Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-02
SUPERINTENDENT
HAS THE SAY so
School Board Refuses to Adopt
Rule for Principals to Teach
SAYS IT Is UNNECESSARY,
Natter Ia Loft In the Hands Of Mr.
Christensen salaries Of uoreton
And Piuney Are Raised.

The board of education held a very
late session last night. II being after
10 o'clock when the members came
out OF the committee rooms to hold the
general meeting. One OF the questions
that engrosaed considerable time OF
the board was the discussion over the
proposed new rule requiring the school
prncipais.to teach. Mr., Crtchlow OPP
posed IT on the ground that II was un-
necessary to adopt such rule as the
authority contemplated In the rule was
vested In the superintendent. Mr. Bam-
berger supported Mr. Crltchlow In his
contention. and the rule was not
adopted. Mr.. Moyle, however gave
notice that he would bring the matter
up when there was full attendance OF
the board.
There was another discussion over
the question Of raising the salaries or
Misses Valentine Murphy and Beatrice
Wilkinson from SlJ TO $50 a MONTH SUI
perlntendent Christensen having
recommended such action, asythe young
ladies' were normal graduates and had,
during the present year. demonstrated
their worthlness. MIR. Critchlow OBJ
. jected, not as he said, because he did
not think the young ladies' merited such
Il raise. but II the increase were grant
ed II would open the way 10 many
other equally ment0riaus applications,
and the resources Of the board would
soon Dc exceeded. Geoghegan took the
same position, but Bamberger said that
the board should back the superintend-
dent and pay the teachers what they
were worth as long as the money held
out The increase was granted.
The salary Of Clerk j. y. Moreton,
which was sl35 month. had SO added
to II. A similar increase was made in
the salary of Superintendent of Build
ings William Plnney The employing
OF Miss Emma Mcintyre as steno-
grapher OF he board at salary OF $50
a month was confirmed.
j, O. Bowen, Jr,, janitor OF the High
school, was granted $50 a month and
house rent free.
Teachers were appointed with month
ly salaries as follows = j. Sanders,
S65; franklin Bell, $65; Miss Margaret
Caldwell. $50: Miss Caroline Harrison.
$685. Miss Edna Dean Davis. assistant,
$780, Miss Belle Sc0held, assistant, $50;
Miss Agnes Evans $50; Marion Spen-
GER s65; Mrs, Matte Porter, sos; w. a.
Mckay, head OF commercial depart
ment OF High school, $40; w. d. Neal,
instructor OF biology at the High school,
800.
The resignation Of A. + Elgren, was
received and accepted, the application
OF Thomas Lyle for position OF janitor
was received and referred TO the com
mttee: the application OF John Siddo-
way as truant officer was referred to
the proper committee. Miss Jean
Kimball was granted n leave Of alb.
sence for one year
The committee on teachers recom-
mended that Miss Minnie Ray and
Miss Jane Cutler be promoted from
assistants TO regular teachers. The
committee also recommended that the
Whitney building be rented for school
purposes at $3.50 a year; that Mrs.
Maria Johnson be employed as ianitor
OF the school at IS per month, and that
Mrs. Alahalia Booth be appointed as
janitor Of Franklin annex at sli per
month.
The treasurer made the following re-
port for September. Receipts, SSii-5o;
disbursements. sl2,0SOli; balance due
treasurer to date. S3o,6050s.
Appropriations were made amounting
TO Slt 1q2 %