The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-03
II, II. 7 IHOMAS AND
HIS VIII { RESIGN

Yesterday afternoon the trustees of
the state Industrial school met In the
office of c. r. HollIngsworlh. where
thoy dispensed with an amount of i'm
portant business which was before
thcm.
The last chapter I'm the investigation
of industrial school matters In which
the work OF Superintendent II II
Thomas Of the industrial school has
been under examination to determine
as to his fitness for the position was
ended Yesterday when the reslEna-
ton Of Mr. Thomas and his wife was
read and accepted and their success
ors were appointed.
The resignation Of Superintendent
Thomas and wife Is to take effect
on the first OF September, 1909. and on
that date DR. Ephriam G. GOwans and
wife will take charge of the institu-
ton. The new superintendent viii
receive a monthly salary OF $3.50. and
the matron $50. the same as did the
Thomas regime
In appointing Or. Gowans at the
head OF the school the trustees have
selected man whom they believe to
be morally and mentally fit for the
place and a man who has had expert
cnce In the handling of incorTigiblcs
As Judge of the Salt Lake Juvenile
court DR.. Gowans has studied the dill
ferent types that have come under his
jurisdiction and Is said TO be one of
the best authorities on the handling Of
that class of boys and girls in the
western country.
The trustees decided to abolish
the position Of assistant superlntend-
enl and In It's place create the office
of chief clerk, 10 be appointed by the
superintendent.
1t was announced that Miss Lula
Mitchell, matron Of the girls cottage,
Miss Anderson and Miss Dale, teachers
at the institution. would be retained
by the new superintendent and the
list of other appointments is expected
to be completed by August 80.
The trustees ordered that 1000 bags
of cement be purchased from the Ec-
cles Lumber company TO be used In
the construction of houses at the in.
stitutIon. and also the purchase of 200
| feet of hose for the institution.
Harry Joseph. chairman of the board
of trustees. says that the trustees
al
| fire department at the school and
| from time to time hose and other i'm
plements Will be bought which will
be obtained for equipment of model
fire department.
The trustees will ask the next legis-
lature for two more cottages for the
school one for the superintendent and
one for the chief clerk and his family.
Trustee Walsh was authorized
to go to California to buy
twenty five head of Holstein
cattle, The last Legislature appropri-
| ated $4,000 for The purpose. Judge
Gowans viii accompany Mr.. Walsh on
this trip and he VIII also visit the
California reformatories.
Contracts were let to the Eccles
Lumber company for repairs for the
girls cottage and to Calvert G Leel1
to build a smokestaok on the power
house and heating plant
The trustees will meet again next
Saturday at o'clock.
1t was rumored about town that Mr.
Thomas sent a communication TO the
trustees accompanying his resignation
10 the effect that Joseph had stated to
him that If he (Thomas) would tender
| his resignation 10 the board before
the special committee which was ap-
pointed to investigate conditions at the
school sent in their report, the report
would eXonerate him from any charges
that might tend to belittle him, other.
wise he would have TO stand the conse-
quences. Thomas preferred the re-
suits and withheld the resignation.