The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-15
airing FOR
COMMENCEMENT
SCHOOL BOARD AUTHORIZES Sc
LECTION OF SPEAKER AND
ACTS ON OTHER IMPORT
ANT MATTERS.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the board of education held last even
ing several matters in relation TO the
commencement exercises to be held on
Thursday, June 10. were acted upon.
Superintendent Eugene LaRowe was
authorized TO engage a speaker to give
the address TO the graduates. lie will
communicate with DR.. Jenkins Lloyd
Jones, of the Peoples Church. Chica-
go, who will be at Calumet on Friday,
June l6, and invite him to give a COM
mencement address to the seniors Of
the Hancock high school
Hon. George c. Bentley VAS APP
pointed by the board as it's represen-
tative at the graduation exercises, ana
he viii distribute the sheepslIins to the
members OF the graduating class.
The efforts that have been made
during the past few years to develop
the pupils of the lower grades along
musical lines have been productive Of
good result and II is purposed To hold
a public exhibition and program at the
Kerredge theater during the COM
mencemeut week, to be participated
in by pupils of the grades below the
high school Ii is thought that eXer-
cises of this nature would be well at
tended as they might attract persons
who would not attend the regular
high school commencement.
Prof. Lamont A. Colon. supervisor
OF music i'm the local schools, was
granted a leave of absence to attend
the convention of the National Assoc
citation of Music supervisors, to be
held at Detroit April 10, 20 and 81.
Mrs. c. Murphy was engaged as sub
stitute for Miss Margaret O'Leary,
who has been obliged to give up teach
ing on account of illness.
The members of the school board
to inspect the Calumet high school
with a view to obtaining ideas that
may be available i'm deciding upon the
style and size for the proposed new
Hancock high school building. Before
deciding upon a site for the building
IL is desirable to first gain some idea
as to the form of the structure most
adaptable TO local conditions and to
this end il was decided some time ago
to have the members of the school
board visit both the Calumet and
Painesdale schools. which are the new
est and most up-to-date in the copper
country. The visit to Painesdale will
be made sometime next week
School officials who have expressed
an opinion on the Straight bill. briefly
outlined yesterday in the News, and
providing for the electing of school
trustees at the regular spring cleo
tons. do not regard the measure with
much favor. The belief is expressed
that it would tend to mix partisan pol
tiles into school affairs by compelling
an active canvass simultaneously with
the campaign for municipal officers,
which might result i'm voters balloting
on party lines rather than with view
TO selecting citizens of greatest eff
ficiency and adaptabillty for places on
the school board. The claim is also
made that the election inspectors
would be given a great deal of extra
work in keeping tab on voters for
school trustees i'm regard to eligibility,
as only those may vote who possess
property qualifications or have chill
dren attending school. Those seen on
the subject were not familiar with the
bill i'm full and were therefore not in
position to discuss its provisions or
Judge of its merits as a whole, but
from what they had learned regarding
it were not inclined to favor its
passage.