The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-06-05
HIKING TEACHERS
The Board Of Education Spends Half the
Night in Securing the Corps Of
Teacher for Next Term.
There we're Three Vacancies and the
Places we're well Supplied by
Good Teachers.
DIED VERY QUICKLY
Infant Baby Died at the Milwaukee Depot
Last Wednesday Night in the Arms
Of Its Mother.
SELECTED THE TEACHERS.
Board of Education Selects the Corps o
Teachers for the Ensuing Year,

Ieachers for the Ensuing Year
Friday evening the board of education
had prolonged session and it was close
to the midnight hour when an adjourn
ment was taken. Every member of the
board was present at this meeting for
the business was of more or less import
ance, in that the corps of teachers for
the ensuing year was to be selected.
The routine bushes was put through
hurriedly SO that the teachers question
might be reached early as possible.
A petition was presented by 81. L. Bras
requesting his two lots in the east part
of the city be taken into this school
district for school purposes. 1t was re.
ferred to the finance committee. The
teachers committee made it's report
which was accepted. Before proceed
ing with the election of teachers reso-
luton was adopted giving the superin-
tendent exclusive control as to seating
and distributing the pupils in the var
ious rooms. E. J. Quigley was elected
superintendent, A. G. Shepherd princi-
pal and Mrs. Mary Taylor, assistant
by ACCLAIM alton. An informal bal
lot was taken to supply the vacancy ex-
isting in the A grammar grade which
brought out five candidates-Misse
Grotewohl, Connor, Windle, Warne,
and Noble and on the third ballot Miss
Grotewohl was elected. She has been
teaching in lower grade and. this ad-
vancementis is deserved compliment to
her ability as an instructor. The Sc
lection of a teacher for the B and G
grammar on the west side brought out
prolonged struggle. The candidates
were Misses Connor, Warne, Windle,
J jackson and Noble and after the fifth
ballot the contest was between the first
three named. On the nineteenth bal
lot Miss Connor received a majority
and was declared elected. For the A and
B grammar west side Miss Windle was
elected over Miss Warne in one ballot.
Miss Julia Rogers was elected for the
second primary west side by acclama.
tion. The east side D grammar and A
primary was contested for by Misses
Warne, Lewis, Jackson, Jones, Noble,
Ball and Mrs. Skinner, and Miss Warne
was declared elected on the fifth ballot.
Miss Angel for the B and G primary
west side and Miss Foley for the B and
G primary east side, Miss Miner for the
D primary west side and Miss Wede-
hase for the D primary east side were
all reelected to their former positions
by reclamation. An informal ballot for
the south side developed Misses Savage.
Jackson, Smith, Ball, Lewis, Jordan,
and Mrs. Skinner and the vote was
scattered between until the thirteenth
ballot, when Miss Bessie Thompson was
introduced into the contestan on the
nineteenth ballot Miss Thompson was
declared elected. Warren Wells was
selected for janitor of the west side
school and Mr.. Stowell for the east side.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the teachers of their election and that
contracts must be signed before the
next meeting of the board on June 26.
Miss Krom, Miss Sphinx, and Mr..
Barber, who successfully taught in the
schools for the past few years, were not
not applicants for positions at this time.
Miss Krom has been engaged in the
4ankton public schools and Mr.. Bar
ber as principal of the Lakefeld, MINI.
schools for the coming year. Miss
Sphinx will not teach this year. Misses
Krom and Sphinx retire from the public
schools with very excellent records as
teachers. They have both been prompt
and diligent in their service and have
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