, 1925-06-25

which necessitated the voting until
after 1880 a. M, before Mrs. STRAIT
ton received the majority of votes to
elect her to office.
A turnout of residents, most of
whom were voters, filled the assem-
bly, o Of the school to capacity
early in the evening. DR.. Z. A. Kell,
president of the Board of Education,
presided and the remainder of the
school board, DR.. A. F. Thode, j. A.
Hobbs, James w. Wisda, l. j. Rendle
and c. A. Brimmer, were present.
AS one Of the first matters of bust
ness the minutes of the last annual
meeting were read by Clerk of the
Board c. A. Brimmer. DR.. A. F.
Thode, treasurer of the Board read
the t~reasurer's report and this re-
port was approved and placed on
file. AS M of the members of the
Auditing Committee, l.. E. Armstrong
read the report of hat committee.
The persons who were in possession
of a tax receipt, meaning only in
possession of the receipt, not neces-
sarily in his hand at the meeting,
voted on the raising by special tax
the following amounts for the cover
ing of the expenses during the COM
ing year:
Fifty-five thousand dollars was
voted for the teachers salaries dur
ing the coming year. In that the oil
royalties which will be received this
year will be about 25T less than
last year ii was necessary to vote
this amount, also the new school will
necessitate the employing If several
additional teachers. $4,000 vas
voted for this purpose last year, but
1t is known that the additional $l0.-
600 voted this year will be required
to this item.
Five hundred dollars was voted for
the athletic fund, a similar amount
wls voted last year.
Five thousand dollars vas voted
for the kindergarten fund. 1t was
necessary this year to employ three
teachers for the new West Ward
and Central school k~indergartens.
$500 was voted last year but that
amount will no where nearly cover
this important part of the school
work, thus the necessity of the fund
OF $1,000.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars was
voted for the teachers supply fund,
this similar amount was passed last
year. $4,000 for janitors' salary
and supply fund was passed. So
600 was voted last year but with the
additional help needed in the new
school building 1t necessitated the
raising OF the additional $1,000.
500 was voted for the Library fund;
$4,000 for the fuel fund. Here again
the heating OF the new school build
Ing necessitated considerably more
eA.- ,,AAIAI 1aus NAnr
$4,000 being used for this item last
year. $4,000 was voted for the
school house repair fund-this was
the same amount that was voted last
year.
Five thousand dollars was voted
for the school house furniture fund.
$1,000 was used for this fund last
year, however. with the moving OF
certain furniture 10 the new school
building and the replacement of
somc furniture It is thought that the
additional amount this year VIII be
needed. $4,000 was voted for the
book fund. $1,000 was voted last
year but about $1,000 was spent on
this item.
Tho $500 voted for the clerks
salaries and supplies was the same
that was voted last year. $4,000
was voted for the incidental fund.
$4,000 was voted on this item last
year. but II is known that many In
cidentals which cannot be forsccn ut
the present time will come up when
the students are moved into the new !
building. $1,000 was voted for the
manual training and domestic science
departments. $500 was voted for
this division last year. $1,000 was
voted for Insurance.: 1900 was vot-
ed last year but this year insurance
on several articles has run out and
II will be necessary 10 have additional
Insurance on the new building this
year. $500 WAS voted for the
nurses fund: $500 for the medical
aid fund and $3.50 for an cnumcra-
ton fund.
A Il will be noticed the expenses
for the coming year will he on
sIderably higher than they were last
year. but In most cases the now
school which II being built will be
completed by about December LIST.
1928 and with the moving. etc. ~
well ~ many other items that enter
into the matter Il will call for larger
Anounts than has been necessary IN !
Dast years.
A motion was put In order for the
1evying Of two mills for high school
paSDoses al five Minis for eeuerai'
oeAeol purposes. The motion was
carried. The report WAS adopted ~
Q whole. TIE voting Of the five and
two Mill 1evy covereA The items pass-'
- WhleA 1ooln1eA Ne teachers sai.