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1905-08-12 Regular monthly meeting of the trustees convened in the office of the principal at 10AM. Present: chairman Edens, Mr. Donovan, Principal Mathes, and the clerk. Dr. Mathes gave a detailed report of his trip east in search of teachers to fill vacancies on the faculty. On recommendation of the principal, followed by motion from Mr. Donovan, Herbert (?) of Michigan was elected supervisor of the training school at a salary of $2,000 per year; Miss Nellie A. Gray, critic teacher of the training school at a salary of $1,000 per year. The elections were made unanimous. After recommendation by Dr. Mathes, Mr. Donovan moved that Miss Elnora Belle Miller of Michigan be elected assistant instructor in English at a salary of $900 per year. Carried unanimously. On request by the principal, the position of fourth critic teacher was created at a salary of $900 per year, and Dr. Mathes was authorized to recommend some one for the place. On recommendation from the faculty, the trustees voted that a diploma be granted to Miss Louise Hannibal, who had completed the required course of study by working at the summer school. It was ordered that in the dormitory, the wash room be equipped with two sets of tubs, a door cut through into the attic, lattice be placed on the porch, and other necessary work completed. Mr. Donovan moved that (?) be sent the city council of the readiness of the Normal to pay 10 cents per yeard for waste material from the proposed improvement of High street, up to an amount of 3,000 yards, delivered to the front and side of the Normal dormitory, under directions of the Trustees. Motion carried. The principal was instructed to order contractor Lind to fill in the north side of the dormitory with dirt, at a cost of from $75 to $100. Mr. Donovan moved that a fence eight feet high, be authorized to serve as a screen between the Normal building and the boarding house. Matter of conducting the Dining Hall was discussed Dr. Mathes favored Mrs. Blanchard, to take charge of the place on a club basis, receiving a percentage of the income. It was decided that $10 per month rental would be a proper charge to make from the club for the use of the general rooms on the main floor. The details were left to-


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1905-08-12 be worked out by Dr. Mathes and Mrs. Blanchard. Dr. Mathes was authorized to hire two or three students for assistants in sweeping and janitor work. Mr. Dewis appeared before the board, urging the importance of covering the exposed portions of the water pipe in the dormitory. He made an estimate of $97 as the cost for that underneath the building, and finally agreed to cover all the piping for 100. An order was given him to do the work, which amounts to about 500 feet. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the principal was authorized to spend $200 in the main building for carpenter work and calomining as he found required. He was also authorized to secure rugs at from $50 to $60 for the four rooms of the critic teachers. Authority was given him to employ an expert for a month or six weeks to classify collections in the museum. It was voted to allow Professors Eply and Romine each $500 to expend for apparatus which they might require. Bills were ordered allowed as follows: to be forwarded to the auditor August 15: Maintenance: 53 E.R. Croft $18.60; 54 B.B. I. Co. $1.20; 55 A.C. McClurg $7.24; 56 Incidental Fund $282.10; 57 Incidental Fund $58.70; Bellingham Reveille $1.87; 59 Fairhaven Publishing Co. $1.50. Science: 60 Incidental Fund $6.90. Improvements and Repairs: 61 Boyd and Noble $1,138.50. Meeting adjourned. Minutes approved September. Roy O. Hadley, clerk. John J. Edens, chairman.


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1905-08-24 A called meeting of the Normal Trustees was held at the residence of Mr. Donovan at 8PM. Present: Chairman Edens, Mr. Donovan, Dr. Mathes, and the clerk. It was decided that the emergency justified ordering the schedule of studies printed here, to be paid for from the incidental fund. Mr. Donovan moved that Dr. Mathes be authorized to secure the construction of a board walk from the front of the dormitory to the feet of the terrace at a cost of net to exceed $100. The principal was authorized to draw up a contract, covering the necessary points, to be signed by the members of the faculty for the coming year. He was also authorized to employ a young man to help Miss Wilson in the library, by stacking books and doing the heavy lifting required in that work. Mrs. Ada Smith of Los Angeles schools, a graduate of the Colorado State Normal, was elected to the new critic position or third and fourth grades in the training school. After a discussion of various matters concerning the institution, during which Dr. Mathes was instructed to prepare recommendations to fill any faculty vacancies that might occur before the opening of the fall term, the meeting adjourned. Minutes approved. Roy O. Hadley, clerk. John J. Edens.


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