The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-20

Two things of Importance happened
at the meeting of the board of educa-
ton last night. The board adopted the
resolution to employ 1873 teachers at
the salary schedule already published
for an S1s months school year, the
teachers agreeing to give their services
| for the half month free. The board re-
ceived a proposition from DR.. J. S.
| Richards to enlarge and improve the
present building occupied by the high
school on Richards street No action
was taken on the proposition further
! than to refer it to the committee on
I buildings and grounds.
The other business coming before the
board was of a routine character. All
members were present with the excep-
| ton of Captain Richard w. Young.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Captain Richard W. Young of the
Utah volunteer artillery submitted the
/ following:
circumstances requiring my absence
from the city for an indefinite period, I
hereby request leave of absence until
my return. Should it appear soon that
my absence is to be prolonged, 1 shall
deem it my duty to resign
On motion of Cotton the requested
leave of absence was granted unani-
mously.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the rental of the theatre for the high
school commencement exercises on
Thursday evening, June ?, at a cost of
1929
On recommendation of the finance
committee appropriations amounting to
s361.92 were made.
TEACHERS EMPLOYED.
The committee on finance recon-
mended that the report from the com
mittee on teachers and school work,
which was presented to the board on
May 5. and which was referred to the
committee on finance, recommending
the employment of 1913 teachers at the
salaries stated, be adopted.
The committee explained that ii again
made the recommendation to adopt the
report in view of the recent action of
the teachers protesting against a re-
duction in salaries, but offering to give
their services free for as many days of
the school year as shall be necessary to
properly complete the course laid down
Moyle moved that the offer of the
teachers to work two weeks free be en-
bodied in the contracts to be made with
them when engaged.
Critcnlow thought that was not
meeting the teachers in the same spirit
as they had met the board. A contract
to work two weeks without considera-
ton could not be enforced by law, any
way. He thought it better to say moth
ing about it in the contract, but rely
on the teachers carrying out their
promise. It would be more generous
and show better spirit.
Giauque said he did not feel like vot-
ing for the adoption of the report.
Wilson thought this was not the time
20 decide on the terms of the contract
to be made with the teachers. That
matter ought to emanate from the COM
rnittee on teachers and school work.
Moyle's amendment was lost Brig
ham, Moyle and GiauQue voting in IA
vor of il, the others against II.
Newman favored an all round cut of
5 per cent in salaries, and to pay the
teachers for the time they work. He
was of the opinion that the fear of the
teachers that salaries once cut would
never be restored again was ground
less.
The motion to adopt the report was
carried by a vote of 6 to 8. Critchlow,
Wilson. Cotton, Brigham, Nelden and
Baldwin voted aye. and Giauque, New
man and Moyle against it.
OFFERS A HIGH SCHOOL BUILD
ING.
quarters for the high school the board
received an offer from DR.. ]. S. Rich
ards, in which the doctor proposed to
erect a high school building on Rich
ards street, which he was willing to
rent to the board for a term of ten
years at an annual rental of $4,000,
payable $3.50 per month. The building
TO be ready for occupancy at the COM
mencement of the fall term of 1898; to
have frontage of go feet on Richards
avenue; to include steam heating and
plumbing; the two-story portion of the
building and the assembly room to be
entirely new and the portion of the
building now occupied by the high
school to be extended and remodeled.
The building to have % class rooms, a |
large assembly room, teachers room, |
store and toilet rooms.
The communication was referred to |
the committee on buildings and grounds
and in order to give the committee an /
opportunity to consider it, the board