The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-06-24
THE ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
WOOD DISTRICT

\ NOOD
Tuesday was the day for the annual
school meeting, and III Wood there
was considerable interest manifested
which is a good omen, and demon
strated that our people are very much
interested in better schools. While
there were several spirited discussions
In the main the meeting was a very
harmonious one. There were sixty
one votes cast IL the the selection of a
new Treasurer for the Board. There
were three candidates voted for and
M. D. Payne received "A votes, 6 w.
Sawyer l3 votes and Pete Bachman 4
votes. ] be Board was instructed to
make a tax levy sufficient to raise
$4,000. .OO to pay the expenses of run
ming the schools of the District the
coming year. 1t was decided that
every school in the District should
have nine months term beginning
in September. The Board was also in
structed to add the Ninth and Tenth
grades to tbs Wood schools; to have
all school buildings in the District re
painted and repaired before school be
gins; to collect tuition for children at
tending school in this District from
other Districts; to collect the $500 due
District No. | from District No. 3
as result of the reappo,tionment of
of these two Districts some years ago.
BERKLEY DISTRICT
The annual school meeting of Beck
lev School District No. 3 was we'll at
tended last Tuesday afternoon and
the entire old Board, consisting Of
Ray Rankin, Chairman; Claude Sills,
Clerk, and j. L. Orr, Treasurer, was
reelected by good majorities. The
proposition to bond the District for
SlS00O0 to provide funds with which
to build new schoolhouse was carried
by good majority, There were
about HO votes cast at the election.
The District will build two new school
houses this summer and may probably
move another to new location, but
this has not yet been definitely decide d
There was considerable contention
over the location of some Of the school
buildings.
CODY DISTRICT
Without doubt there were more
progressive measures approved t'y the
voters OF School District No. 7 at the
recent election than has ever been done
in any previous election in Cody town
ship. The election was conspicuous
for the spirit Of cooperation for better
schools. TWO new officers were elected
II. &. Atwood who will serve the
people in the capacity of clerk for the
remainder OF the unexpired term, and
T. Week, who was elected to succeed
himself as treasurer Of the district.
1t was unanimously decided that
there shall be nine mouths term of
school in the district. The Board was
empowered to buy all necessary equip
ment for the most efficient conducting
of the three schools in the district. 1t
was decided that the south Cody
school house shall be remodelled and
enlarged and that two rooms be built
on the rear of the building for the &C
comodation Of the teacher when no
boarding place is available. The build
ing will be turned around on the
foundation so that the light will enter
the room from the proper direction.
Blue prints will be obtained and sub
mitted to the state department for
their proval before work is begun.
In view of the fact that the people Of
the district are generally in favor of
consolidation of all the schools in the
district as soon as conditions will
make it practical, the proposition for
combining the Week and Cody school
was tabled, By unanimous vote it
was decided to install sanitary toilets
at each OF the school houses and that
each school should be equipped with
sanitary filtered cistern for water
supply where good well cannot be
obtained. 1t was further decided
that cement foundations should be
put under each of the three barns in
the district and that the barns should