Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-29
Determined Effort Being Made to
Keep the Schools Open
COMMITTEES HARD AT WORK
n,ports I'm MANY Districts More En-
couraging Than Erpected~""-
sstch issues an Appeal

a
are those within the limits of sai' l''"'
who propose keeping the schools open
whether some Of the parents do or ho''
TO this end they are lending their pest
efforts and the success being met win
Is highly gratifying. indeed Commit
tees are al work in an parts Of the Guy
and an sorts Of schemes are being de-
vised looking 70 the accomplishment
of The urand result Even in diSlllels
where me outlook was ythlns
but bright new hope has sprung
up and ,hc prediction rs now
made that not one school In the city
viii be required to close for lacN Oh
funds. The Commercial club Is discuss
ing the raising Of a general fund TO De
npplied TO schools within the poorer
districts. and il Is thought that IN thls
way an deficits viii be met.
WILL PRINT A PAPER.
The students Of the Bryant High
school are hard at work on a PROPOSE
lion OF their own 10 raise funds. They
hive concluded 10 publish a paper TO
be called "The East side Push, the
name btlns tuul'dNNN VI Wv W. % -.
forth 10 bring about the desired result.
There viii be one issue OF SOOo copies
and It will contain all the departments
usually found IN big daily. All the
matter viii be prepared by me STU,
dents and the paper VIII be puphsheu
the latter part Of next week
RUMMAGE SALE PROPOSED.
At a special meeting Of the =. e. Q,
society, held yesterday afterno0nit was
decided TO hold rummage sale for the
purpose of raising school funds. Inc
sale will be held at l3l East Temple
street. in the store OF Spencer Clawscn,
Saturday, May 2. Those in charge OF
the sale are anxious to have all who
win donate anything in the form on
clothing and household goods. These
can be sent to the store Friday May ],
or II they cannot be delivered they VIII
be called for II the donors viii tele"
prone either l621.X or l3l0-K.
OUTLOOK AT THE LINCOLN,
The Lincoln school committee held a
meeting last night and reported having
collected $4l7. out of the necessary S6il.
lnasmueh as only part Of the district
had been canvassed it was decided to
try again, the ladies present signifying
their willingness to assist further In the
hope that the entire amount could be
secured Those present were Mesdames
A. G. and Mary h. Giauque. Pardoe.
Burton, Long and WOODBURY. and
Messrs. @. b. Nichols and Alex Buchan-
an, Jr Another meeting win be held on
Thursday night, at which time il Is ex-
pected that the special committee VIII
report It's labors.
WAsATCH APPEALS FOR AID.
The Wasatch committee. consisting
Of Judge T. h. Colburn, Mrs. John f.
Cowan and h. l.. Carpenter, has issued
circular letter setting forth the cOndi'
ton there and asking patrons 10 sub
scribe literally. The letter SAYS
In response 10 a request for contri-
buttons TO the fund Of 81 for each child
In attendance, a per cent Of the parents
have contributed. and thus the fund on
hand has been obtained. 1t is hoped
and believed the balance needed can be
secured from the remaining Sc per cent,
who, II appears, did not fully UNDER
stand that the fund raised was to be
used for the Wasatch school exclusive
~, or did not receive any notice Of the
movement To such this appeal is par
tlcularly made.
1T is much TO be regretted that the
emergency exists. but It does exist and
we must deal with Il. Not only our pride
but the good Of our children Is involved,
and we conlidentially appeal to the resi-
dents Of the district on these grounds
Let II be understood that II we sue
coed the school win be open 20 all the
children, regardless Of whether their
parents subscribe or not II is recog-
niZed that many parents may not feel
able to subscribe, and TO these no ap-
peal Is made Il is only 10 those who
are able and willing that We address
ourselves.
"The committee hopes 90 have an
early and hearty response, and n this Is
forthcoming, IL agrees to See that any
deficiency Is made up and that any sur
plus Is returned pro rata to subscribers,
Mr. j. @ Cross, principal Is the treas
wer OF the fupd, and as we must know
speedily the result OF the movement.
YOU are urgently urged TO promptly
make payment OF your subscription to
him on or before Thursday April 80,
1903
Subscribe 81 for every child YOU have
subscribe vghat van ,en sn5'if ,,o,, ~
moi scribe Al ail II ,giiii be an r,gbt
"Vbatevey is 5one I., 4, ht IN
quickly"
The patrons Of the Riverside school
- held a meeting Monday aud decided to
do AN IN their power 90 keep things
moving in dat district Committees
are now az work and reports win be
in"ae 10 the course ut O. DAY or two.
GRANT AND WHITTIER.
The Grant and Wbi,ti.r .ebo,is bs,..
copsoDlatsd thef eforts and M. G,I,-
look for botb III lt,it.. .,',i,,.,tn,. .r
o...s' y, oSS g', s t'''O Guy OF ne