The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETS

and Ethel Werder, new teachers
elected for the ensuing year, were
accepted.
Ruth Long was granted a leave
of absence for the year because
of family illness.
Miss Anna Nelson was made
head teacher at the Monroe
school and given a salary increase
of $40 month.
Alice Hicken was hired as Of
flee assistant to Mr.. Young at
$50 a month.
DR.. John w. Powell was voted
$40 as fee and expenses incident
to his delivery Of the commence
ment address at the Denfeld high
school.
The Morgan Park Co. was
granted permission to install cleo
trical equipment in the physics
room at the Morgan Park school
with the understanding that no
expense be incurred by the board
of education.
The committee was given au-
thority to secure bids on and to
purchase chairs for the Lester
Park school auditorium.
Purchase of equipment for the
U. S. Grant school in the aggre-
gate sum of $1,497.53 was au-
thorized.
Supt. Hoke's Monthly Report.
Supt. Hoke's report for the
month of June stated that vaca-
ton schools opened June "a with
enrolment and teaching force
as follows:
! Morgan Park, grades, three in
structors, SO enrolled; Denfeld,
grades; ten instructors, 30a en-
rolled; Washington, grades and
high school, Is teachers, 591 en-
rolled in the two departments !;
Lakeside, grades, three teachers,
"a enrolled; Washburn, two
teachers, 81 enrolled.
Principals reported that the
pupils have settled down to seri-
Gus work. Fully one-half of
those enrolled are taking all the
work of their grade for the pur-
pose of advancing half a grade.
A class of IL in auto repair
work for drafted men has been
continued so that the members
can finish their work and Sc
cure certificates of credit.
Supt. Hoke's annual report will
be submitted Aug. l.
Treasurer Colman's Report.
Treasurer ColInan submitted
his report for June as follows:
GENERAL FUND
Overdraft, June LIST -. .$103,152.65
Disbursements .a...... 5,719.39
Overdraft 49,. .......$218,872.04
Recelpts ...........' 10! -
Net Overdraft ........$ 67,47S.37
! BUILDING FUND
Balance-June LIST ....s 99,421.72
Disbursements -. zee. 42,651.OO
Balance ..............$ 56,770.72
SINKING FUND.
Balance-June LIST ....$13S,267.05
Receipts ............. 5000
$1as,a17.o5
Disbursements coco. 6,999.44
$131,317.61
Balance in building funds 56,770.6
Balance in sinking fund. 131,317.61
Balance in two funds. .$188,088.33
Overdraft in Gen. fund.-. 67,47837
Balance $780, 0s.s6
In Banks:
American Exchange. ...$ 31,336.85
First National ........ 23,l26.5C
Northern National ..... 15,476.56
City National ......... 54,031.24
$12s,e71.1s
Outstanding check list. 3,411.1!
Coupons, Village of Mar
BILE, not paid ........ 5000
! $120,609.9t
Held in bonds and de-
posted in safety de-
posit vault .........$ 100000
Franklin School improvements
Messrs. Croft & Boerner, off
cial architects for the board OF
education, in response to previ.
GUS Instructions, reported as fol
lows as to the most practica,
. method for building an addition
to the old Franklin school, viz
The conditions that we found ii
this school made it seem advisable
that we outline in detail the variou.
, problems encountered so that thu
Board of Education might instruc
us as to what general scheme the!