The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
TO SELECT
A SUPERINTENDENT.
Two Possibilities Before the
School Board Committee.
CHRISTENSEN FAVORED
N. T. PORTER APPEAED, BUT Is
NOT AN APPLICANT.

-. H. Christensen, formerly of Utah
county, and n. T. Porter, formerly ofs
Davis county. were before the commit
tee on teachers and school work of the
Salt Lake board OF education yester-
day afternoon by special invitation of
members of the board, the idea being
to size them up with reference to the
city superintendency Mr.. Christensen
came all the way from Chicago or. the
invitation of Q. w. BIoyle, the chairman
or the committee, and he viii remain
IN tie city until the matter is settled
by the board of education
Neither Of these gentlemen wished to
ne considered as an applicant for the
position, although both have been un-
der consideration from the beginninE
Mr.. Porter has been elected to the
pFlnclpalsEip of the branch normal at
Cedar City and stated that he had no
desire whatever to take the position of
sup erintendent Of the city schools as
II was entirely outside of the lire of
work that he has mapped out for him
self. He appeared before the commit
tee on the special invitation of one ct
the members, but will leave Cor the
east today TO resume his work ut the
Univ erslty OF Chicago He expects to
spend the summer there and in the fall
take up his work at Cedar City.
Christensen Will Accept.
AIr. Christensen viii accept the su-
perlntendency if it is rendered MIN,
but he has not applied for the position,
ana viii not II he is not chosen he
viii return to the Chicago university.
Nhere ne has taken up q special line of
study
Although stiH a young man. Nh.
Christensen has been in school work
since 1850, except. two years spent in
the mission field in Germany. He is
VIZ An county g
tcndent of school of that county Tor
four years ending in 1897. He was
then elected to the principaIship of the
CEDAR City branch of the state nor
maj school and served for one year.
When he Wenv to Germany on q mis-
sion After two years in this work lie
entered the university at GOete1Cen
ana put IN one year on special studies
under the eminent DIR. Mueller. IN
A PEI OF this year he returned 10 his
country and spent some time in Balti-
more studying school work and meth
DDS. For the past few months be has
been IN the University Of Chicago tax
ms special studies.
In addition to the two genfIor1o0
who appeared before it yesterday after
noon, the committee is considering
principal Eaton Of the High school and
George Thomas Of Logan, who has
spent flVe years IN Harvard university.
ana VINO IS now on his way to Europe
TO take up a special line Of work.
None Of the members of the commit
[ tee would express a preference. as be-
( tween the different men under consid-
Grafton, although Mr.. Cfeoghegan still
adheres TO his determination to vote for
Mr. Eaton for the position, uOtWith-
standing the fact that that gentleman
[ has been voted his old position in the
high school at an increased salary. Mr..
Hamburger, who is not a member OF the
committee, stated that he was moce
raVorably impressed with Mr.. Christen-
sen than with any other local man who
had been discussed. The natural in
/ ference is that Mr.. lIoyIe favors Mr..
/ Christensen, since he invited him TO
come all the way from Chicago to ap-
! pear before the committee
An effort viii be made during che
} coming week to get the committee to-
| gether in a recommendation of one OF
/ the men under consideration. so that
/ q unanimous report can be made ia
/ the regular board meeting to be held
I July ?. The impression at this time is
/ that there will be two reports and that
/ the final settlement of the matter Will
( be left to the board in open meeting.