The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-10
A HARMONIOUS MEETING
Not a Hint of Dissension Among
School Trustees.
Mr.. DORAIS WAS THERE
No Objection Made to His Taking His
seat-Mr. Hendricks Reflected SUI
Observation-Disclosures Excuses
Were Not Accepted.

very harmonious meeting last evening.
There was not a word or hint of dis
sension and the business OF the board
was disposed of with uncomm dis
patch. Donat Dorais. the new member,
was one of the first To arrive. Every
other member except Morgan. who Is
out of town. was present at the meet
ing. Mr.. Long. where am i supposed
to Sit" inquired Mr.. Dorais after the
chairman and other members of the
board had taken their seats. There.
replied the chairman. pointing to a
chair at the other end of the table.
Mr.. Dorais ooh his seat and the chair
man then called the meeting to order.
Clerk Richards then read the commu-
nication from County Superintendent
Mullins announcing that she had APP
pointed Mr.. Dorais to succeed MI.
Frederic. and that ne had qualified.
Mr.. Dorais, o have filed your bond
and oath of office, have your asked
MIR. Long.
Yes. sir replied Mr.. Dorais.
III there are no objections, Mr.. Doc
rails will take his seat with u.s." said
the chairman. and then the regular or
der of business was taken up and the
clerk read the minutes of meetings
uuTlUk luSt UlOItu, dltti Nhith Aht
committee appointed to look up the
title to the new school site in East Ga
lena street reported that they had come
to the conclusion that IL was a matter
upon which the county attorney should
pass. The clerk was instructed to pre-
sent the matter to Mr.. Stapleton.
Mr.. Lane. of the committee to secure
a change of grade on East Galena
street. at the new school site. reported
that the committee had secured a petit
ton of the property owners of that
neighborhood n that [ h matter
would be brought before the text meet
ing of the city council.
Mr.. Burke. chairman of the teachers
committee. reported that the committee
decided to recommend the reelection
of j. p. Hendricks as superintendent
Of the schools for the ensuing term. on
motion of Mr.. Clinton the report was
accepted and Mr.. Hendricks was re-
elected by a unanimous vote. MIR. Hen
bricks thanked the board for the honor
and confidence indicated by the vote
and said that in future, as in the past,
he would carry out the instructions of
the board without fear or favor
superintendent Hendricks submitted
his monthly report, showing a total en-
rollment of pupils last month of 5.45o.
Of that number 1851 being girls and
2.693 being boys. The superintendent
also reported that the pupils had con-
tributed S17.47 to the Maine monument
fund. which was ready to be forwarded
TO the committee.
A number of letters We're received
from teachers. offering various excuses
for not attending teachers meetings.
Some of them were sick and could not
attend and asked that 10 deduction be
made from their salaries for their alb
sence. None of the u were ac-
cepted.
Not for sickness" inquired Mr..
Lane.
No" replied the chairman.
We'll. l am glad | am not working
for the school board" said Mr.. Lane.
I'm any other business sickness would
he regarded as a good excuse for alb
sence."
1t was suggested that the rule should
be amended and Mr.. Clinton said he
would Ube in favor of IL To the extent
that doctors certificates should be ac-
cepted as proof OF a good excuse. The
amendment. however. was not offered.
Miss Margaret Knowlton missed half
a day of school by going to Silver Bow
to bid goodbye to her brother, who was
going to war. and she wrote a letter to
the board asking to be excused and al
lowed full pay for the day. Mr.. Dorais
moved that the excuse be accepted, and
the motion was seconded by Mr.. Burke.
The chairman, asked for an opinion.
said that under the rules of the board
no excuse for absence could be accepted.
and Mr.. Clinton thought the excuse Of
Miss Knowlton was not as good as the
excuses Of the teachers who We're sick.
Mr.. Macdonald took the same view Of
the matter.
This board has ia teachers to deal
WITH said Mr.. Long. and most of
them are females. While we love them
all. we cant discriminate We have
just refuses excuses for sickness, and
IL would be an injustice to those teach
ers to grant this excuse"
Mr.. Burke insisted that II was an ex-
ceptional case and one that appealed to
him stronger even than sickness Miss
Enpwlton. he said. went to bid good
bye to a brother who vas going to war
and might never see him again. ON the
roll call Burke. Dorais and Lane voted
In favor OF accepting the excuse. Clin-
ton. Macdonald and the chairman voted
against Il. The vote being a tie. he
chairman decided the motion lost.
MIR. Dorais did not like the dea OF
the chairman voting on the proposition
and making II a tie. and then rule the
motion was lost. Mr.. Long replied that
ne had been caught that way before
and would have to sustain himself by
declaring the motion lost, and the mat
ter ended In a laugh.
Inc state superintendent : reuter- sent
TO all school boards expressing an opln-
ion opposed to holding secret sessions
was received and placed on file.
William T'urney. janitor at the Greeley
school. sent In "A bill for $40 for extra
labor performed. which was dlsallowed.
Thomas +. Courtney appeared before
the board with n grievance. He said his
niece. Miss Courtney. had been given a
place on the substitute list OF teachers
and had taught n number of days and
had been allowed no pay. while other
substitute teachers were paid. He could
not understand the discrimination and
said he did not believe the school district
wanted any ones services for nothing
Mr.. Hendricks explained that Miss
Courtney was only placed in the training
class and had not been elected as sub.
stitute teacher. The rules of the board
did not allow pay for a member of the
training class. The superintendent, how
ever. said Miss Courtney was a very
capahle teacher and A.d mod work ant