The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-25
RALLY To THE AID
OF THE SCHOOLS
Patrons Take Hold OF Question
at Mass Meetings.
SUCCESS IN SOME INSTANCES
TEACHERS MAKE DEMANDS ON
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
DATRoNs and friends Of The schools

DATRoNs and friends Of the schools
have become SO generally aroused
that there is prospect that a
number OF schools win DE kept open
NE fun term, or at least four weeks
ailer May g. When the parents have
tpuhd thut their children win lose am
tnlte half year iu advancement III the
schools close May a they have as "a
rue been stirred 90 activity The Uu-
ION school already has the money raised
ana "a number of others have the needed
amounts 'iu sight Mass meetings of
parents were held iu "a number of
schools last evening and others have
nrrn called tO take steps toward rais-
ing the money by subscription.
Al a meeting iu Taggarts han of
those interested lu the WasatCh school.
committee consisting of Judge r. n.
Colborn Il. l.. Carpenter and Mrs John
'oWan was appointed tO raise the
money a subscription list started at
me meeting VIII serve ass the basis for
The work of the committee. It viii re-
pulre $1,000 Co keep the school Opeu.
Most OF this is raised, and the com
mlttee Is confident that The balance viii
soon be- available 10 the patrons geuer-
ally take anywhere near as much In
terest as those who attended the meet
inc
There is every Indication that the
senior and junior classes and those Boo
the commercial course of the High
school win be continued With possibly
Che entire school Good progress IS be-
ing made u this direction.
Good Prospects For All.
FTom the reports which reach me.
. said W. A. Neldeu of the board of edu-
cation last evening eel think There IS
\ Ho question that "a majority of the
schools VIII be- kept open and I think
p that nearly AN will Do is the duty
or me people iu The WedlJhf-r districts
10 nelp out the others. $50 that AN may
nave equal advantages. D think that
lI many Instances this win Doe done"
40 meetings held last evening of Uat-
rous of the Grant. Lincoln Riverside
and Hamilton schools steps were taken
I' raise money Co keep the schools
open.
Al the Grant school thrty-three pa
rents were placed Uu committees f1 So
NeIt subscriptions This school needs
el.-.o. of which the teachers have given
800 The committees win meet at the
S-Aoolhouse at s. o'clock this evening
10 organize the work They win report
at meeting held az the scho0Ihouse
next Tuesday evening.
satisfactory arrangements have been
made to keep the Union school open the
iul. term. This was accomplished by
Principal w. S. Wallace. There are
number OF Che teachers who had other
plans m View and have agreed to drop
out of the school thus lossenmg the
cost OF keeping 70 open. These teachers
are ID. l.. Mcdonald. Elizabeth Dixon.
Frank Fairbanks Mrs. p. a. Cook. Miss
Clare Cummings Miss Alice Stmmrl
and Miss Ida O.. Scouberg.
Those children above the first ana
second grades who would not pass DE-
school We're continued have been quiet
U.s. told that such was the condition. aud.-
of course. as they stood u0 chance t0
gain another grade by continuing. they
have agreed to drop out This win cut
down the school considerably and Less
en the work go. that Che reduced force
of teachers can handle IT, The classes
Will be combined ana boo cases where "a
portion of the students were taught by
one teacher aud the other by another
au win Doe instructed by the same
Money Coming In.
Subscriptions have been received il
sufficient amounts 90 pay the salaries of .
the teachers who viii remain iu thc
school lu This manner everything VIII .
move along smoothly "a this school
mass meeting of the parents of The
Webster school was held yesterday aft .
ernoon ana committees We're appointed
peuses of the school for the coming five
weeks. These committees are Co report
fA.a second meeting which Is called for .
Monday evening 40 1880 and which will f.
be- held I'm the Tenth ward meeting
house.
The patrons of the Longlcllow school
hold meeting Ion tle afternoon After
listening t1 au address hv Professor F.
Stewart the parents appointed commit .
tees tu go out into the district and cam '
Vass DO thoroughly for funds to keep
the school open. The amount necessary .
IH maintain the school tHH the end of .
tho vr4r is small and 10 is b0p.5 that .
tho natrons may be- abb. t1 raise DO iu "a F.
few DAYS.
a me-ffn- of The patrons of The sum
uer school win De held Monday after .
noon at the school building. A meet
ing .,W be- hold ar rrr euufrr1 school
Monday evening. Am entertainment
was given m tho Washington school
Yesterday and one by Inc Fremont
school last r|r1r tho proceeds ea.ns- t3 .
the runT far kaapIne th. schools Omen
The home ANA education section OF
the Ladies'. Tfrar.ry .rub win have "a
meeting next Nand4v afternoon to take +.
ma the matter and formulate a plan of +.
action.
A0''-'1'' A-ol" D-70-lH6.
The teachers met Yesterday afternoon .
was spent n discussing how to get bet-
question of keeping the schools open
tae remainder uf The present school
wear and heIuIne aut the children was
NOT mentioned A resolution WAS admit