The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-23
Contemplate Innuendoes of the
Tribune Commented On.
THE TRUSTEES SPEAK.
ATTEMPT TO CREATE CHAOS OUT
OF ORDER.
Singular Attitude of President Nell
son in the AIatter-His Unwar-
ranted Interference With the
Work of the Board-A Bid For
Disorder and Discomfort.

OI ulScOnLenL among the teachers IN
the public schools, and has received
some complaints that might be usefully
used if plainly stated. 1t therefore in
vites all teachers with grievances or
complaints to state them, with such
substantiation as is possible. Such
communications will be treated in the
strictest confidence, and the writer's
identity fully protected. Write with
out reserve, and in the fullest conf
dence that whatever is said can in no
wise affect the writer's standing or en-
ployment'
| The above appeared as an editorial
in the Tribune yesterday morning and
caused a great deal of comment among
members of the school board, teachers
and all who are interested in school
work in the city.
Everyone who is at all informed on
the matter is aware that the board of
education has a committee whose duty
it is to investigate just such matters
as that referred to. And presuming, in
the absence of Judge Goodwin, that the
author of the editorial quoted is also
the president of the board of educa-
ton, the inference is that he thinks
| tHe committee OF SOME lnQ1VlQudl
whose duty it would be to pass upon
grievances, has been direlect in per-
forming that duty.
The editorial therefore created much
comment and criticism in educational
circles, and the views of members of
! the board of education who were in
terviewed by Herald reporters reflects
the sentiment with regard to it:
CHARLES BALDWIN
said: 1 was very much surprised to
see the editorial, and the more sur
prised because the managing editor of
the Tribune is also a member of the
board of education and also of the
committee on teachers and school work,
whose duty it is to investigate all COM
plants teachers, scholars or patrons of
schools have to make. 1 have always
supposed he took pride in the fact that
the committee tried to do it's duty and
Investigated promptly and fairly every
complaint made to it, and Snade an
honest effort to do justice in the mat
ter The editorial seems to be an invi-
tation to any back bitter or tale bearer
who may be among our 100 teachers to
carry any story to someone connected
with the Tribune, who promises never
to reveal the author. / confess myself
utterly at loss to account for the
article. which is certainly calculated to
do injury to the public schools. If it
was pretended that the proper authori-
ties did not honestly consider
complaints made to them and
that the Tribune was the only
place where publicity could be
obtained, 1 could understand why
the paper should volunteer its ser
vices Even then I would not consider
so much secrecy or concealment neces-
sary 1 think every teacher in the
schools knows that any just complaint
will be patiently and intelligently con-
sidered by the board, and see no rea-
: son why they would not present them
: there. 1 certainly would not recon-
mend any teacher who wishes to re-
: main in the schools to carry tales
| which they will not present to the
board to outside parties. If a teacher
thinks he has just complaint, he
ought to go to his principal; if he does
not get justice there, he ought to go to
the superintendent; if he thinks he
does not get proper treatment there,
he ought to go to the board, and if he
cannot get satisfaction there, ne ought
to conclude that his superiors are a
bad lot and resign. He ought not,
under any circumstances, to tell tales
to outside people which he will not tell
to the proper parties.
S. B. wESTERFIELD
said: The board of education has a
committee on teachers and school
work, whose duty it is to act upon all
complaints made by pupils or their
parents and all teachers. This is the
nrst intimation 1 have ever received
l that that committee was not consid-
cred the proper tribunal for passing
upon any complaints, and I hope it is
not intended as an impeachment OF
the committee, either as to it's integ-
rity or ability. The committee has
never thought it necessary 10 adver-
tise for or encourage the making OF
complaints, but when made, they have
been faithfully investigated, and 1 be-
lieve that the patrons of the public
schools of Salt Lake city are willing to
extend to the committee their conf
. past. I am a member of the commit
attempted to be held without our aid
would be an interference with the best
interests of the schools
A. j. PENDLETON, JR.,
said that he had not heard of these
a.4eVances lefelred 20 in tAe eqiJor1a
and did not understand it at all.
R. ALFF
said: Its a mystery to me- can say
nothing about it because 1 don't un
derstand what is referred to.
RICHARD w. YOUNG
said: Who is the Tribune sphin,
inviting the complaints of the dis