The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-03
INCREASE IN SALARIES

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no INCREASE IN SALARIES
School Board Held Meeting Last FRI
day EvenlnR-Saiary Question
Settled-Other Business
The school board of the Independ-
ent District, Rapid City, held a meet
ing Friday evening to take up mat
tiers with reference to the opening of
schools on the 7th inst. 1t was de-
cided not to increase the salaries of
teachers at this time for the reason
that nearly all of the teachers had
signed contracts at the old wage scale,
and for the further fact that a def
mite plan had not been worked out.
The board is DESTROYS of paying &C.
cording to ability and in the near fu-
ture will map out a plan that will do
justice to all concerned, according to
the experience and efficiency of the
teacher.
Supt. Blyman called attention to
the new school law of the state, eff
fective since July 4. The law requires
every child between the ages of six
and sixteen to attend school during
the full terms of the school year. In
all cases of default the parents of
the children are held responsible and
may be. fined $500 or imprisoned for a
period of six months. Any one who
employs children of school age at work
detrimental to their school work, or
that which requires their absence
from school, is subject to the same
regulation. The enforcement of the
law is vested in a truant officer to be
appointed by the school board. The
county Judge has jurisdiction in all
all cases and sits as judge of the ju-
venile court.
Music will be featured in the city
schools. Supt. Blyman is formulat-
ing a plan for Inauguration of this
study.
The contract for a concrete side
walk on the west side of Lincoln
school was given to the South Dakota
Concrete Construction Co. at fifteen
cents per square foot. 1t is to be of
crushed rock and Edgemont sand.
The resignation Of Mrs. Julius
Johnson (Anna Leary) was received
and accepted.
The report presented by w. E. Rob
inson, treasurer of the Independent
school .district, showed there is now on
hand in the various funds 49, OF. SO.
1t vas decided to build a school
house in North Rapid, but the ques-
tion of material entering into its con-
%struction was left to the discretion of
the building and grounds committee,
it being desired to secure the most
%seryiceable building possible. The
dimensions of the building will be de-
termed by the committee.
The matter Of heating Lincoln
school was taken up and it was or.
dered that the furnace be put in
proper shape to heat the building
even on the extraordinary cold days
of winter. Considerable difficulty has
been had to secure the radiation from
the boiler on account Of location, and
George Reinow was instructed to in.
spect the heating plant and make
necessary changes.
The standing committees for the
year were announced as follows:
Observation-Disclosures, LIE Mar anG
Hinrichs.
Finance-LeMar, Appel and Hin
richs.
Text B~ooks-Hinrichs, LeMar ane
Appel.
Rules-Appel, Crittenden and LIE
Mar.
Building and Grounds-Appel, Crit
tenden and LeMar.
Judicial-Crittenden, Hinrichs ant
LeMar.
Purchasing = Appel, LeMar AMI
Crittenden.
w. G. Taylor presented a bill of 80
for repairs which was tentatively ap
proved, Supt. Blyman being instruct
led to make measurements of worl
done before payment is authorized
The bills audited were:
Rapid City Printing Co., $50.
Rapid City Electric Light Co., s1.45
J. G. Blyman, S125.
Journal, %.
Hub Smith, go.
VIM. Donoho, $685. Is.
Sweeney Hardware Co., s23.56
Northwestern School Supply Co
3d. &c.
Gets Ten Days Time.
: VIM. McFadden was arrested fc
e drunkenness Monday and given
hearing before Judge Worth who a
: sessed a fine of Is and costs, in a
amounting to 81. He had the none
to pay with but took his sentence
ten days in jail in preference.