The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14
INTERESTING MEET
OF SCHOOL BOARD

Minutes of an adjourned regular
meeting of the trustees of school dis
trict No. As, held Feb. 8, 1924.
The meeting was called to order
by the chairman and the following
members answered roll call: Chair
man Switzer, presiding; Trustees
Toavs, Coffey and Jelly, Clerk Will
liams. Absent, Trustee Schoening.
Canvass of Vote
Walter May, representing the fac
ulty, accompanied the clerk to the
post office for the ballots ordered
sent out by the trustees at the pre-
vious meeting asking for a vote of
the patrons to secure their sentiment
in regard to re-hiring Mr.. Livingston
as superintendent, and together they
brought the ballots to the meeting.
Chairman Switzer appointed Wal
ter May and Clerk Williams as tell
ers. Chairman Switzer opened the
ballote and A. F. Toavs announced
the votes. The nvas was:
For re-hiring Mr.. Livingston----.198
Against re-hiring Mr.. Livingston Al
Unofficial ballots for re-hiring Mr..
Livingston 7.
Moved by j. H. Coffey that the
count of the canvassing board of 1913
for and Al votes against re-
Mr.. Livingston be accepted.
Seconded by Toavs and carried.
Reading of Minutes
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read. Moved by A. F.
Toavs that they be approved, sec
onded by j. H. Coffey and carried.
Communication from Livingston
A communication from Supt. Liv-
stating the requirements of
The State Department of Education
vas read, stating that they require
line weeks of practice teaching un-
Ter the supervision of the normal
raining teacher.
The board decided that as the Lib
,rty is a large school they would
conduct the practice teaching at that
chool, beginning about the first of
April and in ease they would require
longer period of school at the
school than the contract
f Jos. Mckee called for, they would
How Miss billiard, who is the teach
r at the Liberty school, to finish out
he time at the Warmbrod school.
Regarding Tuition
A communication from Superin-
endent Livingston giving a list of
ne pupils from outside the district +,
Tho were attending the school of
MS city was read, and after consid-
discussion as the best way to
the problem, it was moved by I
H. Coffey that a tuition of $500
or each high school pupil from out
de the district for each semester,
nd $34.15 for each grade pupil for F
ach semester, be charged, this
1arge to take effect at the begin
lg of the next school year. Second :
| by A. F. Toavs and carried. A
Charges for Present Year q
Moved by J. H. Coffey that the
,ard realizing the financial and E
DIVIDED condition of the school is 4
oh that the board feels a tuition b
ould be charged for the present b
mestefT, the amount charged being Il
ly one-half of the amount carried p
the preceding motion. Seconded
R. S. Jelly and carried.
Motion Rescinded SFa
Moved by J. H. Coffey that the e
otion of the meeting of Dec. 28th g
,tructing the clerk to notify the
perintendent that he would not "
rehired as superintendent of IN
be stricken from the minutes 81
the grounds and for the reason VS.
1T said motion was an emergency q
to comply with the state
lool laws in regard to notifying ~
!, superintendent of schools and nm
It the board has now arrived at a 81
isfactory agreement with Mr.. Liv-
.ston, seconded by A. F. Toavs and s
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Offset Claims Ex