The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-10
COVERED A WIDE RANCE
Discussions at the Board of Edu.
cation Meeting.
HENDRICKS Is REELECTED
C'Brien Resignation Was of No Avail.
A New School House for Walker
ville-Committee Will In
vestigate.

There was a full representation at
the meeting of the board of education
last night, every member being present.
The discussions covered a wide range of
subjects. By a unanimous vote Mr..
Hendricks was reelected superintend-
ent of city schools at salary of 5000
per calendar month. Miss Blanche
Donaldson was elected teacher of the
Basin school for six months at salary
of $65, and Miss Clara Clark of the
Black Tail school, for the same period,
and at the same salary. w. A. O'Brien
was elected supervising architect. His
resignation was accepted at the last
meeting. In the meantime, however,
the building committee, to whom the
matter of selecting an architect was :e-
ferred, concluded to recommend his
election. Mr.. O'Brien has been III COM
munication with the committee, and
promised to return to Butte On ur about
June l. He drew up the plans and
specifications of the Atlantic avenue
school building, construction work On
which is to be resumed at once by Con-
tractor Whiteside Mr.. OBrien will
appoint a superintendent to supervise
the work until such time as he
(O'Brien) can return to Butte. The
matter of selection of an architect IRE
cipitated considerable debate. Mr..
Girard contended it would be better to
select an architect from the list Of local
applicants, inasmuch as O'Brien had re-
signed, and his resignation accepted by
the board. If the district did not re-
quire the services of an architect he
fore June /, said he, it would as well
to defer the election Of man until
then. If one was needed now, pick out
one from the number who had applied
for the position. Mr.. O'Brien was elect
ed by to 1, Mr.. Girard voting no.
There was much discussion Of the
proposition to build a new school house
in Walkerville. The building commit
tee visited that borough yesterday and
inspected the three buildings there. 1t
was agreed that a centrally located
building was needed. Mr. McC. White
moved that the committee be instructed
to investigate further and report at it's
earliest convenience. Carried.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for the purchase Of the old
Travonia. Parrot and Far East Bread
way school house properties. The FRO
ceeds of these sales will be applied to
the building fund. In nominating Mr..
Hendricks for the office Of city super
intendent of schools Mr.. Nee. White
said that he believed that the schools
of Butte had been conducted better by
the present superintendent than ever
before since his residence in this city.
He paid a handsome tribute to the
corps of teachers, and said that the sys-
tenn Of teaching was superior to those
in vogue in previous years. Il think, "
said he, that Mr.. Hendricks is the
best available man for the place, and I
also think that the board should show
it's appreciation of his valuable SER
vices by re-electing him."
Mr. Lane seconded the motion and by
a unanimous vote Of the board Mr..
Hendricks was reelected. Mr.. Hen
bricks thanked the board for the honor,
and said that during his incumbency he
had done everything he thought best
to do to improve the condition of the
schools. He might have overlooked
something, but not Intentionally. He
believed that the schools of Butte in
the way of organization and effective
work compared favorably with those of
any city the size of Butte. He spoke in
glowing and eulogistic terms of his
corps of assistants, saying, Il have
been most ably assisted by corps of
teachers the equal of which T know
Of none in the country. No man could
ask for better support than I have
had"
He invited the board to often visit the
schools