The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-08
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
MEETING
SUPERINTENDENT CLARK IN
PRODUCES MEASURE TO IN
STALL BUSINESS COURSES IN
THE ASTORIA HIGH SCHOOL

amount Of business OF routine ma
ture was transacted. John N. Crifir
I the newly elected member Of the
board was not present at the meeting
as was expected, being called out ol
town at a late hour yesterday after.
noon. Those present were J. A. Eakin
James W. Welch, +. J. Taylor, T. l.
Ball and Superintendent A. L. Clark
The reading Of the minutes Of the
previous meeting, and the following
business was disposed Of.
The report on the building and re-
pair committee was read and the
committee was ordered to see that
! the repairs were made on the Shively
school roof, also repairs to the inter.
ior Of the building.
The committee on supplies reported
favorable and their recommendation
for new international encyclopedia
for the Astoria high school was
adopted.
The statement of the high school
commencement exercises was read
and placed on file.
The communication from E. P.
Bradley, accepting the principalship OF
the Adair school was also read and
placed on file.
The oath Of Office Of J, N. Griffin
for school director was read and
placed on file.
A communication from Superin-
tendent Clark recommended that a
business course be installed in the
high school consisting of bookkeeping
stenograpiy, shorthand and typewrit-
ing, was read and thoroughly. dis
cussed and placed on file.
This pronosition on the part Of
Superintendent Clark aroused quite a
little enthusiasm and if adopted will
be great thing for Astoria as it will
enable the students to be fitted out
for a position of this kind, without
going to Portland or some other city
to receive the training as is now
necessary.
The election OF new school clerk
to act at the meetings was postponed
until the next regular meeting.
A resolution introduced by F. ].
Taylor authorizing the building COM
mittee to make all necessary repairs
to the Mcclure, Taylor and Adair
schools, including an upper exit being
made from the second story of the
Mcclure school. to Grand avenue.
The plan is to cut a door in the side
wall of the schol and build run from
it to the sidewalk of Grand avenue,
so that the pupils on the upper floor
can leave the building without going
to the ground floor. Similar exits
were ordered made at the Taylor and
Adair schools to be used case of
fire.
New committees appointed were ],
N. Griffin and James W. Welch COM
mittee on building and repairs. F. ].
Taylor and J. n. Griffin committee on
supplies.
As it is we'll known fact that AS
toria is badly in need of more school
rooms for the pupils that numbered
1886 during the last term, with an
average of daily attendance of l240, a
new 16-room school building was
talked of fora considerable length of
lime, Mr.. J. A. Welch going so far as
o make motion that the board offer
800 to the architect, who would draw
ip the best plans for the new house,
he motion however was not carried |
IS several members thought it would |
lot be advisable at the present time
o take such action in view of the fact
hat the location has as yet not been
lecided on. Although nothing definite
vas arrived at in this respect the in
icatons are that something soon will
e done, in fact will HAVE to be
one, to accommodate the large
mount of scholars that is increasing
ach year.
The following bills were all ordered
aid
Teachers salaries, $227O.5O; jani-
ors' salaries, $24s; bond interest,
$50; John Ham, $40; Pacific Tel &
'el. Co. for June, So; A. L. Clark,
$50; Kelly Transfer Co., $l475; E.
Iauke & Co., $340; City Lumber &
OK Co, 90 cents; Fisher Bros. Co,
I; Frank Hart, $31.2s; Steele &
,wart, $2,40; Astoria Electric Co,
1850; Foard & Stokes Hardware
O., S.; Sanrinen & Haga, 50 cents;
rael- -Eigner Transfer Co., S.; James
inlavsnn. 81 so. p / Goodman |