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Show cuts yn m ' FURNISHING COST Boarcl of Education Reduces Expenditure for New -High . School Equipment. . Having cut approximately S7000 from the original estimated cost of equipping: and furnishing- the new high school building, build-ing, the -special committee of the board of education completed its arduous labors la-bors kvs't . night1 by filing its report and recommendations with the board. They wer,e. received, adopted nnd acted upon. It will cost SIS.OOO to furnish and equip the high school complete, according to the findings of the special committee. The estimate of the architect was ?t3i,-000. ?t3i,-000. Mr. McMuIlen moved that the special 'committee be extended a vote of thanks for ILs faithful attention to duty and the splendid results of its activity. Oscar W. Moyle objected, declaring that he knew of no precedent for extending a vote of thanks such au that proposed. Mr. "Moyle lent grace to his objection by remarking re-marking that it would keep the board busy If it extended thanks to tho members mem-bers of that special committee every time they did some very worthy work. Arnold Glauque. a member of tho committoo, com-mittoo, protested against the proposed vote of thanks and said lie quite agreed with Mr. Moyle. W. J. Barret tc took a hand by moving as an amendment to the motion that the vote of thanks be extended ex-tended to the entire board with the exception ex-ception of "himself. Another member then moved a second amendment to includo Mr. Barrette among tho ones to be thanked, and Mr. Bailey changed the subject by presenting a molion to the effect tlTat the board adopt us Its official offi-cial emblem a little button piece in tho form of a shrunken and drooping violet, to be worn by each member at every meeting. . . , . Tho outcome was that the board finally slapped itself on the back individually and collectively and said "well 'lone. Fo'r the present the board of education will not be lorn asunder over the question ques-tion of allowing the holding or religious meetings in public school buildings. The question, which appeared on the board s horizon two weeks ago in the form of a request from the bishop of the Ensign ward for permission to conduct Sunday school classes In the Bnsign school temporarily, tem-porarily, was formally withdrawn last night. . , , When the matter came up two necks ago a storm of dissension broke w-ith the suddenness of a tornado over the board meeting. Some rather plain remarks were exchanged and it was generally understood un-derstood that a verbal battle would result re-sult if the question was persisted In to a logical conclusion. rnold G. Glauque Informed the board last night that tho bishop of tho Ensign ward had, for reasons of his own, withdrawn with-drawn the request. Mr. Glauque asked that notice of thlB withdrawal be made on the minutes of the board meeting. |