The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
Fewer Children in Topeka Says
Enumeration.
According to Mr.. Gage Decrease
Is Ninety-Six.
A PRINCIPAL CHOSEN,
w. G. Magaw Will Succeed Late
w. III. Wright.
Several other Changes in
Teaching Force.

It's been a generally accepted fact
that the population of the city has in
creased materially during the past year.
But according to the report of l. I.
Gage. school enumeration, which was
made to the board of education, at its
meeting last night, there are fewer chill
dren Of school age, between the years
of five and twenty-one. in the city this
year than there were last. He places
the number at 11.417, which is a de-
crease of So over last year. Mr.. Gage
says that this decrease is due to the
fact that a good many families have
been compelled to make way for the
Santa Fe shops enlargement and that
a considerable number of them have re-
moved beyond the city limits and into
Oakland. He also stated that many
families have moved from the North
Topeka section of the city out towards
Shorey.
A lot of routine business was tran
sacted at the meeting last night Incl
dent to the re-opening of the schools
which will occur on Tuesday, September
TO- All of the schools will be in readi-
ness for opening on that date with the
exception of the new Lane school for
the negro children in North Topeka,
which is in the course of construction
and which 1t will be impossible to COM
plete by that date. The school house
which has been used for these children
viii be utilized until the new one is
completed BY the time it is, the board
will probably have decided on new
name FOR the school house. 1t does not
happen to be on Lane street as is the
old one but is several blocks away on
Western avenue.
Among the more important matter
disposed of was a Encouragement of
the teaching forces in the schools which
of
Gus designations OF teachers.
designations were received and ac-
cepted from Luella Plumb and Actea
Kennedy, of Branner school; Mrs. s.
V. Leeper. of Polk. Ada Kennedy. of
Clay, Hattie Tomso. of Garfield. Ellen
Medium, OF Lincoln, Hester Hawkins,
of Lane; May Roberts, elected for 1907
1908. Jennie Muth, Hila B. Wood and
Merle Fowler, elected on the available
list: G. A. Stephens, of the High school
staff. who wishes to accept fellowship
in the University of Chicago; Miss Eva
Schley, of the High school staff, who
wishes to study in the University of
Chicago; and R. r. Nelson. who re-
signed his position as teacher Of joinery
in the High school to devote his time
to business 80 i-9'ss'' i'@f-- = \ I
on the Recommendation of the teach
ers committee, which was made by its
chairman, Mr.. Mallory, Mr.. w. G. |
Magaw of the high school was elected
principal of the Lincoln school at a sal
airy OF $lzO per month, TO I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death of w. H. |
Wright
Miss Nellie Ansel of the Clay and
Harrison schools was elected to fill the |
vacancy In the high school caused by |
tn transfer of Mr. Magaw. Mr. w. H |
Livers was elected to q position in the |
high school vacated by Mr.. Stephens
at a salary of $50 per month. Miss |
Belle StagE was elected teacher of |
clay modelling and wood carving in |
the high school.
Separate manual training teachers1
will be employed for the Lowman Hill |
and Potwin schools. Miss Beulah Lee |
was elected as teacher of manual train |
ing in the grades. Miss Geneva Hen |
dersOn was elected to the available list /
for manual training in the grades. |
Miss Abigail McElroy was elected To !
fill the position in the high school va
Gated by Miss Schley. Mr.. ]. F. Kaho /
was elected teacher of joinery in the |
month. The salary of A H. Winter, /
teacher of wood turning and forging. /
was fixed for the coming year at 500 |
per month on account of extra duties
to which he Will be assigned.
All vacancies in the grades caused |
by the designations and transfers re-
ported and recommended were filled |
by the assignment of the following
in the regular order from the available
ton. Ethelyn Wright. Mary AxteIl,
Kate L. Sellards. Jessie E. Howard
The teachers committee presented
the following with reference to the
death of Mr.. w. H. Wright. late prin-