The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-09
NORTH BENCH To
HAVE A SCHOOL
Board of Education Will Rush
Work OH Building at Tenth
Ave. and F Street.
POSITION OF MATR0N
CREATED AND FILLED
Contract for Grading and EXca-
yatiOn for New High School
Building Let.

buildinr TO be erected between Ninth and
Tenth avenues and and F streets will
be advertised for at the earliest pos
sIblc date and this portion OF the build
ing rushed TO completion AS quickly as
possible. This was agreed upon at the
regular monthly meeting OF the board OF
education held last evening Upon the
recommendation Of the buildings ana
grounds committee. the board unani"
mousy adopted resolution providing
that a part of the east wing Of large
school building be erected according TO
plans prepared by Architect KlcttinG and
that he be advised to proceed with The
details and advertise for bids at once
The building when completed VIII con
tain forty-two rooms each wing to con
tain eighteen rooms with six rooms In
the central unit. II Is twelve rooms
of the east wing which 1t is proposed TO
build at this time At first il vas pro
six rooms. but later 1t WAS found that
larger building could be erected, 1t
is thought that for the present twelve
room building Will be ample 10 take
care of the needs OF the district
New Position Filled.
Upon the recommendation OF Superin-
tendcnt ID. II. Christensen and the teach
crs and school work committee the board
created the position as matron In the
public schools. and Mrs: Martha B Jen-
the high school, was appointed matron:
The matter was taken up as a special
order OF business,
The duties OF the matron will be 10
supervise the instruction OF the girls Of
the upper grades of the grammar schools
and the high school, DR.. c. I. Douglas
sition and voted against 1T. He de
clared that he was OF the opinion that
there is too much supervision in the
schools, and he declared that IT took out
- nF he. nny yn..r
which rightfully belonged to her
Mathonhah Thomas declared that It
was not cncroachinE upon the peroaa
tives OF the home. but he regarded II as
a move in the way of progress. He
declared that the best schools Of the
country were doing this sort Of thing
the girls received training and instruc-
ton which many would not receive in
their homes nor In any other way. The
position was finally created and Mrs.
one. DR.. Douglas voted against the ap-
pointment and c. S, Martin was ex-
cused from voting. Mr.. Martin stated
that he had not looked into the matter
either way.
Start on New High School.
Bids we're opened for the grading OF
the high school grounds and the e8
cavation work for the new high school
building. Raleigh & Harmon were found
was accepted unanimously. The bid was
$4,000. The contract was let to Raleigh
& Harmon In accordance with the plans
and specifications of the engineers. Ell
drcdEe and Chesebro. Only four bids
were presented The other bids were
as follows; Reese & Christofferson, $500:
John Holt s4725; L. i, simms, $3.50
W. J. Barrette voting in the negative,
the board adopted a resolution on the
recommendation Of the teachers and
II q e. ~
employment Of Grammar Grade Super
visor y, G. Child one month in ad-
vance OF period of contract, Mr.. Thorn
as asst, stated that it tvs was for the PURPOSE Of
auired additional clerical help in the
preparation. of the curriculum for. the
next school year. Mr., Barrette. how
ever. took the stand that all Of the
teachers and supervisors do some extra
work in preparati during the vacation
period and that they do not receive ad-
sec any reason why Supervisor Child
should. The recommendation of the
committee. however. was adopted with
the three Gentle members of the board
Report on Finances.
The monthly report of the treasurer
showed an overdraft at the end of last
month OF S12 1879 The report was re-
ferred to the finance committee. The
report OF the receipts and disbursements
1911 ending June 30. 1911, showed that
the receipts amounted 10 ST. 463, 365. 27
while the disbursements aggregated ST.
DOL, ,o063S. This, also. was referred TO the
finance committee,
The annual report OF Superintendent
Christensen was presented TO the board
and referred 10 the teachers and school
works committee. The report in addition
TO containing Il report from each super
visor and principal OF the city schools
showed that l9.20S students were en-
year. OF which o5el were boys and 9sf7
were girls. y total OF 4S2 teachers, prin-
clples and supervisors were employed
during the year
On motion Of Mr.. Glauque the board
authorized the erection OF n boiler house
and toilet rooms for the Jackson school
at cost OF $4,000. This matter has
been pending for several years past and
1T has not been until recently that
proper sewer connections could be made.
Changes in staff.
On the recommendation OF the teach
ers and school work committee Miss
Helen Caperton was released from tho
tcrms OF her contract. Miss Josephine
Doyle was granted a leave of absence
during the first term OF the school yeaI
1911 1-l9l9 and Miss Zoe Limbocker was
Violet whitworth and Miss Caroline
Smith were granted leave OF absence
during the school year 19ll-1s12
James A. Powell was appointed a
Frank Hawkes. and winnifred Mllspaugf
| In the high school on the recommends
tion OF the tenchers and school work com
mittcc-
Owing TO the crowded condition of the
| Emerson school and there being thirty
| five children of school age In the Or
J phans' Home and Day Nursery on Tenth
| South and Twelfth East streets the
board decided To provide teacher fol
the home TO he maintained under the
: auspices of the board for the next schoo
year The board will likewise furnish
| the necessary equipment.
| The following Janitors were elected fol
the next school YEAR: John Sundstrom
high school: G. ]. Neering. Science; C
| w, Rodger. engineer. high school; O. r
Ostler gymnasium; w. ]. coppin. Bryant
| r. Reusser. Emerson; w. RI. Burton
| Franklin; Charles Fletcher, Fremont: ]
r Williams, Grant. George Smith. Ham
| ilton. William Leatham. Jackson; Johr
Jones. Jefferson: Emil Lompe. Lafayette
| Al Peterson. Lincoln: Andrew Dorm
Longfelow: Peter Noorda. Lowell: F.. J
! Reid. OnepuB: g. W. Rose. OquIrrh; I.
I,unGstrom, Riverside: II. c. Hansen
sumner: S. w. Walker. Washington; w