Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-23
The School Laws Are Changed

which are of interest to us and which
should be known to the patrons of the
schools as we'll as the school officers.
The time for holding the annual school
election has been changed from the
first Monday in July to the first Mon
day in June. There has also been some
change in the compensation allowed
the members of the executive board.
The following is copy of the law as it
now stands.
SEC. /. The members of the board,
a majority of whom shall constitute
quorum, assembled at each annual
meeting, shall elect from their number
a president and vice-president; also a
secretary who may or may not be one
of their number, but who shall be a
resident of the town and hold said Office
for one year or until his successor is
elected. Such secretary shall receive
compensation at not less than two nor
more than three dollars per day for not
to exceed twenty-five days in each
school year, and the other members OF
the executive committee may, when
the electors at the annual town meet
ing shall so decide, receive a cOmpen-
sation of two dollars per day for not to
exceed fifteen days in any one school
year. The officers shall present a state
ment of their services rendered at the
annual meeting of the board Vacan-
cies in either of such offices may be
filled at any special meeting of the
board, the notice for which shall state
the object of the meeting to be to fill
| the vacancy existing, or at any semi
annual meeting; and persons elected to
fill any vacancy shall hold the remain
der of the unexpired term.
SEC 2. In towns under the town.
| ship system of school government, the
electors assembled at the annual town
meeting to be held the first Tuesday
of April, 1901, and at every annual
meeting thereafter, shall by ballot or
viva voce vote elect three competent
persons, taxpayers in the town, who
shall act as committee of audit Of
school district accounts. This commit
tee shall meet with the secretary OF the
town board of school directors Of said
town, OF the Saturday Immediately pre-
ceeding such annual town meeting at
such an hour and place as shall be pre-
viously agreed upon between such COM
| otay IF %
board of school directors. Said secre-
tary shall thereupon place in the hands
of said committee a copy of his report
made to the town board of supervisors
under section 534 of the revised statutes
of 1898, with all books, accounts and
vouchers in any way relating or per-
tanning to the management and con-
| duct of the school affairs of the town.
Upon receipt of said reports, books,
accounts and vouchers, the committee
shall Immediately proceed to make a
careful examination thereof and writ
| ten report of their findings and conclu-
sions: said report to be presented and
read to the electors assembled at the
annual town meeting, Immediately at
ter the presentation by the town board
of supervisors of the report made to
them by the secretary of the town board
of school directors, and before any &C
ton is taken by the electors OF the
town, as provided under section 535, r.
| S. for 1898. The report of this com
mittee shall be signed by the members,
or a majority thereof, and shall be en-
tered upon the record books of the sec
retary of the town board of school di-
rectors as part of the records OF the
town. -
L.E. McGill and son of Florence,
were in town Friday and Saturday
visiting with H. McGill and family.
Roy has been appointed district attor-
ney of the new county of Gates which
was created at the last session Of the
LEGISLATURE. We wish him success in
abundance in his new field of labor.
O. w. Avery has been busily en-
gagged during the past two weeks re-
pairing machinery and getting 1t In
readiness to be placed in his mill on
the old Neville mill site. We are glad
to make this note-as every little
helps-and hope that Mr.. Avery may
reap just benefits from his industry.
There are plenty of more good sites
for similar industries and more men
like Mr.. Avery are needed to utilize
them.
The following from an anonymous
writer is applicable to many localities
and persons: "a man is what he
makes himself. If he sits down by the
roadside or on the soft side of a dry
goods box and wait for some one to