The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24

MARVIN, Engl1Sn, 81, SUI year; clark
Mason, agriculture, $1,000 a year;
Catherine Stewart, French, $1,000 a
year.
designations were accepted as fol-
lows, viz: Esther Almquist, Coral E.
Brown, Susan Brooks, Alma Creep,
Esther Hoar, Jeanette johnson, Ethel
Peterson Esther Perusse, Anna Slonim
and Daisy Wallace. All of these were
released and many of them asked re-
lease to take up matrimonial engage
ments.
Teachers Break Contracts.
Contracts were broken by the follow
ing, therefore automatically resigning,
viz: Samuel A. Harris, Gretchen
Leicht, Joseph Sterk, Lelah Walrod.
Ruby A. Bright and Mary Schoettle,
owing to poor health, had their leaves
Of absence extended.
Quite discussion was had as to the
bonus system now in vogue. Some
thought that teachers quitting before
their year was up, ought not to have a
corresponding pro rata Of the bonus.
Others thought that a teacher honor
ably released before the expiration of
contract, should have the bonus Of $40
a month.
Director Crassweller said that the
extra $40 month was not, properly, a
bonus, but part of the salary and
that the committee favored paying it
to those honorably released. The board,
as whole, took that position.
1t was decided to. hire Miss Finch
to tell "Brer Rabbit" stories to the
teachers at a proposed reception and
"good time' as Supt. Hoke terms it,
on March IL. It costs $75 to get any
of those "Brer Rabbit stories out of
Miss Finch's repertoire, therefore the
board decided that, in the interests of
economy, she be paid that sum. Direc-
for Barnes favored the idea, hence it
was accepted.
Leave Of Absence for Santee.
Mr.. Santee was given leave Of alb
sence of at least two months, his physi-
clan declaring that a milder climate
would promote recovery from serious
illness.
1t was reported that machines in
some of the manual training depart
ments were running without guards, the
wooden guards on them having been
removed and new guards not yet hav-
ing been completed and put in place.
The board looked On existing conditions
with extreme disfavor and promptly
voted to order all machines without
guards to be Immediately. shut down
hut ,,nfi1 fo1xy
vided with guards, as the law and
safety require.
Director Colman presented his report
for December, under date of January
l, viz:
Treasurer's Monthly Report.
During December disbursements from
the general fund aggregated $751;
SS6.7S. The sinking fund received
$5,36S.02. Receipts for the month ag-
gregated $72,2OS.68. The overdraft in
the fund on December l was $780,
241.04. By January l, it had increased
to $2S4,2S7.16.
On Dec. /, the building fund had
$121 ,147.79. December disbursements
aggregated $5O,4O4.62 Receipts for
December were $26,475.79. Jan. l, the
fund had 1886.
On January 1, the sinking fund re-
tanned $142, 656.31.
Bonds on hand from investment
amounted to $4,000. Net balances in
all banks amounted to only $1,717.23.
Supt. Hoke 8 report for the previous
month of December stated that there
was total enrolment of 16,768, an
crease Of 4S5 over the corresponding
month year before.
The total night school enrolment for
December, 1919, was 1867, as compared
with 1872 in 1913, an increase Of 455'
The night school enrolment for the
year 1919 was divided into classes as
follows, viz:
Citizenship, 40; sewing, 1875; cook.
ing, 81; millinery, SO; electricity, no;
English, 43; business English, ID; ma.
chine shop, 81; auto, 149; mechanical
drawing, A; woodworking, g.; gym.
nasium, PIG; penmanship, 81; CONNER.
cial arithmetic, 10; bookkeeping, 81;
typewriting and shorthand, 1863; high
school arithmetic, a.; special citizen.
ship, 10; music, IS; hull construction
IL; hull construction and blue print
reading, 10; blue print reading, 20;
furniture, 40; sheet metal, 30; chemis-
try, Is; commercial decorating, 10.
Belated Annual Report.
Supt. Hoke's report stated that the
last annual report Of the board Of edu'
cation is about ready for the press. He
presented plausible excuses for delay
in printing the work.
Concerning medical inspection fol
December, the Hokian report said:
Diphtheria epidemic was brought un.
der control and stamped out Of the
schools last month. The nine new cases
reported this month were Of sporadic
or endemic nature and bear no signif.
icance to the former epidemic. Most
of these cases developed outside of the
schools, resulting in few exposed groups
of pupils. The general attendance of
the schools in the infected districts
has been improved this month. In gen
eral the schools are remarkably free
of serious contagious infections. Would
like to see some action taken for en-.
larging the scope Of the dental prophy'
| Tactic work in the schools.