The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-04
Well Known Contractor and
Business Man From Fifth
Ward.
Committee Assisted in Strsigh
tening Out Schools.
NEW PLANS FOR HIGH SCHOOL

board will be an important one, and
it is tipped that Mr.. Arthur Murray,
of South Seventh street, will be elect
ed to succeed Trustee /. o. Walker.
who refused to qualify. Mr.. Murray
| is a well known contractor and a
lsound business man. The board will
take up the matter of issuing bonds
for the construction of the new build
! ings. All the members have expressed
their sentiment as favoring II, but no
Official action has been taken towards
that end. The question will be given
thorough discussion and all eondi-
tions will be taken into consideration
Rr. Warner Resigns.
DR.. c. G. Warner, of the Fourth
ward. will resign tonight DR.. War
ner was dubious about allowing his
name to go on the ballot and about
serving after he was elected, because
the nature of his business prevents
his having time to attend meetings of
the board or committees, or looking
after school work; but he was per-
suaded to qualify, IL being agreed,
that II he could not devote the neces
sary time to the work no objections
would be made to his resignation. DR..
Warner stated this morning that he is
interested in the schools and would
like to serve, but the only meeting he
has had a chance TO attend, he was
called away from, and he realizes that
he can not do what he feels would be
his duty If he remained on the board
High school Plans.
In order to facilitate the work OF
the High school. Prof. w. II. Sugg,
the principal, has recommended max
ing the departments more independ-
ent All complaints or questions of
the students about the certain sub
jects will be referred to thel head of
that department instead of to the
principal direct.
The following will be the heads OF
the departments: Mathematics, Miss
Adah l. .Brazelton; Latin, Miss Mar
ian p. Noble: languages. Miss Sue E.
smith, English, Miss Ernestine Aims;
science, Prof. c. II. Shrieves; historA
and civics. Prof. Sugg and Prof C. o.
Peratt.
A copy of the work intended to be
covered during the year will be hand
ed to the principal. Each department
assistant will refer all questions to the
head of the department, and in this
way the work in each department may
be regulated.
All books used in the classes shall
be ordered through the heads of the
departments, and an outline OF the
work intended to be covered the next
two weeks will be handed in and kept
for reference. A detailed outline OF
the course of study will be given to
the principal by the departments. An
annual report will be required from
each department, and recommends,
tions must be written In the report,
which will be published in the annual
catalogue Of the school in June. The
number of pupils in the department
during the year, the promotions and
progress will be interesting data.
All the principals of the buildings
and Trustee w. j. Hills and Trustee
C. G. Kelly. secretary of the board,
held a meeting yesterday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock and relieved the
crowded condition of some of the
buildings. An average of S5 pupils
was placed in each room, but in some
grades this number is too small.
Pupils were sent to the next nearest
school, and the boundary lines were
not obeyed in relieving the teachers
so that the best work may be accom-
plished The principals made reports
as to the schools, and the attendance
was regulated so that 1t is In a much
better condition.
Sessions have started off well at
the whittier" and the "Longfellow''
buildings and there was little con-
fusion. About 40 pupils reported
at the whittier" and today the casual
observer could not distinguish it from
an old school in quality of work.