Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-08-18
SCHOOL BOARD
TO BUY BOOKS
LOCAL DEALERS DO NOT SEEM
ANXIOUS TO HANDLE
THEM.
Standing Committee for Fiscal Year
Are Appointed by President RichoIt.
Repairs on High School Building.

There was regular meeting of the
city board of education in the board
rooms at the Will school last even
ing. President Richolt, Clerk Pen
warren, Mrs. Quain and Messrs. COch-
rane and Wachter were in attend
ance.
The six sanitary drinking fountains
which were recently ordered have not
as yet arrived, although the sample
fountain which was left here has been
installed.
The amount of money which will
be required for the support OF the
determined, and the following levy
will be made:
From the general fund. ...... 81 4 900
From the sinking fund. ..... $500
From interest on bonds. ...... 1900
OIdl plC,oUO
A large number of bills were al.
lowed and it was ordered that war
rants be drawn for them.
The building committee was in
structed to see that the windows of
the high school building be repaired
in order that all of the draft from
that direction be shut out, as much
of the coal that is burned has been
used to heat the outside air. The
repairs will be made before the fall
term Of school opens.
There are thirteen grade teachers
hired for the ensuing year, and there
was some discussion as to what dis
position to make Of the extra instruc
tor. The matter will be decided later
| Upon motion the text book commit
tee was empowered to order the ne"
edition of Prang's progressive ART
books for use in the Bismarck
schools.
The text book committee reported
that the local book sellers did no
seem overly anxious to handle the
new text books, and that the order
for the books for the coming year hat
not as yet been sent in. 1nasmucl
as there are only a few weeks re
naming before the next term o
school opens, the text book commit
tee was instructed to place the ordel
for the books themselves in case tn
local stationers decided not to do SO
The new list of books which ha'
been chosen for use in the Bismarcl
schools was decided upon some TIM
ago by a large committee, composed
for the most part of teachers of va
rious grades. Some of the books tina
} were formerly in use were thrown on
and representatives from number o
the large book concerns were In al
tendance at the meeting. 1t seem
that there was no provision made q
to the terms of exchange of the neN
books for the old, and there was col
siderable controversy among repre-
, sentatives of the different houses. Blu
the board decided that as long as tn
list had been made up and the ne1
term of school was so short tim
} away, the best thing to do now wOul
/ be to order the books from the lis
, that was adopted at the best possibl
terms that could be secured from tn
various houses from which they ar
to be purchased.
A communication from Superinten
dent of Public Instruction w. L
Stockwell was read to the board.
dwelt upon the law Of compulsor
physical education, but action thereon
was deferred until the next meeting
Owing to the absence of Superin
tendent Root from the city anothe
meeting Of the board may be calle'
Saturday night in order that the tex
book matter may be fully decide'
when he is in attendance.
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