The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06

1.-The South Butte school made the
highest standing in attendance and pune
tuality. reaching an average of 1881. The
fifth grade at the Central school under
Miss Mary Mullins. were the winners
making 1911. They will close at noon on
Friday of this week. The winning grades
at the other schools are the third and
fourth at West Broadway under Miss
Louie KaDell, 1894; sixth grade at West
Centervflle under Miss B. p. Downey,
1914; first grade at South Butte under
Miss Ella Miller. $40: sixth and
seventh grades at Colorado under Miss
Ella Spafard. 1925; fourth grade at uead-
ervflle under Miss Rose Blake. 1882: re-
ceiving class at Parrot under Miss Kittie
O'Donnel, 1892; the tenth and eleventh
classes of the High school made a tie
on $50; second grade in z. Centerville
school under Miss Mamie Burt. 9s.42;
third grade at East walkervtlle under
Miss Mary Ryan, 9.F.
AT this meeting action should be taken
relative to the coming holiday vaca-
ton. In view of the prospect for a full
session of ten months, I would like to
suggest that a vacation be ordered for
Christmas week only. from Friday, Dec
20. to Monday the 80, closing the school
for New Years day. That the time be
allowed as taught with the understand
ing that the teachers are expected to at
to % inclusive. This will leave time for
an Easter vacation of one week and still
close the ten months on June 10 which
should be very satisfactory.
1T would be an injustice and injury
to the A classes of our eighth grades II
they are not graduated and promoted
into the high school at the close of the
space Is now required for the students
already in the high school so that all
recitation rooms and the assembly room
are crowded.
Our citizens should be asked to erect
suitable building for the high school
of more than double the capacity of its
present quarters. This would give up the
entire Central building 10 the over-crowd-
ed common school grades and save the
expense of the various annex buildings
now occupied. 1t is very much better to
have the pupils massed in as few build
ings as possible.
Some quite important changes have
been ordered In the language work look
ing 10 more practical results than are
now obtained. An outline of the changes,
approved by the committee on courses OF
of study, is filed with the clerk and NAV
be examined at your leisure.
Many departments of the schools are
badly In need of certain supplementary
books for teachers and pupils use. The
financial condition of the district for sew
eral years made 1t Impossible 70 furnish
such helps. but II now you can spare
two or three hundred dollars for this
purpose the books should be ordered at
once. as per list furnished two months
ago"
The recommendations concerning the
Christmas vacation and about teach
ers' salaries were adopted. Teachers
win receive their salaries for the vaca-
ton week provided they will attend the
state teachers institute in Anaconda
during the week. Those who will not
attend the meeting win not be paid
The attention of the board was called
to a rule in force to the effect that
children VINO have never attended
school shall enter only during the ffrst
four weeks OF each half year, unless
otherwise directed by the board. Mr..
Hoskins moved that the rule be re-
scinded because II was unjust, and he
thought, illegal. Mr.. Hoskins said
every child of legal age should not be
denied the privilege of attending school
at any time after reaching the proper
age. The motion was seconded by Mr
Bray and passed by the school The
rule in regard to regular and punctual
attendance has also been modified SO
that a pupil who is absent two hall
days or Is tardy three times during any
consecutive four weeks without legiti-
mate excuse. may be suspended by the
principal, provided previous notice OF
such delinquencies have been served
on the parents.
The finance committee recommended
a reduction of 1000 to $1,000 on insur-
ance on some buildings and reported
favorably on miscellaneous bills
amounting to s1.436.75. which were ap-
proved by the board
1t was decided to permit the Butte
Senior society to use room No. 5 of the
High school building for its meetings
A number of other minor matters
were attended 10. Every member OF
the board was present at the meeting