The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-05
MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD,
a Number of Important Matters Discussed
Last Tuesday Night.

A meeting of the school board was
held Tuesday evening, at which Prin-
cipal Cook turned over to the district
$3.50, the profit accruing from the en-
tertainment given last Friday evening,
and the clerk was instructed to place
the same in the general fund of the dis
trict. A vote of thanks was extended
by the board to Mr.. Cook and the other
teachers, the pupils and all others who
took part in making the entertainment
a success.
W. M. Loring was elected clerk of the
district for the ensuing year
The question of laying ont a number
of trees in the school yard came up for
discus sion. The intention of the board
is to inaugurate a system of beautfying
the grounds and to keep at it continu-
ally until within a few years the prem
ises surrounding the school house will
be made much more attractive than at
present.
Mr.. Metcalf said that if ne could az
range matters satisfactorily he would
take one of his teams out to Rock creek
and furnish the trees needed free of
charge. In any event if he could not
go himself, all the board would be out
would be a mans wages for day-the
team and wagon costing nothing. The
board decided to take advantage OF Mr..
Metcalf's kind offer.
The building committee was instruct
ed to take the matter i'll hand and to
arrange for the planting of the trees
| and also to procure grass seed and have
l,1 ,,,4n
furrow across the front Of the grounds,
about ten feet from the sidewalk so
that the trees can be watered by turn
ing the water i'll small ditch allowing
it to run the entire frontage. This
same committee was instructed to ar
range for some kind Of gate to keen
stock outside of the enclosure, and also
to have the fence painted at cost not
to exceed $40.
The matter of arrangements for the
graduation exercises was taken up and
the various committees were appointed
to take charge 1t was decided to hold
the exercises this year in the high school
room, and the several committees were
empowered to go ahead and make all
arrangements necessary.
Tie question of a county high school
under the new law was discussed, but
no definite steps We're taken other than
to instruct Chairman Shull TO confer
with the board Of county commissioners
in relation to the matter. The senti-
ment of the board seemed to favor tax
ing hold under that section of the law
wherein the commissioners may at their
own option supervise and employ
teachers for the high school. This may
be done if deemed advisable, and would
obviate the necessity of holding an ex-
pensive school election. The board
expressed itself as inclined to give the
use Of the high school room free to the
county for such purpose, which would
save the cost of new school building.
The sentiment seemed to be that under
this new arrangement the board could
afford to allow pupils to enter any de-
partment Of the scnool without any
tuition fee, from any district in the
county. OF course, under the new law
any high school pupil could enter from
any part of the county without charge
but the board feels that if the arrange
ments are perfected they can afford to
extend the free right to any room in the
school.