The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-12-06
SCHOOL BIS, :.
ARE NUMEROUS,
Over Ten thousand Of Money of
the District Is Paid Out by
the Directors
RECIPE BOOKS ARE NOT
A REQUIRED PURCHASE
Sanitary Drinking Fountains Are
Condemned Except Those
Which Furnish Hot Water for
the Fairview Folk

Money of the school district en-
bracing North Yakima to the
amount of $10,81761 was authorized
by the school directors last night to
be paid out in settlement of bills of
the district OF this total S,40S.70
was for salaries of teachers and jan
itors. There are 81 teachers and II
janitors in the employ of the district.
The total paid out for general bills
was $2,40S91, which went for repairs,
disinfectants, supplies and thousand
and one other things NEEDED in the
school work. Director Fechter, as a
member of the finance committee, de-
clined to affix his signature to the
bills in connection with the manual
training and domestic science depart
ments.
Superintendent's Report
Superintendent Sterling, in a report
on the work of the month, went at
great length into conditions in Seat
tie at the state university and in the
public schools and also in the public
schools in Tacoma. He had visited
these institutions as a delegate from
the North Yakima district at the re-
cent semi-centennial at the state uni
versity He learned much, he said, of
western tendencies and ideals which
would be helpful in his work.
About the Recipe Book
With reference to the recipe book
which is being used in the grade
work in the domestic science in the
schools in this city. Mr.. Sterling, in
his report, made it a matter of record
nIx ,,ta
with some of the matter which pupils
would otherwise have to copy al
ready printed therein as a conven-
fence. The book, said, is sin no sense
a text book, and its purchase by the
pupils is mot required absolutely
None of the proceeds from the sale Of
the book go to the teacher, he said,
and no objection has been made to
the teacher or to him over the use OF
the book. AS a matter of fact, he
said, the pupils prefer it.
Plans Not Purchased.
Mr.. Sterling asked for the purchase
of 40 copies of a portfolio of draw
ings for use in the manual training
classes of Miss Beckwith, these books
to cost 500, and he asked also for
two large clocks for the domestic
science rooms of Miss Jarrard. These
requests were not granted, the board
having decided that both departments
are pretty well equipped for the pres
ent A request from Mrs. N. P. Hull
and Mrs. Boyle, representative of the
advisory board, asking for pianos for
the kindergartens was also declined
for the present. The board, however,
guaranteed to stand back of the boys
and girls basket teams for $50 a
month each for gymnasium and coach
for the winter. The boys will use the
Y. NJ. C. A. and the girls the Y. w. c.
A. buildings. 1t declined to permit the
use of the schools for the sale of Red
Cros,, stamps.
High school Auditorium.
The use of the high school audi
torium for public meetings of one
kind and another will be granted the
cost to be the cost of engineer JAM
itor and lights for the time the room
is in use. Because the Barge school
building has never received money
from the district for it's athletic APP
paratus the board will stand half the
cost of an equipment asked for by
Miss Needs, the principal of that
building.
Complaint was made by the super
intendent over the superabundance of
oil on the floors of the various school
buildings, and asked if the rule of
oiling the floors during each vacation
could not be cut in quarter so that
the floors will be oiled but once a
Year His request was granted.
Mrs. Henry Lombard complained of
the portable at the Mckinley school,
and said that the children there have
cold feet. The board has decided to
warm the floor as we'll as the rest of
the room.
1t was reported that the sanitary
drinking fountains in most of the
schools are useless because unsanitary,
and that those at Fairview furnish hot
water. 1t was decided to allow the
fires are quenched in the spring.
Secretary Kumler called attention to
the fact that the school month closes
December 22. He said that by sitting
up all night he can get the warrants
out for the teachers by the next
morning so that they will be able to
get their money Saturday, December
%, about $3.50 a. m and go away for
the holiday season to see their rela-
tives and sweethearts. He based his
conclusion on the fact that he had
accomplished the task now three
years in succession, and he was au-
thorized to try again.