Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-12
Board of Education Sets Satur-
day, Jan. 29 as the Day
To Vote.
EXPENDITURE OF 100000.
Class for Mentally Deficient Children
To be Establishcd-Old Officers Re-
Elected by Acclnmation.

the officers of the present board TO
and the school bond election was Sc
for Saturday. Jan %. The election Il
called for the purpose of voting oil
bonds in the sum of $500. 600 to be use,
In the purchase of site and the cree
ton OF q high school building and
the equipping Il grade school build
Ing in the Waterloo district. It Is
proposed to erect the new high schoo
building somewhere east of MAR
street. The bonds Will run for 20 years
and will bear interest at the rate OF
per cent. The following polling
places were decided upon;
First ward. city and county building;
Second ward. 81 Postonlce place, Third
ward high school building; Fourth
ward. Lonsfellow school, Fifth ward
Twelfth school building
The judges in tho wards are as fol-
lows; First. A. l.. Hamlin. William
Groesbcck and Stephen L. Moyle;
Second. A. c. Thorne, George Hlcken-
looper and Mrs, Ella NJ, Alpin; Third,
William u. Neal, Thomas Jeremy and
III. NJ. Fl. Lund; Fourth. e. L. Sloan.
w. H. TlbbalS and 5. 3 Clawson: I:
Fifth. Edward Pearce, S. Il. Wester-
field and Mark Reedall
The clerk was authorized to prepare
the notice of publication In regard to
the election and also secure regstra-
tion lists and all other matters In con-
nection with the election.
The officers OF the board reelected
Tor the ensuing two years are as fol-
lows: President. James T. Hammond,
vice president. c. S. Martin: treasurer,
S. A. Whitney; clerk. L. P. Judd
A communication was received from
chief OF the fire demartment. w. H.
Glore, suggesting that he board take
immediate action to provide spiral fire
escapes in all the school buildings not
equipped with them. The matter was
referred to the committee on buildings
and grounds
FOR MENTALLY DEFICIENT.
d, H. Christensen superintendent of
schools. presented the following reso-
luton which was adopted:
Resolved, That tie superintendent
of schools be. and he is, hereby au-
thorized and instructed TO organize in
the Twelfth school building a special
class for children who need individual
instruction. and to provide the neces-
saEys sSInstrpction and equipment for
such class" -
The class will be established as soon
as possible and the mentally deficient
children Will be assigned to that school
There arc about so pupils In the grades
who Will be transferred to tho Twelfth
school on east First South street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth East streets
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The salaries of Principals Stearns and
Scott were fixed at Sl60 apiece
month for the second semester. Mr..
Stearns will remain at the Poplar
Grove school as principal and Mrs. E
V, Fritz was assigned to the Fremont
for the second semester.
The boundaries OF the following
named districts woro fixed as indicated
below, the change to be effective at the
close OF the present semester.
Lincoln school, First B to Eighth A
Notwithstanding at the intcrsec-
ton OF Second South and Sixth West,
thence cast to Fourth West. thence
south to Third South. thence cast to
Second West. thence south to Sixth
thence south to Ninth South. thence
west to Fifth West, thence north to
Seventh South. thence west to Sixth
West. thence north to Second South.
the point of beginning.
Grant school. First B To Eighth A
lnclusiTe-B at the intersec-
ton of Third South and Second West,
thence east to State, thence south
(both sides OF the street,, to Eighth
South. thence west to Third West.
thence north to Sixth South. thence
east to Second West. thence north
to Third South. the point of begin
ming.
Jefferson school. First B to Eighth
MISUNDERSTANDING at the inter-
section of Ninth South and Fifth
West, thence east TO Third West.
thence north to Eighth South, thence
east to State. thence south (both
sides OF the street) to Ninth South.
thence east to Edison (both sides OF
the street,, thence south to Martin
avenue (Tenth south)' thence w west est
10 Fifth West. thence north to Ninth
South. tho point of beginning.
Unless otherwise designated. the
boundary line in all cases runs along
the center of the street.
The Following new teachers were
named: Allen D. Backus, Wilbcrta
Whitney and Daniel G. Spencer.
Owing to the fact that the new
Jefferson school Will be ready for oc-
,upancy the lrst of next week, the
,lerk was instructed to notify the own
srs of the buildings used as annexes at
seventh South and West Temple
streets and at Tenth South and First
West streets that the structures will
lot be needed after the beginning OF
he second semester
The report OF Treasurer whitney
'howlng balance on hand at tho
md OF December amounting to ss3,-
'92.04 was received and approved.
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