The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
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CATION OF INDEPENDENT
Ia JANUARY 10, 1912.
Regular meeting of the Board OF
Education of Independent School,
District of Virginia No. q.
Called to order by Chairman R. J
McGhee at 8:29 p. m.
Roll call: Present, r. J. McGhee
G. H. Moore, J. H. Fleming, c. E.
! Hendrick and Lafayette Bliss. Alb
sent, Mitchell Stewart, Jos. Roskilly
Minutes of regular meeting Of De-
cember 18th read. corrected and ap.
proved.
Minutes of special meeting OF De-
cember 18th read and approved.
Minutes OF special meeting Of jan
uary Sd read and approved.
Minutes of special meeting OF Jan
uary 9Th read and approved.
Bids on the house and outbuildings
located on lots - and II. block IL,
North Side Addition to Virginia, were
then opened. There were three bids
received, accompanied by checks OF
per cent OF the bid according to no
tice published, the highest of which
was $4,000.
The chairman then entertained the
following motion: Moved by J. H.
Fleming, seconded by G. H. Moore,
that the bid Of Hugh Hartford for
$4,000 be accepted, and upon re-
ceipt of same that the building be
turned over to him, and that the
checks accompanying the unsuccess-
full bids be returned to the senders.
Roll call: Ayes, R. J. McGhee, G.
H. Moore, J. H. Fleming, G. E. Hen
drick. Nays, none.
Entered Mitchell Stewart at 9:13
p. m.
Reading Of communications: The
clerk then read a communication
from the Boys Military band, in
which they desired the use of the
Roosevelt auditorium for band re-
hearsals. There was considerable
discussion regarding this matter,
and in the light of the action that
the board have already taken regard
ing the use of school buildings for
other than school purposes, the chair
man entertained the following mo-
ton:
Moved by R. J. McGhee, seconded
by C. E. Hendrick, that the clerk be
instructed to inform the Boys Mil
itary band that their practicing will
interfere with the night school, and
the board deems it wise to refuse
them the use of the buildings for
their rehearsals. Carried.
The chairman and the clerk re-
ported that the depository bonds of
the First National bank and the
American Exchange bank, as deposit
ed with the county auditor, for
school district No. % had been ap-
proved and the bonds returned to the
county auditor.
Moved by J. H. Fleming, seconded
by G. H. Moore, that bids be ad-
verified for fencing the Technical
High school grounds, moving and the
completion Of the fence around the
johnson school grounds according to
plans and specifications on file in the
superintendent Office. Carried.
The superintendent's report was
then read, and the chairman enter
tanned the following motion: Moved
by G. H. Moore, seconded by ]. H.
Fleming, that the superintendent q
report be accepted and spread upon
the minutes. Carried.
Summary of Superintendent Report
December, 1911.
1911 1909
Enrolment to date.... 2466 1917
Number on first day OF
month ............ 2251 1898
Number OF new pupils. "a "a
| Enrolment at close OF
month ............ 2222 l73O
Average attendance dur
ing month 2116 1882
Per cent of attendance. 95 IS
| Total transfers to date. 81 LOG
Cases Of truancy ...... 8
lues @1.VV ~
Night school for new
Amerlcans .......... 26S III
Manual training night
SCHOOL lzo
Average attendance at
H. S. lecture course. .116O $40
Miscellaneous.
At the Christmas exercises for par.
ents held in the auditorium 563 pu'
pills took part on the program before
an audience of 1900. 1t was est
mated that 500 people were turned
away for want of room. A matinee
was given Tuesday afternoon for the
school children.
Our domestic science department
served dinner for the delegates Of
the Associated School Boards of the
larger schools of St. Louis county or
December 14th. Sixty delegatel
took dinner with US. The conven
ton met in the auditorium and con
sidered Medical Inspection II
Schools" and the need of "Uniforn
Accounting System" c. E. Hendricl
of Virginia was elected president ant
r. R. deLorimer Of Chisholm, clerk
The next meeting was set for Hib
bling in October, 1912.
A night school class in mechanical
drawing will be started next Monda!
night, January 18th.
It is recommended that the follow
ing pictures be purchased for thu
schools:
The Manuscript Book" 9TH,
Printing Press" Originals by Alex
ander in Library of Congress
5000.
Minerva" Goddess of Wisdom
by vedder, $35.
Phases Of the -"Wisdom,
by Walker; Justice" by Simmons
Power" by Blashfleld; (originals il
Appellate Court, New York; $45.
Four pictures from the Hall o
the Family in the Library of Con
gress, by Charles Sprague Pearce-