Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-17

I service. and also for the use Of bi'
horse and wagon 10 deliver kindlinp
| wood, books aud supplies. Adopted.
The committee Oh furniture and suI.
plies recommended that Mrs. Jane Me
/ rhoe be appointed janlt0f Of tbs Fourth
and Fifth schools until the occupancy
/ Of the Grant school, at salary Of f2i
a month, that Mrs. soiie be appointed
/ jauitor VI the Third school At fl2 .
month; that Otto EichOrn be appointed
| ianitOf " the Thirteenth school at $40
q month; II, T.. Harper at the Oqulfrh
| school vt 500 W PER month; +. Grooves
at the Emeft0n school At S25 a month,
Is, l.. Underwood al the bonneville
| school ~ fl5 a month. Adopted.
The uommittuo on furniture aud
supplies ctmmeued that the bid Of
! Walker Bros. d Tyler company Of
FIlg.gU To furnisn li3 shades for ftting
w the Oquiuh school be accepted.
| Adopted.
Thc committee on furniture and
supplies recommended that contracts be-
awarded tue following firms Tor turn.
ishiug supplies for the ensuing school
yeas
Salt Lake Hardware Co., Grant Soap
Co., Cunniugton q Co, Go5fge M,scott
4 Co., Utah Stove anU Hardware Co,
Is. l.. Howe a Co., 4. Aucrbach a Co.,
II. DluWoodty Furniture Go. fhu total
amount lOf tueso supplies was ssOs.i2
Adopted.
The COMMITTEES On teachers ana
school work recommended that the
resignation VI the following teAoheis be
accepted.
Jssnnetio Mcdonald, Winiired
WoOdmausve, Constance TOmlinsOu,
EMma Porter Ida Batos anu hifs.
Clark.
The same committee recommended
the employment VI tue following per
s0us ~ teachers AZ tbs salaries namoui
Per month.
John g. Eo5sHs. hirh school. Dol. ..-....tsl 20
NCIuc Al. laWrff ....s. ..a.........s .ss'ss.a ~ ~
Amy brown .....-ssssss s'....s...s'. at..t " "
Mary htfAltI a.ss'sHHsaH HHHaHHaa' '...sHs- % ~
Marion Gravos Vt samv salary ~ laui
year lcss no psr cent Also that the
COMMITTEES on cites and buildings BE-
authorised 10 rent an additional room
to accommodate thu overflow from the
Franklin school, ana alsO n room o.
accommodate the pupils who last year
were housed iu the OutariO school
also the appointment VI Prof. Henry
MONTGOMERY aud Prot. VIM, Stewart
~ associate examiners Tor the approach.
ing examination u teachers; also that
sealed bids iot loo gallons Of school ink
be- called i0f. same to be opened on
Wednesday, August 2y,h, At y. m.
Zach bid ~ be- accompanied by sam'
Pies anu guarantee Of quality.
PROPOSED onANoEs IN COURSE OF
Tho same COMMITTEES recommended
changes IN the coune Of study NJ
i0lloWt2
That IN higher arithmetic the metric
system, stugks sud brokerage, customs
aud duties, partial payment, compound
proportion, compound Interest, cause
anu effect, cube root, mensufation, IA
80 fat as it Involves cube root, ami the
greater part VI the appendix OF the
book now used be all omitted.
This PROPOSED elimination provoked
. good deal Oi discussion during which
President Nelson vacated the chair In
favor OF Vice President Young aud
offered the following amendment:
That the course be iufthtr amended
by eliminating theteitOm nil technical
terms aud definitions IN tho grammar
studies aud driil therein, aud all dTill
In diaciillcal mark, alsut that no attempt
bo made 10 teach pupils 10 read be.
fore teaching them the letters % the
alphabet
Tho debate continued al length and
was finally cut short on n motion ny
Hansen 10 Law that part OF the report
referring " tho elimination Of ceriain
branches Of the course VI study
ON ths table until tho next meeting.
The molten carried, alter when tho
remainder of the report was adopted.
On motion OF Dooly the COMMITTEES
ON sites anu buildings was authorized
N procure = perspective cut VI the
Oquiffh school building.
Pendlot0n moved that the clerk be
ordered 10 return the cheoks OF tue uu-
successful hlddtfs for constructing the
OquifIh anu Gran, school sewer con.
neouons. Carried.
appropriations we're made aggtgat.
Ing $500, -, after which an adjourn.
ment was taken for one week.