The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-04
DECIDE To OPEN
ANOTHER SCHOOL
Members of Board of Education Act
on the LOngfellow.
FORMER SPLIT is HEALED
BUT UNPLEASANT REMARKS
ARE MADE AGAIN.

After their recent pronounced split
on the question of opening the Long
fellow school building. the members of
the board of education got together last
night and unanimously declared in ia
Vor of opening as many rooms as may
be necessary TO relieve the congestion
IN the building in that neighborhood.
Inc matter came uD in the form of a
report nom the committee on buildings
and grounds, which is authorized In
spend not more than $500 in making
me necessary changes 10 place the
oullding in a habitahle condition.
Inc BOARD reconsidered the action By
WHICH II had located one of the kinder
sartens in the Bryant school and last
night decided TO place the Kindergarten
III the Lafayette instead of In the Bry-
ant.
A report from the committee on teach
eis ana school work, recommending
that the establishment of a sewing de-
partment IN the High school be deferred
Tor time, owing 10 lack of room and
uncertainty as to the finances of the
DCard' provoked a Ions discussion. in
when Glauque and Edwards argued in
FAVOR of establishing the department
Whlle Cummings led the opposition. At
length Giauque amended the resolu-
ton to provide that the department be
established and that Mrs. Tomlinson be
employed at salary Of $500 per year
10 take charge of it. Cummings said
he had nothing against Mrs Tomlin-
son. and was willing to concede her
great ability as teacher, but didn't be-
Heve she was the person to lead High
school girls i'm this sort of work"
AFTER considerable debate. Thomas
moved TO refer the whole business back
10 committee again. and the motion
carried by the following vote: AYES
cummings, Edwards, Thomas. Obern-
uorIer' Moyle-5. Nays-Martin, Gil
auque. Cheesman, Newman. Alb
sent and not voting, Henderson,.
Loss From Outside Pupils.
A resolution providing that- fifteen
pupils from the county be admitted ~
the Jordan school at the rate of St5
each per year, if they could be cared
Ior' was also referred back. Superin-
tehdent d. H. Christensen said il would
PROBABLY necessitate the employment OF
an additional teacher at a cost not less
IMAM $500, which would entail a loss.
Later Martin secured the adoption of a
resolution bearing on the relations be-
tween the city and the county schools.
me resolution directs the superinten-
dent 10 prepare list of nonresident
pupils and of pupils who have moved
INTO the city from outside for the pur-
pose of attending school If the present
laws are found inadequate to protect
the city schools against inroads of This
character. the board will probably pre-
pare a bill on the subject to be present.
ed to the next Legislature.
Giauuue Criticises Cross
Giauque opposed a resolution provid-
ing for the purchase or leasing of
pianos for the Wasatch school build
ing and for each of the lIindergartens
In the course of his remarks, he said
he was surprised to learn that PRINCIPAL
J. o Cross of the Wasatch had not
been energetic enough to raise sub
scrlptlonS for a piano when every other
principal III the city did this, although
recently the board has forbidden the
raising by subscription of funds for any
purpose. Thomas amendment. author
ling the committee on buildings and
grounds to purchase or lease the three
pianos provided for by the resolution.
at length carried.
OberndOrfer's resolution. authorizing
the superintendent to furnish a teacher
and directing the committee on build
ings and grounds to supply the neces-
sary furniture for the instruction OF in
mates of the detention home of the ju-
Venile court, was referred to the laws
committee 10 determine whether the
board had authority TO take action of
this kind.
The board unanimously voted TO close
the schools next Friday in order to
permit pupils TO attend the state fair.