Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-06-10
TO Offer Driver
Truininq in School


offer a drivers training course for
Juniors and seniors next fall.
The district school board au-
thorized the course at the June
Tuesday. Instructor will
be Spencer Koppang, new basket
ball coach, who has a driver train
ing certificate and taught the
course at Flathead county high
school.
The board accepted donation of
use of a new automobile for the
program from Carey Motor Co.
Kalispell Ford dealer.
Problems include finding or
building a garage for the car.
Authorized was purchase of
new electric restaurant type range
for the school lunch program that
feeds $50 students. Furnishing the
range at cost of $756 will be Ca
sey Electric Co., Columbia Falls.
The old stove is considered prac-
tically worthless and will be dis
posed of.
6OY E00EN EANO
Authorized at the meeting was
payment to R. F. Withrow, Essex
of the $1,000 he asks for the one
acre of land to be used for the
new Essex school. Roy Anders is
to take the school district owned
dozer Saturday to Essex and clear
the site. Stilden Roll, Essex teach
er, has been burning the area.
Awarded at the May 81 meeting
was contract for $17,405 to
George Weed, Bigfork, to erect the
new Essex school.
Approved at the meeting was
payment of $4,000 for purchase of
the Schultz modern residence at
Essex to be used for teacherage.
The price was considered exceed
ingly fair.
Present teacherage is the old
Essex school on the hill.
BUILDING INSURANCE
Insurance carried by the district
Twas reviewed. Total in force on
elementary schools. is $947 1889 less
1O-per cent, and on the high school
! $342, 24O less 10 per cent. Premium
is based on $1.488 a thousand fol
grade schools plus 30.4 cents ex-
tended coverage and $1,000 6
thousand on the high school.
Renewed were policies totalins
coverage of $4,000 for the high
school, $57,122 for the grade
schools and $1,000 for Lake Five
school carried with F. p Fleming
The board agreed that policie.
should be carried with the severa
agents in the district who are in
terested.
STUDENTS INSURANCE
Approved for next year on {
voluntary basis were World Insur-
ance Co. student policies. Prem
iums will be $3.50 a year and cover
students from the time they leav'
home until they return home il
the afternoon. Supt. Dulane Full
ton estimates that about 40 stu
dents throughout the district wer
injured in playground and othe
accidents, and collected insuranc
benefits last year.
The board approved continuance
of remedial reading classes in Col
umbia Falls grade school witt
Mrs. Doris Whitney, the teacher
Students in the grade school VIII
are retarded in reading abilit.
are given special instruction.
Estimates of costs for a new al
minimum roof on Hungry Hors
school are to be obtained.
/ Action was deferred on bu
route that would originate up tn
North Fork road. A petition witt
81 names was submitted.
] The board agreed to pay Lesli
Blood, Columbia Falls grade schoo
janitor, SITS an hour for summe
work, on building improvements
i Next meeting will be June II TO
purposes of preparing the annus
budget. The district spends abou
$500 a year to operate tn
school system with SIS teachers an
200 pupils.