The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-08

The public schools Of this city
closed THURSDAY with the exercises OF
Commencement day. The session
was prolonged beyond the closing time
Of the other schools on account of the
delay at the beginning OF the session
when the addition to the high school
building and the new Fourth Ward
school for colored pupils were not
ready for occupancy. The completion
or this addition and this new school
greatly enlarged tue facilities OF the
J schools. which are now equipped 10
admirable condition for the service OF
the present population Of the city,
No futher expenditures are contem-
plated 10 the near future except such
as may be incidental to the introduc
ton of manual training and domestic
arts, which may IN the near future be
added to the present courses Of in
struction.
The public school board is 10 pos
session of splendid properties valued
ii the aggregate at 500, 900. The
total Indebtedness of the district In
curred by building, is $4,000. The
income is sufficient to pay the run
ming expenses Of the schools, the tn
terest on this debt and to reduce the
principal at the rate of more than So
600 per annum. The enumeration Of
the district for 1907 has Just been re-
ported as !, $50 between the ages OF
and 20 years The eurollnent dur
ing the past session was l,22S and tn
average daily attendance, zoos Fh
Board Employs % regular teachers
substitutes, and music teacher
The annual cost OF conducting th
puolic school Of this city is about Sll
500 including teachers salaries, fuel
ianltor's services and incidentals, bu
not including interest on the schoC
debt or appropriations to the sink'n
fund The cost per pupil per day
a trife more Uhan 5 cents, estimate
on the basis OF the enrolment. Tn
is a little less than half the cost
public school education tn Kansa
City, where the advantages otTere
are little II any better.
The teaching force is as follows;
, High School-M. j. Patterso
superintendent, History; Miss Flc
ence Arnold, principal, English; Mi
Mamie Shaw, assistant, Mathematit
Miss Hattie Gordon, assistant, Lat
and Science,
Central Grammar School - M
Louise NJ Chandler, principal, 7th
grade; Mrs. Alice Fitzgerald, asst
ant, 7th B grade; Miss Genevie
Russell, assistant, 9th grade; IN
Edna Green, assistant, 5th A graz
Central Primary and intermediate
Miss Susie Afford, principal,
grade; Miss Lena Meierer, assista
4th grade; Miss Margaret Smii
assistant, Srd grade; Miss Mabel Co
assistant, End grade.
Taylor School = Miss Maggie
Spears, principal, 1st grade; M
Edith Powell, assistant, lst grade.
Arnold School Miss Kate B. DR.
dale, principal, 4th grade; Miss All
Berrie, assistant, Srd grade, N
Ruth Young, assistant, 2nd gra
Miss Virginia Shouse, assistant,
grade.
Miss Susie Kinkead, substitute.
Miss Audentia Hansen, supervI
OF Music
Douglass School (Colored)-Gec
Green, principal Of High Sch
Sarah Graham, assistant, 7th,
and 9th grades; Addie Collins, ass
ant, Srd and ith grades; Gle
Hawkins, assistant, list aud
grades.
Colored School No, Ruth 10
son, 1st and End grades FraI
Hicklin, substitute.
The School Board is composed
follows: A. +. Winkler, presid
\. J. Bandon, secretaryi Geo.
yenable, treasurer; Jos. L. X