Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-11
ANOTHER TEACHER ELECTED.
The Board of Education Elects Mrs. Welt
mar to Teach in the High School,

A special meeting of the board of ed
ucation was held at it's office in the
central school house Saturday evening.
The members absent were Robert John
son, A. Rael and A. Garcia. Superin-
tendent ]. A. Wood made the following
report, which was accepted:
II am pleased to state that owing to
your efficient management all the school
buildings are in excellent condition for
the opening of the schools. AS the or
der for new desks has not received
proper attention by the school desk firm
We may be a little cramped for a few
days. A few more items are still need
ed, such as two window shades for the
first ward and several yards of cloth
blackboard. Four window shades are
needed for the second ward and two
teachers registers. A paddock and two
keys for the kindergarten of ward 2 are
also needed. l have only two dollars to
turn over to the board as money re-
ceived for giving a few lessons. I de-
sire to thank you again, gentlemen, for
the great interest o have manifested
in the interests of the school, and for
everything put in such condition for the
opening of the schools"
| The clerk was directed to request the
I treasurer to make a detailed report
from the time the last one was made.
The following bills We're allowed, and
the clerk directed to draw warrants fol-
| the same: Charles Wagner, for use OF
thirty chairs, $21; Charles w. Dudrow,
for lumber, 1886; A. P. Hogle, for paint
ing school desks, $685. New Mexican
Printing Company, for printing, $40. rs.
Mrs. Dunning presented a bill for sec
| for salary last December when the
schools We're closed. The bill was laid
over until the next meeting, when ac-
ton will be taken.
Mrs. D. c. Fletcher was allowed $12.Ot
for Kindergarten supplies.
The board ratified the action of the
committee in ordering twenty addition
al desks. The committee on supplies was
directed to look after the desks, to use
| lltlI OWu ulSCItllOH DIS " leCGlNIuS llt
same.
The board took up the matter of the
Indebtedness of previous boards. There
is al Indebtedness of 40 per cent on sal
aries of the year 1897. After consider
able elaboration Mr.. Hogle moved thai
the Indebtedness be paid, that is, to pay
| the teachers and janitors the salary due
for 1897 out Of the moneys collected for
ffcient collected to make a pro rata pay
ment.
Superintendent Wood reported that in
the absence~of Sister M. NerinkX he had
| appointed Sister M. Reyes to teach in
her place. The board Endorsed the SUI
| p~erintendent's action in the matter.
superintendent Wood also said that
he was overcrowded with work, and
that he had requested Mrs. Weltmer to
| assist him, and that she had been
teaching since the commencement of
school; that although he taught part
of the time, he had enough work for an
| additional teacher, as he had to both
teach and oversee the other schools.
The board ratified the superintendent
action, and then proceeded to elect an
additional teacher. After some discus
| sion Mrs. Weltmer was elected by a
unanimous vote to leach at the Central
| school house at a salary of $50 per
month.