The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
new BOARD CONVENED

3 new BOARD Convened
8 Board of Education Was Reorganiz.
. ed Friday Night Money APPROX.
: rated for School Expenses.
5 The board of education held its
regular meeting Friday evening,
9 which was presided over by President
6 Litchfield, with Dr.. E. w. Heyler.
A. -. Mckeel, Gottlleb Scheurenbrand
Y and George e. Foster present. The
following bills were allowed:
James Spry, 666 yards OF dirt
new school building .S266.4O
Mitchell Boiler an. Machine
repairs ...... ......... 200
U. H.. Eastman, labor at school
mouse ...... .......... 1900
Mitchell Printing Co., printing
and advertising ......... 25.I,
Mr.. Newman, drayage ...... .25
Davis & Daniels, supplies. 11.32
r. P. Worthing, for dirt 80. 1850
H. B. Rogers, labor at school
house .......... ...... 1900
> Telephone Co., phones go. $500
w. NJ. White, dirt for school
MUSE ........ ........ ll.75
scarborough Co. s maps 11.6O
j. M. Bell, hauling dirt .... $50
Chas. Palmer, labor 5000. 700
Standard Oil Co., barrel no
dust ......... ....... 1926
A. Scheurenbrand. building ce-
ment sidewalks ........ 299,4y
q. w. DoWney, salary clerk. $500
j. H. Ferris, supplies. ..... $50
F. H. Hof. expenses ....... 100.
Y. q. H1nkley, labor ...... 1850.
VIM. Clark, dirt ......... 800
Chas. B. Swift, 70 yards of
dirt ...... ............ 27.65
The resignation of Miss Della Con-
ley was presented and Miss Title
White was elected to fill the vacancy
in the south side schools at a salary
of $65 per month.
A petition for a sidewalk on the
north side of the south side school
property was referred to the commit
tee on buildings and grounds.
The old board then adjourned, and
with it the retirement of George E..
Foster and Gottlieb Scheurenbrand,
both of who have been members of
the board for the past eight years.,
and they have given good attention
to their duties on the board.
With the calling of the new board
to order by the clerk w. A. Branch
took his place, having already quail
fed. S. r. Morris the other new
member is out of the city at present.
Organization was effected by the
election of o. T. Litchield as presi-
dent, DR.. E. w. Heyler as vice presi-
dent. G. w. Downey was reelected
clerk for the ensuing year. The sal
airy of the clerk was fixed at $3.50
an increase of $50 for the year, and
allowed $35 for taking the census in
the spring Of the year.
The equipment of the new high
school building with b~lackboards was
brought up for discussion and Ransom
& Pope of the Educator Supply Co.
was present and made a statement OF
what they could do in that line. 1t
was finally decided that slate boards
would be used in the building, and
the selection of the material be re-
'ferred to the building committe to
report at the next meeting.
President Litchfield named the fol-
lowing committee, placing but one
man on the committee in order that
more effectual work could be done:
Finance, S. E. Morris; buildings and
grounds, A. B. McKeel; teachers, DR..
3. w.. Heyler; supplies w. A. Branch;
tuition, A. B. McKeel.
DR.. Heyler, as chairman of the fl
nance committee, presented the ap-
portionment that would be necessary
for the ensuing year to pay all the
running expenses of the schools. 1t
amounted to $4,000, which includes
$9,40O for the interest and sinking
fund. The teachers salaries alone
will amount to $21,505, and the fac
ulty will consist Of SO teachers, two
more than last year.
The question of providing furnit-
'ure for the new high school building
was referred to committee on sup
plies to report at the next meeting.