The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-28

lhc board Df school directors for di..
trict No. the City Of Astoria, met al
7:3O o'clock last evening, at the office
Of School Clerk T.. Z. Ferguson, upon
the call Of the president, Judge r. J.
Taylor, 10 consider several matters Of
Importance; and there were present at
the meeting; Directors +. J. Taylor, J..
A. Aiken, j. T.. Higgins, J. ". Welch
and Aug. Holmes, City School Superin.
tendent A. T.. Clark and School Clerk
Ferguson.
The board was called TO order by
President Taylor and the following mat.
tiers were disposed Of in sequence:
A report from City Superintendent
Clark on the matter Of the door Of
Shivcly and Aldcrbrook school. and
their swinging inward instead Of out.
ward, and Of the bolts confping them
and recommending their immediate cor.
rection. was read. and led to general
discussion. The matter wa. promptly
treated and resulted in an order that
the Repair Committee proceed at once
with the changing of the doors, al Shi.
vcly, Aldcrbrook and the old Adair
buildings TO conform to the ordinance Of
the city.
The question Of holding school on next
Friday, the day afIr Thanksgiving,
came on for discussion and resulted in
u ruling directing that the schools be
clos1l from "Wednesday evening ito.
morrow the city.
The president advised the fixing Of
he Christmas holidays, while the board
was on the subject, and after a brief
argument IL was ordered by the board
that the schools remain closed from
Friday evening, December % until
"Wednesday morning January 3, 1906 a
period OF eleven days.
The matter Of devising and supplying
the various school. with the necessary
scrarrs for use by the children was
also left 10 the committee on repairs,
with direction. to make provisions at
once.
The matter of Miss Lena Fatssbands
service in Room 2, Alderbrook, while
Miss Smith was under suspension. was
brought up, discussed. and resulted in an
award of Sl3.75 for one weeks service.
II was ordered by the board that the
substitute teacher now in service should
be employed, in all cases where a regu
lar teUvher, fro many cause should fail
Ia take charge OF their rooms, and that
in any case where the substitute is
already employed in this behalf, the
shall be Immediately no.
titled, he TO take prompt and requisite
action.
II was ordered by the board, in the
eases OF Ncrn Elbon, Willie Thompson
and Magnus Hendrickson. now under
suspension from the Alderbrook school,
for cause and reported by Prof. Kes.
lir in statement file dlast night, that
the same he placed on file.
In the matte of tution.pupils and their
suspension in case OF non.payment of
their tuition fees, several of whom were |
reported last night, il was ordered by |
the board. that hereafter, all pupils |
the schools as tuition pupils,
with the purpose of subsequent enroll
ment in the district, shall pay their
tuition fees in advance to the school
clerk, subject to Il refund by the board
pf directors, in the event OF enrolment,
upon proper showing made by the par.
mt or legal guardians of the children,
N each particular case; all statements
He'd in abatement Of the tuition fees,
rom any cause, must be backed by the
worn affidavit covering the circumstan.
,es pleaded in such abatement.
The board then adjourned.