Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-05
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Slim Attendance Of Voters at An
hual Meetinu

The annual school meeting of district
No. a, comprising the village of Mid
dlebury and a small section outside,
was held in the town hall Saturday
night and was poorly attended. Mod
orator John E. Weeks called the meet
ing to order and Clerk Joseph M. Burke
read the warning. Then Mr.. Weeks was
reelected moderator and Mr.. Burke
was reelected clerk. On motion of
Charles |. Button tax of 65 cents on
the grand list of 1912 was voted,
which is five cents more than the
tax voted on the grand list of 1911.
Charles E. Pinney was reelected
treasurer, Charles l. Button was elected
auditor and the old prudential committee
was reelected, namely, |. H. LaFleur,
DR.. D. c. Noble, Allan Calhoun, Rev.
j. D. Shannon and DIR. E. H. Martin.
Orders were drawn by the prudential
committee on the general expense ac-
count during the year, amounting to
$4, 40. This included costs of books
81, ,420. AZ, and there was received from
the sale of books $71408, leaving the
net cost of books, including stationery,
$706. DO. Insurance cost Sab. 70 and
fuel, $588. 80; labor. 50, 422. 48, and new
furniture $338.OS.
The teachers salaries for the year
were $40, IT'S; the superintendent S sal
ary, 1902. 04; janitor's salary, $3.50; total
salaries, $11, 527. 04. Out of the above
the state will rebate on the training
teachers salary of 5000 the sum
of $700, and towards the superin-
tendent's salary S676. Sc making the total
rebate 81, 376. Sc and this rebate will be
paid in July. On the construction ac-
count for the new high school building
there was paid on the general contract
w. S. Hamil Co., of Troy, N. Y,
$29, 2O5. SO; paid to A. Calhoun and Son
of Middlebury on the heating and
plumbing contrac t SO, 12O; paid to F. C
Warren for electric wiring 1897. 70, and
paid to Frank L. Austin, architect,
81, 500. AZ, making the total construction
costs S34, l73. 10; the total amount of
unpaid orders is S3S, 1922. 80, and this
less building orders not yet converted
into bonds leaves SO, 749. l6 of unpaid
orders on the general account. 1t is
estimated that it will cost to complete
the new building SO, $50, making the
total costs $37, 523. 10. The district
au uthorized the expenditure of S37.715,
so that there is an apparent balance of
1892. The debt of the district outside
of the building debt and taking into ac-
count the cash in the treasurer's hands
and the amount due from the college
leaves the total debt on the general ac-
count So, 237. &c, and with the rebates
paid by the state this amount will be
cut down to 81 .436 10.
Principal Hartman made a very
strong report in which he notices that
the enrolment in the high school has
been 1853 for the year, and the principal
says among other things, 81 can not
praise two highly the patience and de-
votion to duty which has upheld our
teachers under the conditions which
they have had to face. They have been
criticized but the crowded condition of
the school, especially of the study room,
has been partly responsible for this
criticism. especially bespeak the con-
sideration of the committee and the
citizens for the work of the CONNER
cial department the room in which the
work has been done while the best OBJ
tainable has been very unfit for the uses
of school. No teacher can do his best
work in poorly adapted room crowded
to the limit as that little hall has been. I"
During the past year there has been
employed in the high school and grade
rooms in addition to Principal A. S. H ar
riman and Superintendent A. w. Eddy,
Is teachers.