The Butte inter mountain., 1903-03-12
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
ELECTION APRIL 4
JUDGES ARE NAMED AND PLACE SET
BY 6oARD-FREE TEXTBOOK
QUESTION TO COME UP.

SPECIAL TO ruE INTER MOUNTAIN.

SPECIAL 10 rHE INTER MOUNTAIN.
Anaconda. March I2.-On April ! next
the election for school trustees for this
district will occur. The school board at
meeting held here last night decided
upon that date and fixed the present high
school building, known as the Central
school, as the place, and the hours from
10 o'clock a. NJ. 10 o'clock p M as the
time for the election. I. {. Davidson, !.
X. Eardlcy and II. Rcdmund were ap-
pointed as judges of election.
The election will bc for the purpose OF
selecting three school trustees. Whether
the trustees to be elected will serve for
three years each or whether one shall be
elected for two years or three years is
q question to be decided later. The board
passed resolution last evening calling
upon County Attorney McCallcry for his
opinion regarding the matter.
At the election the question of free
text books will also be considered As it
now is the parents of all pupils purchase
text books Tor their children and in that
way are frequently put TO no little trouble
and annoyance by repeated demand for
text books. The question to be submitted
TO the taxpayers at the election is as to
"hNhNl lHt hlNlllNl Sndll Ibl 1uINndNt
the books and have the use of the books
continued from year to year as the pupils
advance. This will do away with the
necessity OF new books being purchased
each year of pupils career in the pub.
lie institutions OF education.
The board decided TO grant the request
of County Superintendent Miss Mahoney
for weeks vacation so that the city
teachers might attend the county institute
which is TO be held in the courthouse be
ginning Monday. The city teachers who
attend the institute will receive their sal
ary for the week just as though they were
in school.
Miss Gridcr aud Miss Kelly were placed
on the regular teachers list. while Miss
J. Cardiff was appointed a Substitute
A letter from the Central Labor council
OF Deer Lodge county was received and
read. The letter asked that a report
OF the financial condition OF the county
be printed and Clerk Harvey Nell was
asked to comply with the request. The
letter from the council reads
March ;. 1909.
To the Board OF Education. District
No. 10.
'Gcntlemen: At a regular meeting Of
the Central Labor council Of Anaconda
held Monday evening. March :. 1908. an.
nouncement was made that no financial
statement had been made showing the
condition Of school funds and.
Whereas. the law provides that the
school boards shall publish statement
| scmi-annually showing the financial cond-
| ton OF the school districts. ,c it
Resolved, That the delegates Of the
| Central Labor council OF Anaconda tax
payers and citizens OF the city of Ana
conda request flnt the said board oi
| trustees OF school district No. 10 pub.
| lish the financial statement of said dis
| trict showing TO the public the receipts
| and disbursements of said district since
| the last public statement and the condi.
| ton of the funds OF school district No 10
| of Deer Lodge county. Montana.
| &c. {. MlIUGH, President.
| III. A. DENNY, Secretary"