The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
Vincent II. Phillips is Given Position
Made Vacant by Resignation
Of Mrs. Allen
Lindsey.
PHYSICAL WORK PLANS
Committee VIII Consider Equipment
Of Room in School House for
High School Girls
Work.

Vincent H. Phillips was elected
truant officer of the independent
school district of Keokuk, for the COM
ing school year, at the meeting of the
board which was held last night. Mr..
Phillips succeeds Mrs. Allen D. Lind
sey, who was elected in July, but
whose resignation was received by the
board. His salary was placed at S25
per month.
The board was asked to consider
the equipment Of rooms in one build
ing for physical work for the high
school girls. An attempt was made to
make some arrangement with the Y.
w. c. A. for use of its gymnasium, and
the suggestion came from that board
that joint committee Of the two or
CARNATIONS consider the matter The
board of education voted to leave the
matter Of equipping room in one OF
the school buildings with proper dress
ing facilities for this work in the
hands of committee of three and
the chair named Members Boyd, Lutz
and Hamill The work will not be
taken out of the school buildings.
The board voted to allow the sup
erintendent sum of 500 or as much
thereof as would be needed as a fund
for physical work supplies and equip
ment.
Telegraphy will not be taught in
the Keokuk schools, since a later let
ter from the war department, explain
ing its first communication makes it
clear that the classes are supposed to
be established for the drafted men Of
II to 81. A thorough Investigation Of
the matter with a view to putting in
class was made by the superintendent
following the boards recommendation
of last month
Teachers meetings will be held in
Fort Madison in October, in Des
Moines in November and in Iowa City
in December. The matter of attend
ing all of these meetings was left with
the superintendent Local teachers
probably will attend all of these meet
ings. A special meeting will be held
Monday and Tuesday Of next week in
Cedar Falls. This is meeting for
normal training instructors, and the
board will send representative and
pay actual expenses. The choice of
teacher for this meeting was left to
the superintendent.
TWO Weeks Vacation.
Here's glad tidings for the kids. The
board at its session last night decided
to make the Christmas vacation two
weeks long. 1t will extend from De-
cember q to January 7.
Two regulations of the board were
amended by the directors. One in re-
lation to deduction in salary for days
absent has been changed to read
1-190 Of the annual salary for every day
to be deducted. The other rule chang
ed related to summer meetings. The
board will meet hereafter the year
round at 1880 o'clock.
The board voted to pay the teachers
salaries on Friday. September 2S this
month, instead of September 80, when
due.
The matter of piano tuning will be
left in the hands Of committee from
the board consisting Of Members
Skirvin and Lutz. They have power
to act and will make contracts for
tuning the instruments in the schools.
Afidavits will be prepared by the
board to be signed by parents of pu-
pills in cases where the legal residence
Of a pupil is questioned. This will ap-