and no expense to the board
would accrue. The board agreed to
do this. Mr. Achenbach and Mr..
Roof also asked that the board fur
nish wire netting for a fence to be
placed around the grounds of this old
building, so that they could be i'm.
conditions all sorts of live stock,
which roam around loose in this part
of the town, wander on the grounds
and it will be impossible to improve
them unless a fence is put around
them. This matter was referred to
the building committee.
Mr.. Achenbach also complained
that the boys in the neighborhood of
ground for ball grounds on Sunday
much to the discomfort of the per-
sons living near the school, and the
members of the board said that they
would see that this practice is stop
ped.
superintendent whittemore an
nounced that arrangements had been
completed for the graduation exer-
cises OF the high school seniors. These
will be held at the Auditorium on
May 81 and Rev. William F. Ander-
son, D. D., corresponding secretary
of the board of education of the
Methodist church, has been engaged
to deliver the principal address. The
board voted $50 to pay. DR.. Anderson
for his effort.
W. H. Wright and Miss Eva Schley
were appointed to act with Superintend-
ent whittemore as a teachers examin-
ing committee and Superintendent
Whittemore was given authority to per
nit teachers to use rooms IN the school
houses during the summer vacation for
private classes.
F. F. Dawdy was appointed truant
officer for the schools to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Eaton.
Miss Edith Johnson was granted half
paw for her services as a, teacher from
February 1 until the close of the school
year.
Mr. Roudebush called attention to the |
necessity of the employment of another
teacher for the Potwin school so that |
the school may have eight full grades
and the matter was referred to the
teachers committee.
Mr.. Nicholson delivered a dissertation
on measles which was entertaining to
saw the least but at its conclusion sew
eral members asked Mr.. Nicholson what |
point he was trying to make 1t SEEM |
ed that Mr.. Nicholson thought some |
thing ought to be done to eliminate the |
red tape necessary for a pupil who has |
recovered from the measles to get back |
to school. He did not make any motion |
in the matter and nothing was done
about 1t.
Bills to the amount of $17,S Sc were !
audited and ordered paid.
ONE MAN AND 5 GIRLS.