Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-09-22
A PERPETUAL GIFT
w. b. s. TRIN1BLE PERPETUATEs
AWARD TO HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS. MINUTES OF
BOARD MEETING
BOARD MEETING

BOARD MEETING
At the September meeting of the
Board of Education considerable busi-
ness Of Importance and interest were
taken up. A gift of 10 shores of pre-
ferred stock of Russell-Miller Milling
CO., bearing 6 per cent cumulative
interest was received from w. B. S.
Trimble Of jamestown, the annual
income derived from which will be
divided into three amounts and used
as follows: u. ~!
First prize One-half the annual
income; second prize threatening
the annual income and third prize -S
two-tenths the annual income; the
prizes to be awarded to the three
boys of the graduating class Of the
Jamestown high school who abstain
from the use of tobacco and alcohol
during the high school course; these
boys to possess the first, second and
third highest scholarships of those
who comply with the. the first rule;
the award to be made annually, but
in case no one is eligible at any grad
uation, the, income is to be donated
to some undenominational benevo-
lent institution chosen by the high
school faculty and superintendent;
the award is to be made by the high
school faculty, and will commence
! with the class of 1911.
s This prize is to be known as the
/! W.,B. s. Trimble prize, to encourage
the habit of self control among high
school boys. Mr.. Trimble formerly
gave $500 each year for this object
and now the award is made perpetual.
The board of education adopted a.
resolution Of appreciation, accepting
the gift, and adopting its regulations,
and assuring the donor that the a
wards would work for the best A
merican manhood in the oncomings
generations.
Members Steel, Rathman, Carr and
Seller and Secretary Bensch were
present at the meeting held Septem-
Der 13; absent Graves. The fuel bids
were received, the Lutz Lumber CO..
bid being found lowest and that
company was awarded the contract
for furnishing coal and wood to the
school for the ensuing year.
The matter Of commencing classes
in manual training and domestic
! science was taken up. and in accord
4 ance with the law. the Jamestown
high school must have such courses,
to receive the state appropriation,
as a first class high, school. The se-5
lection Of teacher was left with the
teachers committee with power to
act. The teachers, as announced at
the opening Of school, were reported
as selected by the committee, and the
four janitors.
The following bills were allowed:
4 jamestown Hardware Co.,
glass ..i.S. -. .t.s-.$ 5!Vo
HE. White, books 1880
j. F. Bolinger, same. q. 81 4.8O
w. N. Smith, same i. 80. - 5.52s
.Wonnenberg & Avis, same.. SIT
Clemens Drug CO., same. 4.04
]. f: Bolinger, paper. 1900
West Disinfect. Co. 40.35
II. g. Flint, wall paper 80. 80 16 81
Jamestown Alert, printing and
advertising ~. s.. :. *. 4.56
sam Richard, hauling I. 800
i A. Steel, insurance I. I. I. .s. 26. 90
Kirk e Allen, glass s. !. !. Il. !. 80
jamestown Capital, Advertising So
TEL Co. service i. y . ! 530s
jamestown Gas Co. .... Il. 80. 800
Carl Wagenman, 8 days labor 1885
sGeso,.. Hertel, same. 8. I. y. 50. 1900