The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25


Vaccination is a good thing, E1oyie said
he did not object to the order Of the
health board, but to the order Of the
school board He favored and believed
the resolution So intendcf, tnat me
tee chers- should use their discretion
about admitting unvaccinated pupils
AIr. Moyle could see no merit what
ever in Mr.. CritchlOw's plea for con
sisJency.
SUPPOSE Mr.. AIoyle," asked MI
Critchlow. that one of our teachers
opens her school TO unvaccina ed pupils
and is fined for violating the law,
VII you paw her fine for Der, or VIII
you 90 TO jail IN her place or what II
the teachers prefer to obey the order
of the health board, rather than the
uncertain rule OF the school board,
what them"
They are supposed to obey the law
replied Moyle-
.'Then you are Sinking the response
biI-ty and putting il upon the poor
teacher. returned Critchlow.
What would you do with a teacher
with a bogus certificate of vaceina-
ton. asked GeOTEhegan-
you outrank me on the committee
on teachers and school work, bat If
you VIII bring all such in here / viii
help yOd to fire them" was Critch-
lows reply.
Bam5erger's Attitude.
Bamberger was Of the opinion that
the good results accruing from further
keeping out unvaccinated children
would not balance the III effects of Fnn-
ming the school with only three-fOurths
, Of the normal enrolment and he ia
Vored the resolution. He added that it
is the duty OF the board to defend any
teacher who is arrested for violating
the order of the health board and he
proposed to bring on the crisis now for
settlement, even if he had to 80 to jail
for il.
Declaring that the resolution re-
sends everything and directs nothing
Cr1tchloW offered N amendment pro-
Nldlng tIat any teacher shall exercise
o. her own judgment as to Obeying the
order of the health board in permitting
unVaccinated school children to attend
school Another objection from CTitCh-
low was that the boards purpose was
not clear whether teachers should dis
obey the health order.
Geoshegan objected to the amend
ment on the score that it invited
teachers to disobey the order of the
school board.
Nefdea wanted the resolution made
so plain that no person could miSun-
0ersland It's purport, and BraDting
agreed with him, but the amendment
was defeated by the regulation vote
Of to Z, only Nelden, Walker and
Critchlow voting for il.
Again Branting said he wanted the
school board TO assume all the respon-
Hcw2' asked CritchloW, Pay the
fines of the teachers2'
Yes was CT &uQue'S reply.
I'VE have no right to under the law.
and ] decline TO go to jail for anyone"
retOrted Critchlow.
Violation of Oath.
In announcing his vote against the
resolution, Young said he could not
vote with the majority without ViOlat-
ing his oath of Office He declared his
intention OF yielding to all properly
constituted authority, which the su-
preme court had in this case decided
10 be the board Of health.
After the adoption of the resolution
Bamberger and CritchlOW favored a
resolution providing that the superin-
tendenL be Instructed O. notify princi-
pals ana teachers to receive all healthy
pupils, whether Vaccinated or unvac-
cinaJed, but il was laid on the table on
MOyles motion.
AT this point Superintendent Cooper
wanted permission to ask whether, I'M
der the law, teachers would be eX-
Dected TO obey the health board or the
school board, but MOyle objected and
President Newman ruled that only by
unanimous consent could he be heard
Critchlow moved that inasmuch as
the board seemed AFRAID TO interpret
its resolution, that the superintendent
Be authorized TO give the construction.
BTanung asked If all UngaCCtn2 led
children are now to be admitted to the
schools. and CritchiOw interieCued the
reply that the board is afraid to say
So. You are leaving il to the teachers
10 say, and dare not vote to put il on
record he added.
Nelden asked unanimous consent To-
the superintendent to be permitted u
ask his question, but MOyle again OBJ
jecJed.
1t is very strange thar the superin-
teudent can't be heard, and we all sup
posed to be here as servants of the
people for the welfare OF the schools
and il is our duty to let him be heard,
pleaded Nelden.
Bamberger also pleaded in the same
strain, but Moyle was obdUrate.
This is the first time in the history
OF the board Of education that the gag
TGfe has been applied 10 the supeTin-
tendanL" protested CritchIow, in to~es
OF disgust.
I'll ne superintendent informs me-" re-
marked Ban.beTger. that he VIII do ali
he can TO carry out the boards order,
indefinite as it is
If we have superintendent who
cannot comprehend oar order I am o.
posed 10 hearing him. spoke MOyle in
III humOr.
The superintendent understands. but
IL Is a disgrace and d shame that the
board Of education is afraid to instruct
its principal and teachers through the
superintendent spoke Nelden with
emphasis.
The Lie Passed.
IF Mr.. Nelden makes such an Impu-
tati0n TO me it is a lie Numbered out
Moylc
Before Neldeu could set a crack at
MOyle CUitchloW said: II move that
some member take the chair who can
preserve ORDER
That's an insult to oar chairman"
shouted MOyIe.
Il merely wanted to call the presi-
dents attention to your conduct" calm
ly replied CTitchlOw. looking at Moyle
President Newman just then heaved
q sigh of relief and entertained a mo-
tiOn 10 adjourn
ON The way out Superintendent Coop
er said 10 MOyle- 81 never sat in a
board of education before where the
superintendent was not given the privi-
lege of asking a question for infOrma-
ton, and I hope never 20 again"
You might not have the opportun-
ity,' replied MOyle in d threatening
tone You were interfering and your
question might have brought up an ar
gument.'
NO, sir, Mr.. Moyle." replied Superin-
tendent Cooper, Il knC my place"
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