Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-05

SCHOOL SAUCE.

SCHOOL SAUCE.
Ground up in Appropriate Style at the School /
Meeting Held Monday Evening.
FROM the slimness of the attendance |
on the public school meeting, last Mon
day evening, it would appear as'though |
the citizens of Lancaster were not |
interested in educational work. But, as
those present made up in public spirit
what they lacked in numbers, happily
the educational needs of the school were
not suffered to pass uncared for.
The meeting was called to order by
President Bushnell, and the minutes of
the last meeting were read and APP
proved. Next in order came the report
of the treasurer. In the preface to this
report, Mr.. Street said, s'In accordance
with the law, l herewith present my re-
port, as Treasurer of School District No.
3, town of Lancaster, and also as Treas
urer OF the Lancaster Free High School.
Owing to Legislative changes in the time
of holding the annual school meetings,
the report embraces period of nearly
thirteen months, extending from june
9th, TO date"
The report. for the Graded School,
showed:
Total receipts. ,..........4.. 81, 504.04
Total disbursements. ... S3,665.12
Balance on hand. ..$ 1892
The High School report showed:
Total receipts. ..........$ So, 194.S1
Total disbursements. $3.50
Balance on hand. 677.12
Total balance on hand, for
Graded and High School 81, 516.04
Concluding, the report said: "The
debt to the state is now reduced to $l,-
600, payable January, 1884, without in
terest, the interest having been paid in
advance, January, 1888. The amounts
on hand in each fund are about enough
to meet the obligations maturing before
January, 1884, aside from extraordinary
expenditures.
Included in the itemized amounts of
the report was S2l0 for insurance, which
Mr.. Street said insured the building, for
$4,000, for three years.
On motion of Il. Meyer, DR., the report
was adopted.
Following the report of the treasurer
came the election of president of the
board of education in place of A. r.
Bushnell, whose term expired with the
present year The names of Messrs.
G. Il. Thomas, ID. Schreiner and HI. A.
Moore, were placed in nomination.
Mr.. Thomas nominated Mr.. Bushnell
but that gentleman declined preempt-
orally. Mr.. Thomas declined on the
ground that there were others of more
experience in such matters than him.
self. Mr.. Moore declined on account of
being so far out of town.
r. Meyer, Jr., moved that the secre-
tary be instructed to cast the vote for
ID. Schreiner. This Mr.. Schreiner re-
fused to allow and added that during
the time the school was running, the
firm of which he was member, had
all their work to do, and while he
didn't shrink from the work he thought
he couldn't do it justice.
The whole number of votes cast was
%, of which ID. Schreiner received 10,
G. r. Thomas 8, II. A. Moore 4, L. A.
Barber l, Blank /.
Previous to the second ballot Mr..
Jas. A. Jones placed in nomination the
name of DIR. A. III. Barber, who, the
speaker said, was one of the most ac-
tive men in town when he took hold of
anything, and the speaker thought he
would make good chairman of the
board.
The whole number of votes cast on
the'second ballot was %, of which ID.
Schreiner received 10, DIR. Barber 6,
G. Il. Thomas s, H. A. Moore L.
Third ballot resulted, ID. Schreiner
IL, DIR. Barber s, G. r. Thomas 5.
Mr.. Schreiner again attempted to
withdraw his name. MIR. r. A. Watkins
said it was unnecessary to waste further
time in balloting, as any of the gentle
men were capable of filling the place,
and moved that the secretary be in
tructed to cast the whole vote for ID.
Schreiner. This motion prevailed and
Mr.. Schreiner was declared duly elected
as president of the board for the ensu-
ing year. 1t being doubtful whether
the president of the board for the
graded school was also president of the
board Of the high school, Mr.. Schreiner
was also elected to that position.
The board then presented the follow
ing estimates for the years '83 and 81.
ESTIMATES FOR YEAR 1883 "a.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Principal 900 90
ASSISTANT: -. ......-...... 800 90