The daily sentinel., 1907-05-15
PRESIDENT WHEELER RETIREs
The School Board Reorganized Last
Night-In session Till
Midnight.

For the past four years Sam
uel n. Wheeler, the well known
attorney, has held the office of
president of the board of direc-
! tors of school district No. 1, the
Grand Junction district, and
more efficient official the dist
rict has never had. He has given
the duties of the office close,
careful and conscientious at
tention and has been popular
with his associate directors, the
school faculty, the pupils and the
patrons of the district.
Last night at the last regular ses-
sion of the old school board Presi-
dent Wheeler positively declined to
accept a denomination, stating that he
had held the office for four years and
believed that 1t should now go to
another member of the board, he then
placed In nomination DIR. George r.
Warner. who during the past year
has served the board as vice presi-
dent, and DIR. Warner was elected
president by unanimous vote.
New Teacher Elected
A good deal of business was trans
acted by the board before the re-
organization took place. The most
important work done was the cleo
tion of number of new teachers and
the creation of several new posi-
tions.
Miss Isabella Law of Delta, teach
er highly recommended. was elect
ed to teach mathematics in our high
school next year. She succeeds Miss
Lindley who was not an applicant.
Miss Julia Carlson, at present
teaching with an excellent record in
Fruita was elected to assist in the
high school work of English and his
tory. Miss Law and Miss Carlson
are both university graduates and
have met with marked success.
Miss Ada Copeland was elected as
principal of the Crawford addition
schools with an increase of salary.
Mr.. William Dee of North Tona-
wanda n. Y. was elected teacher of
seventh and eighth grades and prin-
cipal of the Whittier bnilding.
Mr.. Dee has an enviable record as
ward principal. The principalship is
a newly created position.
Miss Jennie French, a very success
full teacher. of Spencer. Iowa was Sc
lected to teach the sixth grade, in
place of Miss Garrett, resigned.
Miss Ethel Peck of Grand juno
tion, who is at present making a fine
record teaching at Green River, Utah
was elected to teach the Riverside
school in the Bradford addition.
Miss Grace Bailey, of Rtpon, Wis
consin. who taught in Grand juno
ton so successfully few years ago.
was elected to teach the overflow
from the first and second grades of
the Emerson school.
Miss Mayme Norine, one of Mesa
County's best teachers, was elected
to teach the overflow from the sec
ond and third grades at the Lowell
school
There will be an additional sixth
grade next year and Miss Katheryn F..
Losey, very strong teacher. at pres
ent teaching in Collbran, Colorado.
was elected to take charge of this
sixth grade.
A large number of bills were allow
ed.
The Board Reorganized.
Late in the evening the reorganiza-
tion of the board took place. None
of the members of the old board re-
tire this time but DR.. H. r. Bull
who. has been on the board for many
years, come in as a reelected direc-
| tor. He treated the members to
some of the finest candy made at
Floyd's kitchen.
The officers were then elected and
the full list stands as follows:
President-Dr. George R. Warner.
Vice President-Dr. II. r. Bull.
Treasurer. F. Wickersham.
Secretary j. A. McCulloch.
+ Shortly after midnight the board
adjourned to meet again this evening
in an adjourned session.