The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-02
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SESSION LAST NIGHT WAS A
SHORT ONE.
Eight Teachers Employed For the
Coming Year-A Number of Ap-
plications Received - Routine
Business Transacted.

The board Of education met last even
ing in the capitol building. Those pres
ent were President Dooly. Alff, Cotton,
Westerfield, Bywater and Grant
No business outside of the regular
routine was transacted.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Cotton,
giving the superintendent and clerk the
power 10 fix the time when the en-
plcyeeS of their respective offices should
be allowed their summer vacations.
a communication was received from
the president and secretary OF the Ma
uonaI Educational association urging
that the board send at least one delegate
10 the convention. which meets in Nil
waukee on July Sth and yth. Inc gentle
men viii be informed that Salt Lake City
will be represented by Superintendent
Millspaugh, Secretary Moreton and prob
ably a number of others.
A resolution was offered by the COM
mlttee on buildings and grounds and
adopted. instructing the clerk to petition
the city council 10 grant the board the
privilege of connecting such schools as
the Whittier, Longfenow Twelfth and
Irving with the sewer with tile pipe.
The plumbing in the Tenth ward
school Oeildine was awarded TO E II.
Rush for the sum of $5i+54, and the presi-
into . contract with the said gentle
man.
On recommendation of the committee
on teachers and school work the BIO OF
nish supplies to the extent of S767.40 was
accepted.
The following named teachers were en-
ployed FOR the ensuing year, at the
monthly salaries stated:
Mrs. Matte Prosser $3.50; Miss Bessie
Eurgens $50; Miss Caroline Smith, $50;
Mrs. Annette Banker $50; w. II. Tawney.
$50; W. Z. Havenor, $45; Edith Van Colt
$50: Minnie Bartch. $50.
Upon the recommendation of the COM
mittee on teachers and school work the
and clerk were granted
a leave of absence until July 18th in
order that they may attend the meeting
of the National Educational ASSOCIATION
The following applications for positions
as teachers were received: Mary Car
ruthers, Provo. Utah: Jane E Pitcher,
F'reeland. Mich; A S Miller. San Fran
cisco, Cal; Mrs. Ruth Van Husen. Sioux
City, Ia; FRANCES NJ Cobb. Sioux City.
"a; Mrs. Jean e. Trumbull, Butte, Mon;
"a NJ: Shepherd. Milwaukee. Wis;
Charles ". Jones, Gunnison, Colo: Nellie
Durant, Quincy. H.: Eta NJ. Lawrey,
Whittier, Cal; Theresa Toole. South
omaha, Neb.; Margaret A. Toole. South
Omaha. Neb.; Alpha NJ. Hermon.
Marinette. Wis; Mamie Turner keokuk,
Ia; Winnie Gilbert, Lewisville, Or; Sarah
duInTtsman Logan. Utah; james E. S.
Bell, Butte. Mon: Sadie Kinney. Nash
vile. Tenn; c. I. Schneider, HOwells,
Neh.; W =. Hsily, Dundee. ILL.,; a. R.
iriswold, Princeton, ILL.,; Mary A. Chris
.ensen. city; Rachel IRE Bountiful. Utah.
Referred to the committee on teachers
md school work.
An application was received from Mrs
cotton, 2 widow, who desires to be a
anitresS. and the same was referred to
he committee on buildings and grounds |
The monthly report of the treasurer of /
he board for the month of June showing
disbursements of SOS, IS and receipts of |
1850. The balance on hand at the close /
II the month was So, 30545.