The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-19

II cipal in the Salt Lake CITY
schools for the past thirteen
years, and at the head Of the Lowell
not be re-emDloyed by the, board of
education It haS been anticipated
that his resignation would have
reached the board before il met last
evening. bat inasmUch as il had not
been received no action was taken on
the matter Of the employment of prin-
cipals. 1t was deferred last evening 10
permit him to resign before the prlnci-
pals for the ensuing year are employed.
on the plea of economy it was de-
cided 10 dispense with the services OF
Mrs Tlli0tt. the drawing supervisor,
and w A Wetzeu, the music super
visor. Miss Resale Pollock the pri-
mary supervisor, was employed at a
81 airy of $3.50. and Samuel DONey,
who is now en- route to Sweden To
study sloyd. has been retained. He IS
To tie eithe- a principal or supervisor
OF manual training On tic vote the
board refused 10 re-emplOy Mrs Tom
inson Miss JessuD and Miss Corbett,
who are connected with the manual
training department 1t was s9id after
the meeting Of the board had ad-
journed that they would probably be
given employment as teachers.
Secret Session Held.
The selection Of teachers. principals
and supervisors for the ensuing year
was made at a secret session 1t began
about 8 O'Clock and lasted until AFTER
Il. At its adjournment the board met
IN regular session, when much neat was
shown in the partial discussion OF the
committees work
There was little or no discussion over
IF q
That fOrmality was passed in com
paratively short space of time Wheh
the matter of tho employment OF the
supervisors came up there was a
heated discussion. 1t lasted more Jhaa
an hour Religious lines were drawn
closely and MormOns and nOn-Mor-
mons divided into hostile camps
The nom Mormon minority of the
board was quite firm in maintaining
that il one or more supervisors were
dispensed with. all of them should Dc
dismissed; that it was not Ialr 10 en-
ploy two and discharge the reIllalllIils
two It was evident from the outset
of the discussion that Mrs Elliott anu
Mr.. Wetzell were persona non grata-
for. reasons which We're not menuoneu,
but which were quite apparent-and
that they would have to go. For the
same reason that they were o5Jectlon-
a BILE Samuel DO3ey was aeceptaole iil
the sight of the majority and ne was
retained. Miss Pollock, who IS a nom
Mormon, was retained
M'Kay Allowed to Resign.
In The. executive session Mr.. Mckay was
not placed upon the list OF principals
When the committee report was read 70
the board upon its assembling after u
o clock. Professor Cummings moved th&t
the report be laid over for week his
( object was to give Mckay time IN Wnlcl
to tender his resignation Nj Neldeh-
! also, did not want any action taken WHlch
might besmirch his reputation
At that juncture Superintendent ChrlS-
Jensen said that he had partially prom
ised Mr. Mckay that no action would pe
. taken at the meeting last evening II ms
resignation had not been received New
man and MOyie insisted upon lmrne dlate
action but in this they were IN the
minority. and the formal adoption or tnS
report on the employment OF pIlnci pas
was permitted to 80 over unlu the next
meeting which will be held very soon
after Mr. Mckays resignation has been
Then came the report of the committee
on the employment of Miss Pollock as
T et4pe rvisor and Samuel DOXey as either
PRINCIPAL or manual training supervisor
Mr. Nelden said he wanted TO go OF
record as being opposed to the cutting OH
of two superVlSOrS- he said there was no
excuse for letting Mrs. Elliott out 10
save $1,400 per year.
DIov big husky man. said Mr.. Neldeh,
with some heat. referring 10 odiHuS
3 4lGEeN. r
a shame and disgrace ne colillnueo'
and want to go on record as oelIs Up
Mr. Newman excused his action in the
+ committee By saying that he could noi
see why the board of education snouie
+ be used as a charitable means cans. LOT ~.
& further continuance OF MIS-. Eiiotl- -
I justified his vote by saying tnas MIS- T.
/ lott had been so proficient that she nae
gotten the schools TO The point WheIe tu.
, teachers could carry on her work; tIlat }.
was "A useless expense to retain hef any
/ When it came 10 the retiring of Miss
( Pollock the vote of the board was unan.
/ imous Then came the employment o'
/ Samuel Doxey.
Fight Over Doxy,
Judge Henderson opposed tie commit
/ tee report because it did not give the nj. Z
f a regular position. He said the manuss
/ frsinine ,Iepartment. which had cost So
/ this wear with benefits to Dut ABOUT l-4H
I pupils was being retained, ANA 2 stipes
visor whose influence II feit tnfoHS t3..t
the schools, is let &c 10 save onlE sl'14i
/ He said he was in favor OF employing a.
{ four supervisors or zone.
The vote or DoNey was as iolI9Ms
i Aves-Branting. Cheesman. MoyIe- New
1 man and CfiauQue- NaNs-A Dung Neicei
and Judge Henderson cummings aht
F.! Ceoenegan absent and not voting
I Then came the adoption or the Ll0Ioi
+ to re-ernpIoy Mrs Tomiinson. Misses JeS
! sup and Corbett. which was LOST on ti'
Nh. board also considered the teachers
and principals contracts 'tne latter ar
! allowed to stand as before TWO slisll
I changes were made ia the former fn'
first change is that the first clause Of IN
) contract is made 10 read tndt teacttt
| 800 endowed To teach in Salt Lake Cit,
/ for ten school months of four weeks o
! tive DAYS each legal holidays 10 be count
! 81 * hnlfdavs. and the first part
I AGREES to pay therefor the sum of -
! dollars in ten monthly payments OF --
I dollars eacn-
/ In another part of the contract sen
[ tencs was inserted reading SAID saiar.
and monthly payments TO De paseu upol
The schedule now IL force
List oe the Teachers.
/ The following teachers were employe
I for the year 1864:
! Rrafrica Macdonald. Emma i. Lewis.
/ Mabel G.. Thorne. NELLIE Petit
| Mrs Emma Ivie. lAoeine Ihdckeray-
( Sarah ]. Lake Helen balley
( Ira Schaffner. Florence Robbins
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