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Show BOARD OF EDUCATION FAVORS CALLING A 001 ELECTION With a vim and unity indicative of absolute harmony, the city board of education last night, at its regular weekly meeting, officially expressed the intention of callinp a special election elec-tion to submit to the voters at an early date an issue of $200,000 twenty-year twenty-year bonds to be used in remodeling and enlarging the various school building's build-ing's to make them safe and sufficient for the children of Ogden, who are the city's most valuable, priceless assets, as outlined in the Standard yesterday. President James H. Riley's statement state-ment that "the safety and the future of Ogden's boys and girls cannot be estimated in dollars and cents." was ! enthusiastically approved by his col-1 leagues on the board. People Demand Bonds. While at least three hundred prop, erty owners are always expected, It la said, to vote against bonds of all kinds, even they are believed to be thoroughly convinced of the imperative impera-tive need of providing this fund to make the schools safe and adequate for the people's needs The HEART-INTEREST In this issue is apparently so preat, as reported re-ported yesterday by the Standard and expressed last niRht by the board, ! that a great majority of the people, especially all families having children, chil-dren, are expected to get out and work for the adoption of the bonds. The safety of the school children is imperiled by the antiquated condi-tion condi-tion of many of the school buildings, especially by the heating plants, most : of which are located under chess-rooms. chess-rooms. Dr. Rich's Advice. Dr. Edward L Rich recommended last night that special care be exer-cised exer-cised by teachers in preventing the , use of articles of school supplies, such as pencils, erasers, books, paintbrushes, paint-brushes, etc , by moro than one pupil; that individual use of such articles i be enforced to prevent contagion, or infection, which might be communi- , cated from one pupil to another. The board was informed by Dr. George Thomas that the new law renders ren-ders unnecessary further collections for the fund of the Public School Teachers' Retirement association. I Miss Florence Bohn, art teacher, was granted a year's leave of absence on account of the illness of her moth- i er. Her position will be filled by Ida May Savage of Salt Lake. Dr. Rich recommended the lnstalla. tion of a school laundry, using elec-j trical apparatus, for the washing and j ironing of all towels for the schools, thus saving considerable expense and assuring good service. |