The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-04
ELLERBECK IS
NAMED ON BOARD
Mrs. Jennings, Candidate of Women.
Fails to Get a Single
Vote.
MoRMONS VOTE IN A BODY
M. J. CHEESMAN, GENTLE, FUR.
NISHES THE ONE MAJORITY,

T. r. Ellerbeck was elected a mem
Der Of the board of education from the
Fourth ward last night. to succeed II
I. Edwards, resigned Mr. EllerbeCk
who has stated in an open letter that
he Is not a Mormon. received a vote
OF every Mormon member of the board
and of NJ J. -Cheesman. a Gentle
Mrs. William @ Jennings who had
been indorsed for the position by many
women's organizations and clubs. did
not receive a single vote
Mr.. EllerbeCk was elected on So
cret ballot, but all present knew how
the various members voted. and 1t
car be stated authoritativeIy that the
vote was as follows:
For T r. EIlerbecI-C- : Martin
NJ J. Cheesman. Arnold @. Giauque
William J. Newman, MathOnihah
/ Thomas
For G. w Boyd-Judge H. P. Hen
/ dersOn, Joseph Oberndorfer-2.
For F. w Franeis-Byron Cum
mings.
Absent-Oscar w. Moyle.
Five votes were necessary TO elect.
Executive Session Defeated.
Prior to electing the new member
Mr.. Thomas moved to go into eXecu-
tive session. and thus exclude newspa-
per reporters and seek to keep the
public from full knowledge of the
boards actions OberndOrfer second
/ ed the motion. but it was defeated by
d tie vote follows:
YeaS-Giauque, Cheesman. Thomas,
OberndOrfer-4.
/ Nays-Martin. Cummings. Newman,
henderson,
Mr.. Thomas then placed Mr.. EIler-
/ beck in nominate No other nOmina-
/ lions were made. and a secret ballot
/ was ordered. With the result as stated
Prior TO the election petitions for
Mrs. Jennings were presented as fol
( lows: From the Wasatch Literary
circle, by Mrs w H Tawney, secre-
tary. from the WOmen'S American
club. by Mrs Kate BrideweU Ander-
son. Mrs. Lee Chamberlin. Mrs. Helen
( Netras and Mrs. y. 3. Lawrence,
committee, from the 3 ndi Israel auN-
Hilary. by Mrs. Charles J. F'reHnd. Mrs.
IsheI Walters and Mrs Simon BAN
/ berger. committee: from the Review
I ers' club. by Helen d Moore. seer
tary: from the American party or
ganiZatiOn of the Fourth ward by A.
N Cherry and Joseph Lippman. COM
mittee, and from the Ladies Literary
club, by Mrs. Ledyard NJ Bailey, Mrs
George ". Meyer and Mrs. F. s. Os-
valid. committee.
The petitions were not read in full
Mr. Martin moved that they be
| passed" and they were passed
Mr.. EHerbeck, the new member OF
the board. is an old resident Of Salt
Lake He was formerly in the luel
business, and is now in the nre clay
business ne II d INSpuoilCelAl III poA-
Board Has Quiet Session.
Outside of the election of a mem
Der of the board, the session was
/ quiet one Judge Henderson presided
/ in the absence of President Moyie.
The following concentrations by
/ the committee on buildings and
grounds We're cOncurred in:
That a stove costing so be pur-
/ chased for the manual training build
/ ing at the Lincoln school, that the
/ east boundary line of the Webster
/ school grounds be surveyed al a cost
/ of $50 to settle a dispute: that a Gull
vert costing $40 be built at the Sum
ner school. that $40 worth Of supplies
! be purchased for the manual training
/ building at the High school, that A
drain ditch be constructed at the La
/ fayette school TO cost $50; that sup
/ plies for the same school be purchased,
! TO cost Si4: that the salary Of the jan
| itOr of the High school be increased
! SO month: that electric wiring be
| done al the Grant school TO cost S15:
that $9S balance on contract for the
manual training building at the High
school be paid; that plans he drawn
/ for an eight-rOom building In Poplar
New Teachers Chosen.
/ The following new teachers. with
/ salaries as indicated. were elected:
[ Miss Margaret Brunda ge. 500; Mrs.
/ Alice TOmlinSOn. $50. Miss May Chase.
/ $50: Miss RhOda Duffy. SEQ, Miss Ruby
/ Scranton was appointed an assistant
7 in the secretary's Office at the High
school at a monthly salary of SO.
/ Howard P Madden was made IN
! structOT i'm the manual training depart
ment of the High school at a salary
4 of 500 month. The salaries of Mrs
! Anna Robbins and Miss Jessie Dun
/ can. teachers. were increased from
! $3.50 TO $50 4 month
BY ron Cummings SUPERINTENDENT
/ George ). Eaton and Secretary L. ?.
Judd were appointed = COMMITTEES ~
+ buy guns and equipment for the High
/ school cadet company at cost not
1 to exceed $3.50
\ resolution was adoDted providing
that the principal Of each school shall
{ enforce the compulsory education law:
that if DuD Is faH to attend school,
he shall notify their parents or guar
dian: that if that fails to produce re-
suits. the city superintendent shall be
notified, and that under the direction
of the superintendent. the truancy Of
fcer shall lay the facts before the ju-
venile court
The committee on buildings and
grounds recommended that in calling
for bids for the proposed two new p
room buildings and the one S-roon1
building the bidders be asked TO SDeci-
~ what IL will cost 10 finish half the
rooms in each building, and what each
building complete viii cost and that
the board decide, after the bids are
received. which plan shall be adopted.
The report was adopted
1t was decided to sell The old Irving
school property 10 NeDhi l. Morris
for $3.50 The board adjC urned until
April Is. when bids for the new build
| ings viii be opened.