The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-29
SCHOOL WORK
HAMPERED BY
LAX METHODS
Testimony Bearing on InCom-
petenCe of BridWeII Based
on Temperature Records.
GlAUQUE'S SON MOST
inefficient JANlT0R
THRIFTY Mr.. NEWMAN GETS
FIREWooD FROM HIGH
SCHOOL TREES.

A bombsheu was sprung on George NJ.
Bridwell and his defenders at the board
Of education investigation last evening,
when reports from the principals Of the
city schools were produced showing
that the temperature in some Of the
leading schools had been repeatedly too
low, and that in many instances il had
been necessary to send pupils home on
account of cold rooms. On the appear
ance Of this evidence Of Incompetence
on the part Of the superintendent OF
buildings, A G. GiauQue, member from
the Second, Immediately jumped to the
defense and began an attack on the re-
ports, impugning the accuracy Of the
information The reason for this be-
came apparent when it developed that
the school in which the janitor service
was the worst and in which il was
found frequently necessary to dismiss
the pupils is cared for by Clarence
Giauque. This janitor is the son Of
Arnold G. Giauque, member from the
! Second ward.
Mr.. Giauque wanted to know all about
these reports, and Superintendent D. H.
Christensen was called to the stand. He
explained that the reports were asked
by the committee on buildings and
grounds on motion Of J. T. Hammond.
They were made up from temperature
report which the teacher keeps, as rec
J,IIliIlehoed by DIT E. W Whitney, the
boards physician
Mr.. Giauque's colleague from the Sec
ond, NJ. J. Cheesman, suggested that
the reports turned in to the board might
nave been manufactured, and this called
Iorth statement from Professor. Byron
/ cummings, who was presiding in de-
lense OF the teachers. Dr. Cummings
SAID IT was notorious that school work
had been materially interfered with
this year by cold. and that princiuals
nad told him that they had reported
buildings
Mr.. Christensen said that when # had
been necessary TO close schools ON ac-
count Of cold he had reported the fact
TO the president Of the board. He did
not report inefficient fanjtors To Mr.
BridWell- as he considered the efficiency
OF teachers alone his province. and aid
not care to step into BridwelTs depart
ment
H. W. Nichols was the first witness
again He produced his own books
showing that he had not received a
payment Of 81 twice from BridweU. II
was this amount that BridweIl had
stated he paid Nichols twice and had
applied the $5L75 to the supposed over
payment when Nichols returned il to
him.
Failed 10 Come Through.
Noah Booth, a former janitor. said
Bridwell had used the words to him:
You don't come up like the other ian
itors. You don't treat me as well as
they do"
He didn't know what he meant bv
this, but had been later discharged
without any reason as far as he knew.
and without notice.
Booth further testified that at one
time when he was janitor Of the one
quah school, T. J. BridweH brother OF
the superintendent, had been foreman
over one man digging cesspools for a
week.
A. 9. Giauque tried to show that Mr.
Booth had been inefficient and had been
severely reprimanded by Bridwen. but
Booth denied this.
f. H. Evans, foreman for BridweIl.
took the blame Of the assumed names
Of the Newman boys on his shoulders.
because he said Newman had befriend-
cd him and he wanted to return the
compliment He said that Bridwell
mad instructed him TO enter David
Newman as David Crockett, but the
lothers he had put on himself on his own
responsibility. There was 4 conflict on
this point, Bridwel, called TO the stand
later, denying it.
Evans forgot that in his evidence at
another investigation he had told the
board that there was but one assumed
name. When questioned by Oscar w.
Moyle about his previous testimony.
his memory proved faulty, as it did in
several other instances.
/ Evans admitted, however. that union
carpenters never received double nav.
as had T. J. Bridwell the superinten-
dents brother. in several instances.
Time and a half was all allowed for
loveTtimc, Sundays and holidays On
Labor day men were not allowed by the
union t. work at any rate of pay.
He had thousbt TT his duty 10 helm
". J. Newman Dy putting his boys ON
the payroll under assumed namess and
d ont believe it wrong. He did not use
any assumed names in cases OF his
cousin John or son Harry. FOR. az he
vas not member Of the board. II
didn't matter.
Mathonihah Thomas here asked. Are
You putting on any false names now"
Before be could answer W. !. New