Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-05-01
TURNED It Down
SCHOOL CHILDREN CANNOT SELL
ART EXHIBIT TICKETS.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES so DECIDE
Members Feel Embarrassed-Nume
Gus Other Matters Discussed by the
Board, Including a School House
for Basin and Gates for All the High
School Entrances Here.

| Inc scHool DOaTO OF TINS district While
In hearty sympathy with all that per-
tains to the education of the rising gen-
GRAFTON, has officially expressed it's dis
approval of enlisting the services of the
children themselves in the capacity of
solicitors or collectors. The matter o.
enllsting the pupils in the service as
ucket sellers for the big art exhibit
which is to be given next week for their
benefit, was again brought up last night.
The rule of the board prohibits such a
precedent. The board could do but one
thing, and that was to deny the request
of the good ladies.
The matter of gates for the high school
| entrance arches was referred to the
building committee to report at the next
meeting. 1t is intended to hang iron
gates in these archways to keep bad
boys out of the entrances when they
shouldn't be there.
Regarding the proposed Basin school
building, the committee reported that
work had not yet begun on it, and that
bid had been received from one man.
The matter was argued, and it is the in
tent Of the board to give that parish a
| good, comfortable school house, frame
and durable in cold weather. Plans will
be received and a report made before the
next meeting.
| Miss Feeney was elected to the regll>
lar corps of teachers.
| superintendent Young reported that
the several school principals had report
ed to his office that the scarlet fever had
about run it's course.
Bills to the amount of $3.50 We're or
dered paid.
The janitors' pay roll for March was
approved and ordered paid. 1t amounts
ed to $1.O76
The bill Of Attorney Leonard for SER
vices rendered in connection with The
process of the late $4,000 bond case
through the courts, was ordered paid,
$3.50.
The bond, as amended, of Clerk
Thomas Richards was referred to the
rules and laws committee.
President Mueller stated that COM
mittee from the Federated Women,
clubs, which have in hand the arrange
ment of the art exhibit, had requested
him to ask the boards permission for
the school children to sell admission
tickets to the exhibit, which will be
given next week, tickets to be accounte.
for by the teachers. The ladies, he said,
understood the rules of the board to be
opposed to children occupying their time
in any way except in the interest of their
own education. But the exhibit is for
the benefit of the children, and the ladies
hoped the board would cooperate to this
extent.
Mr.. Giard was opposed to children
under the direction Of their teachers,
selling tickets under any consideration
or circumstances. 1t was a bad preco>
dent
Mr.. White hoped to assist the ladies in
their laudable enterprise, but as
trustee of the district, he hesitated to
express his sympathy with the move
ment in this manner. He hoped the
ladies might arrange with the parents
of the children so that the latter nigh.
sell tickets.
Superintendent Young agreed with tn.
suggestion that the parents cooperate
with the ladies of the art committees il,
the sale of admission tickets. He hac
assured the ladies that he would give
the movement every encouragement he
could in the schools by exercising every
right in his possession as superintenc-
emit; that the board was in hearty SYM
pathy with the enterprise.
President Mueller suggested that the
teachers might feel a little bit embar-
raised should they be held accountable
for a large number of tickets.
Mr.. Moulthrop hoped "the ladies would
thoroughly understand the position OF
the board in this matter. 1t is a fact
that the board is in sympathy with the
movement.