The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
The CITY SCHOOLS
Arrangements Completed for
Opening September is.
Enrolment Expected to Far
Exceed 5000.
new LOCKERS INSTALLED
Used at High School to Pro-
tect Personal Effects.
Minor News Items of the Diff
ferent Schools.


All is in readiness for the opening
of the city schools Tuesday, Septem-
Der 10, with the exception of a few
details that will have to be work ed
out by the management. The board
of education at its regular September
meeting Monday night transacted its
final business before the opening day.
The enrolment in the schools for the
entire school year is expected to pass
the 5000 mark by no small margin.
The enrolment last year was S,054 as
against 1871 in 1911.
In the future the coats and cloaks
and other personal belongings of the
high school students will be protect
ed. There has been complaint in the
last few years by those who have been
relieved of valuables- the school
board when the condition of affairs
has been brought before its notice
has felt too poor to take action. But
Monday night decision was made to
purchase five hundred lockers with
thief-proof locks and padlocks to take
the place of the spring locks of the
367 lockers now in use in the manual
training building. The new lockers
will be placed in the present cloak
rooms of the main high school build
ing and in the halls. There will be a
total of S67 lockers for more than
1900 students. The new lockers will
cost approximately $4,000.
Decision was made by the board to
hold a public reception in the near
future in honor of the new superin-
tendent of city schools, II. b. wilson
mittee will have charge of arrange
ments for this event.
The Southwestern Fuel company
the city schools to be delivered when
and where required in the next school
year. Approximately two thousand
tons will be required.
The Chicago Lumber company was
awarded the contract for supplying
carload of lumber for use in the
manual training department. The
contract price was $739.22. The
planning work will be done in the
manual training building and it is
estimated that a saving of $500 Will
result from purchasing the lumber
in this manner.
Decision was made to open kinder
garten in the Central Park school, the
sessions to be held afternoons. Mrs.
Chapman. who teaches at the Sheldon
Kindergarten mornings, will be in
charge of the new work She will pro-
badly have an assistant
$50 each will be purchased for the Cen
trail Park and Mckinley schools.
The purchase of ten typewriter desks
and six typewriters for the high school
building department was authorized by
the board.
L. NJ. Jones, the new president. pre-
sided over the meeting of the board.
The following are the new committee
insurance, P. w. Griggs: building, L.
NJ. Penwell; teachers, DR.. c. B. Van
Horn, and supplies. Mrs. c. J. Evans.
General cleaning and repair work
has been in progress a all of the city
schools in the last few weeks. A force
of from 90 to 40 men has been en-
ployed getting the buildings in readi-
ness for their opening on September
16.
At Branner school two new drink
ing fountains have been provided. The
people of the Lowman Hill district are
pleased because the school board saw
fit to enlarge the school grounds by
the purchase of three additional lots.
The Lowman Hill pupils have always
taken an unusual amount of interest
in athletics.
The Parent-Teachers' association of
the State Street school has raised
enough money to fit out a cooking
laboratory for the school with modest
equipment. About 80 girls will be in
the cooking class next fall. The mem
bers of the association hope that it
will be possible to procure more elab-
crate equipment some time in the flu
ture.
The heating equipment at Clay school
has been enlarged so that it will be
possible to provide an even heat for all
rooms next winter.
The tower has been removed from
the Grant school. On account of its
weight and the age of the building it
was deemed menace to the safety of
the children.
Minor repairs have been made at the
Lafayette, Sumner and bowman
schools. Potwin, Polk and Mckinley
schools are all in excellent shape
They needed no extensive repairs
Central Park. the largest school in the
city, has been undergoing sundry re-
pairs. Monroe school has been entire
ly repapered and many of the walls
plastered. The lighting facilities of the
manual training rooms of the Harrison
school have been increased.
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