The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-10
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Meeting last Night-Ths Old and the
New Boards.

monthly meeting were freslueht X
: A. Levitt, Clerk W. B. Flanders
John II. Gibson, r. II. MARYLAND
: G. G.. Wilmarth and Samuel Sci
yer.
The quarterly report Of T. II. Da
VS. was read, showing amounts on
hand April 30, as follows: Interest
fund, 81, l2S. 8S sinking fund, s7T2.O2
building fund, tl6.O2; general fund
$3.50.
The clerk made his report, which
was based mainly on the report Of
the treasurer.
Then followed a discussion Of the
failure 10 meet the semi-annual pay
ment Of interest in January, amount
ing 10 some $50.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilmarth, a
months rent was allowed Gotthart
] Sehipple for use Of room for colored
school, in the sum of$l2.
The bill Of the Burlington School
Furniture Co, for amount Of about
81, 10 for seats and other furniture
for the new school buildings last
yeaT, was presented and the proper
mode for payment Of same was dis
cussed. 10 was voted to issue one
order for 500 payable in 20 days
from May y, and the remainder
payable in - days from that date.
On motion, the board as consti-
tuted was dissolved by adjourn
ment.
The new bOark was called to order
by the election Of r. II. MARYLAND
temporary president and W. B.
Flanders temporary clerk.
The official report Of the mayor
and city clerk verifying the canvass
OF the vote for incoming members Of
the board Of education, was read.
This report showed the following
members chosen at the annual cleo
ton April 1, 1855; First ward, J. G..
Price; Second ward, +. l.. Bishop;
Third ward, r. A. Levitt; Fourth
ward, &. G.. Wilmarih.
The members-elect presented their
oaths of office and their names were
entered on the roll.
An election was proceeded with,
resulting a. follows: President, G..
q. Wilmarih; vice-president, r. II.
MARYLAND; clerk, W. b. Flanders.
The president, Mr.. Wilmarth,
stated he wanted one weeks time in
which To report his committees.
whereuPon, on motion, it WAS or
dered that when the board should
adjourn it adjourn To meet next
Monday evening.
Prof. a. II. Owen, city superin-
tendent Of schools, announced four
candidates for graduation at the
commencement June !, a. follows:
Frank NJ. Vail, Ida Dihle, Zoa
league aud Mallie Gradwohl. He
reported their standing tn be high.
The professor asked that a COM
mittee on graduating exercises be
chosen. which request was COM
piled with, and r. a. Levitt aud +. !
l.. Bishop selected. The duties of
this committee are to arrange for
opera house, music and printing.
Motion was passed that Is cents !
admission be charged to the grad
uating exercises, the proceeds To be |
devoted To the school library.
Prof. Owen reported that the school |
library contained los volumes, aud |
their cost, at list price, was go, ex-
elusive Of freight. The library was |
begun this year. There had been
some donations from generous citi-
Zens. The object was to select |
books suited to the scholars Of the |
grades, and they had succeeded by |
securing at the top Macauley's |
works and descending down To |
works of fiction, such a. "Zigzag |
Travels Abilene. Junction CITY |
and ether Kansas cities were each |
year devoting the money obtained |
from graduation and tuition to their |
school libraries aud the plan was |
working grandly. Some Of them
had libraries of six hundred or more
volumes. He trusted Salina would |
adopt this plan for its school IL |
brary. The members of the board eX-
expressed their approval of the sug-
gestion. Prof. Owen stated that $50 /
had been paid to date for the year
for tuition for schol ars from outside |
nf the district and he thought the
amount would reach nearly 500 at /
commencement. He said that this /
money added To the receipts from
graduating exercises would approx
innate $3.50, with which the library
could be- increased two hundred or
more volumes.
BY way Of information we will |
say that fGO-Odd of the money ex-
pended for the library thus far was
secured from the Noble Prentis
lectures, three nights
Mr.. Bishop moved the appoint
ment Of = temporary library COM
mittee, until the bylaws shall
be revised for next years school,
when permanent library commit
tee will he provided for.
Adjourned to next Monday even
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