Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-08
SCHOOL ELECTION
WILL Be NEXT.
Time for Holding II is First We'd
nesday in December,
CHANGES ARE SCHEDULED.
CHANGES ARE SCHEDULED.
Much Complaint over Holding Board
or Education Meetings Ia Differ
ent Parts OF the CITY,

Now that the regular election with all
Of its clatter and din Is out Of the way
the people of this city will soon he turn
ING their attention TO the school cleo
ton, which under the law, will be held
on the first Wednesday of December.
There are 10 members OF the BOARD Of
education, two from each Of the five
municipal wards, and one member re-
tires from each, having served his full
term, thus making Ave regular yacan-
ces to fill. But there Is or will be one
additional vacancy to fill occasioned by
the resignation Of Mr., Geoghegan, The
members whose terms expire are, Il. b.
Crltchow from the First; NJ. II. Walk
er from the Second; W, j. Newman
from the Third; b. S, Young from the
Fourth and Simon Hamburger from the
Fifth. Little or nothing has been heard
up to the present regarding candidates..
1t is certain, however that Mr., Crltch-
low win not be candidate as he has
rendered his resignation, although the
same has not yet been accepted. Mr.,
Walker will be ineligible as he is soon
to change his residence from the Sec
end to the Fifth, Mr. Newman Of the
Third has not been heard from Wheth-
er Mr.. Young will make the race again
In the Fourth is not known at this
time. Mr.. Bamberger of the Fifth will
not do so as he has been elected to the
State Senate and has so many other
duties that he feels obliged 10 step from
under the obligation. so these with
the vacancy which win be caused by
Mr. Geoghegan's resignation win mean
the election of at least six new mem
bers. But there viii be an effort TO get
Mr.. Geoghegan 10 finish out his term
as II is conceded that he has been
very useful member There is a gen.
eral desire on the part Of his constitu-
ents that he remain in the Office for the
full period for which he was chosen.
MEETING COMPLAINTS.
1t is not often that boards Of educa-
ton in Salt Lake City have been sub
jected to severe criticism. But there
has been a good deal to say of late Of
the practice Of trausartng so much Of
the present boards business in the
various offices of the board members
around town. instead Of In the regular
quarters OF the board In the city and
county building. All previous boards
up to the present one, had regular
weekly meetings That Is, they always
met on a specified night Just as does
the city council. The result was the
public always knew that on a particu
lar night II could attend these meetings
to present any matter that 1t desired.
or listen to the proceedings. But this
practice appears 10 have been perma-
nently abandoned, and II Is the excep-
ton and not the rule when committee
and other meetings are held at the
boards own quarters. The result is the
public does not know Of them. II even
keeps the reporters busy trying TO find
out about them. and sometimes they do
not learn of them until after they are
over There are teachers, too, who COM
plain at the new order Of things. In
the old days they often attended board
meetings but such practice Is no
longer practicable or possible with
them. There is q rapidly growing be-
lief that the place to hold the board
meetings is at the boards offices, which
are commodious, comfortable and ade-
quate to the smallest detail besides be-
ng the proper place for them.