The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-14
Board Considers Proposition for JET
ferson az an Auxiliary Play
ground and Will Ask
for Bids.
LOOK INTO FILM IDEA
Proposition to Picture Vocational
Work Observation-Disclosures
School Boundaries Made
by Resolution.


about the washington school. prob
ably will be constructed about the
new jefferson building, the school
board considering the proposition last
night. Although the resolution left
the matter In the hands of the build
ing committee, every one OF the d.
rectors present expressed 1t as his
sentiment that the wide walks would
be better, and that as auxiliary play
grounds, they would be unsurpassed.
The use of the washington walks IN
this regard was pointed out.
Superintendent Aldrich was also In
structed to communicate with the au-
thorities at Ames and ask II such
thing as oiling portion OF the
school grounds or all Of 1t, would be
feasible. If oil Is not feasible, then
screenings may be put over the sur
face of the school grounds.
The board plans to draw up speci-
fications for the proposed sidewalks
and will ask for bids.
To Show Work In Pictures.
A communication was read from
DR.. G. Walter Barr He had the
privilege. he wrote, OF seeing an exhi-
bition of vocational work in West
Des Moines high school. as shown by
the motion picture camera. There
was a thousand feet of film, showing
the school work as 1t Is done there,
and he considered it the best kind OF
advertisement for vocational work IN
schools. DR.. Barr suggested that
perhaps the local board would take
up the plan and film the work here
and show 1t in each of the districts.
thus giving the. people - . chance TO
see what was being done IN the
schools. sal4&s
He suggested that Maurice Kicker,
principal of West High and an ex-
nerienced camera man would make
the film, four hundred feet for 500.
One of the board members thought
that this was pretty good price for
the work, and thought that 1t could be
made for less. He quoted a price
made through local people which was
far. less.
To Investigate Machines.
Superintendent Aldrich told the
hoard that If they felt that the mon
ey could be invested, If the district
were to purchase motion picture ma
chine. educational films such as are
offered by the state agricultural col
,e-e at Ames could he gotten here.
and that keokuk could have part In
the work.
The board members thought 1t
would he worth investigating the
price of machines. and also the propo-
sition suggested by DIR. Barr, and a
committee composed OF Superintend-
emit Aldrich and J. Q. Boyd was named
on motion by Member Hamilf.
The building committee reported
that the contract for lighting Tx
lures for the jefferson building had
been let to the King Plumbing Co.
Boundary Lines Made.
I Superintendent Aldrich reported
ON the new boundaries for the JET
ferson school. This boundary was
approved by the board. The superin-
ltendent stated that while some OF the
people between Main street and the
Plank road might seem to be nearer
I to the new building than to the Tor
renee school, there were not the side.
] walk facilities. He thought the board
should not make an iron clad rule In
such cases, and his suggestions al.
lowed certain latitude.
| The following is the boundary reso-
luton adopted:
! That the boundary Of the divisions
of the Independent district of the
CITY of Keokuk be so changed that
the boundary of the Carey division
shall be as follows: Beginning at
Tenth and Exchange streets, thence
along Tenth street to Soap Creek,
thence along Soap creek to the north
boundary Of property reserved for an