Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-01
Sing and PLAY
FOz Education
cH STAR Performance al The Tabernacle for CHy Schools
-qLantoi Choi, Organ, Symphony Orchestra Held's
Band, Orpkens Chb Ladies and Imperial QuartetS
c4ad MISS Ranrey and Others 10 be Heard

There was large attendance las
evening, at the parlors Of the CONNER
! cial club, of members and citizens in
terested In the continuance Of the
schools through the first week In June
as usual The meeting was called b,
the committees on education and ways
and means, and the board of education
was present. l.. $. Hills presided, and q
statement Of the sltuatio was present
ed by secy. Fisher Harris Mr., Harris
gave the whole thing In a very few
words, In which he dweit on the anxiety
of the club for the schools 70 continue
In reply 70 a question II he had any
definite plan for aid, Mr., Harris stated
that he had, and referred 10 the PROPOSE
tion OF a great vocal and instrumental
concert In the Tabernacle, the proceeds
Of which would go long way, II moi
all the way, in pulling the local public
schools out Of the predicament they had
got into. Mr. Harris was authorized 10
proceed, and ii was beaded after some
discussion, TO publish the following
notice TO the teachers.
To the Teachers Of the Public Schools
OF Salt Lake city
You are hereby Informed that at a
joint meeting OF the committees on
ways and means and on education OF
the Commercial club. II was the unani-
nous vote that the schools be kept open
four or five weeks, as the case may BE-,
In order TO complete the years work
and arrange for the usual promotions
TO this end the utmost zeal should he
continued In the raising of funds in the
several school divisions, and the board
Of education Is respectfully requested 70
take such Official action as viii give ef.
feet 10 this notice. II is the purpose Of
the committees named to lend such aid
as they may in this continuation. and
they ask the cordial cooperation OF all
the parents and Of the general public
In the raising Of the necessary funds,
of which there Is every prospect Of sue
cess.
Please give this notice in the schools
tomorrow, May 1st
The undersigned were appointed
Subcommittee TO send this notice:
WILLIAM NELSON.
Chairman Committee on Education OF
the Commercial club
l.. 5. HILLS.
Chairman Of the Committee on Ways
and Meane ~ tho cnm'rcrr' club
II. =. HENDERSON,
J h, 3lORE1ON.
salt Lake City AprJ Sc. 1909
secy. Harris g.,orted that subscrip.
tons were being received eaily, but
there was room for more.
Mr. Harris stated today that the
matter OF the grand concert was wholly
I'm the hands of Chairman Mcclellan
OF the music committee of the COM
merclal club who was doing his level
best to get up an unusually fine pro-
gram. Prof. Mcclellan was found later
at Calder's music store where he stated
that the scheme was TO give Salt Lake
the greatest concert Il had ever en-
j0ycd. and for which 10000 tickets
would be sold AT 80 cents each. The
professor stated his hopes that Miss
Emma Ramsey would sing one or two
In the concert. He was also
In touch win Conductor Arthur Shep-
ard Of the symphony orchestra with |
reference 10 putting that promising !
musical organization ON the program
He also expected to have Prof Rad |
life for an organ number: Arthur
Petersen, the violinist. and his father |
Prof. Anton Petersen as accompan- |
st: Mrs Martha Roylc King and her |
aides quartet, the Orpheus club under /
Mr. Peabody. the AshWorth Imperial !
luartet, Held's band and he himself /
would play an organ number Tho |
great choir Of course win appear II
vas also proposed to have orgail band
md orchestra play the final number
ogether, the air. America, with tho
treat audience 10 join with the 1abcr
lacle choir in the song. This will be