Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-27

The Board Of School Trustees OF Gold
Hill held q meeting at the Central School
building at z o'clock last evening. Score
tary BENEFITS presiding. Present
Trustees Mercer, Lacksy and Williams
The minutes Of the previous regular and
called meeting were read and approved
Mrs. A. Lowe OF San Francisco applied
for the position Of Assistant Principal
or the High School ; qualihcations-ls
years experience in California docu'
ments-lifs certificate from that State
references-Proisssor Carr. ex.State
Superintendent OF California. Filed.
Miss Brophy OF Virginia presented an
application for Q position in the schools
as teacher. Filed.
Teachers and janitors' salaries were
allowed amounting to Sl620; bills,
S229 "a; total. $3.50 "a.
The position Of ~jsnitor OF the Central
buildings was declared vacant. Nomi.
nations for the place-Abraham Booth
by Trustee Williams; Wm. Brown by
Trustee Lackay. First vote, q tie; sec.
ond, Booth three. Brown ons. Booth
was declared elected.
The Board expressed itself as In favor
Of q uniform grade throughout the
county and q uniform course Of study,
aud manifested q willingness to delay
publishing their annual catalogue to see
il uniformity could not be established
and a joint catalogue OF the schools OF
the whole county published.
The Board then discussed the matter
OF appointing . successor to Miss Libbie
Salkeld. whose resignation OF the posi-
ton OF Assistant Principal Of the High
School had been accepted at the previ.
Gus meeting.
Secretary Bennetts said that the at.
tacks Of the Virginia Enterprise on Super.
intendent Young were entirely uncslled
for. Mr.. Young had done nothing as
Superintendent. and what he had done az
Principal Of the schools Of Gold Hill
had been in accordance with the instruc-
tons Of the Board at q previous meet
ing. These instructions were q matter
Of record, and the book Of records had
been kept open according to law for the
inspection Of everybody.
Professor Young then presented his
report as . committee to correspond
with various parties all over the country
with q view OF getting o suitable person
to fill Miss Salkeld's place. The report
consisted OF letters and kilograms 70.
ceived. His efforts had been Intellectual.
Professor Young said that he had
been informed by Mr.. Jessup that Miss
Emma Everett, at present in Carson,
would accept the position. Her expo.
riepce in teaching was considered insuf'
ficient.
Promotions were talked Of and in this
respect II came out that Miss Mollie
Mcdonnell had said that she would re-
sign all connection with the schools II
promoted to the place. Miss N. A. Ev-
eritt also had said she did not want tho
position.
Miss Ida Lynch was needed where she
was, for her place rs o primary teacher
could not be filled by any other person in
the knowledge OF the Board. She could
not well DO spared. The qualifications
Of others were canvasssd. 1t was not
deemed advisable to disorganize and 70.
organize the schools to I'LL the vacancy
by promotion. To do 30 would DO to
upset everything.
The subject was then dropped Tor q
time.
The jauitor's house on the school
grounds would need some repairs previ.
Gus to its being occupied by Mr.. Booth;
referred to the Building Committee and
Trustee Williams.
Professor Young was continued as
Q committee to correspond with q
view to find proper person to
assist him as Principal Of the High
School. The Board thought 1t o
than probable that the place would be
but temporarily Allied at present and It
might be that the person wanted would
be found by the commencement OF the
next school year. provided present
efforts were not successful.
The Board then postponed further
action on the subject till next meeting.
Adjourned to meet at the call OF the
Secretary.