The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-08-24
new BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETS, APPOINTS COMMIT.
TEES AND ADOPTS RULES,
Will Make Formal Demand on District
Officers for Books, Funds. etc.

Will Make Formal Demand on District
Officers for Books, Funds. etc.
At II meeting held by the new hoard
of education last Friday evening perma
nent organization was perfected by the
appointment of committees and the
adoption Of rules.
The board desires to have a room in
the city hall building and J. p. Nolan
was named committee to bring the
request of the board before the council
to the end that one room in the afore.
mentioned structure be vacated and
equipped with the necessary furnishings
for the use of the board,
Messrs. Pohl, ,Jorgensen and Kaminz.
ki We're appointed a committee to make
formal demand on the several district
officers for the books, papers aud funds,
This action on the part of the new board
will be likely to result in the Joining of
the issue in the school controversy and
thus lead to IA speedy judicial determi-
nation of the questions at issue.
President e. e. Sedgwick made the
following committee appointments, the
appointments being for one year:
Finance Cratic, Pohl Nolan.
Claims ms-Pohl, Miss Nelson, .Jergen-
son.
Buildings, Grounds Schmidtman,
Miss Richter, Nolan.
Fuel -Jergenson, kaminzki, Nolan.
Furniture, Supplies Miss Nelson,
Miller, Cratic.
Text books, Course of Study Miss
Richter, Schmidtman, Pohl
Rules Nolan, Cratic Schmidtman.
Printing Kaminzki, Miller, Miss
Nelson
Sanitary, Heating Miller, Pohl Miss
Richter.
Grievances Crate, ,Iergenson, Ka-
minzki.
Teachers and Employees An mem
bers.
The president of the board is an ad-
visOry member of the committees on
finance, buildings and grounds fuel,
furniture and supplies, text books and
course of study. The city superlntend-
ent, to be elected in the near future if
the legality of the new boards existence
shall have been established), will be u
member of the committee on text books
and course of study, sanitation and
heating, teachers and employees. Follow
ing are nine of the rules adopted by the
board last Friday evening:
/. Regular meetings of the board
shall be held on the first Monday Of
each north, at $50 o'clock p. m. in the
council rooms in the city hall, unless
otherwise determined by the board.
>. Special meetings of the board may
be called at any time by the president
on his own motion or upon application
of three members of the board
3. Roberts Rules of Order shall
govern the proceedings of the Board.
t. In case of the absence of the Presi
dent and Vice President the Board may
elect any one of the members present to
preside over such meetings
D. A majority of all members shall
constitute Il quorum to do business; but
any number less than a quorum present
at IL regular or special meeting, shall
have power only to adjourn to n day
certain. And in case of such adjourn
inent, the clerk shall give all members
not present, notice thereof
g. The election of officers of this
Board shall be conducted by ballot.
!. Teachers and employees shall be
chosen by ballot upon demand of any
member of the Board present
$. The ayes and nays shall be ordered
on any question, at the request of any
member,
.. All questions relating to the con.
duct of teachers or other employees
their qualifications, elections, etc, shall
be considered with closed doors and re
marks made by any member while such
questions are under consideration shall
not be published or repeated at any
time or place.
Rules 10, II, II and l3 have reference
to committees, membership, etc. Every
committee report must be submitted in
writing The meetings of the board will
not be public.
Teachers engaged for the ensuing
year by the four district boards will be
advised that the new board is willing to
recognize all contracts.
The board will make a proposition to
give the town parts of former Joint
school district No. and district No
the privileges of the city schools on the
condition that the town organize u dis.
trict and levy tax rs usual. This offer
will be made 10 the town board at the
Joint meeting of that board with the
city council August y.