The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-02
Commercial Club to Deal
Direct With Parents.
Board of Education Holds Spe.
ciaI Mseting-GiVes Thanks.

THE board Of education declined
last evening to take. any official
cognizance Of the action of the
Commercial club in offering to make
up the dehcit in the fund needed to
keep the schools open. It commended
'au citizens" for their work in raising
the money, but declined to take a hand
in the efforts Of the Commercial club.
AS a consequence, the notice from the
Commercial club 10 principals request
ing that all schools be kept open was
not sent out yesterday Instead, the
club was left to send its notices prof
feTing aid directly TO the principals
and the organizations of patrons of
the schools. The clubs special com
mittee for this purpose VIII have a
meeting this morning, and IT IS expect
ed that the notices viii be sent out at
once
With this assurance, it is expected
that the principals of all the schools
viii keep their institutions open until
the question can be finally settled
The meeting of the board of educa-
ton. which President A. q. Giauque
had promised to call for noon. was not
called until evening. It was announced
that it would be in the nature of
session in committee of the whole.
Judge H 2. Henderson presided. The
situation, a general expression of Opin-
ion. and the passage of the general
cOrnmendatOry resolution Judge Hen
dersOn tried Intellectually to get the
board to use for the purpose Of keep
ing the schools open the $4,000 now in
the treasury. letting W. 5. Mccormick
wait for his note. He was overTuled.
Deficits Of Schools.
Incomplete reports from the princi-
pals of the progress being made in the
raising Of funds by subscription in the
various school districts showed that
there would be a total deficit of over
Sc 900. with some districts to hear FROM
Deficits were reported as follows:
Whittier. S133.25; Union, 1892; River
side S42S; Washington. s7O4; Ninth
school. $13.25; Webster, 1920; Grant,
S274; Emerson, 5000; Lincoln, $3.50;
Sumner. $125; Franklin. $500; West
Side High school, $1,000; Jackson, 81, 250.
Total S6,3T7.
OF the remaining schools. the Bryant
High school has the money practically
raised The same is true of the Ere
mont and WaSdtCh schools. The Lowell
was S175 short last evening, with every
prospect that the balance would be
raised. The LOngfellOW, Twelfth and
Oquirrh have the money. The others
have not reported
After Clerk J. B. MoretOn had read
the reports of the principals, w. a
Nelden and Judge Henderson explained
the action OF the Commercial clubs
committees the previous evening. They
stated that the boards sanction to the
notices requesting the principals to
keep the schools open be sanctioned.
No Credit For Club.
As far as I'm concerned said o.
w MoyIe- 4 think the Commercial
CLUB is the least deserving of all the
+ organize lions of recognition at our
hands"
Aren't they trying to claim credit
; for keeping the schools Open?" asked
L. F. Branting.
Mr.. .NeIden explained that they were
not that they were simply anxious to
I help out the schools.
/ Clerk MOreton explained that he had
withdrawn from the committee Of mott
! ficaJiOn. appointed by the club, to
/ avoid creating the impression that he
was acting in his official capacity as
clerk of the board, and that the no.
] tees had not been sent out. pending
/ action by the board.
/ W. ]. Newman moved that the Com
3 merCial club and all other Organiza-
/ tons helping raise money for the
/ schools be commended for their course
{ And I might add" he went on. with
I a show of righteousness. that a vote
of censure be given the committee or
/ education of the Commercial club fOI
/ lobbying against the school tax bill in
/ the legislature
I don't care whether the schools
are kept open or not remarked NJ. J
! Cheesman. IF they close. I'm going
away on a trip If they don't, I sup
pose I'll have to stay
Mr.. Newman's - motion had been los
|
I liar notion
What's the use p was the tenor o.
Mr.. Giauque's remarks
] Judge Henderson's Suggestion.
The board has $4,000 in its treas
ury," said Judge Henderson, we
! ought to use that money TO run TIT
I schools just as long as we can"
But when are we going to get on
Of debt. Judge 80 asked Professor BY
ron d. Cummings.
MI MOyle objected TO keeping tn
+ schools open.
I want to go on record officially,
persisted Judge Henderson, that
don't think ii right to ask the peOpl
{ to contribute when we have money Il
the treasury. We ought TO carry tina
note over. and keep the schools open.
But il has been threatened that "
will be enjoined,' said Mr.. MOyle-
Il don't think anybody viii enjoi
as" said Judge Henderson
IF we take il of this year" sal
Mr.. Moyle we may not have tn
! money next year
It move we pass a resolution" sal
Judge Henderson. TO keep open tn
schools al least two weeks. using 70
r the purpose the money now in tn
treasury
Messrs. Moyle and Giauque objected
declaring the subject had already bee