The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-15

uIS!lAcT. tuau L1l0 Quiet sLuaL Uney
could not be considered. There be
ing no objection by the members o
the Board, their request was grant
ed.
Moved by w. T. Irwin, supported
by R. J. MeGhee, that the appraiser
be- allowed an amount not to exceed
SIS in appraising the Central school
Carried.
The special committee appointed
to inspect The electrical apparatus ii
the laboratory and domestic science
rooms reported that the oven in thu
domestic science room was not salts
factory.
Moved by A. B. Kelley, supported
by Edw. c. A. Johnson, that the com
Git;ee notify Attorney Archer tx
this effect and that he take the mat.
ter up with Mr. Ittner.
Moved and supported that the
meeting adjourn to meet at 500 p
M, Thursday, April 20, to consider
bids and award contracts for the
erection of the new South side school
building.
Carried.
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
INDEP ENDENT SCHOOL DIS.
TRI( T OF VIRGINIA, APRIL 23
1914.
Meeting called to order at 1885
pm. by Chairman w. H. Eaton.
Roll call: Present-W. H. Eaton
Andrew HawEinson, Edw. C. A.
Johnson, \. B. Holley, w. T. Irwin
Il. J. McGhee and P. +. Colgrove.
Absent: None.
The following resolution was in
troauced by the committee on sup
plies.
Resolved, BY the Beard of Educa-
ton of the Independent School Dis
tcict of Virginia, that the following
supplies be purchased and that the
Clerk be authorized to sign purchase
orders cor The same.
No. 1853, IA Industrial Geogra-
phies, Henry Holt & Co.
No. 1863, each, maps of Europe,
Asia. and W orld, A. J. Nystrom &
Co.
No. 40, 20 copies coda music, c.
c. Birchard & Co.
Moved by w. T. Irwin, supported
ly Edw. E. A. Johnson, that the
above resolution be adopted.
Ayes: w. H. Eaton, Andrew Haw-
kinson, Edw. c. A. Johnson, A. B.
Hol.ey, w. T. Irwin, R. j. McGhee.
Nays: Nune.
Moved by w. T. Irwin, supported
by Edw. C. A. Johnson, that the
printing of blanks Tor the agricul-
tural department be referred to the
supplies committee to get bids and
place the order.
Carried.
The designations of Miss Lorna
LANCE and Miss Anna Grant were
read and on motion of Edw. c. A.
Johnson, supported by Andrew Haw-
kinson, same were accepted.
The following resolution was in
troduced by the Teachers Committee
Resolved, BY the Board of Educa-
ton of the Independent School Dis
trict of Virginia, that Miss Ellen
Gale be employed as teacher for the
Moved by Edw. c. A. Johnson, sup
Carried.
ported by A. B. Holley, that the
above resolution be adopted.
Ayes: w. 7. Eaton, Andrew Haw-
kinson, Edw. c. A. Johnson, A. B.
Holley, w. T. Irwin, R. J. McGhee.
Nays: None.
The teachers Committee reported
that they were not yet ready tc
make a report on the employment OF
janitors and requested that they be
given till the next regular meeting
to make report.
On motion of w. T. Irwin, sup.
ported by A. B. Holley, this request
was granted.
The matter of grading the North.
Side school grounds was taken VI
and the following motion was enter.
tanned:
Moved by R. ]. McGhee, supported
by Edw. c. A. Johnson, that the Vir.
ginia Engineering Co. be employed
to establish grades a. the North-side
,chool grounds.
Carried.
The superintendent's report was
read as follows:
Total enrolment to date 49,. 293s
Total enrolment same month
last year $50
Cain over March last year -. Is
Number OF new pupils during
the month ..... 49,. 22
Left school by removal ..... 81
Average number attending dur
ing the month ........ 1880
Percent of attendance 5000. 81
Cases of truancy ..........
Night School
Total enrolment i'll English
classes ........ ...... Ga:
Totol onroll,nont in chonuorL %