The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-25
School Board OFFICIAL Who Went to
ST. Louis to Attend National A.
ISOLATION Meeting Makes
Report
EXPERIENCE HELPFUL
Much That Could BE Applied 70 Dis
tricts Like keokuk Was sus-
aested In This Conference
Last Month

Last Montn
Archer G. Miller, secretary OF the
school board, attended a meeting OF
the national association Of school &C.
counting officers at st. Louis. His
report to the board was made last
night and is as follows:
| left Keokuk at 12:45 Tuesday
morning. May II, and arrived in, St
Louis at 7:15 a. m I went to the
Hotel Jefferson the headquarters for
the delegates at the convention and
met a number of the delegates and
after having breakfast. we went to the
board Of education building located at
Gil Locust street, where the meet
ings were held.
The meeting was called to order at
10: 30 and the roll called. Thirty-flve
members were present, about all Of
the large cities were represented,
from all parts of the United States.
The address for this session was
made by William ]. Flynn, secretary
Of the board of school directors, Erie,
Penn, his subject being, Business
Administration in Smaller Districts"
He made very able address, which
was very interesting and instructive
and contained lot OF valuable infor-
nation. He stated that as general
rule the smaller districts We're not
attending to the business in their ac-
counting departments in the most i'm
proved modern and economical meth
DDS but were keeping their records
and accounts and filing papers in the
came manner that they did some
years ago. when the methods that are
now being used in the larger districts
were not practiced to such an extent
as they are at the present time. The
secretary's duties were very impor-
tant and all of the records and &C
counts should be accurate and in the
best possible form. He gave several
suggestions in regard to th., manner
In which the papers should be filed
and the accounts for each school kept
separately. in order to determine the
cost or operating certain school in
comparison with any OF the other
schools and in that way determine
where saving could be made.
think received more real good out
of this address, than any Of the 9th
nrs. as it applied directly to our dis.
trict and contained many good ideas
and suggestions.
How to Build Schools.
At the afternoon session the adj
dress was made by William B. timer,
architect of the board of education.
st. Louis. Mo-, on the subject Of Cost
of School House Construction He
talked on the plans For constructing
the modern schools and pointed out
the different ideas that were now
being used in construction that were
not thought of or used several years
ago. He classified the different schools
into three different classes. The first
class being those that were entirely !
were fire proof to ASCERTAIN extent |
and third class, those. where no pre- !
cautions were taken into considerA- /
ton, in regard to fire. He stated that
If general classifcations were deter |
mined upon, the figures Of the con-
struction of schools would be more !
valuable as when 1t was determined |
the kind Of school that any district
was going to construct, and the size |
of the building. the figures could then |
be generally used to determine the |
cost Of such a building by using the
figures Of other similar buildings that |
had been constructed; such figures
would not include such extras that
different school districts would desire
for some special purpose that would
not be used by some other district or
in general.
In order to make these figures more
valuable. 1t would have to be deter
mined the plan upon which the cub
age area Of building was to be de-
termined. Architects had different
ways Of determining this; some deter
mined the cubage area of building
by taking the measurement from the
basement to the top Of the roof, 9TH
ers did not consider the boiler pit or
space, and others only took into con-
sideration the space actually used
For school class rooms, not including
the basement or attic and different
ways we're resorted to by every diff
'erent architect This matter was re-
'erred to a committee composed OF
several architects, who were members
of the association to take up with the
United States bureau of education
and to Lewis A. Kalback, the repre-
sentative OF the bureau, who was pres
INT at the convention.
The Cost Of Pupils.
On Wednesday, May 10, the meeting