The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-19

When the members of the board Of
education met last evening they found
themselves confronted by a delegation
of ladies, composed of Mrs. Emmeline
B. Wells. Virginia Stephens and 9TH
ers, who were there to protest in the
matter of the resolution against en-
ploying married women for teachers in
the public schools. The board gave
them chance to speak and then fed
to the seclusion of the vault and held
an executive session over the matter of
adoption or rejection of the resolution,
not caring to face the delegation of
ladies.
Mrs. Wells was the first speaker,
after the protest of the teachers had
been read. She spoke by invitation and
expressed much surprise over the fact
that a, board like this would introduce
such measure, especially when women
had Just been admitted to the elective
franchise. 1t was astounding and was
discrimination of the worst sort. Mrs.
Wells having expressed herself in this
manner said she did not come prepared
to make a speech and intimated that
il she had the members of the board
would have heard something interest
ing.
Il cannot see now men can do this
she concluded.
Especially when their mothers were
women" muttered WColley, the mover
of the resolution.
Virginia Stephens spoke briefly and
stated she believed this was class leg
iSlation Of the wotst character. Her
remarks prompted Mrs. Wells to ask
. the chair if he did not consider tl-a
action of the board a premium on cell
bacy, a, question which Uncle John did
not ATTEMPT to answer, although
pressed by the board to try, if nothing
more.
The board, per the chairman, asked
if any of the others wanted to speak.
but none OF them did apd the business
Of the evening proceeded.
AN ALLEGED SCANDAL.
A lot of CORRESPONDENCE concerning
an alleged scandal in the Grant school
was partially read, when the chair,
with an eye To rendering newsDaper
comments harmless in the premises,
asked if it was not best to refer the
matter 20 the committee on teachers.
Mr.. Cotton nodded his head and the
matter was so referred not. however.
until the stuff had got 80 the press
able and been conned sufficiently to
ascertain thar ferris Anderson, one of
the pupils, had designated the wife Of
Professor DickerTt as no lady, or words
TO that effect, which he, the said Dick
ert, raised a. row over and wrote a
whole lot of letters to the board and
other folks. The committee will wrestle
with the case in the seclusion of the
back room where their voices do not
rise over the transom. The board then
went into executive session.
AGAINST MARRIED WOMEN
But although Mrs. Wells and her
friends thought TO do something with
the board. they did net succeed, fer
when it came into The open from its
dark lantern meeting, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That in the employment of
new teachers, the beard OF education
declares itself opposed TO engaging
married women for school service. ex-
cept in special cases.
This was only partial victory for
tie anti-married women teacher ele-
ment, however, but the delegation did
not relish it. just the same, and went
away unhappy.
TEACHERS AND SALARIES.
The following list of teachers and
salaries was then ADOPTED:
Bryant School-Priscilla J. Smith;
present salary, 500; new salary, $40. R
". Anderson; present salary, $40; new
salary, S45; Harriet A. Hobart; pres
ent salary, $40: new salary $40. Maud
B. Clark, present salary. $50: new sal
airy, $50. Clara NJ. Mills, present sal
airy, S6T.50; new salary, $50. Olive Lis
ter, present salary, $40: new salary, s45.
Edna Hyde, present salary, SIS; new
salary, $50. Cora NJ. Clark, present
salary, $3.50; new salary, SO Lizzie
Cartwright, present salary, $50; new
salary, $50.
Bonneville School-Hu B. Folsom, !
present salary, $3.50; new salary, so. /
Louise Harrison, present salary, S55;
new salary. $50
Davis Schools. D. Bradford, pres
ent salary. S45; new salary. $45. Irene /
EIarth, present salary, S45; new sal
airy, $50.
Lake Breeze school-Eugenia Mort. !
present salary, $40; new salary, $45.
Eighth Scbool-Jengie Simons, pres /
ent salary, $50; new salary. sos.
Ninth Sch6oi-Nell Forsythe, present !
salary, s72; new salary. so. Mary I
Eager, present salary, $45; new sal /
airy. $50.
Emerson School-T. W. Bliss, pres
enr salary, SO; new salary, $50. Myr !
tice LaDue, present salary, S45; new /
salary, $50. Rose 3. Storer, present I
salary, s65; new salary, $3.50.
Fremont School-Theresa Godbe. /
present salary, $40; new salary, so. /
Georgia Wheeler, present salary, $3.50; /
new salary, $50. Mae Y. Gilmore, pres !
ent salary, $50; new salary, 500. Mary j
Brinton, present salary, $40; new sal
airy, S45; Jessie L. Hutchinson, present I
salary, $40; new salary, S45. Laura
Beeson, present salary, $3.50; new sal
airy. $40. Albert NJ. Merrill, present
salary, $50; new salary, sec. Sarah I.
Lake, present salary, $50; new sal
airy, $40. Ida Dysart, present salary,
$50; new salary. $50.
Franklin School-David L. Mcdonald,
present salary, $50; new salary, $50.
Katherine Craig, present salary, sos;
new salary, $50 Jessie Drew, present
salary, $50; new salary, $50. Roxy
Cummings, present salary, 500: new
salary, $50. Ida Davis, present salary,
S<5: new salary, $50. Maude Hardy
present salary. $50; new salary, $40
Barbara N. Eoffer, present salary, $40;
new salary, $40. Clara Z. Cooper, pres
ent salary, $55; new salary $50. Helen
II. Rothschild, present salary, $40; new
salary, s45. Nellie Herman, present
salary, $40; new salary, SIS; Mary E.
Berkley, present salary, SOS; new sal
airy, $65.
Grant School-George w. Leek, pres
ent salary, $3.50; new salary, SD
Louise A. Shell, present salary, $50; i
new salary, $50 Alice J. Suydam, pres
ent salary, $3.50; new salary, $40.
Charles a. Peak, present salary, $40,
new salary, $50. Frances Qualtrough,
present salary, SOS; new salary, $3.50. {
Anna Bartholomew, present salary, 500;
new salary. $3.50. Hattie Randolph,
present salary, 500; new salary, $3.50. :
Abbie r. Bishop, present salary, $3.50 5
new salary, $3.50. Kate Real, present
salary, S6L50; new salary, $40. Laura