The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07
new MAN CHOSEN
C. H. Peterson, Of Los Angeles,
Succeeds Late Geo. Mays.
He Will Be Principal of Sumner
School.
A PLACE FOR kUTZ.
Chosen as Head of the QuintOn
Heights School.
Misses Mary Meade and Anita
Laurent Given Places.

At the general monthly meeIHS Va
the board of education, the last before
the opening of school, held in the hign
school building last night final ADJUST
ment and appointment of teachers re-
ouired serious attention of the noard
The vacancy occasioned at Summer
school by the death Of George H Mays
at Riverdale, Michigan, was oroush1
I'D by the committee on teachers LOT
consideration c. H Peterson, former
w of Los Angeles. Cal, was elected to
All the vacaHcy by unanimous vote
OF the board Mr.. Peterson is a gra /
uate of Kansas University and mas
taught for a number Of years IN 81
Johns military school at Salina ana IN
Los Angeles His salary was nNeo at
Mr.. Mays was spoken of very highly
and his work commented upon oy 81
perfntendent L. D. Whittemore- Inc
matter of drawing up resolutions or the
board was referred to the superlnteno-
ent and Member c. G. Nicholson
c. H Kutz. principal of Jackson
school, which was abolished, was aK-
pointed temporary principal of the
Quinton Heights school pending per
manent position and granted an IN
crease of salary to 800 a month The
principaIship Of the Qufnton Helghts
school was made vacant when j. r
Eby was elected county superintend-
ent-
Two new teachers were placed on the
available list for positions Of the grades
of the manual training school These
are Miss Virginia Meade who has
Agricultural college and who has done
extensive chautauqua work. and Miss
Anita Laurent who has taken special
post graduate work in the high school,
W. O Clark, who occupied the posi-
ton of truant officer for several
months at the last of the past year,
was re-appointed-
The enforcement of the Marriage, a
teachers was introduced as a matter
for long discussion OccaSfoned by Miss
Cyrenia Smith of the Monroe school
changing her name to Gains during the
summer. There was a motion to Ell
force the cruel action upon all ladies
but many gallant gentlemen came to
the front to defend the fair sex. Then
the motion was amended to suspend
the rules in the case Of Miss Smith and
allow her to hold her position and after
much elaboration was passed The
lady member of the board. Mrs Evans.
deferred placing herself on record ard
left the woman question to the men.
a petition asking that a kindergart -
department be established in the new
Central Park school was handed in by
Mr.. c. F. Hardy It was finally refer
red to the teachers committee
It was decided to law cement walks
recommendation of the building COM
mittee- Matters of wiring the new
buildings and of the heating plant for
the new Washington school were re-
fe-red to the building committee after
long discussion
The school census report of Mr. L. L
Gage shows an increase OF 70 children
of school age, making the number nov
1888
President Of the board, J. D. Nor
ton announced with apologies that
the standing committees for the en-
suing year would be as follows:
Buildings and Grounds-James
Cuthbert. chairman: C. c. Nicholson.
George H. Smith, E H. Anderson, Jo-
siah Jordan. A B Poole
Teachers and Salaries-John H.
Linn, chairman; s. r. Kutz. Mrs. c.
J. Evans, J. D. Norton. c. F. Hardy,
8 a. Swendson.
Finance H Anderson. chair
man; c. C Nicholson. s. A Swendson.
Textbooks and SuppIieS-Josfah
Jordan, chairman; John H. Linn,
Insurance F. Hardy. chairman;
E H Anderson. \. B. Poole
Rules and ReguIatfons-Geo. H.
Smith. chairman, C. C. Nicholson, 6
R. kutz-