Show COUNTY SCHOOLS START SEPT chilton gets transportation contract new mew teachers approved schools in the iron county school will open tor for the coming year on september according to a decision reached by the board of 0 education at its regular august meeting last saturday there will be a principals meeting in cedar city on friday the bilth and a teachers institute at the same place on the the school calendar for or the year provides providE 8 tor for less than a two weeks holiday vacation from wednesday DI december cember to monday january ath th the regular thanksgiving day vacation rP eatton from november to and the closing of ct on friday may birthday will also be observed by the closing ot of school while armistice day Lincol ns birthday and arbor day will be observed by appropriate exercises in school the board at its saturday meeting awarded the contract tor for transporting the students from the paro wan valley area to george chilton for or three years at 1000 a year which is a year less than his previous contract there were no other bids for or the contract mr chilton explains that his bid was waa made lower because ot of better road conditions and because his bus is paid for ile he gets his gas oil and tires ires at a favorable price and the job interferes very little with his other business the reduction he feels eels is in harmony with the reductions made necessary in other school operating costs the appointment of louise C adams to fill the vacancy ln in the teaching force at the parowan carowan high school made by the death of lillian J jenson enson was approved by the board and likewise thi the appointment of mary orton tor for the third grade in cedar city to take the place of grace adams who gave up her job to be married this week to incurs a more uniform physical examination 0 of teachers in the district beto re they commence theli their school year the board instructed the superintendent and dr macfarlane farlane Mar to draw up a blank form the tilling filling out ot of which by the teachers own physician will give the information which the tha board desires while an examination has been required in the past there has been nothing uniform about it and in III many instances it meant little or nothing rather than employing aw an assist arit nt janitor at the parowan carowan schools as tas aas been done in the past the oard decided to give local students who rho otherwise woul Int be able to attend school an opportunity to do this s work in payment for tuition student u dent body and laboratory fees ets eta they feel that in this wy way they can help a number of worthy students there must be a bona fide need tor for such help however before it will be given students who are able to pay their way or whose parents are able to will not be e eligible 11 at newcastle the advanced students will do the janitor work vork under der the supervision of ashby hardy who Is teaching there and the tha money tor for this service will go into a fund to buy playground equipment tor for the students the board approved the action of the superintendent and the county commissioners in fixing the tax levy at mills rather than 14 as originally requested |