Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-17
berg. and Mr.. Llesenberr was de.

| 'i"iS =" uuiss ciScteu as secretary q
the district for the coming year.
The election of treasurer wa
then proceeded with. the ballot re
shifting in five votes for Arthur w
Ayres, and Mr.. Ayres was declare,
duly elected as treasurer of the dis
trict for the coming year.
| The president announced that tn,
next order of business would be tn,
fixing of the compensation for III,
| superintendent for the coming wear
Mr.. Sanford moved that the sum Of
| 1880 be the compensation of tho
superintendent for the ensuing scboo
year, said sum to cover all expenses
of attending superintendents' meet
ings and all clerical work. Seconded
by Mr.. Balster, and carried.
The president announced that the
next order of business would be the
election of superintendent for the
coming year. The secretary there
upon stated that various petitions
had been placed in his hands. asking
the board TO retain Superintendent
George w. Gould. The president di.
rected the secretary to read said ne.
titions, which ne did. being one ne.
tition signed by is teachers employ.
ed by the district, and one petition.
in a number of distinct sections.
signed by more than 700 residents of
the district. Moved by Mr.. Frary
l,n A
placed in the secretary's hands to be
filed. Seconded by Mr.. Balster and
carried.
Moved by Mr. FraYy that the rules
be suspended. and that the vote for
superintendent be by calling of the
roll. Seconded by Mr.. Sanford and
carried unanimously.
Mr.. Balster placed in nomination
Mr.. +. +. Smiley. which nomination
was seconded by Mr.. Sanford. Mr..
Frary placed in nomination Mr.. Geo.
w. Gould, which nomination was sec.
onded by Mr.. Frank Lake. The bal.
lot resulted as follows:
Mr.. Smiley-Messrs Balster, San
ford and Wingate.
Mr.. Gould-Messrs. Frary and
Lake; and Mr.. Smiley was declared
duly elected superintendent for thu.
coming school year,
Mr.. Frary reported that Mr.. Sey.
bold had offered TO look after irriga.
ton of the trees at the Longfellow "
grounds during the season, provided
he were given permission to cultivate
a part Of the ground for his own use.
Moved by Mr.. Sanford that said mat.
ter be referred to the buildings and
grounds committee, WITH power to
act, and that Mr.. Frary be added to
that committee. Seconded by Mr.
Frary and carried.
The president then appointed the
following committees for the ensuing
year;
Finance-Messrs. Sanford, Balster
and Frary,
Buildings and Grounds-Messrs.
Balster. Lake and Frary.
Moved by Mr.. Sanford that the
president of the board be instructed
TO interview the Telephone company
and ascertain the contract or con
tracts made for telephones and to see
what arrangements can be made for
telephones in the several school
buildings of the district for the com.
ing year, and report at the next meet
ing Of the board. Seconded by Mr..
Lake and carried.
Supsrntendent-elect D. u. Smiley
was then sent for, and asked to rec.
ommend to the board list of teach.
ers to be employed by the district
for the coming year. Mr.. Smiley
recommended that all the teachers at
present employed In the various
schools be retained.
Mr.. Sanford moved that the fol
lowing principals be appointed:
Mr.. T. S. Parsons, principal of the
High school, at salary of $1,000 per
school year; Mrs. Ida Vailes, princi-
pal of the Park school, at salary OF
800 per school month; Miss Rolena
Fickel, principal of the Whittier
school, at a salary of $S5 per school
month. Seconded by Mr.. Balster
and carried
Mr. Sanford moved that the fol
lowing persons be employed as teach
ers. subject to assignment by the sup
erintendent, at salaries as stated be
low:
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