The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1899-06-09
TEACHERS ARE ELECTED
Six Out Of Nine Of the Present Corps Retained
in Their Positions.
THE GRADUATION EXERCISES
The School Board Holds Long Session
and Transacts Considerable Impor-
tant Business-Big Batch of
Applications Are Read.

The school board held quite an in.
teresting meeting Tuesday night. which
lasted until nearly l o'clock Wednes-
day morning. Trustees Shull. Kroger,
Dearborn and Metcalf, together with
Clerk Loring, were present. The usual
monthly bills were read, referred to
the finance committee and warrants
ordered drawn for the amounts.
A report from Principal Cook was
read, which gave the name Of the
graduates for the year and recon-
mended granting diplomas to the
young men, who are Thomas Morton,
Ed Ballard and Fred Baxter The
board concurred, and ordered the re-
port entered upon the minutes.
The proper committees reported hav-
ing made arrangements for the com.
mencement exercises on June 16, and
that they had secured speaker in
the person Of DR.. O. J. Craig, presi.
dent of the university of Montana at
Missoula.
On motion, the clerk was instructed
to post notices of special election to
be held on Saturday, June "a, to deter
mine whether or not the sum of $500
shall be raised by special tax to furnish
additional school facilities, it being
impossible to provide a ten months
term of school on the regular appor
tionment
When the question of the principal
ship came up motion to retain Mr.
Cook was carried unanimously, the
salary to remain the same as last year
When the time arrived for the selec-
tion Of teachers considerable discus
sion ensued and the greater part of the
night was taken up in talking the
matter over. Some members thought
that it would be right to read all the
applications over before considering
any candidate others thought that the
proper thing to do would be to decide
upon which members of the present
corps the board intended to retain.
The result OF it was that motion
was made in effect that the following
teachers be retained: Miss Annie H.
Price, Miss Sallie Batterton. Miss M.
Q. Ryan, Miss Eleanor Ballard and
Mrs. Eugene Smith. which proposition
was unanimously carried This made
six out of the present corps of nine
teachers, including Principal Cook,
who were reelected Miss Lille
Clark and Miss Mary A. Harrison did
not apply for positions, intending to
return to their homes to remain.
This much business gotten out of the
way, the reading of the outside ap-
plications was commenced. and two or
three hours time was consumed in
their consideration. There seemed to
be almost basketful of them. and
little was read outside of the mere let
ters OF application, though most all
contained number of credentials, re.
concentrations and photographs-the
latter being scanned very critically by
both the married and unmarried mem
bers OF the board. and judging from
expressions made, each member had
his own special idea as to what should
constitute good teacher. One of the
members present said that he had gone
to the meeting pledged to. vote for
good looking schoolma ans.
The applications came from all quar-
ters of the country, and were varied
indeed IN their expression, inquisitive-
ness and desire. Some were written
IN businesslike manner, others more
composed, while a number
contained questions that would bring a
smile to the face Of almost any Mon
tanlan. One young lady inquired how
cold it got here, showing that she be-
lieved it to be pretty much like Alaska
and intimating that if it was too cold
she did not wish to come. Another
lady wrote to withdraw her applica-
rlon, for the good and substantial rea-
son that she had secured two positions
III Butte and the other in
Great Falls-and was in no special
need OF a third job; but she did not
state how she was going to reconcile
The school boards in the two smelter
camps, or whether she expected to di-
vide the term between them.
There were several excellent and
we'll written applications read, which
we're accompanied by what appeared
20 be first-class credentials, and is
probable that the board will be able to
select some good teachers from among
he number. The applications were
'eferred to committee composed of
he members present, they being ex-
)ected to read them over and sift out
cveral applications to pick from at .
he next meeting.
Quite little talking was done rela-
i've. to the employment of another
eacher in the higher grades. Some
hought it would be best to supply an
'ther room if an additional teacher
vas to be employed, while other trus-
ees believed more could be accom-.
'lished by having another teacher in
) similar capacity to that of Miss Lii
lie Clark - hearing recitations, etc.
10 definite understanding was arrived