1933-1934 Teacher: unknown: Graduates: Leona Brownlee (Malic), Nellie McLaughlin (Johnson), John McCracken
Jan 4 1934 At e call of the President J.P.McCracken, D.A.Stewart and R.B.Dunmire met at the School House and (unreadable) and presented a (unreadable) to the G.W.A. ? AT Punxsutawney to finish excavating the basement of school building.
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
Jan 8 1934 The School Board met at the School House, all members and Teachers were present.
paid bills
After discussion of some School problems
voted to adjourn
Feb 5 1934 The School Board met at the School House, all members and Teachers were present.
paid bills
By motion Secretary was directed to order two (unreadable) building (unreadable) for the High School and 4 (unreadable) these (unreadable)
Motion to give grade teachers termination contracts, motion lost.
McCracken, Stewart, Dunmire voting (unreadable)
After discussing school attendance vote to adjourn (unreadable)
March 5 1934 Board met at the School House, McCracken, Stewart and Dunmire present, all teachers but Miss Stalhman.
paid bills
After discussing school problems, adjourned
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
April 2 1934 The School Board met at the School House, all Directors and Teachers present except Ed Gilliagan.
Sect was instructed to (unreadable, unreadable, unreadable) concerning tax bills for 1934
paid bills
Time of next meeting was made April 30 1934
Sect was instructed to pay grade teachers at end of term.
President & Sect. were instructed to confer with (unreadable, possible Suff) Hughes at to permit to conduct High School next year.
By Motion of D.A.Stewart seconded by Dunmire that we close the Russell School and transport pupils to Richardsville, carried. Pearsall voting no - others yes -
adjourned to meet (unreadable) 34
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
April 30 1934 The Directors &Teachers met at the School House, all present.
paid bills
Motion was carried that we apply for permit to have High School next year
By motion we insure in Beechwoods Mutual fire insurance Co. for $5,000
By motion E.A.VanNorman was directed to register school children.
By motion we add 5 or 6 feet to chimney of school house.
By motion we leave Russell School Building for Community Bldg & and use it for bus station.
May 21 1934 All members of School Board and two teachers met at school house.
All minutes were rear and approved except leaving the Russell School which fell over to the next meeting.
paid bills
After much discussion the (unreadable) get for next year
adjourned to meet May 31 1934
May 31 1934 Directors met at the school house
And by motion approved canceling the motion of leaving the Russell School House for a Community bldg.
paid bills
After (unreadable) a motion prevailed that we adopt the the actual expenditures of school year 1934&34 for (unreadable) for 1935-5
By unanimous vote the tax for 1934 & 35 was set at 5 mills property tax and $2.50 per capita tax.
By motion we advertise for bids for cleaning, coal & kindling, Transportation Smith and Russell Schools.
adjourned we meet about June 25
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
June 25 1934 The School Board met at the School House, all members present
By motion we order through Pref. Dowie Work Books for primary grades full set of (unreadable) & story Readers, Bringhoun? & McFarland Geog - Hallick Histories.
By motion we pay all bills including book bill of $125.19 with American Books - (unreadable, unreadable, unreadable)
Sect. was directed to see H.S.Heeter as to kindling bid.
By motion the following bids were accepted - coal Walter Bedell, 8 cents per bu, cleaning - Lloyd McCracken $9.75, Hauling Smith School (unreadable) R. Corbett $35.00 - (unreadable) Hauling Russell etc Paul Luther (I think) bid of 84-75.
moved to adjourn at call of Sect. for annual meeting
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
July 9 1934 Annual audit (much information here, I will only list balance of July 1934 $2428.99
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
Aug 9 1934 The School Board met in called meeting
Sect. read the annual report, all bills were ordered paid after reading.
Fred Heeter bid of $4.00 per cord of kindling was accepted.
By motion we adopted (unreadable) - Hughes (unreadable) for school year beginning Sept 4 1934
By motion we transport pupils to Brookville - The President and Pearsall were were appointed a commission to (unreadable) for transportation.
Adjourned we meet Aug 31 1934
R.B.D.
Aug 13 1934 All members of school board met at school house.
After the commission on transportation of High School pupils reported. A motion prevailed unanimously to transport all High School pupils to Brookville, and a contract was given to Paul Luther for transportation at 1.45 per pupil, but not less than twenty $20.00 dollars per month
By motion we sell Russell black board to East Warsaw at 50 per cent of new provided they pay tuition bill, carried unanimously.
adjourned
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
Sept 7 1934 Board met at school house all members present, save Ed Gilligan.
paid bills
By motion we offer only the front (unreadable) of the Russell School for bus stop.
Bought (unreadable) school supplies from Mr. M. Sair for new school year.
adjourned we meet at call of Sect.
Sept 24 1934 The School Board met at the school house, all members present.
paid bills
By motion a (unreadable) of forty dollars ($40.00) was (unreadable) the stove at Russell School.
adjourned
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
Nov 5 1934 The school board met in regular session at the school house, all present but Gilligan.
Received a check from East Warsaw for $20.80 for 104 sq feet of blackboard at 80 cents a foot.
Miss Vera Fost got 13 High School books Board (unreadable, unreadable) get paid seven ($7.00) dollars, after reading all the bills, paid.
By motion teachers were authorized to buy needed (unreadable & unreadable) at institute.
adjourned we meet Dec 3 1934
R.B.Dunmire Sect.
Dec 3 1934 School Board met in the school house, All members present but McCracken
paid bills
The board then proceeded to re-organize
Mr Ed Gilligan was dully elected President
Mr. J.P.McCracken Vice President
adjourned to meet Jan 7 1935
R.B.D. Sect