Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-09
BOARD OF
Proceedings of Their Meeting Held
Monday.
Goldsboro, N. c., July 6, 1903.

OD N AH Ace COoO1O1 lO-Odys
all the members being present, Col.
Jos. E. Robinson, w. F. English
and Barnes Aycock.
After taking the oath Of office be-
fore Clerk of.the Court Ormond, the
Board regularly organizedby reflect
ing Col. Jos. E. Robinson, chairman.
Mr.. E. I. Atkinson was reelected
county superintendent at the same
salary fixed by the Board in 1901.
The annual reports Of the county
superintendent and county treasurer
were read and approved as far as said
reports were completed, but, finding
these reports incomplete because of
the fact that the tax collectors have
not made final settlement for 1902
taxes, the Board passed over said re-
Io1ts for action at the next meeting.
The County Superintendent was
instructed to confer with the Boards
Attorney, Col. I. F. Dortch, in the
matter of fines due the school fund
from the towns of Mt. Olive, Ere
mont, Eureka, and White Hall, and
to proceed at once to collect said
fines.
On motion of w. F. English the
Board decides, that in accordance
with the new scholl law to have a
Township School Committee of three
instead of a district committee of
three. These township committees
will have charge of all the schools of
their respective townships, and will
have the power to appoint one man
i'll each district TO look after the
school interests of his district.
Committeeman were appointed as
follows for their respective town
ships:
Brogden-J. M. Edgerton, VIM.
Potts, A. M. Herring.
Fork-Joel Rhodes, DR.. w. B.
Crawford, John S. Edwards.
Grantham-S. D. Thornton, G.. P.
DIlIC, W. d. I1OOU.
Great Swamp. L. Peacock, M.
r. Hooks, Joe Brown.
Indian Springs Edward Holmes,
w. b. Whitfield, w. T. Smith.
Nallunta-J. D. Davis, w. A.
Martin, w. r.. Balance.
New Hope-N. Men. Buie, Robt.
Ivey, VIM. B. Herring.
Buck Swa1np-W. l.. Garris. E. S.
Dees, ~. ID. Thompson.
rville-R. H. Smith, w. B.
Lancaster, Erastus Smith.
eaulston-Rev. J. F. Hill, Geo. II.
Smith, w. H. Smith.
! Stony Creek-Lonnie Edgerton,M NJ.
L. Best, Daniel Lancaster.
Trustees for G~oldsboro Graded
School were appointed as follows:
N. W. Musgrave, ". G. Britt, DR..
M. r.. Robinson, E. B. Borden, w.
L. Yelverton, J. w. Bryan.
The Board of Trustees Of the Colds
boro Graded School is composed of
the following gentlemen with the
dates when their respective times
expire:
A. G. Davis, Henry We'll, G.. w.
Langston, July 1905.
N. w. Musgrave, W. G. Britt, DR..
M. E. Robinson, July 1907.
E. B. Borden, w. T. Yelverton, J.
W. Bryan, July 1909.
On motion of w. F. English the
Board decides not to borrow any
money from the State Literary Fund
for the purpose of building school
houses, but instruct the County Su-
p%erintendent to take steps towards
building new school houses in Indian
Springs and Saulston townships.
An appropriation was made for
Institutes in the county for both
races. The institute for white teach
ers will be held during the month of
October in connection with the
Graded School; and the colored insti-
tute will be conducted for one week
during the summer months by Rev.
G. billiard.
The following orders have been
paid since the April meeting in
Guiding those. paid to-day:
John Slaughter Co., reps to hea, 9r
No. 2 white, Fork, $1.4O; w H
Higgins, glass and putty, 4 W, 1 25;
w H Higgins, hdw, 5 W, Soc;
Thornton. &sLewis, chair, 4 W,
Granthams, 60c; E P Edgerton, w'd,
1 W, ct. Swamp, 1 90; Smith & yell
vertou, hdw, 8 W, New Hope, 81 Sc;
n D Gurley, w'd, 1 W, Buck Swamp.