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Show ARTHUR UNARY APPOINTED HEAD j OF JAN TOR SERVICE AT MEETING Board of Education of Jordan School District Votes to Uphold Choice of Local Representative, and Offering of Petition for Re-inatatement of Benjamin Barrett, Incumbent, Has But Little Value. j Arthur Con nary was appointed Engineer and Custodian of the Bingham Central Schoojs at a meeting of the Board of Education of the Jordan School District, held at Sandy Thursday of last week, according to W. W. Wilson, president of the Board. Mr. Connary will succeed Benjamin Barrett, who for the past seven years has cared for the heating and comforts of the school children of Bingham Canyon. , ' '' " Mr. Connary took possession of the school buildings about two weeks ago, or just one week prior to his appointment, it has been reported, showing show-ing that the petition, which was circulated in behalf of Iff. Barrett, was merely a waste of time, as the appointment, it if alleged, was "cut and dried" before it ever came before the meeting of the board. In speaking of the appointment, Mr. Wilson said,1 "Yes, it is true that Mr. Connary has been appointed to succeed Mr. Barrett as Engineer and Custodian pf the Bingham Central Schools, the appointment being made upon the recommendation of Mr. C. L. Countryman, your district representative of the Board," i "But didn't the board consider the petition offered in behalf of Mr. Barrett, his ability, his faithfulness, and his knowledge of furnaces?" fur-naces?" was asked. j "We did that, but your representative promised that he would personally guarantee the work of the new appointee, that he would personally see that the new man would do his work right, and as i a custom with the board, it rarely takes a negative stand upon any appointments which are made by the different districts," answered Mr. Wilson. j . "Do you feel then that the board did the right thing; in appointing appoint-ing man, who has to be guaranteed, as against a man who has PROVEN for the past seven years that he is the right man for the job without anyone promising to see that he does his work?" "Well, yon must remember that we have received several complaints com-plaints about the buildings not being as clean as they should be," continued Mr. Wilson, "and we must have cleanliness in our schools." "When were you first notified of this extraordinary condition in our Bingham Canyon schools, Mr. Wilson?" "Oh, quite a while ago, I don't just remember when it was." "Don't you think, Mr. Wilson, that if Mr. Barrett had been told of this, the ill could have been remedied?" v "Yes, I suppose it wouldn't have hurt matters to have told him." "And do you mean to infer, that there is not the least particle of politics in the operation of the Jordan School District?" "I certainly do." "Why, then, Mr. Wilson, wasn't Mr. Barrett notified of his shortcomings short-comings relative to keeping the school buildings dean," and why was he not tendered a contract at the close of the school term?' "You must understand that it has been a sort of unwritten law . that cacti district .coounissloner.has right to appoint fonaie sees. . . fit, and his appointment is usually accepted by the entire' board." "Granted, Mr. Wilson, but why should a new appointment be made when the incumbent is doing his work in a satisfactory manner? man-ner? Is that the custom or unwritten law?" "Ahem Huh, we 11, Mr. Countryman guaranteed Mr. Connary's work." "But, Mr. Wilson, we are speaking in general terms, and not about a certain condition." "We U, of course, that is, we try to keep politics out of the functioning of the Jordan School District" "Isn't it a known fact, Mr. Wilson, that the men who are employed em-ployed in YOUR district NOW as custodians and engineers were working in that capacity years before you were elected?" "Yes, that is true." "Why, Mr. Wilson, didn't you fire them and put in your own friends." "Because they did their work in a satisfactory manner." "But don't you think that Mr. Barrett did likewise?" "You must remember that I am not running the Bingham Canyon Can-yon district," said Mr. Wilson. "On the face of things, Mr. Wilson, wouldn't you think that there has been a creeping in of small peanut politics in the appointment of a new Custodian?" "Well, Ahem er ah that is, er, Well, of course erh'm, that is . |