The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
SCHOOL BOARD OF BUTTE
President Long Announces His
Standing Committees.
PUPILS TO TAKE A HOLIDAY
They'll March in the Soldiers Parting
Demonstration "A Little Side Talk
on Ex-Trustee Hall and Some of
His Recent Statements.

The board Of school trustees held a
meeting last night and President Ions
announced his standing committees as
follows: Laws, rules and regulations-R
l.. Clinton, j. X. Macdonald. J. b. Fred
erick.
Teachers and salaries-M. J. Burke. r.
l.. clinton. Charles II. Lane. superintend-
ent ex-oficio.
Janitors and suppiies-Charles H.. Lane.
J. X. Macdonald. NJ. J. Burke. the clerk
ex-officio.
Finance, auditing and insurance.. b..
Frederick. H.. l.. Clinton and A. I. Nor
gan.
Building and repairs-A. T.. Morgan. NJ.
J. Burke. Charles Lane. the clerk ex-ofii-
clio.
Text books, library and High schooi-P.
X. Macdonald. A. T. Morgan, J. B. Fred
erlck. the superintendent ex-oficio.
The president is ex-oficio member OF all
committees A request was received from
the residents of Basin precinct that the
summer school there be opened as soon
as possible. The matter was referred TO
the teachers committee wit instructions
TO report at the next meeting OF the board.
and also to recommend a teacher. Super
intendent Hendricks presented an agree
ment signed by all the principals ana
teachers that they would accept due bills
in payment of their salaries for all time
after May 6.
]. II. Lynch and r. ID. Leggat were be-
fore the board and made a eques that
the school children be given a holiday
on the day that the National guard starts
for the front to engage in the Spanish
war. The board voted to grant the re-
quest and issued instructions that all the
children on that day meet at the different
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the control OF the teachers. The trustees
also gave permission to two members OF
the graduating class who belong TO the
militia to close their studies at once ana
signed diplomas for them.
Morgan, Burke and Macdonald were APP
pointed a committee to attend 10 the
preparation of a school exhibit for the
omaha exposition.
The resignation of Mrs. Dubois as jan
itress of the South Butte school house
was accepted and Mrs. Ash was elected in
her place.
Trustee Morgan again called up the case
of ex-Trustee Hall In order to reply to a
lot Of Measurements contained I'm an arti-
Gle published for Hall In a morning paper.
Hall made the charge that the district
was employing a supervising architect at
$50 per month when there was no work
for him. and that the district had bought
enough drawing material to last hve
years. other charges of the same charac-
ter. and just as truthful, were made. Mr..
Morgan said they simply demonstrated
Mr.. Halls dense ignorance. for the archt-
tects salary was stopped more than sew
en- months ago. and since then he has
been drawing SO u month while he was
completing the High school and the Butte
buildings and looking after the Soss case
against the city. He has more than earned
the $50 each month i'm making repairs for
the city. Regarding the drawing material.
Morgan said that once bought the outht
lasted for years. Halls argument might
as well apply to a hosting engine or any
other thing. He seemed to think that IL
should be purchased to last for a year.
Hall might have added. said President
Long, that II the old board. of which he
was such a shining and brilliant member
had been continued In ONCE the district
would have had no material and no mon
ey either. I am tired OF this man Hall"
continued the president. land l don't be-
lieve this board should waste any more
time on him."
He Is after a little cheap nontoriety,"
said Mr.. Lane. land l don't believe in
assisting him to crafty his hankering.
The taxpayers have compared and have
chosen between the two boards and have
expressed their satisfaction of the work
of this board
Mr.. Morgan also called up the question
of selling the old school buildings. upon
which a vote was taken at the recent
election. and said a start should be made
toward disposing of them and directing
new buildings. so that they would be
ready by the time school opened next fall.
The matter was referred to the finance
and building committees with Instructions
to ascertain the needs of the district in
the way of new buildings, and also deter
mine their probable cost and find out
what sum the district would likely derive
from this years taxes.