The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-31
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET.
A New Building Will Be Erected
in Walkerville.
OTHER PLANS APPROVED
The Washington Annex Property Is to
Be Soda New Contract With
Whiteside-His Time Ex-
tended.

The school trustees at their meeting
last night. decided to erect new eight
room building in Walkerville on the
site of the present Sherman school, and
to enlarge the Travona school on
Aluminium street from a four to five
room building, and the supervising
architect was instructed to draw plans
and specifications for both. The board
also voted to sell the Washington an
mex property on East Broadway to the
Thompson Investment company for
$4,000, and entered into new, or sup
Elemental. agreement with Contra tor
Fred Whiteside extending his time for
completing the Atlantic street school
until Aug. Is. The architect, however
told the board that, judging from the
present progress being made the build
ing could not be completed by that
time.
A special committee of the board,
which had been appointed to look into
the question of purchasing a piano for
the High school,, reported that the
school had 1885 on hand from an enter
tainment, and recommended that that
money be taken and the board add $244
ment. The recommendation was
The building committee reported in
favor of supplemental agreement
with Contractor Whteside by which
he was given an extension of time I'M
til Aug. Is to complete the new build
ing on Atlantic street, and forfeit $50
a day for all time during which the
building remains uncompleted after
that date. The board approved the
agreement. also approved a bond in the
sum of $22.320 filed by Mr. Whiteside,
with John O'Rourke and H. r. Bartlett
as sureties.
The building committee also recon-
mended that the supervising architect
draw plans for new school building
in Walkerville and for an enlargement
of the Travonia school. and also pre-
pare an estimate of the cost of repair
ing the roof of the High school build
ing.
The High school committee reported
that an orchestra had been employed
and programmes ordered for the grad
uating exercises next Friday.
Superintendent Hendricks reported
that Principal Leamy of the Lincoln
school had requested to be relieved a
few days ago. during the remainder of
the term. and that Miss Mcneil had
been put in his place temporarily.
The superintendent also reported that
the teachers of the High school had re-
fused, for good reasons, to sign the GER
tificates of graduation of three young
men of the graduating class, and that
he approved the action Of the teachers.
One of the young men had left the
school without completing his term and
the other two were deficient in scholar
fhip and negligent in their work; be-
sides, one of the, latter had been very
ungentlemanly in his conduct toward
every teacher-in. the school. After a
discussion of the matter. in which the
action of the superintendent and teach
ers was unanimously approved, it was
voted that the report be received and
that diplomas be refused the three
young men They will, however. be
given an opportunity to mend their con-
duct If they desire. complete their stud
les and get their diplomas next year
The superintendent reported that he
had ordered the schools dismissed at
noon next Friday, and that the gradu-
ating exercises would begin at o'clock
in the afternoon.
The clerk was authorized to draw due