The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-09
NO HIGH SCHOOL
FOR ONE WEEK

Al meeting of the board of Educa.
tion held last night. 1t was decided
that lie High school should be dis
continued for one week Owing to tho
unfinished condition of the huildIng
II has been somewhat difficult TO keen
the school in session all day. Since
the cold wave struck the CITY. PrInci.
pal Cross has not tried TO have all.day
sessions but has dismissed the stud.
cnts in the afternoon. The painting
and the plumbing and grading of the
grounds have not been fnisncd and
az last nights session little indiena.
tion meeting was held and 1t was do
cidcd that school should be abandoned
until the 18th. In the meantime tho
builders OF the High school will be
raked over the Goals and vigorous
methods employed in having the work
completed sufficiently to allow the
students 10 attend school comfortably.
A communication TO the board suc
gested the willingness OF certain citl.
zeps TO render the new High school
even moro effective II was their
thought that we'll equipped library
would be OF much assistance. They
felt that the whole city would he glad
10 join In the movement and urged the
appointment Of r. citizens committee.
should the proposal meet with approv.
al. The board approved and, at later
date. will name committee
The finance committee reported a
cas-l balance OF $1S.6S5 SIS.
The Sanitary committee reported
that the schools were In fine condi.
;icn as 10 health, there being but one
case Of dipbtheria and two cases of
scarlet fever reported
Principal Cross and Asael Farr will
go 10 Salt Lake today and while there
tkey VIII look into the matter of pur.
chasing GO steel lockers from the Y.
Ri. c. A.
The Eccles Lumber Co was award.
ed the contract for the building OF
desks and furniture TO be used In the
Chemistry and Cooking departments
OF the High school 1t is specified
that this work be completed by No
VEN Der J.
The waterWorks department sent
in another reminder that the school
beard SHOULD pay the water tax for
water used in the schools The Board
referred this matter 10 the Judiciary
committee. The same thing WIS dc
bate0 in Salt Lake and finally taken
20 the Supreme court The case is
now in that court and the decision
rendered there, Will also serve in this
CITY.
The petition Of the Wbeewrlght
ConStTuction Company to construct
= cement sidewalk near the Five
Points school was tabled.
The City Board of Health sent a
letter TO the Board of Education re-
commencing that the board have tho
city extend the water mains 10 The
Five Points school and that thev dis.
continue using the well water. State
Chemist Herman A Harms in his
analysis OF the we'll water says that
1t IS OF doubtful purity"
With the exception of bill sent in
by the Rocky Mountain Bell Teie.
phone Company and one sent in by the
Wheclwright Construction Co, the
weekly bills were allowed.
The frosting of the windows in the
basement OF the Bieb school and the
putting in OF heavier glass in the
doors of tho same school was referred
10 thc building committee.
II was ordered that $50 worth Of
lumber should be purchased and that
The boys taking the manual training
should make the easels and desks
used In the art department