The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-02
TEACHERS ARE ELECTED
The Names of Those Who Will
Instruct the Young.
THE PRINCIPALS MATTER
School Trustees Reconsider the Resolu-
ton Providing for Five Male Teachers.
Funds Are Running Low-Afairs
OF the District Talked OVER.

The school board met last evening
in adjourned session. The proposition
to elect five male principals for the
schools was discussed for an hour and
a half. but finally a motion to recon
slider the resolution passed at the for
mer meeting was made and carried.
The male principal proposition. there
fore. stands as il did before anything
was lone in the matter. 1t seemed To
he the general idea. however. that
there should be two men elected. one
to act as principal of the Lincoln school
and one to be placed in the High school
either as principal or assistant princi-
pal. The board also elected the corps
of teachers for the ensuing year. The
teachers are for the most part those
who have been members of the corps
during the past term. "A few new
however. were named who
will fiji three or four vacancies. The
trustees also brought up the question
Of raising funds to complete the Lin
coin school building. This matter was
referred to the financial committee and
will be reported on tomorrow evening.
All of the members of the board were
present last evening. Clerk Nadeau
read the minutes of the previous meet
ing. which were approved.
DIR. stephens. from the committee on
teachers. to which had been referred
the matter of passing upen the appli-
cations of five male candidates for the
positions as principals. reported hat
the committee had looked over the APP
piications hut had been unable tn ar
rive at any conclusion. Therefore, he
was not able to make any
dalton. further than that he thought
IL would he "A good idea for all the
members of the board To look the APP
plications over. The committee. II
seems. did not feel disposed to recon-
mend any certain persons for the posi-
tons.
Mr.. futile said that he had been
a~pproached by one of the other MEM
bers. who had suggested that IL would
probable be wise to reconsider the vote
BY which Il was decided To provide
each of the schools with a male princi-
pal. II a been suggested that per-
haps some of the schools might be bet
ter of with a lady principal.
Mr.. Twohy. from the committee on
teachers. said that he thought the
board had nos too much of a task
on the committee TO require its mem
bers to select the five male principals
in so shor a time. Furthermore. the
committee had been unable 10 get TO-
gether on the proposition.
Mr.. futile suggested that the matter
a not been referred to the teachers
committee for their selection. but mere
ly to facilitate the work of the board
in making the choice.
Mr.. Welcome did not think 1t would
be a very good idea To select five prin-
cipals just now. He thought the ac-
tion at the previous meeting was hasty.
Mr.. MacCallum agreed with Mr.. Well
come. He did not think IL were a
wise policy To make such "A radical
change. If there were two male prin-
clpais. ono to fill the present vacancy
u another as an assistant at the
High school Dr. stephens thought
also that two men might be Dug
Mr.. Twohy thought that at some of
the schools. especially at the Bryan
n Prescott buildings. women would
be preferable to men. There shoul be
"A male principal at the Lincoln school.
Mr.. Cuddihy said that he had ex-
pressed his opinion about the matter.
and his views were thoroughly under
stCod. There seemed to have been a
change of sentiment; he did not know
why. DIR. Mckenzie was in favor of
having a male principal at the Lincoln
school. hut he was not in favor of a
male assistant at the High school. He
did not think there We're enough appli-
cations in To make selections of five
good and competent men. Mr.. futile
did not believe that in the Bryan or
the Prescott schools a male principal
would be an advantage. Ladies, he
thought. were preferable in the lower