The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-05
That IL Latest Information
Concerning Election Before
School Board.
Some Of New Teachers Com
mittee Recommends
PROBLEM OF SCHOOL CENsts

At the election of the teachers by
the school board tonight Prof. G. II.
Shrieves and Prof c. Peratt, of the
High school faculty. will not apply
for reelection, and six of the grade
teachers viii not apply for their posi-
tons, II is reported. The SUCCESSORS
OF the teachers have been selected for
the High school faculty. II Is under
stood that the board has been un-
usually successful In getting compe-
tent men 10 MI the two positions.
The teachers recommended by the
committee on teachers for election
are: Miss Mabel e. Roberts and Miss
VI. Lowcllyn, of Mayiield. and Misses
Ethel Hawkins, Clare Winston. Inez
Bell and Frances Clark, OF the Cadet
class. Thee will be elected by the
board and assigned 10 rooms by Su-
!, rintondont Carnagey The teachers
IN the grades who will not reapply
for positions are: Miss Helene Nc
Broom, Miss Eialla, Miss Mabel c.
Mitchell and Miss Elizabeth Daugh-
.erty.
Al OF The new teachers come highly
recommended. Miss Mabel Roberts
has been a teacher but went west for
her health, which has been restored.
Miss Lewelyn, OF Mayfiold. is the
daughter of nr. @. A. Lewellyn. pres
ident Of the West Kentucky college. OF
hayneld Nils Inca Bell was
teacher last year, but did not apply
for reelection last May. The other
now teachers are competent members
OF the Cadet class. and have been
coached IN their work by Superntend-
ent Carnagey. q
Superintendent to Report.
Superintendent Carnagey VIII have
favorable report to baud the board
tonight, and during the hast mouth
there were but two toachcrs III. The
attendance shows a decideh Improve
mcnt.
To prevent REPETITION OF the trou-
bic OF the census cnumcrators IN miss
ing the school children. Professor
Carnagey suggests a plan In his
monthly report. He will recommend
that two competent men be appointed
by the board in plenty of time before
next April TO secure the name and
address of every child of school age IN
the city. and that this list he kept
from year to year IN compare with.
Professor Carnagey this morning
said There ought Ia BE- some way
tn get an accurate list Of the fami-
lies and school children in the city.
The county school superintendent in
forms me that all OF the children in
the city never were secured by the
enumerators. and In comparison with
other cities Paducah should have
nearer 1000 school children than
5000"
The system Of securing the lists of
children and filing them every year
for comparison has been adopted by
Illinois and Indiana as the only sys-
tenn to correct the evil OF missing
children.
In his report this month Professor
Carnagey does not touch upon man
ual training. as this morning he said
that he was not ready yet. and that
the proposition from the company had
not been completed
Opening Exercises.
The Rev. w. IT. Pihkerton spoke
to the High school students this
morning on vision, Size and
Strength" DR.. Plnkerton Is a favor
ite speaker with the students. aud his
appearance was greeted with APP
plauso. His talk was along the nee
esslty of having the three qualities in
his subject for one to be complets
man
Bent on outdoing every graduating
c'ass that ever ushered forth from
old High school in the laurel strewn
hlstrlonic path, the senior class will
begin rehearsing on their play for
class night. Yesterday afternoon the
class met and decided upon 1.-The
Handicap" a play in two acts, and
written by Miss Sallle Coler. The
story of the play is full of mirth with
a young man of athletic fame and a
young minister being introduced to
the daughter of the president of the
seminary. By chance they exchange
coats, and are introduced. Much
comedy comes out of the correcting
of the mistake. W
The seventh grade of the Franklin
building. taught by Prof. l.. W. Fee
zor. was dismissed yesterday and no
school was held today on account of
a death in Professor Feezor's family