Show SHALL THE SCHOOLS CLOSE the board of education baa issued nn edict to alie effect that the public ahall close slay 24 ih of continuing alie full school year tho reason for this action is bald to by in the interests ol 01 economy it ie given ont by alio board that there ie money due to run alie the full year but it is impossible to collect it at this time hence the schools must close we believe it is false economy to close the schools before the year ie on the ground that no amount of money can compensate the children of ogden for the loss they will austain by being out of baboo and advocate alie continuance of the schools even if the board is compelled to borrow money to mate up the deficiency bat we believe there ie an easier and a better way and one that the people will most heartily endor seby adopting which the will be able to continue we intend to plainly for much ie at slake the board as a body should first donate their own salary to the school fund next the salary of the clerk should be cut from 50 pr month to the exact sum it costs to do his woric wo are informed that alie work of the clerk can be done at from 10 to 20 per month in many of districts of alio territory clerks and trustees do not get more than that amount for a years wort but it is urged that alie clerk ot the salt lake board is paid or more per month that is no criterion we arc in a position where fancy salaries cannot be paid and the clerk should be willing to do hie work at actual cost tor the good of the schools another things the superintendent ia paid per year considerable of lie time ie spent in buying supplies etc for the schools brooms crayons coal ink pens etc and also in liepos ng of old desks apparatus etc Is this labor worth 10 per day the act ve duties of the superintendent close when the close does he draw his monthly salary ot nearly during vacation besides the munificent salary of 2000 per year the superintendent Is supplied with a clerk at 40 per month as an assistant under the circumstances could not th services of the clerk be dispensed with and should not alie superintendent bo paid say per day when he acts in the capacity of purchasing agent it is a hollow mockery to close the schools in the interest of economy when it ia apparent that the officers at the head of the school system are the ones whose is eating the big hole in the school fund let the schools go on if under the circumstances the board finds it unwise to borrow money let the officers come to the rescue tho teachers should be willing to teach for a week or two tor nothing in this extremity arid the board and other officers should willingly donate their salaries to the school fund if this is done no school need dose before the end of the we should like to see it done and wo people will support us in asking it we hereby extend an invitation to the citizens to express their opinions through this paper in regard to alus matter |