Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-03
Two designations Are Accepted
and Three New Instructors
Are Employed
FUEL CONTRACT is AWARDED
Miss Mildred Moffatt and Mr.. James
A. knowIton Resisn-Mlss Lora Car.
ney Will SUCCEED Mr.. knowlton -
Mis-. Ruth e. Mills Elected to Miss
Moffatt's Place.

meeting Tuesday night passed upon
the amount to be certified to the board
of supervisors for school funds. ac-
copied the resignation of two teachers,
and elected three others, two Of whom
are from this city. 1t authorized sum
for repairs and permanent improve
ments of the various buildings for the
summer, and instructed the finance
committee to inaugurate a new and
better system of keeping the books and
records of the secretary. Contracts for
fuel, printing, books and stationery
and other supplies were awarded
The board authorized the secretary
to certify to the supervisors $4,000 for
the teachers fund and $4,000 for the
contingent fund for the coming year.
The teachers fund is $4,000 higher than
last year. because of unpaid warrants
outstanding against this fund, and be-
cause the school year has been in
creased two weeks longer.
Teachers Resigned, Others Hired.
James A. K!nowlton, who had eighth
grade history and English in the high
school, was released from his con-
tract. Miss Mildred Moffatt, teacher Of
the first grade, Click school, also re-
signed. Miss Lora NJ. Carney, the eld-
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Carney, of this city, was elected to the
place made vacant by Mr.. Knowltons
resignation. Miss Carney recently
graduated from Mount Holyoke COL
lege, Mount Holyoke, Mass. She grad
uated from the high school in 1903.
Her salary was fixed at $50.
Miss Ruth e. Mills, of this city, was
elected to fill Miss Moffatt's place. Miss
Mills is a graduate Of West Des
Moines high school, and the Colorado
State Normal school. She has also
taught In Colorado, and has the best Of
recommendation
Miss Moffatt, who has taught in the
city's schools for number of years,
has accepted position In the schools
of Boise, Idaho. She will leave for
Boise late in the summer.
Miss Florence NJ. Snyder Of Mt.
Ayre, was elected to a fourth grade po-
to what ward she will be assigned.
kOuITdCtS STS f%WdTUeOs
The contract for the coal for tbs
coming year was awarded to the Con-
sumers' Fuel Company at price OF
$40 ton for Miller Creek mine run,
August delivery, and at $3.50 ton Cor
coal delivered after September 1. This
conlpany's bid was the lowest OF the
several entered.
Contracts for books, printing, sta
tionery, etc, were awarded to the Mar
.shalltown Herald, Reflector Printing
Company, Matt Rarrott and Sons, &c
Waterloo; j. B. Simmons and A. Elan
fagan Company, Of Chicago. The lat
ter contracts total about $1,000. Con-
tracts for chemical and labratory sup
plies were awarded to the Henry Head
Chemical Company, OF st. Louis,
Board Not Satisfied.
The board, or at least part Of it, is
not satisfied with the records aud
method of bookkeeping used by the
secretary, G. c. Caswell. Mr. Casw IL
has followed the precedent established
by his predecessor. The report Of the
committee appointed to audit the books
OF the secretary and treasurer, which
recommended a change in the method
of bookkeeping of the secretary, was
adopted, and a new set of books and
records are to be opened under the
direction Of the finance committee.
The buildings and grounds committee
was authorized to expend not to ex-
coed the sum of $4,000 for repairs and
permanent improvements on the ward
buildings during the summer.
DR.. Rosa Liebig was re- employed as
truant officer for the next wear.