Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-19
SCHOOL BOARD
AND ECONOMY
Supervisors Are Dispensed With
At Executive Night Session,
NEXT TEACHERS LIST
Principal Mckay OF the Lowell school
win Not be Re-employed
other Business.

A very interesting and lengthy ses-
elon OF the board Of education was held
last night at which the teachers for the
coming year we're selected The most
important action Of the board was the
abolshlng OF the positions OF supervisor
OF music and supervisor Of drawing and
practically abolishing tne department
Of manual training, as a separate and
Independent department Most of the
work Of the board was done In secret
session which lasted until about 1880
o'clock, after which a short open ses
sion was held to authenticate the work
Of the secret session.
ECONOMY THE wATCHwoRD.
Economy was the main issue and II
was thought advisable TO drop some Of
the supervisors and let the work OF
their departments so along under the
supervision OF the teachers Accord
lngly, supervisor Of music Prot w. A.,
Wetzel and supervisor Of drawing
Mrs +, X. Elliott were not reelected
by the board. and although Prof Sam
ue Doxey Is retained, he will serve as
principal OF one OF the smaller schools,
and at the same time direct the man
ual training, and his three assistants,
Mrs Tomlinson. Miss Jessup and Miss
Corbett, are released, and what man
ual training Is taught viii be taught by
the regular teachers under the direction
OF Prof, Doxey.
BOARD FACES BIG DEFICIT
The board faces deficit, II fears, OF
about $4,000, and Il was urged by
large majority Of the members that
economy must be practsed and II was
thought that the best way would be to
release some OF the heads OF the depart
ments and let their work 60 along UNI
der the supervision Of the regular
teachers Nelden, Henderson aad Young
urged that all Of the supervisors be re-
tnined. but they favored dispensing with
all Of them II IT had TO be done and not
retaining one and let the others go.
Prof. Doxey was saved by the motion
Of Mr. Moyle. that he be retained as
supervisor Of manual training and prln-
cipal of one OF the smaller schools.
Those who voted with Mr.. Maybe on his
motion were Giauque, Newman, Brant-
Ing, Cummings and Cheesinan Those
who voted against II We're Young, Nell
den and Henderson.
Prof. Christensen was instrumental in
securing the reelection Of Miss Resale
Pollock supervisor Of the primary de-
partment. He argued that primary SUI
pervision Is one OF the most essential
things In school work Mr. Nelden
urged that II any OF the supervisors
were kept, all should be kept He didn't
believe In letting out a competent wo-
man Ike Mrs. Elliott and keeping a
great husky man Ike Prof. Doxey on
the list He considered such action
shame and disgrace to the board.
Newman argued that there was too
much supervision in the schools and
too many fads
VOTE SEGREGATED.
Judge Henderson asked that the vote
on poxey and Miss Pollock be segre.
gated.
This was done and Doxey was re-.
elected. as stated above The vote on
the retention OF Miss Pollock was as
follows, Ayes-Branting Cheesman,
Moyle, Newman, Young, Nelden, Hem
ANA0Ii anu NAANAhNf Ait
had departed for home, and Mr..
Geoghegan was not present al thu
meeting, SO Miss Pollock was re.
tained By unanimous vote.
The vote on retaining the three as
slstants In the manual training depart
ment was tie, ana the women were
accordingly not retained Cheesman,
Young, Nelden and Henderson voted
against the women. and Glauqle, New
man, Moyle and Branting voted In ia
vor OF them.
LETS LOWELL PRINCIPAL OUT.
No definite action was taken by the
board upon the re-election Of the prin-
oipals, although the committee submit
ted a report favorinR the re-appolni-
ment Of all the principals except Prof
9. N, Mckay. OF the Lowell school
The report caused considerable discus
sion, but, upon the statement Of Su.
periniendent Christensen that he had
promised Prof, Mckay that no definite
action would be taken at this meeting
30 that he would have tine to submit
his resignation, the report went over
until future meeting. IL Is under
stood that Prof. Mckay has not been
In harmony with the present school adj
ministratlon. and that Supt Christen.
sen considered his reappointment as
rather an obstruction 10 the progress
al the schools end as a detrlment 10
the harmony which should prevail in
all school work Eight out Of the ten
members. at a previous meeting, voted
10 not re-engage him.
The postponement OF action on the
matter win not alter the proposition In
the least as far MS Prof Mckay Is con-
cerned, as Il was done to give him an
opportunity to send IN his resignation
Prot Mckay has been employed in the
Salt Lake schools for IS years
LIST OF TEACHERS.
Following Is the list Of teachers re-
elected:
Beatrice Macdonald Mrs. Emma Iyle.
MABEL O. Thorne. Sarah I Lake. Ira
schaffner. Ella " Hutchis0u, Margaret
G Hull. Rose o. storor Llzze Barnett
Florence Groesbeck Julia Littley. Alice
lillian, Etiie Riddle jessie duncan An