The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-16
EHOOL BOARD
ELECTS TREASURER
.k W. Davis Was the Unanimous
choice Of the Board Of Eduea-
ton to Serve Out unex-
pired Term.
|,pEc1AL MEETING HELD .
routine Business Transacted and a
Memorial to the Late a. J.
Matthias Was Adopted
by Directors.
MEETING HELD

Al special meeting OF the board OF
,ae,tion held yesterday afternoon,
r..rp w Davis was elected treasurer
!. mo school district to fill the va
.rcr made by the death of A. ]. Ma
ss.s Mr.. Matthias had been the
,...surer for a number Of years. being
,scted by the people at the various
Elections
Mr. Davis was appointed by the
,o,rd to serve until the next election
.hich will be held in the spring, at
,bich time the people will elect a
teasurer.
~ Davis was the unanimous choice
h the directors.
While the board members were pres
N the routine business of the month
v,s transacted and perhaps the spec
h meeting will cause an abandonment
q the regular meeting for the month.
Tho superintendent made his report
X attendance and banking for the
month and the bills were allowed.
The matter of installing telephone
4 each of the school houses came up,
inf was voted down and the phones
Will not be put in.
The bond of the new treasurer was
referred to the finance committee with
power to act.
r. T. Larson appeared before the
hoard in regard to his children who
we're declared to be residents of the
school district, the family having re-
Gently removed to the city.
The superintendent's report for the
month ending February 5, was as fol-
lows;
Totals-Enrollment, 2,1O2, last year
ails. belonging 1916, last year, l.
$751; attending, 1881, last year, 1,S4S;
cases tardy. 1928, last year, All; bank
deposits, s121.9S, last year, $150.S3.
High school: enrolment, 2S9, be-
longing, 261; attending, 257; tardy,
~
Mckinley school: enrolment 458,
belonging 43S, attending Alb, tardy, sS,
bank deposits S41.13.
Garfield school: enrolment 1856, be-
lnOgng 1874, attending 179, tardy 80,
bank deposits s14.40.
Wells school enrolment, 1876, be-
longing 230, attending 213, tardy 81,
bank deposits $10.40.
Carey school: enrolment 239, be-
longing 30 attending 1879, tarrdy SO,
bank deposits s1472.
Terrence school: enrolment $50, be-
longing 345, attending 326, tardy 26,
bank deposits s2755.
Lincoln school: enrolment $50, be-
longing 230, attending 21S, taruy 40,
bank deposits $13.7S.
Hilton school: enrolment 10, be-
hnging 70, attending 10, tardy 5.
Prices creek school: enrolment 10.
Ronging 16, attending IA, tardy 6.
Memorial to A. J. Matthias.
The board adopted the following me-
s@ial to the late A. ]. Matthias, treas
Rer Of the board.
Inc death Of A. ]. Matthias on Feb
haFy H. 1909, causes deep and sin
cere regret to the board of education
" heokuk, with which he was con-
nected for twelve years In manner
mat was always pleasant and profit
aole TO the board and valuable to this
district
niected a member of this board,
march ., 1897, for one year to fill a
,scancy, by 410 votes out of a total of
- cast by the people, and elected
wa for the first time March IA,
.''S' oy 1898 votes out of 4O1 cast at
.as school election. he served as
usasarer of this district continuously
null his death.
- was much more than a mere
custodian of the funds Of this district.
4. ueasurer, he gave the finances of
v. district, the same care and atten-
,s l llat business man gives his
-, ~ personal affairs. His formal re-
n t.s % this board were always lucid.
Ms Awning and much more detailed
Msa a was required of him by the law
NV
49, a,@ays gave the board all the in