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1905-06 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 008 1905-06-03 Trustees met in called session at 4PM, at the office of Mr. Teck Chamber of Commerce rooms. Present: Chariman Edens, Trustee Teck, Architect A. Lee and the Clerk. Mr. Lee submitted plans for removing the Dining Hall across the Campus and building commodious dormitory. These contained certain revisions in the plans first submitted, reducing the sixe of the improvement, and altering the foundations and other features so as to reduce the estimate of the cost from $800.00 to $1,000.00. On motion of Mr. Teck, the clerk was authorized to make call for bids, in accordance with the copy to be prepared by Mr. Lee, beginning Monday evening, June 5th and appearing alternate days thereafter until June 13th in the Bellingham Herald and the Puget Sound American, and on alternate days from June 6th in the Reveille. Meeting adjourned. Minutes Approved June 10, 1905. Roy O. Hadley, clerk. Chairman. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 009 1905-06-10 FENCE: End and Gate Posts: as shown in diagram 18x18 in. 6 or 7 ft. tall; Pickets - 1 in. thick, 3 in. wide; Fence - 36 or 40 in. high as seems best; Fence posts - 6x6 in. (?): two rails: molding above and below outside of pickets; Gates - to be set where directed. Gates - 3 or 4 ft. wide, as directed; Pests - to be dipped in carbelineum as directed. Fence - to have two coats of paint, white (?). If offer is accepted, order will be made at meeting June 10th. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 010 1905-06-07 A called meeting of the board of trustees of the state normal school was held in the office of Mr. Frank C. Teck, in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at five PM. Members present: Chairman Edens, and Trustee Donovan, and Principal Mathes. The only business transacted was the granting of diplomas to thirty seven young people as follows: (See list enclosed). Also the granting of sixteen elementary certificates as follows: (See list enclosed). After the diplomas and certificates had been signed by the chairman of the Board the meeting was adjourned. Special meeting, board of trustees, state normal school, Bellingham, Washington. Minutes approved June 10,1905. John J. Edens, chairman. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 011 1905-06-15 The following students have been recommended for graduation from the advanced course of this institution on June 15th, 1905. SENIOR CLASS 1905: STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, Bellingham, Washington. 1. Gertrude Aldridge - Arlington; 2. Else Anthon - Seattle; 3. Susie Andrus - Bellingham, Sta. A; 4. Edith Austin - Bellingham; 5. Lillian Burke - Snohomish; 6. Meda Carlson - Florence; 7. Stella Carlson - Florence; 8. Grace Dickey - Bellingham; 9. Grace Drake - Seattle; 10. Anna Drummond - Tacoma; 11. Mrs. C.H. Eldrige - Everett; 12. Isabel Gibson - Seattle; 13. Cassie Gifford - Arlington; 14. Myrl Hays - Bellingham; 15. Katherine Houts - Ballard; 16. Edna Hallock - Seattle; 17. Adelaide Hanlein - Tacoma; 18. Lissa Howlett - Bellingham; 19. Jessie Jameson - Bellingham; 20. Alice Kibbe - Elma; 21. Lynus A. Kibbe Elma; 22. Evalyn Kirkpatrick - Bellingham; 23. Josie Little - Bellingham, Sta. A; 24. Winnie McMullen - Seattle; 25. Isabelle McRae - Everett; 26. Violet Morgan - Carbonado; 27. Albra Paddock - Farmington; 28. May Pillman - Everett; 29. Harry Raymond - Bellingham; 30. Nellie Roberts - Seattle; 31. Nellie Ramsey - Centralia; 32. Bessie Service - Farmington; 33. Charlotte Stewart - Spokane; 34. Ople Swank - Pomeroy; 35. Myrtle Williams - Everett; 36. Birdie Winchell - Dunlap; 37. Marie Wheeler - Tacoma. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 012 1905-06-15 The following students have been granted elementary certificates by the faculty of the State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington. Alta Barton; Beatrice Benson; Jessie Cowing; Tressie Flesher; Lillian Fogg; Judith Hawes; Carrie Lewis; Nettie Look; Frances Moncrief; Adalene Parkins; Berthelda Payne; Floy Sullivan; Frankie Sullivan; Christine Thiel; Nellie Thompson; Helen Whitney; Issued June 15, 1905. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 013 1905-06-10 In regular monthly session, the trustees met in the office of the principal shortly after 2 o'clock. Present: Chairman Edens, Trustees Donovan, Principal Mathes and the clerk. The minutes, respectively of the meetings of May 13th, May 29th, June 3rd, and June 7th were read and approved. G.W. Walker appeared before the board to ask information on the specifications for the sidewalk to be build in front of the campus, and to submit a revised bid for the work. His figures were $148, which he later corrected over the telephone adding $10 to cover the cost of nails. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the contract was awarded to Mr. Walker at his revised figures of $156, with the understanding that the walk would be laid one foot outside the fence to be built, that the trustees would have contractor Lind prepare the ground and A.R. Campbell set the grade stakes: and that payment would be made for the walk after it was satisfactorily completed and evidence was fiven that the materials and labor used in construction were all paid for. J.W. Kindall, representing Martin Siersdorfer, appeared before the trustees to discuss the proposed settlement for damages done to the buidling on the basis of $218.45, the amount of the Cornish-Mitchell bill for repair of windows broken by the blast in the Siersdorfer quarry of April 6th. On learning that this settlement, if made today, would relieve Mr. Siersdorfer from all further liability, Mr. Kidnall asked for thirty days time in which to make payment. On motion of Mr. Donovan, this request was granted. Mr. Kindall agreed to have the Cornish-Mitchell bill paid and receipted by the time of the next monthly meeting of the trustees, July 8. Mr. Donovan moved, and the motion was carried, that the contract for building the fence in front of the campus, be awarded to J.H. Shockey for $325, fence to be made of 40-inch pickets, and according to other specifications already agreed upon; payment to be made when the work is satisfactorily completed. Motion carried. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the bill of Booker and Campbell for $47.19, for repairing cracks in the walls of the building, was approved for payment, together with the following: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 014 1905-06-10 MAINTENANCE: 21 Northwest Journal of Education $4.00; 22 Robinson Manufacturing Co. $24.50; 23 Bellingham Electric Supply Co. $17.05; 24 Thiel and Welter $192.85; 25 City Water Department $12.75; 26 Munro and Haskel $46.35; 27 Benson Morris Co. $17.10; 28 Sunset Telephone Co. $15.35; 29 C.M. Sherman $22.70; 30 Mrs. J. Lemach $26.90; 31 B.B. Improvement Co. $13.95; 32 Incidental Fund, E.T. Mathes $13.75; 33 Incidental Fund, E.T. Mathes $195.75; 34 E.R. Croft $14.35. SCIENCE FUND: 35 Incidental Fund, E.T. Mathes $15.00; 36 Eberbach and Son $29.04. CAMPUS FUND: 37 Chas E. Lind $394.02; 38 Fawcett Bros. $13.50; 39 Morse Hardware Co. $16.00; 40 Uncidental Fund - E.T. Mathes $11.25; IMPROVEMENTS and REPAIRS: 41 Booker and Campell $47.19. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 015 1905-06-10 On motion, a recess was then taken until an adjourned session, which should be held at the call of the chairman. Roy O. Hadley, clerk. 1905-16-15 The adjourned session of the regular June meeting was called to order at 2:30 in the office of the Principal. Present: Chairman Edens, Trustee Donovan, Dr. Mathes, and the clerk. The following communication, explaining the cause of his absence, was received from Mr. Teck, and ordered palced on the minutes: Bellingham, Washington June 15, 1905. Hon. John J. Edens, Chairman. Board of Trustees State Normal School, Bellingham, Washinton. Dear Sir: I beg leave to explain my absence from the meeting of the Board of Trustees called for 2 o'clock today for the purpose of considering bids on the construction of an additionto the dining hall or dormitory, and the election of a faculty for the esnuing term or biennial period. While I am willing to act, and consider it my duty to act, in all matters of temporary and urgent importance, I do not feel that, in view of the fact that my commission as trustee expired March 3, 1905, I have logical authority to join in a contract involving the election of and entire faculty for a period of a year in advance. I do not consider that such action would be just to my successor, who may be appointed tomorrow and who will have to deal with the faculty when I retire. I understand that the legal term of the trustees begins with June 13, and as no successor to myself has been appointed for the unexpired legal term at the time my commission expired, March 3, 1905, and as the beginning of the suceeding legal term has already passed without bringing forth the announcement of my successor, as had been promised by the Governor, I feel that my authority as a member of the board should be strictly limited to action upon matters of temporary urgency, and should not have to do with a vital and lasting contrct, such as the election of the principal and faculty. I ask that the board direct the clerk to enter a copy of this communication as a part of the record of today's meeting, and have the honor to remain, sincerely yours, (Signed) Frank C. Teck. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 016 1905-06-15 Sealed bids for the moving and enlarging of the dining hall were opened as follows: Booker and Campbell $3,474; S.McNeil $3,821; Boyd and Neble $3,340. Each bid was accompanied by the required certified check for 5 percent of the amount of the bid. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the contract was unanimously awarded to Boyd and Noble as the lowest responsible bidders. The plans and specifications submitted by A. Lee for the dormitory improvement were formally adopted. Mr. Lee was engaged as architect and superintendent at a compensation of 5% of the contract price, with the reservation that additional compensation may be allowed for services that may be required in addition to the prescribed work. Bill amounting to $56.63 for historical books purchased from England some time ago, was authorized paid from the Library Bank Fund. Dr. Mathes reported that the faculty, at a recent meeting, voted an expression of thanks to the Board of Trustees for the appropriation of $25 to each member for the purpose of visiting schools. The matter of purchasing the second hand furniture in the dining hall, was left entirely in the hands of Dr. Mathes. The clerk was instructed to request the city council to establish the grade in the block on high street in front of the Normal school campus, after which AL R. Campbell will be employed to set stakes for guidance in construction the new fence and walk. The following resolution, offered by Mr. Donovan, was unanimously adopted: Whereas: The State Board of Higher Education has authorized the re-organization of the courses of study and requirements for work in State Normal schools: Be it resolved: that it is the sense of this board that the general plan of employment of teachers and employees, for indefinite terms, shall be and is hereby discontinued. Resolved further, that the terms of employment of all teachers and other regular employees of this institution shall cease on August 31st, 1905, on which date existing contracts expire. Resolved further, that all members of the faculty, and other employees of the institution hereafter employed, shall be engaged for a definite period of time, and a contract shall be executed for the term of employment. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 017 1905-06-15 Resolved furhter: that all teachers or employees shall be assigned their duties in the institution by the principal and shall be directly responsible to him for their work and conduct in connection with the institution, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the board of trustees. Mr. Donovan then spoke on the duty of the Board in re-(?) members of the faculty insofar as they were recommended by Dr. Mathes, unless some serious objection stood in the (?) of such action. He then offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved: that Dr. E.T. Mathes be elected principal of the Bellingham Normal School for the term of four years, ending August 31st, 1909, at a salary of $3,000 per year for the first year, $3,250 for the second year, and at a salary for the last two years to be determined by the board, but not to be less than $3,250 per annum. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the following resolution with reference to engaging teachers, was unanimously adopted: Resolved that all instructors, excepting the instructors in the training school, now employed at the Normal, be re-engaged for the term of one year, ending August 31st, 1906. Resolved: That Miss Edna Horner be re-engaged as instructor in the training school as Grammar Grade Critic Teacher, and Miss Catherine Montgomery be re-engaged as Primary Grade Critic, both for the year ending August 31st, 1906. Dr. Mathes was instructed to be prepared, at a later meeting of the board of trustees, with recommendations to fill the places in the faculty declared vacant by the foregoing resolution, and not filled at this meeting. The matter of salaries was then taken up, and fixed for the year August 31st, 1905, to August 31st, 1906 as follows: Ada Hogle $1000 raised from $950; J.T. Forrest $1550 raised from $1500; W. Wilson $1450 raised from $1400; F.W. Eply $1550 raised from $1400; A.P. Romine $1450 raised from $1400; J.N. Bowman $1450 raised from $1150; E.N. Stone $1200 raised from $1100; Baker, Ida A. $1100 raised from $950; H.E. Moore $1350 raised from $1200; Frances Hays $1250 raised from $1150; Mabel Moore $950 raised from $850; Blanche M. Evans $950 raised from $850; Tallulah Le Conta $900 raised from $800; Mabel Wilson $900 raised from $840; Nellie Cooper $810 raised from $750; Catherine Montgomery $1000 raised from $950; Edna Horner $1000 raised from $900. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 018 1905-06-15 Meeting then took recess until the call of the chairman. 1905-06-22 Second adjourned session was called to order at 8:30 at the home of Mr. Donovan. Present: Chariman Edens, Trustee Donovan, Dr. Mathes and the clerk. On the matter of having grade established on High Street, in front of the campus before the fence and walk are built, the clerk reported having requested the city council to order grade established, and that the request had been granted. Mr. Donovan stated that he would endeavor to have Mr. Hyatt and the city engineer confer in order that the grade will conform with certain plans being worked out for the improvement of the hill side streets. Mr. Donovan moved that Miss Cooper, secretary to the principal, and Miss Wilson, librarian, be re-employed for the year Aufust 31, 1905 to August 31, 1906 at the salaries fixed for these position June 15. Mr. Donovan moved that the clerk be instructed to notify P.W. Pierce, that his services as fireman of the Normal will not be needed after July 1st., and also to request that he vacate, by that time, the rooms in which he is living at the school building. Motion carried. Dr. Mathes was also requested to inform to gardener, Mr. Parsons, that he would be employed at his present work during the summer, and that he would labor be given a trial at assisting in the janitor work of the building for the winter. When the question of the wood supply for the coming year was taken up, Dr. Mathes reported that there are on hand about fifty cords of body fir, and fifteen to eighteen cords of alder. Mr. Donovan moved that the clerk be instructed to publish a call for bids to supply 250 cords of wood, delivered on the Normal campus not later than October 14, the call to be made with the reservation that contracts may be let for smaller amounts; and with the privilege of rejecting any or all bids. The wood must be body fir, first growth, or second growth fir with no sticks less than 3 inches in diameter and all sticks over 5 inches split. The contract will require that work on its fulfillment begin within thirty days after the time it is let. Dr. Mathes reported that the furniture in the dining hall, which- WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1905 Volume 02 - Page 019 1905-06-22 was being offered for sale to the school, would be worth about $150 for the pieces desirable to purchase. He was authorized to close the purchase for any of it he considered worth securing. Dr. Mathes announced his decision to remain with the institution as principal for one year, with the understanding that he would go to Whitworth college as its president at the end of that time, provided the trustees there should consent to wait for him. He was authorized, on the trip east which he would take within a few days, to investigate the credentials of applicants for vacancies in the Normal faculty, especially for the training school, and be prepared to make recommendations on his return. The trustees ordered the clerk to notify Boyd and Noble, contractors on the Normal dormitory, that surety bonds would be required in compliance with the contract for the work. The clerk was instructed to notify Miss Tromanhouser that her communication of June 17th, requesting the re-instatement of Miss Bratton, had been received, considered and filed. Meeting adjourned. Approved. Roy O. Hadley, clerk. John J. Edens, chairman. ##