Show BOARD OF EDUCATION Important Action by the Trustees Last Evening j IT RELATES TO BEGINNERS WHEN THEY CAN ENTER THE PUBLIC PUB-LIC SCHOOLS Proposed Affiliation Between the High School and University Preparatory Pre-paratory School < A One Hundred Thunand Dollar Loan Lake Breeze Scliool Treasurers Report Re-port Routine Business The board of education met last night all members present and in addition ad-dition to transacting considerable routine rou-tine business nassed a resolution debarring de-barring beginners from entering the school at the opening of the second half of the school year This action was in accordance with the recommendations recommenda-tions of Superintendent Millspaugh THE COMMITTEE REPORT The matter came up on the following follow-ing communication from the committee commit-tee on teachers and school work The committee on teachers and school work beg to report that last year at the opening of the second half yor there were 330 beginning pupils admitted I is probable that about the same number will enter this year Inasmuch as all the primary grades are full or over full at the present time the admission of these pupils would necessitate transfers of pupils from one class to the next higher through several grades in some cases disturbing every class from the beginners begin-ners to the sixth grade Now when i is considered that all the classes are al but fairly adjusted that teachers and pupils have but just come to know each other well enough to make the best work possible that the rearrangement rearrange-ment of classes at this time would effect ef-fect them seriously and that the number num-ber of pupils thus injuriously affected would be at least ten times the number num-ber to be benefited by admission of beginners be-ginners and that beginning pupils who do enter at the mid year are found by experience to attend very irregularly until about May 1 and further that the admission of beginners at the middle mid-dle of the year affects the eighth grade and required a supplemental class in that grade during the second half year hence there seems to be good grounds for questioning the wisdom of admitting admit-ting beginners at the middle of the year Your committee therefore recommended rec-ommended the adoption of the following follow-ing resolution Resolved that the Reolve recommendation rec-ommendation of the superintendent of schools as regards the nonadmission of beginners at the second half of the year be adopted with the exception of children of legal age who can start with the classes as they stand at the beginning of the second half year Mr Hansen asked to be excused from voting but when the roll was called voted against the resolution wfaile all the others stood in favor of i THE HIGH SCHOOL The regents and faculty of the state university through President J E Talmage submitted the following interesting in-teresting communications The university preparatory school and the te city high school are engaged In the work of secondary instruction in-struction The curricula of the two I institutions are professedly parallel to I a very great extent The twofold purpose pur-pose of high schools In general that of preparing the student for advanced collegiate study on the one hand and that of providing finishing courses of secondary grade on the other is at present as truly a feature of the university uni-versity preparatory school as of the high school The work of instruction of high school grade demand teachers and equipment of a specialized nature We respectfully suggest and propose that an affiliation on a basis somewhat some-what similar to that already established estab-lished between the city training school and the university normal school be effected between the high school of the city and the preparatory school of the university I appears that such a plan promises great advantages to the city school system to the university I sity and to the public in general A great saving of means would be secured se-cured by the reduction of teaching force and equipment for the courses which are common to the two institutions tutions outons The west building on university square at present used as the Utah School for the Deaf will probably eat e-at the service of the university before the beginning of another academic year and i is the present intention of the u university i authorities to use sam ouiiaing lor preparatory scnool work Should the space therein be insufficient for all the classes of the I two schools associated herein a proposed pro-posed the most advanced work could be conducted in the rooms of the main building where all the secondary grade work of the university has been for years successfully carried on The laboratory work would be provided for in the laboratory building The laborator extensive ex-tensive library and museum facilities of the university would be at the ser univerit < vice of the combined schools Students Stu-dents who are residents of this city could be admitted according to the rules prescribed by the city board of education and the expenses of the schools could be adjusted so that the city and the university would each bear its proportionate part The selection selec-tion and employment of teachers could be provided for so as to meet the requirements j re-quirements of the governing authorities I authori-ties of both the city school system and the university I The communication was referred to the committee on teachers and school I work Other business was disposed of as follows BONDS FILED The bond of Clerk J B Moreton in the sum of 5000 with J H Farlow and J 1f Stoutt as sureties was approved ap-proved Similar action was also taken on the bond of Treasurer Josiah Barnett Bar-nett in the sum of 250000 with W S McCrnick T R Jones Richard Mackintosh Mack-intosh George 11 Scott J E Bam berger A Hanauer a sureties The former in the sum of 250000 while the later five bind themselves in the sum of 50000 each On recommendation of the committee commit-tee on finance the clerk of the board was directed to solicit bids from the bankers of this city to loan on call 100000 or any part thereof stating the interest that will be paid thereon the same to be secured by the deposit I of securities satisfactory to the board The clerk was authorized to purchase supplies to the amount of 130 for the use of the board The superintendent of buildings was authorized to purchase fifty loads of gravel to improve the school grounds wherever needed The committee on grounds reported that the contracts with the city for the construction of the sewer on E street and the Oquirrh school Had not been executed The matter was referred re-ferred to the president the clerk and the attorney of the board The same committee was also instructed to purchase pur-chase necessary desks needed in several sev-eral of the schools The committee on teachers and schoolwork school-work recommended the purchase of books for the grades and high school amounting to 1875 Adopted LAKE BREEZE SCHOOL On recommendation of the sama committee a resolution was passed to open a primary school of one room at some central point In Lake Breeze and that the same be furnished in readiness readi-ness for the opening of the second half of the present school year Applications to teach were filed from W T Cox G H McFetridge and Grace M Paddock The treasurer reported the December receipts to be 7524050 while the disbursements dis-bursements aggregated 3454745 including includ-ing an overdraft of 138853 leaving a balance on hand of 4069305 Referred Refer-red to committee on finance The committee on finance reported having audited claims amounting to 2099297 of which 20625 was interest on bonds Appropriated LEAVE OF ABSENCE Just before adjournment Mr Coul ton introduced the following resolution resolu-tion which was passed without a dissenting dis-senting vote Whereas The superintendent ha been called to the bedside of his sic I brother in Minnesota Resolved That a temporary heave of absence be granted the superintendent I superinten-dent Mr Millspaugh departed last Tuesday Tues-day for Minnesota in response to urgent ur-gent ther summons from his afflicted bro |