The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-06
DIVIDED VOTE
ON D. A. Nelson
Majority of Board of Education,
However, Favor His
Selection.
TEXT BOOKS ADOPTED IF
PRICES ARE SATISFACTORY
Increases in the Salaries of the
Principals and Teachers;
the Routine.


cipas of the public schools, The name
of David ~ Nelson, principal of thu
Jackson school, was voted on separately
from the rest. and three members op
posed his reelection. The Board prac
tically adopted some Of the books tc
be used in the schools for the next FIVE
years, and a resolution was introduced
which will. if finally adopted, give q
five-dollar monthly increase in salaries
It was the desire Of the members OF
the Board to add SO TO both minimum
and maximum salaries, but the funds
would not permit of this, and the
amount was increased So
Judge Henderson presided at the
meeting in the absence of the president
Oscar W. Moyle. 4 communication
was read from Ray Van Cott in refer
Supreme court, and stating that under
the judgment and upon another trial
which would take place in September
the Board would be able TO show the
depreciation of the school property by
reason OF the building of the railroad
so near The matter went TO the com
mittee on school law.
he SlHIB uL VI 'NIbid-
tion notified the Board that Salt Lake
City was entitled to nine free scholar
ships IN the State normal school.
Certificates were ordered issued To all
who had passed the graduating exam
inations from the highschool. The num-
ber is 145 in all
The same order was made with regard
to graduates from the highschool com
mercial department.
rnnprIp1 balance
hand Mt the close of May of $50 800 .6S.
a sharp discussion arose in reference
TO the absence from his duties OF W..
d. Prosser, principal of the Riverside
school, and the question of allowing
him pay for the time lost went over un-
til the next meeting.
Report on Text Books.
The committee of the whole brought
in the following report on certain OF
the books to be used in the grades.
which was adopted:
be and are hereby adopted by the Board
OF Education of Salt Lake City, provided
satisfactory terms and prices may be
agreed upon. for a period OF Ave years
heeinning July l. 1907. in accordance with
the provisions OF law. for use In the
primary grammar grades of the public
schools: and further, that the same be
purchased by the Board Of Education to
be loaned TO the pupils free Of charge:
History-Chas Scribners Sons. Gordy''s
American Leaders and Heroes Gordy' s
History of the United States.
Houghton, Mifflin &c Company-Fiske' 8
History OF United States.
Doub & Company-Doubs History OF
United States.
Langliage-D. Appleton & Company:
Webster Cooley Book ] and part l. book
Chas scribner's sons-Gordy-Mead's 5
Silver. Burdett & Company-Guide to
English book l.
Grammar-Benj. II. Sanborn Com
pany: Scott -Southworth Lessons in
Grammar, book IL
Grammar Lessons.
Physioloey-D Appleton &, Company:
Krohn s Graded Lessons in Hygiene.
Muslc-Gnn &c Company: New Educa-
tional Music Course.
Reading-(Grammar Department. Rand.
McNally &. Company: Lights to Litera-
ture. books ., G. Z, 3; Curry's Literary
Readings.
The Macmillan Company-Baker &
Carpenter, 5th and 6th year Language
Readers
Salaries Increased
The Committee OF the Whole recon-
rnended the adoption of the following
resolutions:
Resolved. That each principal Of an
elementary school grammar or primary
shall receive a salary OF $50. with 81 %
additional for each teacher under his di-
rect supervision; provided. that Sl6o shall
be the maximum monthly salary paid
any elementary school principal. provided
further that no principal shall receive
more than $3.50, unless he has supervised
in this city for two or more years a
corps OF sixteen teachers or more. But
any principal OF an elementary school,
who is the holder Of a Utah State High
school diploma shall receive So in ad-
dition to the monthly salary herenbefore
provided.
When the maximum salary has been
attained by any principal no reduction
In the same by reason Of assignment shall
take place except for cause specifically
stated by the Board.
(2) Resolved. That the following
schedule OF salaries for elementary teach :
ers. first to eighth grade inclusive. be
adopted:
(a) Minimum monthly salary, SIS
tb) MaXimum monthly salary .SS5.
(c) Scale of increase providing for
special recognition OF individual merit.
(3) That the following named super
visors be elected for the school year 1907
oS. at yearly salaries indicated:
Miss Ms rRSs RSsa!e wsISS I9lISSk GOO GOO 90 %
(b) Special
Music. VIM. A wetzell ... 1850. M
Manual Training, Mr.. D. ". Par
PHYSICAL Education. Miss Martha i;i; i'OV'0'
Director of Sewing, Miss Anna /. '''O''V'
ne question OF salaries VIII be finally
settled at meeting to be held Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock
School Closing Programme.
The Committee on Teachers and schoo
Work recommended the following resol.
tions. which we're adopted:
That the Superintendent he authorized
10 secure the Salt Lake Theater Tuesday
June 1lth. for the regular High schoo
commencement exercises.
That the resignation OF j. Leo Fair.
banks be accepted and that the Boarc
express to Mr.. Fairbanks their apprecia
tion OF his services In the past.
That the principals be permitted to an
nounce TO the pupils. either Thursday %
Friday of this week. that Miss Lucy Wan
Colts Cooking and Home Nursin,
School will be open at room g. No. 81 an,
No 50 South Main street. during the sum
mer
That Friday. June Z. 1907. be set asid
as Field Day for the public schools o
Salt Lake City. with the understanding
that principals and teachers accompan,
and care for the pupils
That the proposition of Senator Simol
Bamberger 10 make q rate OF 10 cent
TO the Lagoon and return to all schoo
children on FIeId Oay- 6a accepted wit
rsany thanks