The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-09
BOARD OF EDUCATION
HOLDS OPEN SESSION
Transacts Uninteresting Rou-
tine of Business Where
Public Can Hear 1t.


meeting Tuesday evening did not take
MP the matter of teachers salaries, as
the committee Of the whole has not
quite finished with the LIST. The Board
acting as committee Of the whole
again, will meet in executive session IN
the office of the superintendent on Sat
urday afternoon at two o clock, when
the list will be completed. 1T is under
stood that practically the entire list is
settled with the exception Of two
names.
In connection with the arrangements
for the teaching staff last year, some of
tho teachers have been becoming anx-
ions as 10 their future and communica-
tion was presented TO the Board from
Frances Qualtrough, Jennie NJ. Crahbe
and W. J. Mccoy as committee from
the City Teachers association, asking
for as early notification, whether
their services would be required for the
coming year as possible, and intimat
ing that the teacher s were embarrassed
considerably by the delay. The matter
was referred TO the committee on teach
ers and the committee will be go noti-
fed
The report of the treasurer showed
that balance was on hand from April
of $60,944.2S. Appropriations to the
amount of $47464 for current expen-
was given two weeks leave of absence,
the first leave he has asked during his
20 years of service. He will visit his
old home in Ohio
The committee on buildings and
grounds reported having placed orders
for supplies with the following firms
for the amounts stated: Strevell- Pat.
erson company S472.S0; Salt Lake
IIar Hardware company. SO 30; B. A; Nc
S62.60; Nelden-Judson Drug company,
S64, Lambert Paper company. Sl49.-
30; +. Auerbach & Bro, SIPS; total
in all of $4,000. These orders were
approved.
The committee on teachers and school
work reported having solicited bids for
school supplies and recommended CON
tracts to he awarded for books station
cry and equipment as follows: B. A.
MeMillen & company, $l996:o5; Carpen-
ter Paper. company, S53l00; Deseret
News Book store, s271; Breeden Office
Supply company, S33.75, Lambert Paper
company, $SS6,26; a total in all of
S371S26.
The clerk was instructed TO make con-
tracts with the firms mentioned at the
figures quoted.
Recommendations Of the committee
of the whole were adopted as follows;
land Cochrane be released from the
terms OF her contract, same to take ef-
feet April IS. 1907.
2: That Miss Nita Gerber be allowed
r. 1lp fiI, 4,
iorced absence, caused by meeting with
a painful accident while at her post OF
duty provided such time does not ex-
B. That Mrs Bessie NJ. Leayitt be re-
leased from the terms OF her contract.
4 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
forced.
tins, be fixed at $3.50 per month. e.
fective February /, 1907.
g. That Miss Fannie Cooper be ap-
pointed pointed teacher teacher at $40 per month. eff
(. That, Miss Alice Johnson be ap-
pointed teacher. at salary OF $50 per
MONTH Tbsa effesIye Stiys PHm FebTnarg 2S. 1907.
Welch. Miss Manic T Moffat and ' Prin-
cipal William Bradford be appointed
members of the board of examiners for
Ine year beginning April. /, 1907,
8. That the salary OF Miss Preale
Clark be increased from $50 to s55 per
month, effective February Is 1907.
To- That Miss Violet Iverson be all
lowed extra compensation of one dollar
per day for the four days She had had
entire charge OF her double session work
. IL That manual training supplies be
for the elementary schools
proXmate cost s9.75 ~
II That the following supervisors be
appointed for the year l907-0S:
(al General-Miss RosaIie Pollock,
John s. Wech.
(b) Special-Nfusic, W. A. Wetzell.
drawing. ]. Leo Fairbanks; manual
training; D. w, Parratt; physical educa-
sewing, Miss Anna l.. Corbett.
II Is understood that Miss Martha
johnson Will also act as director OF Dhy
slcal work for girls i'll the highschool