The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-01
SCHOOL BOARD
SHORT OF MONEY
Erection of Eighteenth Ward
Building Nay Be Delayed.
CONTRACT HAS NOT BEEN LET
INTERESTING REPORT ON THE
CITY SCHOOLS.
CONTRACT HAS NOT BEEN LET

There are not at this time sufficient
funds in the Golfers of the treasurer Of
the board of education to warrant the
awarding of the contract for the cree
ton of the Eighteenth ward school
house. which is to cost about S12O. 900.
Just how the building can be buiIt with
less than half the necessary money in
the treasury to pay for it is a problem
which now confronts the members of
the board.
AT a meeting of the board yesterday
morning the matter was discussed at
length in committee Of the whole
which was an executive session. When
tne announcement was made that there
was not enough money in the treasury
70 pay Tor the building, it was decided
10 postpone the matter of awarding the
board.
After a general discussion of the
uldttef. the following committee was
appointed to take up the subject, ex-
anime II thoroughly and, if possible,
make a recommendation report at the
next meeting Of the board. which viii
he tuesday evening. on what pOssib bic
STEPS can be taken looking to the cree
ton OF the building: j. GeOghegan.
O. w. MOyle. William J. Newman and
n g. Giauque.
The idea was advanced during the
progress of the meeting yesterday
morning that perhaps the board might
enucipate a sufficient portion of the
is81 taxes to pay for the building. But
the legal members soon dispelled it by
announcing that that would be con-
Irary 10 the law. as would also the is
suing of warrants redeemable later,
drawing fair rate of interest.
Condition of City Schools.
The report of the committee on teach
ers and schools was submitted. The
aim of the committee has been not
only TO keep up the high standard Of
excellence in the schools that has
heretofore existed. h-Et to surpass IL.
and in order to do SC IL has been found
necessary to increase the salaries Of
principals and teachers. and this has
increased the 1902 per capita for the
maintenance of the pupils to S21.2S, an
increase Of 80 cents per capita over
1901 The salaries of the principals Of
the larger schools were raised from
SlS5 to $40 a month, and the maximum
salary for teachers in the grades has
been increased from $40 to $50 per
month. There has also been an in
crease in the salaries of the high school
teachers.
The cost of maintenance of the
schools for the year ending July 81,
1902 was S2S2, 1885. The total enroll
ment in the grades and high school
was 1925. The net cost of books and
school supplies for the school year was
S9,523.11, being at the rate of about 76
cents per capita for II, 1876 grade pupils.
The increase in pupils this year is
279, of which increase forty-two were
IN the high school and 237 in the
grades; the total enrolment in the
high school being So. During the year
322 teachers and principals have been
employed. exclusive of those in the
training school. Of which 266 We're grade
teachers. who have received an average
yearly salary of S547. Twenty-nine
high school teachers, S763 &c: twenty
seven principals and supervisors,
S1.057.1S.
The school census taken in July was
1886. an increase of go over 1901.
Population Is Increasing.
After dealing at length with techni-
cal subjects in connection with the
schools as regards the new standard Of
books, sanitary provisions. requirement
of west side nigh. school and repairs
generally, the report concludes:
our school population is increasing
more quickly than our room for
its accommodation; and the increase
in numbers mas necessitated a large in
crease in the halliday sessions, in
which the beginners are given only a
halliday session and the same room is
used by another class in the afternoon.
thereby providing for twice the num-
Der of pupils. This situation is not
very desirable. and in some instances
has been objected 10 by parents.
In general. your committee reports
that the work done during the year has
been very satisfactory. The teachers,
principals. supervisors and superin-
tendents have worked together har-
mOniously and efficiently. with one pur-
pose in view. the success of the
schools"