Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-07
SCHOOL BOARD MATIlRs.


At the meeting Of the board u odu.
cation last evening there was a short
ollioauy between oscar w. Moyic ana
W. 4. Ncldcn tho former criticlsing
the methods employed by certain mem
beers Of the board. who set themselves
up NJ 'thc whole thing" lie called
for tho reading OF letter signed BY
Secretary Moroton and directed 20
Miss May. In charge ~ the kinder
gartcn. assuring her that she could
take possession of the room with the
understanding that the board would
take favorable action. The point
raised by the speaker was that this let
ter was written before even the COM
mlttee had taken favorable action ON
the matter.
n have been informed" he went on.
THAT only one o. two membcrn ~ the
board ever know % II, ana I desire o.
know on whose authority you acted
Mr. Clerk. when you wrote and signed
that letter"
Mr. Morctnn replied that he was a.
rectcd 10 write the letter By President
Cotton, who. he understood. acted In
accordance with the desires % the
announced that the committee. when
considering the matter was unanimous
on the proposition 90 donate the room
for tho use ~ the association. Mr.
Ncldcn corroboratcd the chair.
Yea roiotted Movie with dcllbcr-
ate cmphnalH II, too, remember the
matter being discussed by the COM
miitcc, but ! call YOUR attention 20 tho
fact that AT that timo the letter had
already been written.
And now" no went on. ~ want 10
enter protest against such methods
M are being employed IN this board.
such proceedings ms one or two mom-
hers assuming authority over the
school buildings and ftttlng aside
rooms FOR foreign purposes without tho |
action of the board. should be- stopped. !
Such action shows that anything crr-
tain members think aud DO ought 20 70 |
through II h exactly IN line with the |
election Of our present chairman. when, |
within two minutes Of tho announce, |
mont of the result. he pulled out a |
prepared list and announced his COM !
mlttcca. n shows that nnmelne IL NJ. /
Stunning to dictate tho action Of the |
whole hoards
Nelden wns considerably nettled ana
said; II want 30 tell you. Me, Moyis. |
that your illusions are an wrong 4
want 70 tel you. too, that nominated |
Mr.. colton. and not single member |
n this board had any previous knowl. |
edge OF IL. that not even Mr.. Cotton
himself knew l was going 10 place hts
name before this body. Now. you
have made illusions here tonight
which demand explanation. and l de.
mnnd Il right here tonight"
critchlow objected Co any further
and the ohrlr sustained
the objections. which ended the dini-
Guilty. The resolution van then
paused, Moylo only voting In the mega.
tive.
one other matter before the meetlne
created some discussion. II was In The
form OF a resolution from the CON.
mlttee on teachers ana school work.
which provided that students OF tho
hlgh, school who are over IL years Of
axe be given free tuition, provided that
they are pursuing a regular course
leading % graduation, and that thoy
are resident graduates Of the sam L.aks
city high school, now pursuing special
studies. II further recommended that
al other persons who are over IS years
Did, and who have adequate scholastic
preparations, may be admitted 20 any
existing classes at the hlsh school.
provided that they conform 10 All Tho
usual requirements imposed upon stu.
ifntH OF those Glasses. except thai ~
attendance az other times than lhose
u recltationsi mat the classes IN cues.
lion win not be- rendered TOO large IN
iuoh special attendance. the prlnclphi
II the high school and teachers heine
udgcH u the fact, that a tuition charee
or such instruction be paid 20 the min.
'lpal on admission, TO such classes nv
ollowa, 80 per half year for each sub.
&c; thus pursued, except drawing and
iaintlng for which the rates of mi
lon viii be az follows. $40 per haif
'ear Tor drawing and $50 per half wear
or painting. The rates Of tuition win !