The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-01

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REGULAR liEltrIigG OF THE
BOARD OF DEDICATION OF IN
DEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
! OF VIRGINIA., VIRGINIA, MINI,
HELD JULY 9,=ls13. INF ~ p
Meetine called: to order at 8 20 ,. m. ~
Chairman McGhee.: p ~.:"..> .*.@.*:
Rol call: Present, r. J. McGhee. A, B.
Holley, Andrew Havkinson. W. II. Eaton. J.
H. Fleming. Mitchell Stewart, p. r. Col
Absent: None.
Reading Of minutes Of last meeting BY
clerk. Same approved - read
Moved by Mr.. Hawkinson. seconded by w.
ent schools be opened:
Bids were opened and read Moved by
Mr.. Eaton supported BY Mr.. Holley that a
recess of Is minutes be taken. Motion car
| ried.
Chairman McGhee appointed a committee
consisting of Messrs. McGhee, Holley and
Stewart, to go over the bids and make rec
onmendation to the board After xoine over
| the bids this committee recommended "A
follows:
Painting of South Side and Johnson
schools be awarded to A. H. Winkler.
Painting of Central school be awarded to
lR A. HoldridRe
Painting Of Primary school be awarded to
A. N. Holstrom
Roll cali: Ayes. r. J. McGhee, A. B.
Holley. Andrew Hawkinson. W. H. Eaton. J.
H. Fleming. Mitchell Stewart.
Nays: None.
Superintendent Cogrove made the follow
ing recommendations regarding engaging new
| teachers.
Jennie Craven. Faribault. Mimi. $50.
Leslie Wollman. Monona. Iowa. $40.
Edna Murphy. Wykoff. Mimi, 500.
Agnes jacques. Minneapolis. Mimi. Sis.
Cora Manderfeld. St. Paul. Minn, 500.
Adolph H. Metz. Rochester. MIMI, $40.
Recommended for raise in salary:
Susan C. Holman. principal High school.
$l75.
Lorena McFarlane. English literature and
Latin. $3.50.
For the new training department for ru-
raj teachers:
Izetta L. Sabean at salary of Sl.1O0 a
year.
The following resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Eaton seconded by Mr.. Holley:
Resolved, That the Board Of Education of
Independent School District of Virginia ap-
| ~
Colerove regarding the hiring of new teach
ers at the salaries stated and also the in
crease in salaries Of the teachers mentioned
in his recommendations.
| Moved by Mr.. Holley. supported by Mr..
Stewart, that the above resolution be adopt-
ed.
Ayes. McGhee. Holley. Hawkinson. Eaton.
Fleming. Stewart.
Nays. none.
After some discussion as to the advisable
ity of installing q training department for
rural teachers. it was moved by Mr.. Nc
Chez. seconded by Mr.. Eaton. that the SUPER
| intendent of schools be authorized to install
| a training department for rural teachers and
that the requirements for entrance to such
course would be not less than two years
High school work.
Motion carried.
Moved by Mr.. NcGhee. seconded by Mr..
Holley, that the clerk be authorized to pay
bonds amounting to $4,000 and accrued in
terest and collection fees, due August l.
1918. and to forward the money for such
payment before August l.
Motion carried.
| Moved by Mr.. Eaton seconded by MIR.
Fleming. that clerk be authorized to ask for
| bids for school supplies. such ~ paper. ink.
pencils. etc., for the ensuing year.
Motion carried.
Moved by Mr.. Eaton. seconded by Mr. Hol-
| ley, that clerk write the Missabe Telephone
| company requesting them to cut off tele-
phones in all buildings excepting Technical
High school building until September /,
1918.
Motion carried.
Superintendent Colgrove recommended the
| following course Of study for the ensuing
year in the new commercial course:
First Year.
English. one unit
Spelling and penmanahip. one unit.
Commercial arithmetic. one unit.
Elective. one unit.
Second Year.
English, one unit.
Bookkeeping. one unit.
Commercial geography. one-haH unit.
History Of Commerce. one-haH unit.
| Elective. one unit.
Third Year.
English. one unit.
Bookkeeping II. one unit
Stenosraphy and typewriting. one-haf
unit.
| Elective, one and one-half units.
Fourth Year.
Business English, one-haf unit.
Stenography. one unit.
Typewriting. one-haf unit.
! Civics. one-haH unit.
| Commercial law. one-haR unit.
! Industrial History of the United States.
one-half unit.
Political economy, one-hah unit
Moved by Mr.. Fleming. supported by Mr..
Stewart. that the above recommendation Of
superintendent ~ to course Of study in COM
mercial department be adopted.
| Motion carried.
Clerk was authorized to have 1000 bal
lots printed containing the names of all can
didates at the coming election to be held
July 10. 1918.
Resolution introduced by finance commit
~
Resolved, BY the Board OF Education Of the
Independent School District Of Virginia,
Minnesota, that the following bills audited
by the finance committee, and the salary