The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-28
ENTERTAINMENT
FOR The SCHOOLS
Ladies Literary Club Takes Up
the Movement.
PARENTS WORK FOR FUNDS
MEET WITH VARYING SUCCESS
IN THEIR EFFORTS.

/ An entertainment the proceeds Of
which are to be used for the purpose
/ Of keeping open the public schools until
+ the end of the term viii be given in
the Theatre In a few days. This de-
clsion was reached at q meeting yes
terday afternoon of the home and edu-
cation. section of the Ladies Literary
/ club. IL is planned TO give the enter
| tdinment as soon as possible calling
on the best musical and literary talent
I IN the city to aid.
The different committees appointed
10 raise funds TO keep the schools open
are meeting with varying success. The
money is assured for the Wasatcil
school, but the Lowell situated In the
largest ana wealthiest district in the
city, is stil $500 short Scant doubt is
lelt that the money viii be raised as
soon as the parents are reused 10 the
situation.
The money is i'm sight. for the River
side school. The Fremont school Sc
cured the necessary amount some time
ago. The patrons of the Grant Whit
/ tier, Wasatch, Washington, Emerson
and sumner schools have committees
al work, and good success is reported.
No fear is felt that the money viii De
available for the Twelfth. The work
OF raising the money for the Ninth is
now in progress.
Can Raise the Money.
The Jordan school has only one
teacher i'm addition to the principal,
and 10 is believed that. if necessary,
/. the principal can handle the entire
work. Only $3.50 is necessary for the
Uintah school, and IL is believed that
the amount can be raised
The amount necessary for the senior
and junior grades and commercial
course Of the West Side High school
is assured. and work is in progress to
secure the balance to keep open the
entire school The money for the Bry-
ant High school is being raised.
The LongfellOw school still has Sl37
10 raise-about one-third of the total.
The committees are at work and hope
20 raise the balance before the end Of
the week.
The patrons of the Jackson school
have abandoned the attempt. This is a
. large district, containing very few who
are well to do. over S1600 was needed
and less than a third of this amount
was raised. 1t had been intended to
hold mass meeting raise as much as
possible there and appoint committees
20 solicit the balance, but the outlook
M H0 DO NA0N'Ai aaAlA6 kAtflh LNE ANAlNM 800
letter was sent yesterday 10 Principal
William Bradford:
Abandon Jackson School.
1T is with regret that have to say
that I am thoroughly convinced. after
doing some careful canvassing, that we
could not succeed in obtaining enough
funds in our district 10 keep the Jack
son school open. so we have decided
II "a "a 1ra inc HaHf
that all who are interested and able
have given their word by signing the
circulars sent out Beyond that it
would be hard to go. as some are OPP
posed to the principle of the thing and
so many cannot afford to pay
"Yours respectfully
MRS. EMILY LEWIS,
President Parents Club
The members of the home and edu-
cation section of the Ladies Literary
club have made a canvass Of the sit
uatiOu. and they find that If the con-
ditiOnal pledges for tuition We're kept
enough money would be available TO
keep several schools open. A large
number of parents sent word, II VIII
pay if the others do" Others have re-
spOnded and now if all who have
promised viii keep their word. great
aid win be given the cause.
Active in Oquirrh District.
AT a meeting held yesterday afternoon
iu the OQulrrh school a committee was
appointed 90 raise the $500 necessary 10
keep the school open. There are twenty
six blocks i'm the district. and volunteers
agreed TO canvass each Of these blocks.
Joseph III. Cohen was appointed chair
man of the committee.
Before adjournment S25l had been con-
tributed, the teachers giving $50, or the
equivalent of one days pay, and Miss
l.. NJ Qualtrough, the principal giving
So A permanent organization OF the
parents was effected with Mr.. Cohen
president, Mrs. Catherine kimbau sccre-
tary and q. H. Mccoy treasurer.
The committee VIII put IN today and
tomorrow soliciting funds, and viii re-
port at a general meeting az the school
at $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
a well attended meeting was held az
the Franklin school last evening. and Mrs.
Thompson. AIRS. Price Mrs Fisher, Mrs,
FOlger and Mr.. Worrall were appointed
"a committee 90 raise funds. The teach
ers i'm this building have agreed 20 work
the fun five weeks for four weeks pay
III that amount can be raised.
The patrons OF the Wasatcn school VIII
give ana entertainment I'M the First Con-
gregati0ual church 10 help raise the
amount needed for that institution.
Hamilton School Meeting.
A we'll attended meeting was held last
lard Done presided and Principal w. W.
Barton was secretary. tt was brought
out by Mr Barton that $3.50 would be
needed 20 keen the school open four
weeks from May 4. and $1,000 TO keep %
open five weeks, or this amount $500
has been raised by the tuition plan, and
800 more was secured At the meeting.
This leaves $500 70 be raised 20 main
tain the school the fun term. A solicit
ing committee was appointed. CONSISTING
of John Robinson Willard Done. Mrs.
George Odds orr Mrs. u. w Partridge,
Mrs. j. VI. GOdbe and Walter Scholc5.
This committee viii report 20 another
general meeting of the patrons Of the
school next Thursday evening.
Half Raised For Webster.
A meeting of the patrops of the Web
ster school last night disclosed the fact
that only about half the necessary
amount 10 keep the school open has been
raised through subscriptions The COM
mittecs appointed TO solicit funds report
ed that they had raised $500 of "A neces-
sary Sl,5Sl OF the amount raised the
teachers had donated In the form of sal-
aries $3.50. leaving only S02.a0 raised
nV the patrons. The committees were
instructed 20 continue their work of
see If the remainder can possibly bee
raised.
a resolution was adopted asking that
the school board at the opening Of the
next school year set apart a teachers
and maintenance fund that cannot be
used for any other purpose. The score
tary was also instructed to draft reso-
luton notifying the board of the amount
raised and the desire of the patrons that
some means be adopted to keep the
schools open for the remainder Of the
term judge q. G. Goodwin acted as
chairman and A. r. Moon was secre-
tary.
Patrons of the Whittier school also
met last evening. liz was announced that
Sil3 would be needed TO keen this school
0uen. A committee. consisting of Mrs.
Sopher Mrs. Woodruff Mrs. Chase, Mrs.
Gaby. Mr. Cain. Mr. Peck and Mr.. Kelly,
was appointed 90 raise the amount. A
statement from the teachers was read. 10