Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-26
BOARD MAKES ITS
MEANING CLEAR.
Resolution Passed in Language that
Cannot be MiSconstrded,
DOORS CLOSED TO NO CHILD,
Members Hold That IL IL Not the Duiy
Of Teachers 90 Say whether or Not
Pupils Have Been Vacclnated.

In order to make IT'S purpose abso-
lutely clear so that a man may run
and read. the board Of education held
a special meeting last night and In
terms free from possible misconstruc
ton ordered the public schools to be
opened TO all healthy children within
the school age, with vaccination no
condition whatever
4 preliminary meeting was held IN
the Office of o. W, Moyle and by com
mon consent he presided.
He stated that there were some who
thought that the instructions Of the
board TO the teachers We're not suih-
clently definite So FAR as he was con-
cernod they were clear enough. He did
not think It was the duty Of the teach
er To sa y whether or not child had
been vaccinated, and that the board
had acted as the agent Of the health
board long enough.
SUPERINTENDENT COOPER.
Superintendent Cooper was accorded
a hearing. aud he stated that he had
no intention OF interfering with the
work OF IN. board but when Il came
10 administering the action Of the
board he could see that there would be
grave embarrassment 20 the teachers
and principals in trying TO determine
what tine board meant It's action re-
moved the prohibition so far as the
board of education was concerned, but
not as to the board Of health. To whom,
then. were the teachers 10 look for in
structl0n? II they We're 10 receive
children unvaccinated the board
should say so. He understood that IL
was his business TO carry out the In
structi0ns of the board whether they
met his personal wishes or not The
teachers should know what they are to
do in cas-. they are enjolned and
whether or not they viii have the pro-
lection Of the board.
MR.. MOYLE EXPLAINS.
Mr.. MoYe took occasion to set him
self right IN regard % his attitude to-
wards the superintendent the night be-
fore He said that b. did not impuJe
10 Mr.. Cooper an. Interior motives, but
he thought that he was going 10 make
an argument against The majority and
| he felt that enough opposition had been
urged. Mr. Cooper said that MI
Moyle should not have assumed that
/ he was going 90 make an argument,
| There was some further talk when Mr..
! Geoghegsn broke in by saying that all
/ had the interests Of the school at
heart
NEW RESOLUTIONS,
There was some discussion INDUCED
| In by most OF the members when the
/ following resolutions. introduced by
| MI Geoghegan, were adopted by the
vote Of Messrs. Newman Geoghegan
Branting, Moyle ana Giauque against
Walker, Critch'ow, Young and Nelden.
Resolved, That It Is not the duty
Of the superintendent or the medical
advisor, or any principal or teacher OF
the board Of education, to inquire lGto
or attempt to pass upon the question
| Of whether or not any teacher, pupil
| or empl0ye OF the board Is or is not
| vacclnated, and be It further
Resolved, That IL is not 10 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 IN 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
iniure the successful management OF
the schools of the City Of Salt Lake
and be IL further
RESOLVED. That the superintendent
and the health officer OF the board Of
education and all principals and teach.
ers govern themselves accordingly and
that the board Of education will de-
fenl an such employees on account OF
their action In accordance with this
resolution. and be 70 further
Resolved, That the superintendent
| notify every principal and teacher OF
the board Of this resolution
| At this juncture the point was raised
that the board had met Is a committe,
and I'M order to make the proceedings
legal they would have 20 meet IN the
! city and county building IN board ca
| paclty. The committee was then ad-