The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
to examine it carefully and have any
needed renairs made. =

to examine it carefully and have any
needed repairs made. p.
The committee on Administration
and Finance submitted a report as
follows, viz: 81 I
1--WE have arranged with John A.
Stephenson &. Company for the lease
of space on the third floor of the
Glencoe building for administrative
offices. The arrangement. covers a
period of two years from August 1,
1918, it being understood that the
rental for the month of August will
be adjusted from August 1, 1918 to
the date on which the offices are
turned over to us which will prob
ably be August IL, 1918. It pro-
vides for nine r6ons and two vaults
at monthly rental of $245.00. The
expense of moving and the additional
furniture and equipment required
will be approximately $1,500.00. We
recommend that the proper officers
be authorized to sign the agreement,
and that the expense be allowed"
The committees action was ap-
proved and authority duly granted
as asked. The same committee also
reported that it soon would present
a plan in the matter of liability in
surance whereby the board will be
relieved of liability. The plan will
involve considerable expense, there
fore it will be necessary to take care
of it'in the next tax levy.
The committee on schools reported
that William Noyes wished leave
of absence until March 1, 1919, to
engage in war work at the Federal
board in Washington. This was
granted and, also on recommended
ton of the committee, George Greg
DRY was appointed head of the indus
trial work during Mr.. Noye's absence
at a salary of $200;a month.
designations of teachers were &C
copied as follows, viz:
Katherine Gross, Thorina Morten-
son, Hazel Morterud, Hannah Kali
dahl, Lloyd Greiner, Norine Simpson,
VIM. A. Nonnamaker, Olga Freder-
ickson, Dorothy NJ Gregory, Minda
Hovland, Sarah: McFadden,' Mabel
Thompson, Rose M. Andrews, Will
liam A. Dyer, Allison Brown, Mabel
LeBorious, Minnie Koehsel, Esther
Lawrence, Lille Harlin,. Edna Gray,
M. Adele Noon Geo. F. Cramer, H.
J. Steel, Matthew MAXI LULA B.
Thomas, Hoyt H. Hudson, Angela M.
Fitzgerald, Hazel Plympton, Mar
garet Grannis, Rose S. Quinn, Esther
Eddy, G. A. Glyer, Ruth Lindquist,
D1o1>o n&x;o T1oro
Munger, Edla M. Melby, Phoebe A.
Bell, Elfva Smith, Luella Norwood,
Mary X. Whelan, Florence Halling,
Anna Ash.
Gertrude McCuen was given a
years leave of abset1ce to study and
a similar privilege YES granted Clara:
Roberts for the PURPOSE of staying at
home.
T. F. Phillips was reelected head
science teacher at the Central high
school at a salary of $4,000 year.
C. H. Schopmeyer was reelected
head teacher: in agriculture at the
Central building at a salary. of
$1,000.
Laura Vieley was reelected per-
manent substitute to teach sub-nor-
NAL children for the ensuing year at
a salary of $1,10G.
Teachers for various grades and
advanced work were employed as
follows, wiz:
Olive P. Burchfiel, English, senior
high, $1,40O; Myrtle Cossi, grades,
$3.50; Florence Olson, grades, 5000:
Grace A. Whalen, grades, 5000;
Elsie, Marie Palm, grades, $500;
Lois Marvin, kindergarten assistant,
$3.50; Esther Strand, grades, 5000;
Myrtle Hintze, grades, $500: Mary J.
Argetsinger, grades, $500; Anna
Mittvet,, grades$800; Lily Knutsen,
grades, $3.50; Hazel Leavitt, grades,
$685. Esther Almquist, grades,
$500; Mabel Wilson, penmanship,
Junior high, $1,000; Jeanette Glib
son, history and English, junior high,
$500; Agnes Bertha Peterson, junior
high, 5000; Dorothy Bateman,
grades, $7l5; Laura Corbett, grades,
$725; Laura Marguerite Prime, Eng
lish, junior high, 5000 Ralph M.
Morrison, head Latin department,
$1,700; Thos. w. Johnston, manual
training, $1,000; Leonore l.. Brose,
'subnormal children, $1,000: Irene H.
Jones, Latin and Spanish, junior
high, $3.50; Minnie Leonard, grades,
$3.50; Mrs. Minnie Thompson, spe-
cial classes, $1,000; Ethel, A. Peter
son, grades $500; Alice H. Kendall,
grades. 5000; Caroline Parker, junior
high, $1,000; VIM. J. Boyd, science,
junior high, $500; Florence Night
linger, secretary, . Lincoln junior
high. $3.50; Myra E. Cooper, nurse,
$500; Sidney French, grades. 500.
When the committee on schools
reported in favor of plan whereby
the board of education shall pay
half the salary of the secretary of
the Authorization committee of the
Duluth Commercial club not to e&
coed $4,000, there was considerable
surprise, inquiry and discussion.
The Commercial club, it appeared,
will hire an expert at $4,000 year
to organize citizenship classes in the
night schools and then coordinate
that work with the work of the for
eigners in the shops. The secretary
If tho Characterization committee