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1905-03 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1905WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1905 Volume 01 - Page 306 1905-03-11 The board of trustees of the Normal School met in the chamber of commerce rooms at a few minutes after 3 o'clock. Present: chairman Edens, trustee Teck, Principal Mathes, and the clerk. Minutes of the meeting of February 4 were read and approved, after corrections had been made. Likewise the minutes of February 28th were read and approved, on motion of Mr. Teck. On motion of Mr. Teck, bills were approved to be forwarded to the state auditor in order that warrants might be issued, as follows: 484 - Bellingham Electric Supply Company $19.00; 485 - Great Northern Furniture Company $7.75; 486 - Cornish-Mitchell Pain Company $23.85; 487 - E.R. Croft $23.25; 488 - E.L. Knapp and Company $3.80; 489 - B.B. Furniture Company $4.80; 490 - C.M. Sherman $22.75; 491 - Western Union Telegraph Company $1.65; 492 - Munro and Haskall $2.11; 493 - George Spiers $4.00; 494 - Whatcom Sash and Door Company $47.30; 495 - Caxton Company $2.93; 496 - Lowman and Hanford $4.87; 497 - Harkness and Fontaine $1.50; 498 - Northwest Hardware company $1.90. On motion of Mr. Teck, the meetng adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. Approved April 22, 1905. Roy O. Hudley, secretary. John J. Edens, chairman. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1905 Volume 01 - Page 307 1905-03-25 The board of trustees of the Normal School met in called session at the office of the principal at 2:30PM. Present: Chairman Edens, trustees Donovan and Teck, Principal Mathes, and the clerk. The question of disposing of old text books on hand, was dismissed and Dr. Mathes was authorized to make whatever arrangement he could to the best advantage. By common consent, the board authorized Dr. Mathes to negotiate the purchase of a set of the National Cyclopedia of American Biography. Mr. Teck moved, seconded by Mr. Donovan, that the principal be empowered to purchase a cabinet for the school exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition, such as is designated in the plans. It was ordered that Dr. Bowman conclude the (?) deal with a (?) firm for some Northwest Historical works. Mr. Donovan moved, seconded by Mr. Teck, that the (?) by Dr. Mathes at the February meeting, of paying small bills by check from the Incidental fund, and of forwarding vouchers therefor to the state auditor so that one warrant may be issued to cover the aggregate be adopted. Motion carried. Mr. Donovan moved, seconded by Mr. Teck, that the President's "Odds and Ends fund" be hereafter officially designated as the "Incidental Fund." Motion carried. Cr. Mathes reported having ordered linoleum and other necessary equipment, as directed, for the library. He recommended that the side walls of the library be realcimined. This was authorized to be done during the vacation week. Proposals made by Dr. Mathes to have the dining hall moved across the campus, and to secure plans for an addition thereto, were considered and discussed. He was instructed to consult Mr. Lee about plans for the moving. He was also authorized to secure estimates for work entailed on the fences and sidewalks. Mr. Teck moved, seconded by Mr. Donovan, that the committee on campus be advised to (?) and to hire men to pick the campus knoll at an expense of not to exceed $60. Motion carried. Mr. Donovan moved, seconded by Mr. Teck, that Dr. Mathes be authorized to employ men on the campus until the small balance in the old campus fund is exhausted, and them to continue them under pay (?) WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1905 Volume 01 - Page 308 1905-03-25 the new appropriation until the work of immediate necessity is completed. On the question of the summer school being presented by Dr. Mathes, Mr. Donovan moved, seconded by Mr. Teck, that an appropriation of $750 be made from the maintenance fund to go toward the support of the summer school during the vacation beginning in June. Motion carried. After a unanimous expression in favor of devoting the money ordinarily used for commencement expenses, to the fund for covering the expenses of the graduating class to the Portland Exposition, Mr. Teck moved, and Mr. Donovan seconded, that $100 be given for the trip provided that the graduates go together as a class from the Normal School. Motion carried. Mr. Donovan moved, seconded by Mr. Teck, that an appropriation of $25 each be made to the eighteen members of the faculty to cover expenses in visiting schools. Motion carried unanimously. During the meeting Dr. Mathes submitted a typewritten statement of the appropriation made by the recent legislature, which becomes available April 1: the statement showed the following division of the funds: Maintenance $70,000; Science Equipment $2,500; Campus $2,000; Museum $500; Improvements and repairs $5,000; $80,000. (For complete statement of subjects brought up by Dr. Mathes, see next page). Meeting adjourned. Approved April 22, 1905. Roy O. Hudley, secretary. John J. Edens, chairman. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1905 Volume 01 - Page 309 1905-03-25 Appropriation: Maintenance $70,000; Science Equipment $2,500; Campus $2,000; Museum $500; Improvements and repairs $5,000; $80,000. Items for Consideration. Normal Dining Hall. Advisability of moving dining hall to a site on the edge of the swamp southwest of the annex, putting foundation under it and building an addition to the present structure--the addition to be about 34x40 feet in size, two stories high, and providing parlor, hall and two or three living rooms on first floor and five or six sleeping rooms on the second floor. Advisability of finishing the outside of the building with plaster--making an imitation of stone. Advisability of heating the dining hall from our present heating plant. Advisability of the normal school taking active control of the dining hall: school to employ matron and cook, paying them from the income then putting all of balance of income into food for table. Advisability of putting price of board--meals--down to $2.50 per week. Grading and Dressing Campus. Advisability of erecting new fence and putting sidewalk along front of campus; also of finishing hill back of dining hall by filling in and building a slope rather than terraces; also of finishing and dressing that part of the campus lying between the walk and the front street. The fence along the northeast side of the campus is over on private property several feet; shall it be moved at the present time? Shall gardener be employed from April 1st to November 1st to give his whole time to the grounds? Summer Session. Advisablility of establishing a summer session of six or eight weeks in length to be considered a part of the regular school year. Salaries of teachers in summer session to be paid by the Trustees, and a tuition fee or a library fee to be charged of all students who attend only the summer session. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1905 Volume 01 - Page 310 1905-03-25 Estimate for Appropriation for Whatcom State Normal School, Beginning April 1, 1903. Principal $3300; Four teachers $7000; Five teachers $7000; Four teachers $4400; Two teachers $2000; Four new teachers $4000 $27,700. Janitors $1500; Clerks $1200; Librarian $1000; $3700. Fuel $1500; Water, Gas, Electricity $1000; Text-books $1000; Incidentals $2000; $5500. Maintenance for one year $36.900. Library $1000; Science $2000; Completing Annex $11500; Campus $12000 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1905 Volume 01 - Page 311 1905-03-25 Items against Whatcom State Normal School, February 20th, 1903. B.B.I. Bill $1155.00; Thiel and Welter $69.00; Munroe, Blake and Haskell $146.53; Standard Furniture Co., (Furniture.) $66.00; Benj. H. Sanborn, (books.) $39.86; Morse Hardware Co., (hdw.) $0.40; Northwest Hardware Co., (hdw.) $0.84; A. Flanagan, (books.) $19.23; Northwest School Furniture Co., (furniture.) $1.15; Lowman and Hanford, $45.63; Puget Sound Saw Mill and Shingle Co., (lumber) $16.14; Trunkey and Son, (coal.) $6.50; Edson and Irish, (blank paper.) $7.40; Boyer and Culver (printing) $5.50; Seattle Times, (Advertising) $15.00; Cunningham, Curtis and Welch (books) $20.25; Fairhaven Times (printing) $8.00; American Education (subscription) $1.00; Northwest Journal of Education (adv) $6.00; B. Mulvaney (repair clock) $2.25; Ginn and Co. (books) $(?); Public School Publishing Co., (books) $4.00; Milton Bradley Co., (school supplies) $7.01; Scott, Foreaman and Co., (books)$2.75; A.C. McClurg and Co., (books) $197.33; Total $1848.48. ##