Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-01
SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
The Half nay sysssm-Qusssienabls
Biiis-Priscipars Rspert-Dilis
Allowed.

The Gold Hill Board OF School Trus.
tees met last evening. Present. Trus-
tees Mercer, Hall and Clerk Williams.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were approved a. read.
Trustee Mercer reported having re-
nswsd insurance policies on Central
No. 2 building and furniture.
EXTENDING TIE HALLIDAY SYSTEM.
Principal Young reported forty Of the
pupils in the Fourth Primary. Miss
Henderson, teacher. ready for promo.
ton to the second reader. he had not
promoted them % they were halliday
pupils aud under the existing rules, IL
promoted, would DO entitled 10 90 to
school oil day, which would nscessitats
opening another room. Miss Hendsr.
son had 1913 pupils. all halliday, and
and there would not be room for forty to
attend both morning aud afternoon. The
departments the grade above. to which
sscopd.reader pupils belonged. are full
and no pupils could be added to their
number. and he awaited instructions.
The Trustees decided II was impessi.
sib!s to open another room, owing TO
the scarcity OF school money. On the
statement OF the Principal that hs
thought II better to promote those eligi-
BILE, sven II they went but halt . day.
they we're ordered promoted. he further
said he did not think 1t would impede
the progress OF The children by combining
them to the half. day rule. One Of the
Trustees ssgely remarked that o bali.
day attendance at school was bstter than
none al all and II not promoted the pu.
pills would not como bat half the time,
20 be thought the order made all right.
The County Superintendent notice
Of apportionments was read n MED. .
REPORT OF PRINCIPAL.
Principal Young said be had, on coca.
sions where be believed pupils were
playing truant. notified parents OF the
same, without waiting for q child to be
absent four hali.dsys or four times tar
dy, as permitted to do by the rules OF
the Board. By his prompt action he had
caught q number OF truants. 1t had
also been the means OF securing . better
attendance as was shown by last months
report. The average OF attendance at
the schools was between 81 and % per
cent. the highest he had ever seen any.
where.
His action was commended and the
matter left to his discretion.
OBJECTION TO BILLS.
F. NJ. Huffaker and Goth HAST each
presented q bill Of $40 to the Board for
services a. members OF the Board Of Ex.
aminers at the examination OF teachers
held In December. The Chronicle and
News presented bills for advertising the
call for examination. IAN the bills
charged one half to Gold Hill and the
other hall to Virginia District.
Trustee Mercer Questioned the right
Of the Board to pay the bills. The
county, he said. had hitherto paid them
and BIO thought 1t should do SO again.
Principal Young said the examination
OF teachers was o county affair; the Su-
perintendent Of Schools was q county
officer and was paid by the county. and
he thought the assistant examiners
should be paid from the Same source.
Clerk Williams did not think the bills
q proper charge against the District.
Should Il prove to be 80. however, he
was not In favor OF Gold Hill District
paying ons.half. The district got less
than one.third OF the moneys appor-
and hs believed, II compelled 10
pay the bills, to pay In that ratio.
Professor Young stated that he had
been informed the Board Of Examiners OF
Storey county were the only examiners In
the State that were paid for their ser.
vices. He knew several counties paid
nothing.
Clerk Williams said be thought $40 q
day, the rate charged. was pretty high
for these dull times. He said be did not
get moro than So when he was q mem
Der OF the Board Of Examiners.
The matter was finally referred to
Trustee Hall to ascertain II the bills
were o legitimate charge against the Dis
trict; II 80. whether 1t should be at one
third or one.hali rate. and further, II the
Board had the power to cut down the
bills.
[Ths County Commissioners gave NO.
tice some time ago that such bills would
out OF the School Fund instead OF
the County General Fund, and II was by
direction OF County superintendent
Boohsr the charges were made equal
against beth districts.-REp.
The following bills were then allowed:
Salaries OF teachers and janitors, $1,000;
wood. $3.50 so; repairs, SIS %; sta
.tionery, $50 "a; interest, "a 80; insur-
ancs, $40; total, S494 90.
The ~janitor was authorized to procure
the necessary means to remove ink
stains from the floor.
A discussion followed on economy,
altar vhioh tina Board adjourned,