Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-09-06
High School Trustees Meet.

A meeting of the high school board was held
Wednesday of last week, at which all members
were present save w. A. Hedges, who found
it impossible to attend.
The terms of the members were decided by
lot, resulting as follows: one year = Chas.
Young, David Hilger; two years-Theo. Hoge-
land, +. X. Cheadle; three years-W. A. He'd
ges, +. E. Wright.
Upon recommendation of the committee APP
pointed to look into the matter of expense the
board decided to certify to the commissioners
tax levy of three -fourths of a mill, which is
expected to provide about $500.
The matter of engaging a principal was left
over to the mex meeting, but the position OF
assistant was offered to Prof. Silloway of the
Lewistown school at a salary of $1,000 for the
nine months term.
Abraham Hogeland was added to the CON-
mittee on the selection of quarters and the
making of arrangements for the term, which it
was decided to begin on the 18th inst.
The board is quite DESTROYS of securing the
second floor of the new high school building
but, while the local board has taken no definite
action. some memeers seem nclined TO impose
as a condition the joint engagement of a prin-
cipal and to this the high school board will not
agree. believing it unwise for the two boards
to go into any sort of partnership in the man.
agement of affairs and also that mo man can
serve two masters" The people of Lewistown,
by an overwhelming majority. and the people
of the county at large by a good majority de-
cided to run their own high school, and com
petent men have been appointed to act with
the county superintendent to that end. Had
the proposition been submitted for the tax
payers of the county to pay enc mill or half a
mill to place in the hands of the Lewistown
school board for disbursement it would not
have carried in this district, much less in any
other. and many citizens who have become ac-
quainted with the attitude of certain members
of the local board believe they are not manifes-
ting that spirit which they should as public
officers and friends of education. While the
local board may be entirely satisfied with the
man whom they have engaged as principal,
and doubtless are, the high school board has
the right and /. is their duty to select a man
satisfactory to them and they do not propose to
be dictated to. The high school board is ready
and willing to pay a reasonable rent, and Dis
trict No. 1 needs the money and does not need
the second floor of the new building which was
built especially for high school uses.
II those rooms are not secured the county
board is willing to rent a portion of the Third
ward school house but will engage other out
side quarters or postpone the term before sub
hitting to any dictation which they believe
against the best interests of education and the
taxpayers of the county. 81
Should the high school not be opened on
time il will deprive many of opportunities for
education for thisd district has not got nor can
they secure money for such purposes unless
by taking it from other funds for which it was
intended and which will need all the money
raised. "a
A decision will be reached Saturday, to which
time the high school board adjourned.