The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
OGDEN TEACHERS
ARE INCENSED
Plan to Cut Down the School
Year Causes 0utburSt of
Protest.

The teachers and principals of the Os-
den city schools are up in arms over the
action of the school board in cutting off
a week at the end of the school year.
Through Superintendent John NJ. Mills
Ihey submitted petitions at the meeting OF
the board last night signed by every prin-
cipal and teacher, asking that the action
be recOnsidered. They argued that the
school work was based on thirty-six
weeks in school and that to cut off one
week at the end of the term would crowd
the work and prove an injury to the chill
dren. They also said that they signed
contracts with a distinct understanding
that they were to have pay for thirty-siX
weeks of school and that to deprive them
of the week would be unfair to them and
injure the reputation Of the city.
The board was divided on the matter
Pingree moved that the action of the
board be reconsidered, and Coulter sec
Onded the motion. Browning, who was in
the chair, decided that as Coulter had
voted against the proposition he had no
right now to second the motion to recon-
slider, that the same rule that cut him out
from making the proposition would cut
him out from seconding the motion TO re-
consider Coulter thought it strange that,
as parliamentary rules had been violated
at every previous meeting of the board,
they should be rigidly enforced on this
occasion. Browning admitted that the
proceedings of the board were informal
and said ne would put the motion if it
were insisted upon. After further discus
sion and on motion OF Williams the mat
ter went over for one week.
The finance committee submitted an es-
innate for the next school year. calling for
$4,000. OF this amount. sl3s.000 is for
maintenance including Sis. 200 for teach
er5' salaries and 81 600 for interest, sites,
school buildings and sinking fund. It is
suggested that this amount be raised as
follows; $4,000 from state school taxes,
state school lands, interest and rentals;
$4,000 by local taxation
The finance committee also reported re-
ceipts amounting TO Sl9,5S9.l0. making the
cash on hand s121. 0S9.73. OF the receipts
S13.9S3.70 is from the three-mill tax levy
Of 1903, and s.. $40. 30 is from the state rental
fund. 1t IS recommended that this last
amount be placed in the teachers salary
fund.
One hundred and fifty dollars was ap-
prOpriated to defray the expenses Of an
exhibit of the city school work at the
Four-State fair A communication was
received from the San Jose (Cal) school
authorities expressing regret over the { m
barrassment caused the Ogden school
board in the employment of Ira D. Steele,
saying they employed him with the I'M
Outstanding that he had been released in
OGDEN Superintendent Mills reported
that after 3. H. Cannon left the high
school Royal Douglas. a student, had
taken charge of the manual training work
and conducted it for twelve days. Prin-
cipaI Cross thought the boy was entitled
to paw at the rate Of $50 a month. He
was voted $50 for the twelve days. Su-
perintendent Mills also reported that he
had written President John a. Widtsoe Of
the Agricultural college to send an eX-
pert to check up on the commercial de-
partment Of the High school at the eA-
pense of the Agricultural college. W1dt-
soc sent Professor Goddard. who made
the inspection.