Show PATTON ASKS DETENTION WANTS USE OF building BUIL DINu FROM EDUCATION BOARD members took no action on petition allason says wood Is poor fuel r from saturdays standard the board of education met last evening in regular session with all members present and number of matters of regular routine business were taken up arid disposed of in addition to the regular vork judge ration of the juvenile court appeared in behalf of a detention home arg ng the board to use the building at he rear ot tho high school tor that purpose the finance committee reported thai had received from the county treasurer on account ot 1803 taxes and the same had been deposited with tie treasurer and his receipt filed with he clerk warrants for teachers salaries for the month ending december and 2nd are drawn and will be paid today 0 tho amount ot cash on hand judge patton ot the juvenile court appeared before the board in behalf of the establishment of a detention nome in the building at the rear of the high school he stated that under the law the board had the authority to establish what is called a 1 home for the care ot orphans truants and incorrigible school children not bad enough to be committed to the state industrial school the audgo seated further that he thought that such a home should be tor boys ag chere iras already one in the city for garle upon the conclusion ot his board decided to take tho matter under advisement and report will be made upon the case at the next meeting prom facts ascertainable it is hardly probable that the board will establish such place on account of financial the sanitary committee reported that there are wren cases of diphtheria in the city and that during the week one death bud resulted from the oread disease that ot a young girl by the name of martha martin A new case a girl about eighteen years 0 ase has broken out in the fiang family from information furnished the board tt was greened abat the first child to die in the martin family might have been saved had the city dun ben notified in time superintendent allison submitted a report upon the comparative value pt wood and coal in tho furnaces in the school buildings which showed uirt coal was far superior as heating in the school building in which wood furnished by county commissioner allson was burned it was shown that tho cost waa greater than when coal wa asad upon motion of me Gir illiam the clerk was authorized to mr chaa jooa T OS a fanare nh compared to coal tho report was read Hh owing that had been od during the ps t that ebbro was now on hand the sum of by agreement it is decided baa the board spend an hour mon deiy morning in the ischook to observe the work being done at that alason submitted hia monthly report for november and the facts are quoted from ahe same audber at any time in school during month 1 HS average number daily attendance dally absence number of cases of tardiness slumber ot pupils neither tardy nor absent 2136 per cent ot attendance on ay raga number belonging 95 par cent of punctuality children absent on account of contagious diseases ai number of cases of truancy 22 teacher times tardy 27 teathel Tea ohel number of days abent 22 ot lorea pupils S |