The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-02


until 5 in the afternoon. The clerk was
instructed TO give five days notice 10
the taxpayers. 1t was stated that the
county commissioners would make the
tax levy next Monday and the trustees
at their next meeting, Thursday even
ing, will therefore decide on the schoo
levy required. 1t Is probable that the full
5 mills levy will be asked for, besides
the 2 mills voted at the election last
spring, in addition to which there will
be the usual half mill for the sinking
fund and probably the same amount for
the free text book fund. Chairman
Long, however. expressed the opinion
that the district could get along without
a levy for the free text book fund.
Mr.. Burke brought up the question
OF an additional new school building,
which had been practically decided up
on by the people when they authorized
the board to sell two of the buildings.
Mr.. Burke said the building should be
erected at the intersection of Woolman
and Wyoming streets to relieve the
Washington and East Centerville schools
said there was a very desirable site
at the locality suggested by him, owned
by w. A. Clark. The suggestion was
discussed and the clerk was intructed
to correspond with Mr.. Clark to see If
2 ii Sllt ttuiu pE DuI0ildSeu LOT a ltH-
sonable price.
MIR. Long reported thai Mr.. Soss. the
High school building contractor, who
brought suit in the United States court
against the district for something like
5000 claimed to be due him for extras.
had expressed a wish to settle the mat
ter with the board. He said he was
tired of litigation. The matter was re-
ferred to the building committee with
instructions to have a conference with
3 Mr.. Soss.
Clerk Richards reported that George
Audley, the census taker, and three as
sistants had started in yesterday morn
ing to take the school census and at the
close of the days work reported LOO
names. The clerk also reported he and
his assistant had already put new covers
on about 1000 of the free text books and
that the whole number would probably
be covered by the time the schools
opened.
Tim Riordan was paid ST. S1. 65, being
the balance due him on a contract for
~eXcavating for the new school building
in East Butte.
Trustee Dorais reported that the spe-
cial committee appointed for that pur-
pose had petitioned the city council to
extend the sewer on Atlantic avenue
and that the council to whom
the petition was referred will report in
it's favor.
Superintendent Hendricks called the
attention of the board to the fact thai
under ruling of the state superintend-
ent the district had to provide annually
for the public school library fund and
that about $l,500 would have to be set
aside this year. The matter was re-
ferred to the text book committee.
In answer to a question asked by
Chairman Long relative to the super
~intendent's attendance at the meeting
Of the National Teachers association at
Washington, Mr.. Hendricks made an in
teresting report on the work Of the as
ISOLATION and his observations. He said
there were fully 20, 900 delegates in at
tendance at the meeting and it was the
most practical of the many meetings he
had ever attended. He said that many
cities not as large as Butte had from
one to two members of the boards of
trustees there as delegates. Mr.. Hen
bricks suggested that in view Of the
growth of Butte it would be wise
in future If the board would appoint at
least one of its members az delegate to
the associations meeting. Many things,
such as buildings, appliances and school
management, are discussed and are of
special interest and benefit TO schoo
trustees. The superintendent said that
a noticeable thing at the meeting his
year was the entire absence of fad ad-
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age were talking and advocating the
new education" nature and child
study" and other fads, are this year
talking for the practical in educational
work. The question of tenure of office
and the selection of teachers was dis
cussed and the association favored
teachers with at least one years expert
a higher scholarship and a normal
training course for high school gradu-
ates who wish TO become teachers. The
Of having men as principals In
ward schools in place of women was
also discussed and the association seem
to be about equally divided on IT,. Mr..
said his observation at Wash
ington as well as in Chicago and other
places he visited gave him particular
to be satisfied with the Butte
schools and the corps of teachers. He
believed that in some particulars the
schools were further advanced
than schools in Eastern cities. He espe-
cially found that the grade of scholar
ship In the corps of teachers was high
er; that there were among the Butte
more university and college
graduates than on corps of Eastern cit
les of the same size.
Superintendent Hendricks visited the
Chicago schools on his return from
Washington and found that that city
had thoroughly and alphabetically re-
pudiated the new education and the
ideas by the election of DIR. Andrews
of Brown university as superintendent
OF the schools to take the place of Su-
p~erintendent Lane. who had been at the
head of the schools Of that city for
seven years. The question in the Sc
of a new superintendent was
the Chicago schools should fol-
the fads or return to the practical
method of education, and the former
was overwhelmingly defeated. Mr..
stood for something new" n
Tor years the children of Chicago were
used for experimental work and every
teacher with a new idea was permitted
TO try the experiment, with the result
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