Show Minutes of Meeting of Education Board Held Last Monday The board of education met in regular session sion at the office in in Fannin on Utah on Monda March 6 1933 at 1000 a m with an all members the clerk and the in attendance and Mr Adams presiding The minutes of the previous meet meeting meeting meeting ing were read and unanimously approved Bills represented by vouchers a as record recorded d and numbered to and including were present present- presented presented ed approved by the members and andon andon andon on motion of Mr Howard passed and ordered paid Mr Smith reported that the bill creating a state secondary high high- highway highway highway way leadin leading from Sun Sunset t to South Hooper had passed the le legislature and we can now figure on trans trans- transporting transporting porting the children from South Hooper to the Clinton school next year car Mr Howard reported some difficulties difficulties difficulties in the thc transportation from the Val Verda neighborhood which I was as referred to the the superintendent and the board member from that I vicinity I Mr Howard reported some a agitation agitation ita tion at the South Bountiful school on account of the county home demonstration department using a 3 room for sewing demonstrations Referred to the too superintendent The superintendent reported having written a letter to the re- re receivers receivers re receivers of the Bamberger Electric Railroad Co concerning the turn turn- turning turning turning ing of the money paid for student transportation on the delinquent taxes of the company The superintendent reported that a meeting for adult education was held at the high school last Monday evenin evening with a good at- at attendance attendance at attendance an another meet meet- meeting meeting ing will win be held toni tonight ht Parents of students at the high school to meet with the teachers from to and a general meeting ad- ad addressed addressed ad addressed dressed by the two county legisla legisla- le legislators legislators isla- isla tors will win be held at eight o'clock The superintendent reported that children from various schools are being sent to the state capitol to visit legislature in session The superintendent nt discussed the summary of the third term re- re report report re report port which shows an average daily attendance in the di district of 92 as compared with 90 for the same term of l last lt year yeas This is a avery avery avery very good showing the trouble had in getting etting the children to school over the snow enow blocked roads Mr Burton ton recommended that Melba Thornley be granted a leav of absence absence- without loss of stand stand- standing standing in ing ing to attend college for the last quarter of this year to finish up her residence attendance to secure Re her de degree e On motion of or Mr Howard the recommendation was un unanimously approved The monthly financial report of the clerk for February was studied with witha a view of finding out as near near- nearly nearly nearly ly as may be what money will be available for the tho present school year With the information at hand it appeared that there would be bea bea bea a shortage e of in the estimated amount necessary to complete the nine m months term A report prepared by the super super- superintendent giving the comp comparative I cost of education in the various districts of the state was carefully studied The report fh showed wed that the average cost per child in Da- Da Davis Davis vis Da-vis vis county for educational purposes es for the year 32 1931 as shown b br the reports in the state office was as compared with the state average of A L further consolidation of I IA schools in the county was discus discus- discus eed I red at length and Mr Howard roO ed that the superintendent be ask ask- asked asked ed eel to make an itemized statement of the estimated savin savings s to be made mack by closing the West ful Bountiful and the West Vest Point schools and transporting the pupils to other schools The motion was seconded by Mr Smith and carried unanimously unanimously unanimously On motion of Mr Smith unanimously unanimously unanimously carried Mr Burton was notified that his services would be required for the two years term be beginning inning July 1st and that his salary would come up for consider consideration consideration consideration along with the teachers I bud budget et Mr Howard moved that in view of the present financial situation the embarrassment of the taxpayers era ers in paying their taxes and th possibility of having to shorten the school term notwithstanding we are weare about 33 below belov the avera average e tax levy of the state for education the superintendent make a careful survey of the teachers salaries as they arc are now constituted witha with view aview of making making- all reasonable say sav a ings savings sayings adjustments possible by means menns of adjust adjust- ments and reductions to meet the present crisis and keep within the educational standards of the state The motion was seconded by th Mi- Smith discussed and carried un- un un unanimously Meeting adjourned |