The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-06
Hallock and Webster Again On
Easy Street.
MCCOY CASE IS REOPENED
AND EDDINGFIELD PLACED ON
THE RACK.
Mr.. Moyle Wants Investigation of
the Charges Against Eddingfeld
MIR. Walker Changes His Vote
In the Mccoy Case-Hallock and
Webster Will Be Retained.

Principal Hallock of the Franklin
school and Principal Webster of the
Bincoln retained for next year, Princi-
pal Mccoy of the Oquirrh held in sus-
pense, and Principal Eddingfield of the
Franklin school placed on the gridiron
these were the features of last even
ing special meeting of the board Of
education.
The vote on confirming the list of
principals to be employed for next
year was overwhelming, President Mel
den voicing his objection to only one
name, and Mr.. Critchlow voting against
both Principals Hallock and Webster.
The names of Principals Mccoy and
Eddingfield were eliminated from the
list, to be acted upon later, at date
to be hereafter announced.
The board very gracefully receded
from its intention to dismiss Principals
Webster and Hallock, but in the case
of Principal Mccoy the minority men,
berS made a desperate effort to have
the question reopened, as foreShadow-
ed by The Herald. A few weeks ago
the board, in committee Of the whole,
by a vote of to 4, voted to retain Mr..
Mccoy, but last evening Mr.. Walker,
who had become convinced that the
principal had offended the dignity of
the board by not resigning when Presi-
dent Nelden demanded it, changed his
vote and made tie, going over to the
side of the president. However, in the
midst of the roll call a motion made by
Wilson and supported by Mr. Walker
and Mr.. Moyle, was carried, the effect
being TO suspend action in Mr. McCoy's
ha h.a CnT1f hnff
the board in committee of the WHOLE
and make it clear that he intended no
offense to certain members of the board
when he declined to resign without a
hearing. This done, Principal Mccoy
will probably be elected, along with his
fellow principals.
Mr.. Moyle sprung a surprise upon
his colleagues by opposing the re-elec-
ton of w. T. Eddingfield, principal of
the Fremont school, because of his Of
fensive acts, as Mr.. Moyle alleged, in
requiring teachers TO contribute to a
campaign fund in the school board
election of December, 1897. In the face
of Mr.. Moyle's charge the board could
not well afford to deny opportunity TO
Messrs. Moyle, Giauque and Newman
10 prove the allegations. and this they
declared their readiness TO do.
Proceedings In Caucus.
Previous to the assembling of the
board in open session a meeting of Ihe
committee of the whole was held The
reporters were admitted, but Mr.
Critchlow. in line with his declaration
of a few weeks ago that he would not
stay where representatives of the press
were present. left the committee room
and remained absent during the great
er part of the time the committee was
in session.
On Mr.. Walkers motion, the action
of dismissal of Principal HaIlock was
reconsidered, and he then had read
letter addressed to Fred w. Price by
DR.. j. f. Millspaugh, in reply to a re-
guest that the eX-superintendent state
what objections, if any he had against
Mr.. Hallock as principal The latter
spoke in praiseworthy terms of the
Franklin school principal. A motion
to retain Mr.. Hallock prevailed, only
Moyle and Wilson voting no. and
Critchlow absent. The election was
then made unanimous on Wilson's mo-
ton.
In pleading for the retention of Prin-
cipal Webster. Mr.. Giauque presented
petition from several hundlhd school
patrons in the Tenth ward, where Mr..
Webster formerly was principal, urg-
ing that he be not dismissed Mr..
Giauque laid stress upon the fact that
Principal Webster had been unfairly
dealt with at the Lincoln school. in
that he had not been given a fair
share of experienced teachers.
While attaching little Importance to
petitions, Mr.. Bamberger said he was
now convinced Principal Webster's dis
missal would be a mistake. He had
been unable TO find a single objection
to him in the records of the board or
in the superintendent office
Mr.. Moyle said he would defer to
popular sentiment and support the
election of Principal Webster.
On Mr.. Newman's motion il was
adopted as the sense of the committee
that both Principals Hallock and Web |
ster should have their full share of ex- |
perienced teachers the coming year.
Mr.. Webster's name passed muster, |
only Mr.. Wilson voting in the negative. |
but on his motion the election was
made unanimous.
1t now. seemed smooth sailing for the |
adoption Of the report of the committee 1
of the whole the full list of principals |
To be elected, but fate ruled otherwise. |
Mr.. Bamberger gave notice that he /
would reserve the right to vote against /
any name on the list. Others expressed |
similar intentions, and the motion to |
adopt failed, Bamberger, Giauque. |
Nelden. MoyIe and Newman
voting in the negative.
e.
The board having convened in open
session, and the supplemental list of |
twenty-five teachers for the grades and
the five teachers to fill vacancies in the
High school as published last week
being taken up, Mr.. Moyle took his
by surprise by Offering the
following resolution:
Whereas. Horace Cummings of Salt
Lake county, Utah, taught under this
board of education as teacher of ply
siology in the High school. and as such
lid good and proficient work in every
particular and satisfactory to the
board of education, as is evidenced by
he fact that this board of education
granted Mr.. Cummings
cave of absence to attend the legisla-
ure of the state of Utah, and
Whereas. His services are valuable
o this board and the board should at
empt to procure his services for the
same position for the following year;
md.
''W hereas. The only objection TO the
unemployment of said Horace Cum
nings to said position is that a MEM
Der of the legislature of the state of
Jtah during the past year he was in
avor of a certain educational bill pro-
posed in said legislature, which pro-
rided for the election at large of the
of schools for the City
# Salt Lake, which said provision in
aid bill was not approved by a ma
GRITTY of the members of the board of
ducation; and
Whereas. The politics of any teacher
n employee of the board or the idea of
ny teacher of employee of the board
With reference TO the method of cleo
ion or appointmnt of the superinten-
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