The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-02
PUT IN PHONES
The Children win Get Two
Weeks Holiday.

Al SQeaRl0R OF inc QUSSt1On VI IN
stautng phones In the school buildings,
II. b. Wilson. superintendent Of city
schools said at the board OF education
meeting last night that In case they
were installed it would be necessary
to employ an extra clerk to answer the
calls, AZ Miss Helen Caps. his secre-
tary, would be swamped with work.
why can't the superintendent ana
the clerk of the board answer the phone
once In a while?' asked Penwell. good
naturedly
IF that is what you have me here to
do, all right, but will not be here
very long," came he answer from Su-
perintendent Wilson.
I'VE don't want q $500 clerk when
we can get one for s. q week." broke
in the county attorney. Mr.. Atchison-
II think everything comes high now
adays," said Penwell later. "even the
Superintendent and the principal OF the
high school"
The superintendent then suggested
that If there Is q corresponding gain in
efficiency he was not Of the opinion
that they come high.
As to the phones, they were ordered
installed. But an assistant will not
be employed until it is found that 1t IS
absolutely necessary to do so. The rate
| which the board will pay will be $3.50
a month for nine months for each in
dividua1 phone-there will be no charge
( in the vacation period. This will cost
the board approximately $3.50 a
month. Superintendent Wilson pre-
ddcted that there would be a IS per
cent. gain in efficiency in the work Of
handling the schools as result Of the
installation Of the phones.
That Night School
| While the board has perhaps been de-
l iinQuent in the establishment of q
night school the teachers committee
under DR.. c. ". Van Horn was author
- 81 f~nAr Af<~w~
| Only ~ persons have signif1ed q desire
| to attend the school,, and II 1t had not
| been that the law required the estab-
lishment of a night school when appli-
cation is made by at least ten persons.
the board would undoubtedly have TAX
en- no action at this time.
However. it may be that this night
feature Of the educational system of
II Topeka will be built on an elaborate
scale. DR.. Van Horn is in favor of Of
II fering such studies in the school that
II a large number of persons may be
those Americans who must work in the
day time. but who would be delighte !
to have the opportunity of taking a
business course.
Consequently stenography and type
| writing may be taught, and later q
high salaried man-an expert-may
be put at the head of the school, as
has been the case in the large anC
successful night school at Kansas City
Kansas.
This night school, by the way, is the
dream and hobby Of I. Gilberg. Il
was he who started the movement
which resulted in the action taken b,
the board Monday night.
The school children will be elate6
to know that they will have a full
two weeks off at Christmas time
School will close on Friday, Decem-
Der 10, and will open Monday. Janu-
airy S.
A Nurse to Talk to Pupils.
According to Superintendent Wilson
Miss Maude Bolt, nurse for the To-
peka Anti-Tuberculosis association
will soon begin her work in the city
schools. She will give the children
short talks on means OF preventing
disease. Other nurses will look after
the general health Of the children free
of charge, and it may be that latel
it will be possible for poor children
| to have their teeth attended to free
OF charge.
Action probably will be taken be.
fore the second semester relative tt
!, the transfer of the seventh grade
from the Garfield to the Van Burer
school,
The purchase of sewing machine.
for the domestic science department
of the high school is being considered
A report will be made on the PROPOSE
ticn by the supplies committee at tn,
next meeting Of the board.
The Wireless Equipment, SIS.
c. H. Wilmington, instructor II
physics at the high school, put in
bill for SIS paid out for wireless
biography equipment. AS the boar,
\ had not authorized the expenditure O
! the money the bill was not allowed
: An investigation will be made of tn
expenditure and a report made at tn
, next meeting. The bill caused no lit
tie discussion.
A resolution was passed authorizin,
the clerk to ask the city commission
er of streets to pay little more at
e tention to the cleaning of the thor
Oughfares OF the town. "The city /
e saving the taxpayers five or six thous
: and dollars, remarked Mr.. Penwel
I | sarcastica1ly. The motion was mad
by Mr.. Griggs, who said that tn
janitors at the schools would be save
a great amount of work If the street
!. were kept in better condition.
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