The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09

Ghee. Mitchell Stewart, Joseph Ros.
killy. j.. H. Fleming, 6. q. Hendrick,
Lafayette Bliss. Absent. q. H,
Moore. n a. :: -. H.. :sszs=
Reading Of the call: There will
be special meeting Of the board OF
education Monday evening. July %.
1912, at the Technical High School
office to consider the purchase OF
furniture for three rooms in the
Roosevelt and to transact any other
legal business. G. E. Hendrick.
clerk.
Minutes of special meeting of July
Is, 1912. read and approved.
According to the call, the ques-
ton of seats and other furniture for
the three extra rooms being fitted
up In the Roosevelt building was
taken up. Our superintendent, La
fayette Bliss, reported that we
would need 1875 desks and IS rears
Of size No. and 20 of size No. 3
desks; also four teachers desks and
200 extra ink wells.
After some discussion it was de-
cided to purchase the new Oxford
style desks, and the chairman en-
tertained the following motion:
motion: Moved by R. J. McGhee,
seconded by J. H. Fleming, that the
above furniture be purchased. Car.
ried.
The committee on course of study.
recommended that the subject Of
German be introduced as a special
study In the high school, and the
chairman entertained the following
motion: Moved by C. E. Hendrick,
seconded by R. J. McGhee, that the
subject of German be introduced as
special study in the high school
course of study. Carried.
The report of the committee on
teachers and janitors recommended
that the following list of teachers
be employed for the coming school
year, with the salaries set opposite
their names:
Charlotte Lilienthal, high
school ....... '...,... $8o.OO
Elsie l. Burnham, high school 5000
Maud S. Lille, music SUPER
VISIT ........ 95.OO
Lola B. Craig, drawing super
~
Anna Lucas, grades. ....... $500
Susan w. Baton, grades. >. $500
Blanche E. Clarke, grades. >. $500
Mary l.. Martini, grades. -. $500
Prudence Kuemhstad, grades $500
Matilda Starrine, grades. 1000
Regina A. Reardon, grades. $500
Edna J. Hamar, grades. 49,. $500
Ethel c. Morell, grades. $500
Hattie c. Lipke, grades. .... 100
After some discussion the chair
man entertained the following mo-
tom: Moved by C. E. Hendrick,
seconded by J. H. Fleming, that the
report Of the committee on teachers
be accepted and that the chairman
and clerk be authorized to enter
into contracts with the legally quail
flied teachers whose names appear
in the above list. Carried.
The chairman reported that our
treasurer, Mr.. Moore, who was, un-
able to be present, requested that
according to a previous discussion
the books for the past year be aud
tied; whereupon the chairman en-
tertained the following motion:
Moved by R. J. McGhee, seconded
by c. E. Hendrick, that the board
employ Mellis. Prize & Co. to audit
the books for the past year. Car
ried.
The clerk also reported that the
trouble with the contractors, Nc
Leod & Smith, had been straighten-
ed out and that it would be proper
to pay their bill of $3,850.O0;
the following motion was
by the chair: Moved
by J. H. Fleming, seconded by Jo-
seph Roskilly, that the bill of Nc.
Leod & Smith in the sum of 49,
$4,000 be allowed.
Roll call: Ayes, R. J. McGhee,
Stewart, Joseph Roskilly.
j. H. Fleming, C. E. Hendrick.
Nays. none.
The matter of the proposed new
two-room school in the farming dis
trict, known as the Homestead
was then taken up and the
following motion was entertained
by the chair: Moved by R. J. Nc
Chez, seconded by J. H. Fleming,
that the board employ c. X. Shand
as architect for the proposed new
Homestead School, Carried.
Upon motion duly made and sup
ported the board adjourned at e:19
p. m.
c. e. HENDRICK,