The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-08-20

time, or lenghth of service. Bills of
clerks and judges of election were
allowed. The Treasurer made his
report, a copy of which is below:
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Cash IN contingent fund S151S 9;
Cash in sinking fund.-. ... 9l5 a
Teachers fund ovcrlrawn 5os 4s
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Balance cash on hand. 1863 So
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The report of the TREASURER was
found to agree with the clerks books.
The committee on text books re-
ported favoring, rs readers, Appleton's
Series, lst to 4th, and Stickney's, lst
to 4th, and as supplementary readers,
Wriglt's National readers. On
Arithmetics, Wentworth's primary
and common school, and Thom-
sons commercial were favored, while
Wcntworth's school algebra and
Wentworth's plane and solid geome-
try were recommended for the studies
represented by them. For the study
of language, Tarbclls 1st and End
books had the preference, Lock wood's
lessons were chosen for composition
and rhetoric. In Latin, Collar e.
Daniels beginners book, and in
astronomy. Young's lessons !; in his
tory, Montgomery's American. and
Grigg's general history; for civil
government, Ford's work on that
subject, and for geography, National.
The Curtis system of penmanship
was preferred, if the text books teach
ing such could be found. The report
of the committee was adopted. The
report of the committee on eXamina-
tions was lengthy and exhaustive.
1t recommended seventy per cent as
the degree of proficiency necessary
for promotion. 1t favored promo.
tions by the principal on the recon-
mendation of the teachers of the
respective grades. But the principal
may in his discretion promote scholars
not SO recommended. or decline to
promote those who are so recommended,
in case he deems there is sufficient
ground to justify his action, and in
such cases either teacher or pupil
shall have the right to appeal to this
board.
1t was the opinion of the commit
tee that the papers showed Il rather
loose system of grading, and that
some pupils are taken forward faster
than their understanding of the
subjects will allow, and to avoid un-
due promotion or retarding, they
recommended that when necessary,
pupils be either promoted to an
advanced grade, or remanded to
lower grade, at any time during the
school year. The report was adopted.
The per cent. of standing is to he
arrived at by doubling the per cent.
of daily recitations, adding to this
sum the per cent. of final cxamina-
tions, and dividing the sum thus
obtained by three.
i The board voted that any student
other than those mentioned in the
resolution above, who may desire at
the commencement of the next term
Il re.eXamination, shall be entitled to
such, and if found by principal or
teacher to be sufficiently advanced to
be promoted may he promoted accord
ingiy.
The secretary was instructed to
verify the complaint in the case of
the state of North Dakota against
William Northey.
The bill Of NJ. II. Morrill, for sun
dry supplies. and for the last SIX
months OF his services rs clerk, the
whole amounting to 1884, was
allowed and ordered paid.
The large tax levy is necessary in
order to create fund to provide fol
' the bonds, $4,000, due July 1893.