The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
VERTICAL SYSTEM OF WRITING
ADOPTED By THE BOARD.
VIII Go Into Effect at the beginning
of the Next School Year-More
Teachers EmpIoyed-Rule Adopted
Governing Teachers Certificates.

A short session of the board of edu-
cation was held last might, at which
some business of Importance was
transacted, among which was the en-
pfoyment Of teachers and the adoption
of the vertical system of writing.
Want to Teach.
Applications to teach were received
from the following named persons:
Anna Magyar, teacher. West Su-
perior, Wis; Ethel Lynn. teacher,
city; Carrie M. Foil, teacher, Og-
den, Utah; Daniel H. Fishburn,
teacher, Grand Island, Neb.; Marjorie
r. Paine, H. s., Ann Arbor. Mich;
Belle Lennon, teacher, city; Kate 1.
Mckenzie, assistant principal or
teacher. city; Irene Elarth, teacher,
city; Maud De Richey, H. s., Spring
field, o.; Ida Davis, teacher, city;
Marguerite Gallagher, teacher, Sutton,
Neb.; Mrs. Charles NJ. Miner, teacher,
city; L. F. Mccormick, first or second
grade, city; Thares w. Dunyon.
teacher, Tooele, Utah; Kate Alley.
teacher, city; Abbey Willis Howes.
primary or H. S., Wellesley, Mass. !;
L. o. Broadwell, penmanship, Bay
City, Mich; Flora Smith, teacher, San
Jose, Cal; Ray r. G. Fash, teacher,
Alpine Utah; George w. Rightmire,
H. S., Columbus, o.; w. S. Webster.
principalship. city; Miss S. E. knight,
teacher, Wichita, Kan; Ella I. Clark,
teacher, city; Florence A. Cromwell,
teacher, Grand Rapids, Mich; Stella
H. Seed. teacher, Greeley, Colo; Kate
Paul, teacher, Wichita, Kan; Minnie
L. Noble, teacher, Murray, Utah.
These were referred to the teachers
committee.
Ordered Paid.
The buildings and grounds commit
tee reported the decision Of the court
in the case of Bryan, the contractor on
the Emerson school building and the
money which was ordered paid by the
court was appropriated to the Pacific
Lumber company and ordered paid by
the treasurer.
Vertical system Adopted.
The teachers committee, reporting
on the vertical system of writing,
recommended that it be adopted in
the schools. The committee stated
that the two companies which have
the contract for the furnishing of
books to the board, have offered to
exchange new writing books to take
the place of the old free of charge to
the board. The system will go into
effect on the first of the next school
year. The committee will select the
firm which will furnish the books and
report later on, but it Is thought that
in view Of certain complications that
the orders will be divided. The Ameri-
can Book company has a contract with
the board and will come in for one
half the order at least. It is conceded
that the Normal system is the best,
however.
TeacherS Certificates.
Teachers were employed as follows:
John G.. Roberts, 1856 per month;
George W. Leek, $e7.5e; Miss Hough-
ton, $50.
The following rule was adopted as
regards the teachers certificates: All
teachers who have obtained certifi-
Gates prior to January l, 1894, and
whose papers expire before June 1,
will have to be reexamined. Teachers
whose average is above so per cent
and who obtained certificates since
January 1, 1894, will have their certifi-
Gates renewed. Those who did not at
tain so per cent average will not be
renewed. Teachers who fall below an
average of 20 per cent in general ex-
animation and those who fall below
80 per cent on any one branch will be
rejected. Principals of six rooms and
more are required to have school GER
tif1cates which must show an average
OF 50 per cent in preliminary and so
per cent in other grades.