The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
BUTTE News.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET
Lively Comment Caused by Supt.
Cartoons Letter.
1T WAS PLACED ON FILE
Board Will Adhere to Its Original De-
cision-Date of Holding the County
Institute Changed-The Right
10 TRAINER Money Denied.

A letter from +. a. Carleton, state
superintendent of public schools. adj
dressed to the board Of education,
caused some lively comment at the
meeting Of that body last night. In his
communication Mr.. Carleton dwelt upon
the necessity of attendance on the part
of the teachers Of the district on the
annual meeting of the State Teachers
association, which is to be held at Hell
sna during the week intervening be-
tween Christmas and New Years day.
AFTER setting forth the great benefit
teachers derive from these yearly as
semblies, Mr.. Carleton went still farther
and gave il as his opinion that il would
be mistake on the part of the board
TO adhere To its intention of keeping the
schools open during that week, saying
that the pupils would not be in fit con-
dition either mentally or physically TO
attend school. He also said something
about the adverse criticism for which
the board would come in from the pu-
pills and teachers as well as educators
from other parts of the state.
Disposition of the communication was
made by motion of Mr.. Burke that ii be
filed and the clerk instructed to notify
Mr.. Carleton that the board would adj
here to its original decision and the
schools would be kept. Mr.. Hawley
voted against the notion
Miss Mullins, county. superintendent
decided TO hold the county institute
during the week beginning Feb. Z, in
stead of Jan. 3. as originally intended.
Professor Hendricks said that a vaca-
ton at that time would not interfere
with the schools, as IL would occur at
Ihe end of the semester and at a time
when all promotions would have been
made. Action was deferred until the
next meeting of the board.
President Long said that the county
In tam al1tVf
right TO transfer the money of one dis
trict to the use of another, doing this
under authority of the state superin-
tendent Mr.. Long thought if she had
the right TO apply the money of this
district 10 the benefit of another. she
could with equal propriety and justice
transfer ii to another county. The 1
other members conceded in his views I
and gave TO understand that any effort /
on the part of the superintendent to 4
transfer any of the districts money I
would meet With opposition from the /
board
A warrant for $685. for freight on
kindergarten school furniture was or
dered drawn. The amount was charged /
up to the account of the firm from |
whom the furniture was bought. The I
clerk was empowered to issue "a war
rant for the amount of the freight that !
may be due on a carload of furniture /
expected TO arrive shortly.
Bids for doing the plumbing of the
new High school building, were sub
united by A. j. Walker and /. IL. Krue-
ger. The matter was referred to the |
supervising architect and clerk with |
power TO act.
The committee on janitors reported
that three applications had been re-
ceived for the position Of janitor of the /
East Butte school, and recommended
the appointment of William Tierney. /
The report was accepted and the appli-
cant appointed by the unanimous vote
of all the members present On rec
ommendation Of the committee the sal
airy was fixed at $40 per month.
a bid was received from the Montana
Electric company for completing the
system of electric calls and bells in the
new High school building, Offering to do
the work for $50. After some little dis
cussion il was decided To lay the matter
over until the next meeting, when some |
action will also be taken on the pro- |
posal heretofore submitted for supply /
ing the building with an automatic clock I
annunciator.
The supply committee was given fur |
Their time for submitting its report on |
the chemicals and laboratory supplies |
for the same building. The committee |
was also Instructed 10 obtain bids on /
the various articles needed.
William Schatzlein was given an OPP I
portunity TO show and explain the |
workings of a new fire eXtinguisher. |
which he said he would like to submit I
for the districts adoption. saying that
he intended TO give public exhibition
soon. The board decided not to take
any action until ii had seen the appar-
atus actually tested.
4 The contract previously entered into
by the board with The Northwestern
School Furniture company for seats and |
desks was reported back by the janitor
and supply committee as having been
formally executed.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Hawley the
clerk was instructed 10 look into the
matter of having some repairs made to
the steam pipes in the Colorado street I
badly.
President Long said that complaint
had been made TO him that despite the
cold weather children were kept from
entering the school buildings until
certain time every morning. He thought
the enforcement OF an. arbitrary rule. if
such existed compelling children 10 re-
main in the cold unnecessarily. should
he repealed. superintendent Hendricks
was instructed TO investigate the matter
and 10 see To it that the children We're
not exposed unnecessarily.
Lena Ayres, teacher in the Wash
3ngton school rendered her resignation
70 accept position in Portland, ore.
The resignation was accepted.
The janitor of the Garfield school OBJ
jected to being compelled to pay for
electric lights, which the board thought
he had been using Wastefully. He said
something was wrong with the meter, as
IL was impossible for him d use as
much Of the current as the meter indl-
Gated. The clerk said he, too, thought
The meter to be faulty.
7 In order 10 accommodate the teachers j
IL was decided to issue warrants for /
their salaries next Friday morning.
Ice cream soda free at Fosselman's
Monday Tuesday and NA.nHrneln,.