The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-08
TEACHERS LIST
NOT CONSIDERED
Board of Education Transacted
Only Routine Business
Last Night.
DEFINITE ACTION SOON
MEETING SATURDAY TO CoNSID-
Err INSTRUCTORS.
DEFINITE ACTION SOON

Contrary 10 general expectations, the
board OF education at its regular monthly
meeting last night did not consider the
matter of appointing teachers for the
coming scnooi year. A meeting Will be
held for that purpose Saturday after
noon next in the office of President
Moyle. The meeting will be executive
and the names of the successful can
meeting which will probably be held next
week.
letter from the committee of the City
Teachers association was received, in
which it was stated that in most cit
les of the country the teachers were in
formed at least one month before the
close of school whether their services
would be needed the next year. 1t was
stated that this was only sound business
policy, as those teachers who did not
secure reappointments or whose salaries
were so reduced as to render their po-
sitions undesirable might have chance
TO look for other opportunities. The let
ter was signed by Francis QuaItrough,
Jennie NJ. Crabbe and w. ]. Mccoy.
Martin Gets Leave.
II p. Henderson introduced a resolu-
ton giving A. S. Martin, principal of
the Grant school. two weeks leave of
absence to visit his aged mother In the
east and, also to inspect schools In the
various cities which he intends to visit
Mr.. Martin has been connected with the
Salt Lake schools for twenty years and
1t was stated that this was his first
leave of absence.
The report of the finance committee,
approving of the report of S. A. Whit
ney, treasurer of the board, was received
and adopted. The treasurer's report
shows that at the close OF business April
30 there remained in his hands to the
credit of the board $50 944.2S.
The report from the committee on teach
ers and school work, awarding contracts
for furnishing school supplies to the
amount of s3.71S06 to the following firms.
was adopted: B. A. Mcmillan & Co,
pencils. ink and paper; Carpenter Paper
Co. drawing paper; Desert News Book
Store. pencils, crayons end envelopes;
Breeder Office Supply Co. blackboard
erasers; Lambert Paper Co., library paste,
examination paper and envelopes.
The same action was taken in regard
to the report of the committee on build
ings and grounds awarding contracts for
janitor supplies amounting to $3.50 to
the Strevell-Paterson Hardware company,
MILAN & Co. z. c; NJ. l., Nelden-Jud-
son Drug company. Lambert Paper COM
pany and f Auerbach & Co
Action Regarding Teachers.
The following report from the commit
tee of the whole which is a brief sum-
mary of the work done by the commit
tee during the past month at it's vari-
Gus sessions, was adopted without dis
cussion:
Your committee of the whole begs
leave to recommend the adoption of the
following resolutions:
y. Resolved, That Mrs. Elsie Cleveland
Cochrane be released from the terms of
her contract, same to take effect April
16. 1907.
~ That Miss Nita Gerber be allowed
her regular compensation during her
forced absence caused by meeting with
a painful accident while at her post of
duty. providing such time does not ex-
coed four weeks.
80 That Mrs. Bessie NJ. Leavitt be
released from the terms of her con-
tract
~ That the use of oil stoves. alcohol
stoves or lamps be prohibited in school
buildings, except in the boiler room; that
the superintendent of buildings be re-
quested to see that this order is en-
forced.
rs. That the salary of Miss Lulu Key
ting be fixed at $3.50 per month, effec-
tive Feb. /, 1907.
sc. That Miss Fannie Cooper be ap-
pointed teacher. at $40 per month. effec-
q. That Miss Alice Johnson be ap-
pointed teacher. at a salary of $50 per
month, effective Feb 2S 1907.
Appointed Examiners.
IS That Miss Rosalie Pollock, John S.
Welch. Miss Mamie T. Moffet and Prin-
cipal William Bradford be appointed
members of the board of examiners for
the year beginning April l. 1907.
s. That the salary of Miss Preale Clark
be increased from $50 to $50 per month,
effective Feb. IS 1907
10. That Miss Violet Iverson be al
lowed extra compensation of 81 per day
for the four days she had entire charge
of her double-session work.
I'll. That manual training supplies be
purchased for the elementarf schools:
approximate cost $40 High schools: ap-
prOXimate cost So. 20.
''12. That the following supervisors be
appointed for the year 1907-0S: (a) Cen
eral-MiSs RoSalie Pollock John s
Welch. (b) Special-Music, w A Wet
zell; drawing, J. Leo Fairbanks; manual
training. D. W. Parratt; physical educa-
ton and director in High School gym
nasium for girls, Miss Martha Johnson
director Of sewing. Miss Anna L. Cor
bett."
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