The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06

| uereu spledo Oh the minutes of the
Whereas. Mr.. William H. Wilson is
about to retire from membership of
| this board; and
Whereas. For a number of years
| Mr.. Wilson has, as chairman of the
| building committee expended an i'm
mense amount of time, care and pains
| in experimenting the erection of new
buildings and the rerair of old build
| ings; and
Whereas. The board was and is
forbidden to make financial compensa-
ton to Mr.. Wilson for several thou
sand dollars worth OF his time thus ex-
pended; therefore, be it
| Resolved. That this board and the
people of Topeka are under
| deep obligations to Mr.. Wilson
for his long term and faithful service.
We believe that no member of the
| board in all its history has made so
generous expenditure of time and at
tention to the work of the board as has
large sums to the building fund, and his
untiring zeal has procured for the peo-
pie a member of exceptionally we'll
built and well arranged school build
ings." .-.-.
Col Norton. as, chairman of the
| teachers committee, announced the
resignation Of Miss Macarthur as teach
er in the high school manual training
department in clay modelling and wood
| carving and suggested that Miss Katie
Lux, a Topeka girl, be appointed to
| her place at a salary of $95 per month.
to accept one with the Pittsburg state
! manual training school. For the past
three years Miss LUX has been en-
gagged in manual training work in the
| Omaha schools. having been taken
| there by Mr.. Davidson, former super
| intendent of schools in this city
Mr.. Anderson raised the question as
| to the right of the board to pay Miss
| lily n nj 1Ind ho
! dulles and rules of the board inasmuch
as she had not actually done high
| school work which would warrant her
| receiving this salary. There was any
| ton. 1t was stated that Miss Lux
| could remain with the Omaha schools
at a salary of 800 a month for the
! next year, but that she preferred to
guments were made that there were
| possibly any quantity of teachers in
| this branch of work in the graded
| schools who were quite worthy of pre-
ferrment and who would be willing to
| take the place at salary less than
$95 month.
When every idea of most of the mem
| bers of the board on the proposition
had been exhausted it was figured out
that under the scale of high school
| salaries Miss LUX would be entitled
| to $85 a month and 1t was voted to
invite her to take the place at this
salary. ~
On the recommendation of the COM
mittee Miss Cochran, who has been on
leave of absence. was reinstated to her
position on the teaching staff in the
schools and Miss Anna Sweet was CIV
en- position No. II on the teachers
available list.
From the educational committee of
the Women's Federation of clubs, con-
sisting of Mrs c.. J.. Evans, Mrs. J. w.
Young. Mrs. Clement Smith, Mrs. r.
w. Lyman Mrs. D. ]. Dickinson and
Mrs. J. w. Neale, communication
was received urging that the board
take action towards the establishment
1t was suggested in the communica-
ton that the old Parkdale school build
ing might be utilized for this purpose
and the statement was made that the
residents in that section of the city
were much intere sted in the subject.
Attention was called to the kinder
garten in Tennesseetown which mas
been maintained for many years by
Charles NJ. Sheldon and which has been
of inestimable benefit to the negro
children in that locality. The sugges-
ton was made that the puroen OF
maintaining this kindergarten might be
assumed with advantage to all concern
ed by the city.
1t was stated in the communication
that the committee would be mu 1:i1
introduced in the schools. The sugges-
ton was made that If the conoltlon Oh
the finances, or any other reason
should forbid such a step at the pres
emf time. that a beginning of the work
might be made by the establishment OF
a kindergarten in the old Parkdale
school house and the taxing over OF
the present kindergarten in Tennes-
seetOWn.
Action on this communication was
deferred until the next meeting OF the
board.
proposition was presented by Mr..
CLAW Hamilton, district manager OF
the Missouri & Karsas Telephone
company for the establishment OF a
telephone service connecting an. an the the
office of the superintendent or
schools in the high school building.
The proposition was somewhat ela-
borate as to detail with variety OF
costs as to the service installed. For
regular service with switchboard in
the high school building the figure
was placed at $46.S6 per month under
a one year contract Inc usuai
amount of discussion was INDUCED
in over this proposition as there is ov-
err everything which comes before the
board. Some members thought 1t
might be a good thing to have all the
schools connected with the superin.
tendent,s office by phones. Others, of
a facetioua vein, thought it would be
a nuisance because the neighbors to
the schools would be apt to run in at
all hours to use the phones. Still
others thought that parents would in
terfere with the school work If they
had chance to call up their progenies
in school by phone. After a variety
of other talks of the same erudition-
al order had been INDUCED in the
matter was postponed for further
consideration until the next meeting.
One year ago it took the board q
whole live long night to award the
contracts for supplying the school
houses with coal for an ensuing year.