The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-06
BOARD GAVE
NO lNKLING
OF CHOICE
FOR NEW UPERINTENpENT OF
CITY SCHOOLS OF OGDEN.
All Members n.CommittaI-No De.
finite Time Fixed for Final Action
Eight New Applicants.

went into executive session for the
consideration of the new superinten-
dency of the city schools. The men,
bers of the board gave no sort of ink
ling as TO who will be chosen for the
coveted place. They went into the
executive session with a number of ap-
plications for the place, together with
budget Of correspondence containing
recommendations for the various ap-
Ilicants. According to the recommen-
dations given all the men who have
applied for the position are pre-emi-
nently qualified to hold the position.
and each applicant thinks, of course,
that he should receive the appoint
ment. All but one will be disappoint-
ed. Who that one will be Is within
the province Of the board to say.
So far as can be learned the board
members have not yet decided upon
any particular candidate. the idea pre-
vailing with the school governors that
the matter will receive their very best
consideration with hope OF selecting
the best man for the place The board
members are all non-commital on the
question, except to state that no de-
finite time has been fixed Tor the final
action on the matter The new appli
cants presented to the meeting last
night were as follows: Albert Bur
ton. Salt Lake. M. F. Godfrey, Ben
Mason City, Iowa; Sylvester D. Brad
ford, Ogden; S. IL. Jones. Grantsville.
Utah; F. L. Greeson. Louisville. Ken
lucky; John S. Welsh, Salt Lake, w.
S. Johnson, Edmond, Oklahoma.
Chairman Pingree of the finance
committee reported that since the last
meeting OF the board there had been
turned into the treasury of the board
the sum of S15417 from the First Ma
tional banh of ogden. as interest on
the deposit of bond money. and that
up to date there was SS9,97544 on
hand. The report was adopted and
ordered filed
Miss Villa Spurgeon. supervisor OF
the lower grades, reported that the
work in her department was moving
along very nicely, except that she had
discovered that the language" studies
were not progressing as we'll as they
should. She said that the language
work In the schools was very poor.
but the matter was being taken up
with the teachers and that it was
quite certain that the work in this
line would be greatly improved In the
near future. She also stated that
penmanship" was not being handled
as we'll as she thought it ought to be-
and that steps are being taken to I'M
prove in this particular The super
visor stated that she had sent out
letters to the children. which they are
required to answer and from their
answers she will determine where the
fault lies and 1t will be remedied She
reported that teachers meetings are
ings are being we'll attended and good
results are following,
Acting Superintendent Adams re-
ported that the schools throughout
the city are in fairly good condition
and that every effort is being put
forth by the superintendency and the
teachers Of the city schools to bring
them to a high standard of efficiency
Architect Hodgson reported that the
work of the High school building had
been retarded considerably by virtue
OF the bad weather, which had pre-,
vailed during the last sixty days. but
that the building is going on with as
much expedition as circumstances
permit. He stated that in his
opinion it would be quite impossible
to complete the High school building
within the time specified in the con-
tract, September 10th. unless the
builders should be exceptionally IA
yored with good weather and be for
tunate in securing material and help
from now on. An extreme effort, he
said is being put forth to keep the
construction work going and that all
possible speed In the building OF the
school would be kept up
Chairman Pingree of the finance
committee reported that H. G. Harris
OF Denver had been employed to audit
the books of the board. the work to
be done in six days. beginning Mon
day. This work will cost the board
$50.
Miss Williams, clerk of the board,
reported that there was something like
500 due Ogden city as interest on
note held against the board by that
CORPORATION. which is now due. She
was authorized to draw warrant tor
the amount,
The Eccles Lumber company. which
has a contract for the building of the
new High school, reported that S6,'
12O In building material had been
placed into the building so per cent
of which (S1.S96) under the contract
they had with the board of education
should be paid them. The clerk was
authorized to draw warrant for this
amount In favor Of the company.
The treasurer's report was submit
ted and ordered filed as follows:
Receipts
February End. Cash on
hand =. ...s.s..s....- SlOZ,ooS'Sl
February End. Interest on
bonds .+.- .-.s-'-,ss lof'i'
February End. Sale of high
school books ........ 244.6U
February 4th Sale of high
school books .-....--.. 1871
February lath. Sale of
high school books. s7oO
February 19th Sale of
grade books .t........- SO.oo
Total ................s .s1oa.S42.sS
Disbursernents-
February }27th. Warrants
to teachers ...-..,.,,..s lS.6osoo