Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-15
SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS ELECTED
SanderhOff and Archer Will
Succeed E. L. Smith
and Johnson.
NEARLY UNANIMOUS VOTE
Almost 200 Attend Biggest Annual
Board Meeting in History
Monday Night.

For once the annual meeting of the
Fractional School District No. l Ar
cada and Pine River townships, en-
joyed respectable attendance of tax
payers and provoked the interest
which it should arouse every year
The meeting held in the high school
auditorium, Monday evening marked
the passing of two very capable mem
bers and the election of two new, but
popular, members for the Board of
Education. An appropriation of $685.
10000 for the running expense of
the Alma school system for the COM
ing year, interest on maturing bonds
and repairs was voted, but that paled
into insignificance in comparison with
the interest aroused over the election
of new members. Otto Sanderhoff and
A. j. Archer, received nearly the un-
animous vote of the meeting, defeat
ing ID. l.. Johnson and f. L. Smith.
The meeting was called to order by
Moreator f. l.. Smith. The minutes
of the last meeting were read by
Secretary Rhodes and approved by
the meeting. The report of the
Secretary and Treasurer was also
read and approved The estimates
for the coming school year were pass
ed on favorably. AS mentioned pre-
viously these call for the expend-
iture of $2S,500.00 for repairs, inter-
est on maturing bonds and general
expenses e.g. teachers salaries etc.
Following the regular business ses-
sion the election was called for. L. A.
Sharp, A. j. Archer and J. NJ. Mon
tigel were appointed tellers. On the
first ballot Otto Sanderhoff received
one hundred forty six votes out of a
possible one hundred eighty one. d.
l.. Johnson who was up for reelection
was next and the remaining votes
were scattering. On the first ballot
for the second member A. J. Archer
received one hundred seventy three
out of possible one hundred eighty
one votes. +. l.. Smith who was also
up for reelection ran second with sew
en- votes.
There were no acrimonious dis
cussions and the business session
and election were carried off with sat
isfaction and despatch. The will of
the taxpayers had been determined be-
fore the meeting convened and there
was no hitch in the program.
The new members need no intro
duction to Alma people. Otto Sander
hoff will bring to the Board business
experience and integrity covering
many years of successful work in AL
ma. A. j. Archer has always been
one of the most popular of the young
er professional men of the city. The
work of the Board of Education will
not suffer at the hands of these two
capable and popular men.
ID. L. Johnson and f. l.. Smith have
been powerful factors in making the
Alma Board of Education one of the
most efficient bodies in Michigan edu-
cational circles. Their work has been
done most thoroughly and intelligent
ly.
1t is an ideal situation when nearly
two hundred tax paying citizens take
live interest i'm the business of edu-
cation. This should be feature of
every annual meeting of the school
district. The community is respon-
sible to its children for their proper
education, and the problems of edu-
cation in our community will be treat
ed with better results if all the citi.
zens are adequately informed.