The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-10


VICc-prcsidcnt, DR.. =. H. Salter.
Secretary II. c. Matrau.
The results of the April school cleo
ton went into effect last evening, A..
Dcgncr &. G.. Dean and Thomas Shivc.
ley succeeding DR.. Cole, M. c. Hazcn
and G. \. iIibbcn as members OF the
Norfolk board of education. The re-.
organization of the board by the cleo.
tion of officers for the coming year
followed on the new members taking
their seats
In addition to olCctng a partial list
of teachers for the Norfolk schools,
the new board last evening opened
| sealed bids for the purchase OF the
| $2i 900 high school bond issue. Pro
vdod change In the rate of interest
| Is found to withstand legal scrutiny,
| the entire school bond issue bearing
| ~ per cent interest will he sold to
| the Chicago firm of Trowhridgc, NivCr
& Co. ut n premium of $3il. The bond
proposition submitted to the Norfolk
voters called for five percent bonds,
| but the accepted offer proved attrac.
tive enough to induce the board to
see IL the interest rate could be
changed
The old board was called to order
for the last time last evening, meet
ing in the new Lincoln building and
with President Cole presiding Mcssrs.
Hibbcn and Hazen were not present.
The board Immediately took up the
work of allowing the accumulated
claims of the month. The text book
bill on account of supplies purchased
following the high school fire amount
ed to over 500 last evening. Score
tary Matrau stated that the total cx
penscs up to date in cleaning up the
salvage at the old high school building
amounted to $G75.05. Very satsfac
tory progress was reported In this
work At 9 o'clock the old board vot
ed a final adjournment
New Board Organizes.
The new board was called to OrdcI
and organized for the coming yea
without formality, Vice-presdent Wei,
was elected president, DR.. Salter wai
elected to succeed Mr.. Viele while
Secretary Matrau was given anothe
reelection.
= The new board Canvassed the re-
suits of the April bond election. /
found that the proposition to ISSUE
p school bonds to the amount of $2iO0
to carry five percent interest and t,
4 run thirty years with a twenty yea
option, had carried the election by
f vote of SIS to AS. The officers wer
b instructed to have the bonds issued.
Y Bids on Bonds.
:. Sealed bids for the purchase of TN
= bonds were opened and were found T.
= show the following results in premium
,. offered Mason, Lewis & Coz Chica
). go, $l,2GO premium, accrued interes
S and furnish bonds, on Az percen
bonds. premium $5l; Trowbridge, n
J. yer a. Co.. Chicago, 81 ,O07, accrued il
S terest and furnish bonds, on Az pei
: cent bonds. $3il premium John M
d veen g. Co., Chicago 81 0S5 and az
# crued interest; w. Il. Barley, jr
0 Lincoln. $612, accrued interest an
e Merchants Loan & Trust Co., Chico
GO $50; Mcdonald. Mccoy q Co
a Chicago 1921 and bonds; Splitter
q CO., Toledo, 1858 and accrued interest
n c. II. Coffin, Chicago, 1901; Il. II. Ro
s Inns & Sons, Chicago, 1892 and accrue
n interest; w. j. Hayes & Sons, Clev'
d land, $240 to firm for attorneys fee
2. The second bid submitted by Trov
d bridge Niyer e Co. proved attractiv
It and was adopted on motion of ID
G Salter The board voted to leave I'll
question as to whether or not the pr
II posed issue could be changed frOl
l. five to four and half percent to til
r Chicago firm and to require the fir
It to deposit a certified check for 81 OC
/ as an evidence of good faith If the
e. accepted the boards action. TT
:. proposition from the Chicago firm a
& copied last evening provided that II
e entire issue of the bonds must |
1t turned over to the firm, 1924 900 {
N nothing" the companys offer read.
,r List of Teachers Elected.
The board then took up the Eclectic
ID of teachers and elected the fOllowir
n list, representing all Norfolk teache
{. applicants this year for reelection:
he High school: A. G. Kennedy, En-
in lish Miss Belle Thorngate, math
rs MATES.
ID Music, II. Solomon.
Id Grade schools: Misses Mary O'Co
n nor Pearle Mccormick, Nettie Cowa
as Lena Mills, Clara Brueggeman, Cha
ty Rudat, Rose Shonka, May Olne
a Maude Boyd and Carrie Brush. A
If signment OF teachers to the sever
". schools will be announced later,
To fiji the vacancies in the hi
lg school that will result from the wit
he drawal from the faculty of Miss CT
a, trude Watson and Charles Weigar
ST. Miss Margaret Lambart, now of I
re. HOldrege high school was elected
ps structor of German and Miss Ad
| a. L.