The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-13
SCHOOL BOARD INVITES
LIBRARY SUGGESTIONS
Residents So Desiring May Name
Books to be Included in
New Purchases.
PLANS FOR COMMENCEMENT

The board of education held reg
ular monthly meeting last evening al
which matters pertaining to the APP
pointment of teachers. commencement
preparations and library matters were
discussed and considered in addition
TO n number of routine matters.
The library having been installed i'm
the new quarters provided I'm the for
mer commercial room on the ground
floor of the high school the school
board is DESTROYS that the residents of
the city should make the fullest and
freest use of IL, and To this end invite
those interested TO suggest TO the IL
brary committee the names of any
books which in their opinion should be
placed in the library. Such books, If
approved by the committee win be in
cluded in the list of new books that is
now being prepared for purchase i'm
the near future and which will be add
cd to the already large collection, COM
prlslng as IL does. about four thous-
and volumes. Tables and chairs have
been ordered for the library and pro-
vision has been made for making the
place as convenient as possible for pa
irons. The library will be open from
$50 to O'Clock on every school day
for the drawing of books, and Miss
Mildred Weismiller will continue in
charge as librarian. In the event that
the public should desire II and the
patronage of the library warrant, some
Plan would be devised by the library
committee to have the library open
evenings and on Saturdays, and during
the summer vacation.
G.. c. Bentley, who was appointed
as n committee to secure n commence
ment speaker reported last night that
Hon Norman w. Haire had consented
to make the address to the graduating
class on the evening of Thursday, June
2S, when the exercises will be held at
the Kerredge theater. The board ex-
pressed their pleasure at having Sc
cured so able speaker as Judge Hare
and thanked Judge Bentley for his
successful efforts in obtaining Judge
IIaire's acquiescence. c. A. Wright
of the school board has been selected
to present the diplomas to the gradual
ing class, and the Calumet & Hecla
orchestra will furnish the music. There
will also be a couple of numbers by
members of the class.
The graduating class of 1910 will
comprise about eighteen members, II
being slightly below those OF the past |
two years in point of numbers. The |
examinations of the third semester /
which began this morning will show
the standings of the various members
and the honor list will be ready for an
nouncement about the beginning of
next week. From these will be select |
ed the pupils who are to be assigned |
parts in the commencement program. |
The preliminaries relative to the APP
pointment of teachers for next year
were taken up by the board last night |
and report was presented by Super
intendent LaRowe showing those who |
had expressed their willingness To ac-
cept contracts for next year. Con-
tracts had been offered to all of last |
seasons teachers and IL is probable |
that most of them will be accepted |
Several, however, have other plans and |
will not return to Hancock next sea-
son. At the next regular meeting of |
the board to be held i'm May, the ques-
ton of salaries will be considered and |
the appointments of teachers made be-
sides arranging for the engagement of |
teachers to fill such vacancies as may |
occur.
The members of the board accepted |
an invitation extended to them To be
present at social evening arranged |
TO be given by the teachers in their