Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
Large Crowd Out to School
Meeting.

sHtOWtht6h
More than 100 votes were east at
the school meeting Monday night and
nearly a hundred more than have
been tailed at any previous meeting
since our residence here. And then
there were 10 more present. than
ought to attend every annual school
meeting in a village of this size. At
ter calling to order the financial re-
port for last year was read and con-
tanned the information that cash
balance of over 1000 was on hand.
$500 was voted toward teachers sal
aries it being estimated that $500.
would pay all school expenses for the
ensuing year and still have some mon
ey left for emergency purposes should
any thing unforeseen arise. AS the
outlying district schools are no longer
a part Of the village system thus sim
plyfying the work OF the board, the
clerks salary was placed at fifty dol
lars and the treasurer and director
will receive twenty dollars each.
The next order Of business was the
election Of graded school board.
Mrs. Mae Lawler, already high
school director was elected to that
position with no opposition. Ernest
Adams likewise had no opposition in
being elec0ed to the clerks Office for
the term of year. The only con
test was on treasurer d. Graham win
ming over NJ. Frankel by a large ma
jority. Mr. Graham has served on
the board before when we are told he
gave universal satisfaction and will
undoubtedly do so for the next two
years.
A start has been made this year
toward what we believe to be the
model kind of school board material
that is, Parents of children already
in the schools, or. of those who soon
will be. Speaking from the stand
point of man who never had any
children to educate, we cannot under
stand how amy childless man or won-
an or whose. children have out grown
the local school, can possibly have as
great an interest in schools as par
ents Of children of public school age
4 motion was made to abolish the
Of legal counsel 10y the
board at lump sum per year, we
have heard it is 500, upon the adj
vice Of the clerk, that matter was
eft 70 the discretion Of the board
In tie present betWixt and between
situation that the village of Eagle |
River is inits school board may and we
think frequently will need legal advice
so that counsel probably will earn his
salary. In normal times Of the past,
and they apply to the future, we
doubt if he has or can come any
where near doing it. 1t is admitted
that as a rule, most Of the work con-
Sists OF making out reports to the
state superintendent in the proper
forms to insure receiving all money
due from the different state depart
ments. If there is any question as
to the clerks salary being large
enough to cover the duties thereof,
it should be raised to point where
it does and then let him employ a
lawyer or any one he pleases to as
sist in making the necessary reports
1t should not be expected that any
one act as. as a public servant at a loss
OF time and money to themselves.
To ask an intelligent crowd Of men TO
believe that The making Of those re-
ports require the services of a skilled
lawyer, is asking a good deal.
If there is an experienced business
man in town that can't with the
school laws III possession Of every
school board, and the advice of the
state superintendent and the state
attorney general who are elected and
paid by the state for that purpose,
fill out all blank school reports in a
way that the supreme court will rec
ognize as entitled to draw every cent
that the district can rightfully draw
from any state fund, if there is such
a business man we don't think we've
met him. IF any doubt this state
ment we can cite them to sew
eral school boards in this state that
we think will ratify il.
At the school meeting held in the
Croker district, town of Lincoln,
George Erwin was elected clerk, E. A.