The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-26

or employee OF the board is or is not
vacCinated, and be Il further,
Resolved, That il Is not TO the best
interests OF the board Of education that
any such inquiry should be made by
the teachers or the principals of the
schools and that ia case such duties are
imposed upon principals or teachers Of
the schools they could only perform
such duties imperfectly and such action
would work great hardships upon and
injure the successful management Of
the schools of the city of Salt Lake,
and be it further,
Resolved. That the superintendent
and the health officer of the board OF
education and ali principals and teach
ers severn themselves accordingly and
that the board of education VIII de
fend all such employees on account OF
their action iT accordance with this
resolution, and he IL further,
Resolved. That the superintendent
notify every principal and teacher OF
the board of this resolution
Then the question was raised as to
the nature of the meeting and it was
discovered that a committee could not
issue Instructions to the teacher, but
that instructions must come from the
board. Then it was determined by the
anti-vaccinatiOn members to hold a
board meeting at once and a telephone
message was sent Mr.. Bamberger. He
refused to attend ana it was decided
TO go ahead without him. Then II was
discovered that a legal meeting of the
board could only be held after due no
tiCe in the Office of the board of educd-
ton. The members present accepted
notice and adjournment was taken 70
the joint building. An effort was made
to secure Mr.. BambeTgeT'S presence and
notice was served upon him, but ne re-
fused 10 be present.
After the meeting was called to order
by President Newman, Mr.. Georghegan
read and introduced his resolutions
Defense of Teachers.
Mr.. NeIden demanded to know what
was meant by the statement that the
board would defend teachers who got
into trouble by complying with this &C
t5oa of the board.
Mr.. NoyIe retorted that II meant just
what it said, legal defense and not IL
legal
MIR. Nelden stated that as he under
stood it the board would have no legal
right to defend a teacher in case OF
Mr.. Moyle and Mr.. Georghegan
agreed that that part be stricken from
the resolutions and the words, ana
that the board of education VIII defend
all such employees on account OF their
action in accordance with this reso-
luton" were cut out.
Mr. Critchelow said he considered Il
his duty to call the attention OF the
board once more to the trouble II was
liable to get into by having the teach
ers defy the orders of the board OF
health. The part stricken out would
have no effect, he said, because the
board would be morally bound Just
the same TO defend the teacher VINO
got into trouble as a result OF fol
lowing the bOard's instructions. me
resolution was then put upon ITS pas
sage and passed by the same vote as
the one recorded above
Superintendent Cooper's Action.
Supt sfntendent Cooper yesterday sent
TO every principal il the city the resO-
lutiOns passed by the board on the
evening before and added:
"Iuasmuch as the board Of education
is charged by law with the control of
the schools, and therefore Immediately
responsible for their management and
direction. I would advise that you be
guided I'm determining upon the adj
mission of pupils, by the intention eX-
pressed in the foregoing resolutions OF
the board
After the additional action or the
board last evening superintendent
Cooper was asked as to what he would
do i'm the matter.
II shall furnish every principal with
. CODY of the resolution he said;
and advise that they be followed to
the letter MY duty is to see that the
Instructions Of the board Of education
are carried out"