The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-28
HALLIDAY SESSION
BRINGS DISCUSSION
Many Parents and Labor
Unions Oppose, but Prop
osition Likely to Garry.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, Jan. 27.-Bclievlns that the
decision OF a majority OF the parents will
be in favor of the new plan, Superin-
tendent john NJ. Mills is preparing 10 In
augurate the much discussed halliday
session In the three Junior .liEh schools
OF the city. in accordance with the an
nouncement recently made In the form
of letter 10 the parents, The balance
OF opinion. as indica ted by the ballot
letters received at the board of cduca-
ton offices up TO this evening was In ia
vor OF the plan, according TO Supel1n-
tendent Mills
IN the letters. which we're mailed 10, the
Parents OF all junior high school students
on Monday, a blank space wss left Tor
the decision OF tae parent Considering
the three schools collectively. the par
ents fayoring the plan are In the ma
Jority up TO this time. From the stand
point OF Individual schools. the Central
junior high school Is the only one OF the
three showing a majority against the
halliday session, according 10 the returns
up to this evening.
The parents OF the North junior high
school. as indicated by the letters re-
ceived up TO o'clock. were 40 TO so In
favor of the plan. and the South Junior
high school letters also showed the par
ents In that section of the city TO be
farora bly, disposed. Superintendent Mills
when all OF the letters have been re-
turned, will result in a majority rule
for the new system,
The head OF the school system does not
anticipate that there will be more than a
few classes OF students taking advantage
OF the halliday ruling a the outset be-
cause all Of the parents voting against
the plan Will undoubtedly demand that
their children remain in SCHOOL the en-
tire day. II will not even be possible
10 allow many of the children whose par
ents voted for the halliday session 70
take advantage OF the now system, be-
cause the parents win not be able to
furnish the school authorities with salts
factory reports regarding the student
employment during the half day he or she
Is not IN school, Consequently, Inc child
must remain In the schoolroor the en-
tire day. II he can organize only re-"
classes on the halliday plan througnou,
the junior high school system oil the city.
Superintendent Mills believes that he ca n
convince the opposition OF the good fea-
lures of the innovation,
The school head declared today that
one parent became quite angry when the
clerk refused to furnish him with writ
ten statement TO the effect that his son
a student at one of the Junior high
schools. would not be permitted TO at
tend school all day. ~
"If my boy cannot attend school all
day 7 want piece of paper showing ina l
to be the case. the parent Is alleged 10
have said. lie was somewhat surprised
to learn that his child would be allowed
TO attend school throughout the day. even
If every other student In his room was
enlisted in the halliday session move
ment.
The Ogden Trades and Labor assemo'y
co,rnosed of deIega tcs from nearly all OF
the labor unions OF the city, is the latest
organization TO join the oppositlol 10
SUPERINTENDENT Mills's plan, The mem,
bers OF that organization take the stand
that tho halliday session Idea in the pub
! Ilc schools is an institution of the, cor
porations and conducive to child labor
thrustlng the caild laborers into open
competition.
BY the adoption OF resolutions the rep,
resentatives of the trade unions demand
n special election on the proposition, ana
also dema nd the resignation OF the schooi
superintendcnt II he persist In forcing
tho plan upon the people without first
having ascertained their wishes,