The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-03-07
MONTHLY Meeting
HELD BY TRUSTEES
Large Attendance at Meeting of Dis
triet School Trustees. Discuss
Important Problems.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Gallatin county school trustees held
last Saturday at the high school as
sembly was attended by a large num-
Der of men and women from all parts
of the county. A. program of discus
sion had been arranged by County Su-
perintendent Lucille Quaw that occu-
pied nearly the entire day. A short
entertainment program helped to
make the day a particularly interest
ing one.
Discussion of school problems and
the school budget was taken up by
Miss Quaw and the Importance of a
budget outlined by her. Mr.. Veach
Of Three Forks had been assigned the
subject but was unable to attend the
meeting. The Importance of a prop
erly balanced budget was outlined by
Miss Quaw and Prof. r. J. Cunning
ham of the city schools tok up the
new school budget law passed by the
recent legislature. The budget law
required many details not consistent
with good management of the schools,
Mr.. Cunningham explained, and the
sentiment of those present was favor
able to asking Governor Dixon to veto
the measure.
The girls quartette of the Gallatin
high school sang several numbers at
the afternoon session, and Miss HUI,
son, director of music in the schools
presented 4 demonstration of the work
being done by the pupils. Children
from the BoZeman schools eXempli-
fled the folk songs, rote songs, games
and calisthenics to photographic mu-
sic. Miss Huson described the meth
cd of teaching songs and dances to
pupils, after which Miss Quaw told of
the advantages derived from having
monographs in the school rooms.
Full time employment of a county
nurse was discussed by Mr.. Aber-
crOmbie of Central Park, who spoke
on behalf of the Farm Bureau. His In
formation in the matter vas valuable
to the trustees, showing that practl-
cally all the school districts of the
county favor employing a nurse full
time. Mr.. Abercrombie submitted
figures to show the small cost I'M
posed upon each district for the salary
and expense of a nurse. Free clinic
and free dental services were dis
cussed, and the need of caring fol-
the children's health was brought out
forcibly. George M. Lewis stated
many children made stupid through
defects easily cured, dragged through
the schools for longer time than nee
a costing the districts more thar
the proportionate share for cost Of
nurse.
Discussion of economy n the schoo
affairs. brought out that good teach
ers we're not to be had at a cheaI
price. w. L. Stockton, president o.
the Gallatin county farm bureau stat
ed he did not believe in cutting sal
aries TO the detriment of efficienc.
in teaching. He stated the old saylnl
is true that the best is the cheapest
Miss Marie Johnston, Middle creel
teacher, told of how her salary wa
taken UP for expenses of living, sum
mer school and other n~ecessar1es. On
stated that there was not much lei
over to a v out of a years salar'
of the present day.
County Attorney Peterson gave a
interesting talk upon some OF Tn
legislation passed by the Eighteent
session. He called attention to man
of the really important bills passet
Miss Belva Hill of the Fort Eli
school spoke in favor of the hot lunc
at school. She called attention
some farmers warming the swill 10
their hogs. but willing to let the stu
dent at school eat q cold lunch.
The session continued until late
the afternoon, proving to be one Q
the best meetings of the trustees mel
for months.