Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-11-12
MEETING STUTSMAN
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Nearly all the Districts of Stutsman County Were
Represented at the neeting-- Interesting
Discussion of Topics of Interest to the
Directors---State Supt. Stockwell
Delivered an Able Address.
suit in Consolidation Of the SchooConsoIdaon Will
Difficulty Resulting From Scarcity Teachers
To Low Wages.

Nearly all the school districts of
Stutsman county were represented at
the meeting of directors which open
ed at the court house Tuesday.
The following is list of the dis
tricts represented and the representa-
tiyes;
New Westinghouse Peter Haas.
Spiritwood-Andrew Fleutsch.
Kensal-J. L. Hoover.
Beaver William Long, w. f. Lenton.
Albion-J. F. Lueck, j. A. Peter
son, Gus Sell:
Guilford-E. NJ. Reardon, w. E.
Buckwalter.
Mt. Pleasant John Thom,W. Sin
clair.
Denne-Fred Pfaff, 6. A. Pettey.
Chambers-E. A. Pierce.
Arrow wood-J. L. Leoboldt.
observation-disclosures w. Smith, n. P.
johnson, Jens Falck, Chester Miller.
Homer. A. Wright, William
Farley, J. H. Sears.
Ypsilanti-P. Whitney.
Lowe1y-Isaac Hendrich, Phillip
Nordean, G gorge H. Lowery.
Nogosek-Joseph Nogosek, Carl
Nelson. j. Il. Steele.
Corinne-R. B. Milne.
Lyon-Samual Ferguson, Chas.
Fosberg Osmer Burleson.
Ha1mony-Henry Stuff, II. NJ. Wade,
Il r. Purchase o. j. Gasal.
Eldridge-H. Cornwall, II. Bole.
County SD perintendent Wanner
called the meeting to order and in his
address to the directors outlined some
of the things that might be done to
increase the efficiency of the schools
of the county. He referred to inn
provements that might be made in
the heating Of the buildings, so that
there would be no loss of time in the
schools. Well built school houses are
necessary in North Dakota to pro-
mote the cause of education He re-
ferred to the necessity of properly
constructed outhouses and stables.
Under the law passed by the last leg
islature the directors can expend
from $40 to $50 for books for the
school libraries. Many. schools have
books but the same are not suitable
for pupils under the Seventh grade.
The speaker believed this to be a
great mistake /. In selecting books
4 the lower grade pupils should be re-
membered. Directors should aid the
teachers in getting up entertainments
for the purpose of raising money for
school libraries. In many of the schools
good maps were needed.
Carl johnson of Buchanan stated in
his district it was difficult to care
for the text books and other property
furnished by the district. The school
was used for church and other pur-
poses and recently it was found on
the. Monday following a meeting of
the Christian Endeavor society that
!. some of the property had been de-
sstroyed. He believed that it was not
fair way to have things destroyed
IN this way.
Mr.. Wanner said he could not tell
what action should be taken in such
a case. The sentiment of the people
would probably be against excluding
the people who desired to use the
school house for entertainments or
church purposes.
Mr.. Miller believed that the diff
Guilty could be overcome by having
someone agreeing to be, responsible.
William Farley If Homer stated
that his district IL q started Gut with
free text boz Ihe pho;rector agreed
to be response Iony Pc books and so
far sNere had b, fropo losses and the
tex pe,sa4s p.,:s were = 1p.to-date.
s6nveraende mt wanner stated that
there were Some books in use in the
district. 2ud it would not matter
very sl'lch ifthe same were carried
off.
Mr.. Farley believed it would be the
fault of the county superintendent il
the districts had the wrong books.
Superintendent Wanner stated that
it was an easy matter to exchange
the books and g ct tie right ones.