The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-06
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Henderson, Walker.
President Nelden said he did no
| deny Professor Cummings ability as
teacher, but Professor Ray Chase wa.
off on a years leave of absence, taking
a post graduate course at the STANFORD
! University, and Professor Cumming!
had only filled the absent teacher.
place at the High school.
Objects to Imported Teachers.
Mr.. MoyIe then attacked the list OF
| twenty-five teachers decided upon las
| week to fill vacancies. He maintained
that the educated teachers arc
superior TO those from other states and
| ne felt particularly regretful because
more graduates from the state univer-
sity training school were not selected
| for employment. To him il made nc
difference if Utah born persons went
away to complete their education, they
brought back an outside influence and
too many new ideas into our schools.
Mr.. Giauque thought not enough
| Utah teachers were i'll the list to afford
encouragement to graduates of home
! institutions
h1r. Bamberger maintained that a
third of the twenty-five were Utah uni
Verslty graduates, an equal proportion
| from the High school, and the balance
were from other states. The plan suit
ed Superintendent Cooper and he would
support il.
According to Mr.. Critchlow, it is Su-
perintendent Cooper's idea to have two
streams feeding the teaching corps,
one-third, or teachers of experience, to
come from eastern states and the re-
mainder from Utah. The new superin-
tendent at the outset of his career had
pledged his reputation that the selec-
tions he had made of eastern teachers
II s..
mind Superintendent Cooper had been
impartial in his selections, looking only
to the best interests of the schools.
Mr.. Moyie moved TO substitute Emma
Hamlin for Emma J. Mitchell, Mabel
Davis for Anna NJ. Sackett, Edna Har-
ker for Rose NJ. Lamont and Lucille
Richards for Mrs. r. A McClelland,
but the motion failed by the vote of
to 6, except that as to Miss Lamont
Mr.. Giauque voted with the majority
The entire list was then adopted by
unanimous vote, except that Mr.. New
man voted against Miss Engilman. Mr.
Moyle, however, changed his vote from
no to aye, remarking as he did so, I'm
afraid I'm getting too agreeable
Later Mr.. Moyle said he would vote
against any recommendation of teach
ers from other states made by Superin-
tendent Cooper.
The High school list of teachers was
adopted without dissent.
The list of principals was then taken
up, the report recommending that the
salary of each principal be fixed at $40
per month, plus 81 for each class
teacher, but in no case shall the maxi
mum monthly salary exceed s135, and
the assignments of principals to be
names of Principals Mccoy and Ed
dingfield from the list as adopted, it
contains the following names:
Mrs. Z. V. Fritz, Mary Dysart A S.
Martin, Lizabeth NJ. Qualtrough. Will
liam Bradford, G. N. Mckay, w. ~
Barton, Mrs. NJ. B. Prosser, o. H.
Alvey. w. S. Webster, Eta Powers,
Nell Forsythe, Hugh B. Folsom, Eliza
beth McMillen. ]. o. Cross, F. d.
Keller, E. S. Hallock.
Looks Bad For Eddingfeld.
Mr.. Moyle came forward with an
other surprise for his colleagues by
Offering the following resolution:
Whereas, W. T. Eddingfield, now
principal of the Fremont school of this
city, has been charged before the COM
mitteeS of this board with improper
conduct in his employment as principal
by this board and in his management
of the principalship of said Fremont
school, in that said Eddingfiedd took an
active part as principal of said school
in the election of certain members of
the board of education and against
certain other nominees for the same po-
sition, and in that said Eddingfield
procured subscriptions among the
teachers of said school and demanded
of some of the teachers of said school
that they subscribe funds to the same
for the election of certain members of
2 hn II Il
other nominees for the position of
membership in the board; and
Whereas. 1t is not desirable that any
members of the board of education
should be indebted in any degree for
their positions as members of the board
to the principals or teachers over whom
they have authority. or to any other
employees OF the board: and
Whereas. 1t is not desirable that the
principals or teachers employed by
the board of education take an active
part in the. politics of the board of
education. in that it detracts their at
tention from their work and will cause
the management of our city school sys-
TEN to be run along fractional and po-
litical lines. and not along educational
lines; and
Whereas, The best talent among
principals and teachers employed by
the board cannot be procured by such
methods: and
Whereas. said W. T Eddingfield is
weak and inefficient principal; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That said W. T. Edding-
field be not re-employed as principal
or otherwise in the Salt Lake City
schools by this board of education"
Some Specifications.
Speaking of his resolution, Mr. Moyle
said he was aware of Principal Edding
fields unqualified denial of the charge,
but he had statements from reputable
teachers that Mr.. Eddingfield had said
at school board election time: See to
it that you have so much money on
my desk, or I'll know the reason why"
Have you any proof of that asked
President Nelden.
Yes was the reply, but l don't
wish the matter Investigated if Mr..
can show his innocence"
Principal Eddingfield's letter Of de- |
NAL, as published in The Herald a |
couple of weeks ago, was read, after |
which Mr. Giauque explained hat his |
illness last winter was all that pre- |
vented him from filing charges against |
the principal when the accusations |
were made last December. He felt sat
sfied from the reputable witnesses he
had talked with that Eddingfield is
guilty. but the teachers feared that |
they would lose their positions if they
testified.
Mr.. Walker moved that Mr.. Edding-
fields name be passed until the matter
could be investigated.
One of Mr.. Newman's witnesses is
lead he said. but since Professor Cum
nings has been treated to dose of po-
itical bias. he wanted Eddingfield