The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-05-03
BOARD OF
EDUCATION

night Aent through the change
brought about by the recent biennial
election, tine old board meeting, fin
ishing up its business and the new
board conyeniag and organizing for
the two years coming by the election
OF officers and the naming of com
mittees- w. T. Joyner was reelected
president, J. j Jaffa was reelected
vice-president. Capt. NJ. 8. Murray
| was chosen clerk. NJ. II. Brassler was
chosen superintendent for the two
years coming on an increase in sal
/ ary and with his duties as clerk of
the board removed. Many other pro-
ceedings of interest were had.
At the meeting of the old board
| there were present Messrs. Joyner,
McGaffey. Buchly. Saunders. Jaffa,
Hamilton. Divers. Ray. Murray. Fin
ley and Rucker. After the reading and
approval of minutes. all bills properly
| approved were ordered paid.
The slperintendent's monthly re-
port was read, and ordered filed. 1t
showed an enrolment in April of
l. .070. which was 126 more than in
the same month last year. 1t showed
an average attendance of 80 per cen
tum. when the average of last April
was SO per centuzn. Tue pupils had an
average attendance this April OF out
OF twenty days of Is 1-2 days. Last
April the average was 16 days. The
schools had an average daily attend
ance CT 926, which is ia more than
last year. In the month of April there
We're AZ tardies, as against 60 the
April preceding. There were six cases
of truancy, twelve cases of corporal
punish ment and sixty visitors. Measles
and rnumps cut down the attendance
in April more tnan all other causes
combined.
President Joyner made a speech
thanking the members for their work
tn the board and Supt. Brasher fol
lowed, thanking the members for
their support in school work.
After this speech-naking, the old
board adjourned sine die.
AS clerk, Supt. Brasher called tne
new board to order, with the follow
ing hold-overs present: M=ssrs. Jaffa,
Toyner. McGaffey. Saunders, Hamil
ton and Finley. The oath of Office was
tnen administered by Justice A. J.
Welter to the newly elected members.
as follows: Messrs. Divers, Gibbany,
Crawford, Rucker and Murray. NJ. u.
Finley was elected temporary chair
man of the new board, after which
Dr. JOINER was nominated for presi
dent. He was selected without any
member being nominated against AiM
by the vote of seven to three. failing
10 vote for himself. ]. ]. yaffa was re-
elected vice-president unanimously
and Capt. Murray was elected clerk
unanimously.
NJ. Fl. Brasher was the only appli
cant for the position of superintend
ent. His choice was made by a vote
Of seven for" and tnree against"
a two year contract Two OF the op
posers to the two year contract would
have voted for a one year contract
with him, they state. One vote was
thus made, but was not registered.
The contract with Mr.. Brasher will
Ue as follows: From now until Sep
tenber, at his present salary OF 81 1850.
From September to June l, at $500
rer year. From June 1, 1911, to June
I, 1912. at $4,000 per year. After his
election, Mr. Brasher, who mad re
tired, was notified of the action of the
DOdId anu tnahhCo e4lCaAi oSi0 PiO-1A
'sed TO give just what he had In the
past to the schools of Roswell, and
that, he said, was mis- very best ef
forts.
The rules and regulations of the
nld board were then adopted.
The bond Of R. n. McClme. as treas
urer of the board. was approved.
The new president then announced
rhe standing committees for the com
ing two years, as follows:
TEACHERS S:-McGaffey, Hamilton
and Murray.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Finley, Ogle and Rucker.
FTNANCE:-Jaffa, Saunders and
Divers.
VISITING SCHOOLS:-Crawfor
lara and Gibbany.
ID. ~. Pope, instructor IN the High
School. was given permission to use
one of the temporary buildings at
Central for q summer school
| Supt Brasher announced the pro
gram for High School commencement
l and the exercises for the close of
schyooI. The program appears elses
where in this paper. He reported hav-
ing secured the Armory for the com
mencenent sermon On Sunday nignt,
May s. and for the graduation exer-
cises ON May IL. The superintendent
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