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Show 00 PUBLIC SCHOOLS j TO GETPPIRES At tho regular meeting of the board of education last evening a report was received on tho recent art exhibit which was held at tho Carnegie library. Tho gross recoipts from the sale of tickets were $327 and of thib amount the schools will realize a sum estlmntcd at -$300. This money will be devoted lo the purchase of pictures for tho public school buildings of tho city From tho report of the troasuror it was learned that the first apportionment apportion-ment of tho general county school fund, amounting to $lG,Gi3 25, ha I been received from tho county auditor. On account of tho general taxes tho sum of $20,000 had also boen deposited depos-ited with the treasurer, makins the total cash on hand $43.SG7 OS The treasurer reported that tho interest on tho $100,000 bond issue, amounting to $2,000, was due In New York on January Jan-uary 1, and that the $S75 Interest on anothor bond Issue of .$35,000 had been The payroll for the teachers In tho Ogden public schools for the month ending December 22 will be drawn this weok and will amount to approximately approxi-mately $10,000. It was roported to the board that an adding machine, which was loaned to the Utah Stationery company for use in a window display, had been destroyed de-stroyed in the Ecc'es fire Tho ma-chino ma-chino was the property ot the commercial com-mercial department of the high school and was valued at $300. Tho board will Investigate the matter and reach a decision at the next regular meeting. meet-ing. On tho recommendation of Superintendent Superin-tendent John M. Mills, the board designated April 1 as the date upon which all bids for the new school books mii3t be In the hands of the secretary sec-retary of tho board. Tho new contract con-tract for school books must be made next Bprlng and tho superintendent and his assistants are now working on the matter. There will bo but one or two changes from tho booka In use at present. Ono of these, according to Superintendent Mills, will be in the arithmetics. The sum of $25 was appropriated by the hoard for the purchase of mu- , sic for the high school orchestra and ' for use in tho general Instruction in music in that Institution. In spite of the statement of tho superintendent that athletics wore a potent factor In stimulation of student Interest, tho board refusod to appropriate tho sum of $15 per month with which to rent tho Fourth ward amusemont hall as a practice floor for the high school basketball teams. On the recommendation of the board architect It was voted to place a now floor In the Five Points school bul'd-ing. bul'd-ing. Tho matter of Improving the heating conditions at the Mound Fort and Qulncy schools was left to tho building committee and the architect The recent experiment in the use of tho sanitary paper towel In the school buildings of the city has proven too expensive to be adopted a a permanent feature and the board has Issued instructions to enter Into another an-other contract with a local linen supply sup-ply company. 0o |