The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-03
BOARD UNANIMOUS
FOR Christensen
New School superintendent is
Formally Elected.
ENTERS OFFICE AT ONCE
UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO IN
CREASE SALARY.
ENTERS OFFICE AT ONCE

.. II. Christensen received the unarl-
iuous vote Of the members of the board
Of education last evening for the posi-
ton OF superintendent of the public
schools of salt Lake, and viii enter at
once upon his duties. This result was
not reached on the first ballot, which
was q secret one. This ballot resulted
in seven votes for Mr.. Christensen. one
for Professor Wright and one for n. T..
Porter, The second ballot was unan.-
nous for Mr.. Christensen.
The question came up on the report
Of the committee on teachers and
school work on the question of superin-
Jendent Mr.. MOyle moved thaC Clerk
MoretOn be authorized to cast the full
vote Of the board for D. H. Christen-
sen MIR. CritchlOw objected. Then the
vote was ordered and all members
present voted for Christ ensen except
Mr. CritcElOw, who voted for Professor
Wright, and Mr.. GeOghegan, who voted
for Mr.. Porter.
When the result of the ballot was
made known, Mr.. Critchlow moved that
the election Of Mr.. Christensen be made
unanimous, and the motion was sec
Onded by Mr. Walker and Mr.. Geoghe-
gan.
Question of Salary.
The question Of the salary to be paid
superintendent Christensen came up
next, and there was a division here
report Of the committee to make the
salary IS, 600, instead of 81, 500, and EIr
GiauQue seconded the motion. Mr..
CrlJchiOW moved TO fix the salary IT
$500. and Mr. Bamberger seconded
this motion. Mr.. GeOghegan favored
$1,000 as he said he was satisfied the
man was worth the money CritchlOW
opposed the higher figure, and again
emphasized Mr.. ChTistensen's lack Of
experience IN practical school work.
Mr.. MOyle favored So. 600 and used the
same arguments that had already been
pUt forth by him and other friends OF
Mr.. Christensen on the board. Mr..
Young thought the s., 500 fixed by the
committee should be adhered to. The
$500 was first voted for, and received
only the votes of Messrs. CritchlON
and BambeTger. The $4,000 was next
voted on, and received the votes of
Messrs. Geoghegan, Moyle, Giauque
and Newman. The motion was lost.
and then the salary of $500 was fixed
by a unanimous vote OF the board.
Clerk MOretOn was instructed to no
tlfy Mr. Christensen Of his election,
and that he would be expected to take
hold Of the work at once. Mr.. Critch-
low introduced a TesOl lion to the ef-
feet that the superintendent would be
entitled to the privilege of speaking at
any meeting of the board of education
when asked for his opinion by any
member Of the board, unless there
should be objection by a majority Of
the members. This was regarded as
being aimed a Mr.. MOyle for having
refused to permit Superintendent
Cooper TO speak at one OF the recent
meetings Of the board. The resolution
was referred TO the committee on rules.
In addition TO electing the superin-
tendent and fixing his salary for the
next year, the board transacted a great
deal Of routine business. and was in
session over three hO--rs.
-ToorE,ey-5 T0aoIsy,,
Clerk Moreton reported that the fol-
lowing teachers elected by the board
had declined positions in the schools:
Misses Annie Sackett Blanche Hind
man, Lizzie FeatheTstOne, Mrs Edith
V 9. Palmer and Professor a. r. Ha-
ger The following had refused to ac-
cept within the specified time; Misses
ROss jenkins, Emma r. Martin, Mary
F. Rlckman, Laurette HazletOn, Mable
Y Held, Mae Y. Gilmore, Ruby Arm
strong and J. F. WoOlley and A. H.
Beaver.
The treasurers report showed ST.
1913 on hand May 81: S242. 90 received
during the month; S33, 59S.55 expended
FOR teachers salaries and general ex-
penseS during the month. leaving the
account overdrawn at the end OF the
month to the extent of $l6215.77. The
annual report showed that of the $50, 600
Indebtedness authorized by the peO-
pie at the special election, $40, 727O7 had
The report OF the committee on
teachers and school, work showed that
OF the teachers examined in the pri-
mary department for renewal certifi-
Gates. the following had been success
1uI- Mabel a Y Held, Irene s En-
eTv, Bessie NJ. Chambers. Elizabeth Nc
Pherson. Laura q. BuckhOIts and EfIfe
Dean Riddle. Those granted non-re-
newai certificates were. Nettie Meyer
Resale Cope, Martha c. Waiter and
Tenle Mcknight. IL the grammar de-
parUment Nellie Herman, Maggie Out
calf, Jessie Duncan. Maria N. Clay,
William D. Pro5Ser. Elizabeth Fitzger-
aid. Emma J. Wright, Elizabeth Balm
and Mrs. Louisa Miller were granted
renewal certificates and Mrs. Ella
Dawson, Mrs. A Ella Fowler and Miss
Olive N. Thompson were granted nor
renewal certificates. In the High
school grade Miss Mabel Corbin was
given a renewable certificate. The re-
port showed that 120 certificates had
been examined and passed by the com
uI-tee
Miss Elizabeth Bond Of the eighth
grade iD the Jackson school was grant
ed leave of absence for one year. The
contracts for the concrete on the State
street school building and for the
school building and for the school sup
plies were approved.
The committee on buildings and
grounds was authorized 20 advertise
Tor BIDS for the janitor supplies for the
ensuing year. and to expend $1,000 in
kalsomining and cleaning up the schooi
buildings during the summer vacation
The tWenty-One boilers in the different
school buildings OF the city were in
slred for $500 each IN the Hartford
sire Insurance company and the sum
$3.50 was authorized, to pay for the