The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-06
SCHOOLS NOT
TO BIB CLOSED
ON ACCOUNT OF DIPHTHERIA
SCARE IN THE CITY.
0mcials DO Not Think the Condi-
tions Warrant Such An Action
Yet.
INSTALL COMMERCIAL COURSE

iliSH stHOOl. ~ WAS the Oplh4oh vi
the trustees that the school children
were safer from disease in the
schools than roaming the streets,
and attending other public gather
ingss where less precautions were
taken. Only a few cases of diph-
iberia have been discovered in the
schools as the majority of the cases
have been with children under school
age. and there is not sufficient dan
ger to warrant parents removing
their children from the schools. The
board left that with the parents, but
the schools will remain open.
Officers of the Paducah Fair asso-
citation requested that the city schools
be closed Wednesday at noon in
order that the children might attend
the fair and races. Some little dis
cussicn was had, but the trustees de-
cided If the schools were dismissed
this time that there would be many
other requests and to avoid a pre-
cedent, the trustees by a unanimous
vote decided to keep the schools
open.
IL is thought that the commercial
course will be inaugurated in the
High school by the beginning of next
semester. and it is likely that the
trusnt school will be a reality
Superintendent Carnagey in his re-
port made both recommendations to
the board. President Hills left the
chair in which he stated he was
anxious to see the commercial course
installed as soon as possible. and that
he thought the board could get assist
ance from the city in the establish
ing of the truant school for the chill
dren of advanced age and deficient
in school work The question Of
establishing the commercial course in
the High school was left with the
committee on teachers and Superin-
ltendent Carnagey and President Hills
Also the question of establishing the
itruant school was referred to the
committee. The city will be asked
to furnish a central station, while
the board will meet the expense OF
furnishing 4 teacher.
The principals OF all the schools
sent in a petition asking that the
truant scnool be established, basing
their claim on the fact that the pres
ence of ignorant children of ad-
vanced age in the rooms with smaller
children greatly hampered the work.
The committee with the superintend-
lent were instructed to inaugurate
the school, as soon as practicable.
without an eligible teacher in the
city unemployed Superintendent Car
nagey said he was facing rather a
hard proposition. Miss Clare Win
ston. a teacher or the Franklin
school, Is i'll and perhaps will be I'M
able to resume her duties for at
least a month. Her grade has been
dismissed for a month. but when the
quarantine is lifted superintendent
Carnagey said he would do the best
he could towards filing the vacancy.
The trustees decided to rely upon
him for filling the vacancy until the
regular teacher returned Miss Ed
wards has a state certificate from the
state of Oklahoma, and she volun-
teered TO teach in the schools, but
superintendent Carnageg has re-
ceived a letter from ]. G.. Crabbe.
state superintendent of schools. that
he Is unable to recognize the certif-
cate from any other state.
The new clocks purchased for the
city schools are not giving satisfac-
ton, and the clocks repaired also. it
is reported, are not keeping regular
time. The contract was awarded to
j. L. Wanner, and the board voted
to notify him of the failure of the
clocks to keep good time, and that
the contracts must be fulfilled.
Complaint was made of the mud
around the Lincoln school. The lot
is low and was filled with dirt, and
every rainy day It is impossible to
let the children use the yard for sew
eral days. Gravel was recommended
to be placed on the surface. Presi-
dent Hills said that the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis railroad
would make the board a present OF
three cars of gravel, and a vote of
thanks was extended.
The Whittier school won the flag
last year In the lawn contest, and
the building is without a flagstaff.
II was ordered that a flagstaff be
erected at both the Whittier and
erected at both the Whittier and
bars and trapeze be placed at both
schools.
To relieve the annoyance caused
the school by the constant passage
of people on the school grounds be-
tween Broadway and Kentucky ave-
nue. a high fence will be erected on
Kentucky avenue. superintendent
carnagey reported the passing was
annoying on regular days. but fire.
quently II is such as to be unbear-
BILE. The cost of erecting the fence
will be SIS.
The board instructed Mr.. Hoyer TO
equip an Office for Prof. w. II. Sugg,