Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-16
OGDEN SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
Board Orders Free Text Books for Pupils
Balance IN Treasury
want Principal wilson OF High
school TO Remain- p Another Hold
up District Court

The board Of education held It's reg
ular session last evening, transacting
considerable important business.
The committee on new text books re-
ported giving its estimate Of the cost Of
books for the common school grades ut
So 900 and OF text book for the High
school at 5000 making a total of
81. COO and the committee was instructed
TO order the books from the various
publlshing houses from whom bids have
been received. The text books TO be
used by the common school pupils win
be furnished gratis, the text books used
by the High school pupils viii be lir-
nlshed at cost, They viii be distrib-
uted from some house In the city which
will be selected by the board
The board during the past year has
been very conservative In It's eNpendi-
lures and will have a few thouand dol
lars In the treasury at the close Of the
school year but the purchasing Of the
new text books viii take all the bal
,,nce In the treasury and possibly more
as the present order for 5000 worth OF
books for the city school pupils VII not
be sufficient and a second order VIII
have to be sent later The treasurer re-
ported cash on hand at the present time
slS 1891
The teachers committee is working
hard to prepare the list of teachers for
the school year of l903-4 The commit
tee viii be ready to report on the list
OF teachers the early part OF next week
At the request Of Principal Wilson Of
the High school, It's field day was fixed
for May 80 at Glenwood rkThe gram.
mar grade schools will have their field
day at the same place one day earlier
The committee receiving bids on sup
pies from the various business houses
for the coming school year was given
one more week In which to receive bids
The board informally discussed the
part which the school children shall
take In the parade and reception 20 be
given President Roosevelt when he
visits Ogden the latter part OF this
month"; but no definite action was taken.
over 20 applIca for positions as
teachers We're received and filed
An effort is being made by the many
friends of Principal Wilson Of the High
school 70 induce him 90 reconsider his
acceptance OF the position offered him
at the Agricultural college al Logan,
and TO remain here in Ogden His ex-
cellent woliS as principal OF the High
school and the progress which the
school has made under his supervision
has caused his friends and the patrons
OF the school to use their every effort
TO induce him TO remain here realizing
as they do that II would be hard TO find
a man 10 hll his place. Mr. Wilson is
seriously considering the matter and
maysdecide TO- stay here fs&.
HOLD UP ON WEBER BRIDGE,
Two young men, while driving west
ward over Weber River bridge Thurs.
day night were held up Just across the
bridge by two masked men with revolv-
ers, The young men were relieved OF
their watches and a small amount Of
money and told to drive on" They
had only driven short distance when
they met some other people coming into
Ogden and they stopped them and
warned them Of their experience and
they hid their valuables In the buggy,
but were not molested The hold up
was not reported to the police. hence
no endeayor was made TO apprehend
the hod-ups.
In the district court before Judge