The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-07
ANACONDA NEWS.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET
Coal Contract Divided Between
Two Equal Bidders.
TO PREVENT CONTAGION
Resolution Adopted Looking to the Pro-
lection Of Healthy Children From In
fictitious Diseases = Assistant
Prtnclpalat the Lincoln.

The board of school trustees held a
ing last night. There was not bit of
heat in the room and the members sat
in their ulsters and fur coats, and let
their teeth chatter for three hours.
Those present at the meeting We're
Messrs. Tutt1e, Cuddihy, Mckenzie,
Stephens. MacCallum and welcome.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The formal resignation of Helena M.
Gleeson as a teacher was received and
accepted.
Several applications for positions as
teachers were received and referred to
the teachers committee.
The report of the superintendent
schools: Bryan, 1892; Carroll, II: Cen
trail, 220; Lincoln, SIS; Prescott 1892;
West End. %; total, 1,7ss Admitted
during December; Bryan, g.: Carroll, @;
Central /; Lincoln, 10; Prescott, l.;
West End, 1; total IS. Average num-
Der enrolled-Bryan, 265; Carroll 81;
Central, 1856; Lincoln, CAT; Prescott, 251 !;
tendance-Bryan, 24S; Carroll, 81; Cen
trail. It's; Lincoln, 622; Prescott, 239;
West End, 13. Per cent of attendance
Bryan. "a; Carroll, 80; Central, "a; Lin
coin. So: Prescott, 95; West End SO.
The report recommended that the
principal of the Lincoln school be al
lowed an assistant The school has IA
rooms with an average enrolment of
from $50 to 700 pupils. The building is
SO large that the principal should be
required to teach but little himself, and
be given more time for supervising the
work of the teachers.
The report also urged that the current
school term be made as long as possi-
BILE. The superintendent thought the
three months vacation in summer was
too long and retarded the work of the
schools.
On motion, it was ordered that a
teacher be assigned to the Lincoln for
a month to assist the principal. If,
after months experiment, the sys-
TEN is found to be beneficial the teacher
will probably be continued in service
there.
The recommendation as to the length
of the school term was left over until
the board can ascertain the state of
the districts finances.
The teachers committee reported re-
commencing that Mrs. NJ ]. Foley be
employed as regular teacher for the
place enc month, and that Miss M. +.
Cody, Miss Margaret Maloney and Miss
Anna Quigley be added to the substi-
tute list. The report was accepted and
its recommendations adopted.
DR.. Stephens, from the committee on
the Prescott building, reported that he
had ordered some necessary repairs
made on that building
The special committee appointed to
examine the Rock Springs and Diamond
coal to determine which, if either, is the
better fuel, reported that the janitors
found little difference between the two
Goals. On motion the contract for fur
nishing the district with coal was di-
vided, the Anaconda Coal company to
furnish Diamond coal for the Bryan
aud Central schools. and the j. T. Car
roll company to furnish Rock Springs
coal for the Lincoln and Prescott
schools. The bids of both companies
were $3.50 per ton.
Attention was called to the matter of
children afflicted with contagious dis
eases being permitted to attend school
before complete recovery. The mem
berS of the board were all in favor of
adopting stringent measures to protect
healthy children from the contagion
that might result from a contact with
those who are not fully recovered After
some discussion, the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
THAT any child absent from school
from sickness of any nature, before re-
turning to school shall present a certi-
hcate from physician stating the
nature of the sickness, and that it is
entirely safe for the child to return to
school,
The board, after auditing the usual
list of bills, then adjourned.