The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-22
Tuesday, June -, 1917, 100 p. n


The County -Board of Education
composed of the County Commission
ers. County Auditor, States Attorne
Superintendent of Schools, n. A
Gerig from School District No ,, II
G Day from School District No. 3 an,
Jas. Mitchell, from School Distric
No. 4, then met as required by Law
for the purpose of choosing schoo
books for the next hve (5) years.
On motion of Gerig and seconded
bv Day the Hunt Elementary Schoo
Speller was adopted. All member
voting aye.
Moved and seconded that Reader
be adopted as they stand.
Moved by Gerig that the motion
made be amended to adopt five Is
book series instead of eight (S) bool
series. Motion seconded by Hooper
Motion carried, all members votins
aye.
Motion made by Hooper and seconC
Cd by kerlin that Brigham g. McFar
lands Essentials Of Geography, Books
! and III be adopted. Motion carried
Moved by Day and seconded 10y
Hooper that Around the World Will
the Children by +. G. Carpenter, b(
adopted for lower grade work. Mo
tion carried.
Motion made by Day and seconded
by Knodell, that the Hamilton Arith
metics, two book series, be adopted
Motion carried.
Melton made by Hooper, seconded
BY Knodell, that book Ii, Steps il
English, be retained and that Essen
tials Of English, book | be adopted tC
replace Steps in English, book |. Nc
zion carried.
Motion made by Day seconded by
Hooper, that Eggleston' S New Cen
tury History be adopted.
Motion by Mitchell to amend above
motion by adopting McMasters Pri.
amended carried. Egglestons New
mary History, being declared adopted
Motion made by Hooper and second
ed by Mitchell that Oyerton's Person
al Hygiene book II md General Hy.
gene book lU he adopted. Motion
i. carried.
All foregoing books published by
American Book Company.
Motion made by Gerig seconded by
Hooper that Ransoms Civil Govern.
ment of South Dakota and United
States, published by Educator Supply
Company be adopted for the civil
text book Motion carried.
sN Moved by Gerig and seconded by
\ Knodell that the Barnett System OF
Business Penmanshipbe adopted for
use in the schools. Motion carried
IN Motion made and seconded that
n Robinson's Brief History of South
n Dakota be retained. Motion carried
Moved and seconded that the Mey.
lars School Music Reader be adopted
Notion carried. Above books publish
I'd by American Book Company.
Moved by Beckwith seconded by
Helleksol that the Capitol Progress.
xsive Drawing Course, eight book ser.
lies, published by the Capitol Supply
SCompany, be adopted for use in the
Epublic schools. Motion carried.
M Moved 10y Hooper seconded by Hell
dickson that the High School text books
be adopted as they stand. Motion
NJ carried.
81 Moved and seconded that Bulrum
land beavers Sixty Lessons in Agri
Eculture," American Book Company
be adopted. Motion carried.
NJ Board of Education thereupon adj
4 journed.
Following school book repositories
Tor county were named:
Brown Mercantile Co., Wood.
&gThe Community Store, Cedar Butte
N. l.. O'Reilley, White River.
Board adjourned until 900 a. m
une l3, 1917.
bias. WEAKER, l.. V. KNoDELL
{&& deputy Auditor. Chairman
Ivy ednesday, June l., 1917. 900 Il. III
Board met as per adjournment.
h Members present: Knodell, Mullen
ewis, l!elleksop, BeckWith..
81 BOard instructed States Attorne,
Nj oOper 20 TO Yyndall and Sioux Fall
Ed matters relative to bordeaux ia.
4 ees.
Board spent forenoon talking owe
Nd and school matters.
pOaTu auJouTneu UnUll l.UU p. m
ne L.. 1917.
W As. w. BAKER. l.. Y. kNODEI.L,
XHDcputy Auditor. Chairman
~ "Wednesday, Junel3, 1917. loo D. III
Oard met as per adjournment.
embers present: knodell, Lewis
Zen Beckwith, Hellekson.
nrd spent part Of afternoon viey
jl Goad across q. II. Pugh land AM
pg roads in vicinity.
Rrd made trip as guests of TN
Ne River Commercial Club.
$t Gnther, Jr. Of Bridgewater
jakota, appeared before tin
and asked for refund on accoun
&iiigh valuation of 1914, 1915