The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-08-07
SETS TERM
OF SCHOOL
Young America Of Astoria Win
Resume Studies
Sept. n
DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING
Teachers Assigned, Janit0rs Ape
pointed, Committees Named,
Contracts Awarded
DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING

The public schools Of Astoria will
open on Monday September q. and the
school year win cover period Of nine
and one half months. This was decided
on last night at the regular meeting Of
the board Of school directors. Teachers
we're assigned, ,janitors appointed. .salar-
les fixed and contracts for work on cer-
tain Of the public schools AWARDED. The
following members of the board were
presents Senator CIV Fulton being the
only absentee: w H. Barker, Judge
P.J Goodman. J f. Higgins. J. B. A.
Eakin, and Secretary +. z. Ferguson.
Prof. A. l.. Clark was reappointed
city superintendent and principal OIL
the high school; j. w. MacCormac,
principal ofNShively school; Neal Supp
principal Alderbrook school: Mrs. E..
Lemon. principal Adair school; Dora
BadoIlet. first assistant; Gertrude G..
Hulse. second assistant; George w.
Eyre, professor OF Latin and third as,
sistant high school.
The following grade teachers were
assigned 10 occupy the same positions
held by them last year:
GRADE TEACHERS.
Ethel Biinn, Mrs. J. Busey, Clara
Barker. Mary Dealy, Helen Dickinson,
Mary Fossett, Mrs. A. L. Fulton, Alice
Gray, Mary Garner. Amy Lemon. Lily
Lewis. Mrs. Josie Mccormack, May
Morgan. Annie Olsen. Annie o'Neil, An
ME Powell. Maude stockton Kate shiv-
ely. Kate sinnott. Miss Ida Gustafsoh
was assigned to the second grade Adair
school. The assignments OF Miss Maud
Bayles. Miss May Utzinger and Mrs.
Belle Huden were deferred until the
next meeting OF the board.
JANIToRs APPOINTED.
The following janitors were appointed
Andrew Bue. John Riley, N. P. johann
sen. Phil Taylor, Mrs. Norberg. A2lan-
da Harold. Miss Florence Turner was
elected substitute teacher.
The clerk was instructed to attend to
the installation Of water in the Alder
brook school
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The chairman then appointed the fol-
lowing committees,
Finance:--J. +. Higgins ana w, H.
Barker.
Repairs and building;-P. J. Good
man and ]. e. Higgins.
Judiciary:-C. w. Fulton, w. H. Bar
ker.
Supplies: w. H. Barker and p, j.,
Goodman.
The committee on repairs and build
ings was instructed to take steps to
fix the basement OF the Taylor school
to make play ground for the children
and the committee was instructed to
employ Rudolph Basil to repair the
foundation of the Adair school.
A communication from w. NJ.
Round was read stating that he would
not accept the position Of principal in
the Astoria schools al the salary named
and the matter of electing principal
to fill the vacancy was considered but
action was postponed awaiting results
from certain correspondence that the
clerk was instructed to make.
BIDS FOR PAINTING.
Bids for painting Alderbrook and
.Adair schools were opened, seven tend
ers being submitted, that of H.A. Lar
sen being the lowest, and the contract
for painting both school houses was
awarded him. -Four bids for furnishing
materials for painting the buildings
were submitted and the contract was
awarded to Fisher Bros. This firm has
had the work for three consecutive
wears.
A number of bills were ordered paid,