The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-29
Meeting Of the Board Of Educstion
Was Held Last Evening and
Much Business Dispes-
ed Of.
CAREY SCHOOL HEATING
Several Communications From state
Board Of Health and Iowa
State Dental Society
Read.

An hours session was held at the
regular monthly meeting of the board
of education last evening. All MEM
bers Of the board were present with
the exception OF w. J. Roberts The
minutes Of the previous meeting were
read by the secretary and other bust
ness OF the meeting disposed of.
superintendent Aldrica reported
that the state board of health had ma
terially changed Its laws since last
year and it would be well for the To-
cal board of education to chrystalize
its plan to conform with those Of the
state health board, in the matter of
conducting the public schools accord
ing to them.
A card from the medical board CIV
ing the different diseases which are
contagious and with which or being
exposed to same scholar or teacher
cannt enter the school room, was read
by the secretary and on motion of Dr.
rector Strimback and with few mi
nor changes, it was adopted and same
will be placed in all public school
buildings and elsewhere.
Superintendent Aldrich stated that
he had a request from twenty of the
teachers of the Keokuk school TO grant
them leave of absence on next Thurs
day and Friday to attend the state
teachers association at Des Moines
on those dates. After consideration
of the matter and with suggestion of
the superintendent the board decided
that it would be OF benefit both to
teachers and scholars to grant the
instructors who wished to attend the
convention, leave of absence on those
two days. 1t was decided by the d.
rectors to grant this leave with full
1 pay on those days next week
Secretary Barr Is In receipt of a
letter from the Iowa State Dental So
ciety containing resolution on the
general health OF the school students,
which was read and laid on the ta-
bic.
Miss Bertha Craig, teacher in the
high school made written request to
tle members OF the board, asking that
the eighteen dollars which was with
held from her last months salary be
paid her and citing reasons why same
should be done. The money withheld
was ordered paid to her by the board.
Director Lutz of the committee APP
pointed to confer with the directors
of the United Presbyterian church, re-
pointed to cnfer with the directors
Gently held witt the directors of the
church organization Some are will
ing that the alley back OF the church
and at the south side of the new school
be vacated and given to the school
children as a play ground. Argu-
ment as to whether or not the alley
could again he reopened should it ever
be deemed necessary, was put forth
by the church men. Director Dunlap
was Of the opinion that the alley
should be put in grass, instead Of paw.
ing with brick, as was suggested al
previous meeting Of the board. The
matter was laid on the table for fur
Their consideration.
The report Of the building commit,
tee OF the new school building which
recently appeared in an issue of this
paper was again read by the secretary
tie report embracing the matter oi
the new cement walk construction and
the window shades for the new school
The matter Of putting clocks in each
room of the new George Washington
school was again brought up last even.
ing before the board and discussed for
several minutes. Nothing regarding
tie matter was done however.
Director Lutz reported on the work
of repair on the steam heating plant
of the Carey school, saying that new
flange had been sent away to Chicago
for and the plant would be put in
good shape after weeks loss OF