The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-05
PRESENT ENROLMENT
UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE
Board Of Education 10 Provide
More Room 10 Relieve
Crowded Condition

last night the report OF city Super
intendeni W. s. Calvert showed that
he schools werS badly crowded. es-
peciany Banner ana Central schools,
where there are from thirty-seyen 20
>ltty-seven pupils in room. .bf
some instances the rsoms at the
iormer school are 80 badly crowded
that there are more pupils than
seats to accommodate. some of the
pupils being compelled to sit ia
straight back chairs, without a desk
Messrs. Dunham, Melvin and
Burnsdale urged that immediate ac.
lion be taken in the matter aud that
no teacher be allowed TO teach any
more than forty pupils hereafter
After considerable discussion
resolution was passed empowering
the teachers committee and building
and grounds committee, together
With the city superintendent, 70 So
cure additional rooms TO relieve the
condition of affairs. The commit.
tee was instructed TO report al q
special meeting TO be held next Mon.
day night with recommendations as
TO the number OF additional teachers
hat will be needed
An effort will be made to secure
the use OF the West Side Free Meth.
odist church building, located neaI
the Banner school, and the base
ment OF the Christian church, which
is near Central school building
Superintendent Calvert reports 525
students enrolled at Banner school
Notwithstanding that the school dis
riet line between Banner and Cen.
tral schools was recently changed 50
that more students would be thrown
to the Central school The school
board only last year completed add
tions to Central. Banner Capital Hill
and Douglas schools in order that the
overerogded condition Of the schools
might be relieved and the pnpili
taken out Of basement rooms Tht
school enrolment this year has eS
,eeded all expectations aud the board
hnds itself again confronted viii
jvercrOwded schools and all the base
nent rooms agaln In use.
Additional Teachers Elected,
The board approved the appoint
ment OF the following teachers
Gertie scales, Douglass school. nal
tie Huiler. Lincoln school. Myrtle
Pope. Capital Hill school, Mrs X
VI Houston, who was elected to fiji
the vacancy caused by the resibga
ton OF Miss Josephine Fitzgerald.
The board also approved the rec
Jmmendaiion Of the teachers com
nittee In fixing the salary OF Mrs
Rebeeea l.. Finch at s65 and Myrtle
Dawes al $50. also raising the salary
# Ada Campbell from $65 70 s75 q
month seventy-siX teachers are now
IN the city pay roll
Mpre Furniture Needed
The furniture and apparatus enm-
mitiee was instructed to report at
he next meeting on the furniture
apparatus, etc that would be needed
or he extra rooms 10 be provided
for By tho board and in The various
ward buildings.
70 Celebrate Opening Of Schools.
The board passed resolution pro
yiding for The holding OF special ex
arclses in the schools on "Wednesday
October 20. which Il the twentieth
anniversary of the opening OF the
Guthrie public schools snperintend-
ent w. s. Calvert and Miss Alma
Carson. principal Of Central school
were appointed 10 arrange a special
program for the occasion The
schools were opened In Guthrie
twenty years ago through the efforts
)f the pioneer women who raised sub.
scripiions for their maintenance
rhe schools were conducted In tents
and church buildings
Monthly Bills Allowed.
The regular monthly bills were al
lowed and ordered paid incladlnl
The claim Of J r Shutz, who fur
nished supplies to the school while
member OF the school board The
| bin was presented for s56 and allow
ed fer $50 Members Of the board
stated that since the schools were
using the supplies furnished by Mr
| Shuiz, who. they declared. was ig.
norant Of the law against such prac
tice. that he should be paid. although
he claim was not legal
To Use City Water and Ice.
.Dr i l.. Melvin stated that he
Aad hal seyeraI complaints recently
from parents Of children attending
Lincoln school relative TO much sick.
~~~e ara tlsf b. found npoa evan
| ming the well water used AZ the
school for drinking purposes was i'm.
! pure. lie recommended that as the