The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-05
SCHOOLS SOON
TO BE CROWDED,
BOARD ASSERTS
Increasein AttendanceGreat-
er Than Growth in the
Teaching Staff.
HIGH AND BROADWAY
GET NEW TEACHERS
Improvement of Merriwether
Street WillInjure School
Report Says.

Unless the assessed valuation OF
real estate in Cape Girardeau in
creases more rapidly and more in pro-
portion to the steady growth in at.
tendance at the public schools, the
| community will not be in a position to
adequately take care Of the school
children, it was announced at the
| meeting of the School Board last
night, held in the Central High School
Figures compiled by Superintendent
Croker showed that the number OF
| children attending the eighth grade
Of the grammar schools had increased
from 65 last year to 125 for the cur
rent year, an increase of almost 10C
per cent, whereas the value of the reaI
estate property has increased but T.
per cent.
The unusually large number of chill
dren in the higher grades, it is said
is due to the fact that many more
children are DESTROYS of entering high
school than in years past. Before the
High School was established, many
children left the grade schools before
being graduated, but in recent years
| there has been a notable change, sc
that the number of children in the
higher grades have increased rapidly
In 1909, the tabulation shows there
were 33 children in the eighth grade
and six years later the number had in
creased to 1875.
Two new school teachers will be EN-.
ployed at the beginning of the next
semester, it was decided at the meet
ing. This action was the result of the
] recommendation of the committee or
teachers and salaries, who, after q
thorough investigation, arrived at the
conclusion that this number was nee
| essary in order to take care OF the
children and give them the proper at
tention.
One of the additional teachers will
De sent to the Broadway School and
the other will teach at the Central
/ School. Their salaries are not to ex-
coed $50 per month. The addition to
the teaching staff was necessitated by
the general increase of pupils. In
1909, it was shown by the tabulation
the average attendance for the day
totaled 785 children, while in the cur
rent year the average daily attendance
is over 1900, or more than twice the
number of six years ago.
The increase-ssin the number of
teachers has kept step with the rising
number of the children. Every year
the teaching staff has been enlarged.
At the beginning of the present school
term it was though that four teachers
would be sufficient to take care Of the
increase of attendance for the year,
but the number was too small, and
therefore two more were employed.
A resolution showing the damage to
be sustained by the School Board
property by the proposed regarding of
Merriwether street, was adopted and
will be forwarded to the condemna-
ton commissioners. 1t was shown IN
the resolution that the LOrlmler
School site would be greatly injured
if the street should be regarded. 1t
would be necessary to erect a wall
in order to protect the street from
caying in, it was announced. However,
the board did not expressitself against
the proposed improvement work. This
was merely done to show the COM
missioners in what manner the proper
tv of the School Board would be dam
aged.
The resignation of Miss Della Erie,
who has taught school for number
of years in the Cape was accepted.
Miss Placide Weber was appointed to
fill the vacancy for the remainder OF
the term. Miss Erie has been in i'll
health for some time and has been alb
sent some time, Miss Weber substitute
ing for her.
NvIE IN WINTER