The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
THE SCHOOL FAIR.
The Late Pleasing, Instructive and Success
full Exhibition Should Follow.

The Late Pleasing, Instructive and Success
full Exhibitian-Nore Should Follow.
The following communication, although
delayed, will be of interest to numerous
readers of THE HERALD:
Since the arrival of the pioneers within
these mountain grit valleys, such picture,
such enthusiasm, such intense interest as
was witnessed in Provo lately, has
been of very rare occurrence, if indeed, at
ell. 1t was an assemblage of school chill
dren from every accessible point of the
country, accompanied by their teachers
and in many instances by their parents,
carrying with them their contributions, of
school products to adorn the Central school
house of Provo and as a witness of the
vast Improvement made in the art of teach
ing of late years. Little did Mrs. Hol-
brook, of Sessions settlement, presumably
the first teacher in Utah, dream of the
magnitude and excellence of the work she
began. Steadily ever since that long ago
day, the people of u tab have been gradually
improving their schoolhouses, school fur
niture, school apparatus, and school
teachers, until now The district schools of
this territory will compare favorably with
the most advanced schools of the same class
in any part of the union.
Baldwin says that to organize and man
age educational forces require as much gen
eralship and executive ability as to COM
mand armies orto govern states. How
ever, all the movements, and they
were numerous, showed perfect plan
ming, great efficiency and a thorough train
ing. Order, system and thoroughness pro-
claimed the fact that Utah county, in edu-
cationa1 matters, is notln the rear of any
part Of the territory. The tree of the toll
ers is bearing fruit. 1t is heavily laden
with practical truths, moral integrity re-
tinement, culture and ability.
We now more fully appreciate the ardu-
Gus struggle of those intellectual gladiators
those nigh priests of Observation-Disclosures,
Hardy, Brimhall, Talmage and others of
note, who carried the banner of progress
across the valley OF comparative ignorance
and up the gentle slope towards the pin
nacle of eXaltation, where it is now firmly
planted and waves in majestic grandeur.
Well TO return. Early in the morn
ing, ere the cock announced the dawn
hasty preparations were made to meet the
morning trains, while numbers were get
ting teams ready to be in Provo on time.
All were on time, and as train after train
and car after car poured their brilliant
| freight at the depot, the silver throated
musicians of the Garden city welcomed the
newly arrived with choice, melodious
music, while Superintendent Il. A. Wilson
endeavored or appeared to endeavor to KEEP
| time with the stirring strains of fife anC
cornet by shaking hands with the multi
| tude of his acquaintance, until his biceps
were nearly paralyzed with exhaustion.
| Cordial greetings were extended by him tC
all; even the smallest child was not passed
by him, unnoticed, and during the whole
day he managed the affair with skill and
| energy.
| At the central school house the sights
were most encouraging and proclaimed loud
praise for all concerned. A definite
place was assigned each district wherein
TO exhibit its work. There on lines stretched
across from wall to wall, and on tables
conveniently arranged, could be seen spec
| linens OF penmanship mastery in execu-
ton, drawings of birds, beasts and reptiles,
drawings of flowers, plants and trees
over which, in the blue above, the citizens
| of the upper deep were rejoicing in voice
less warblings at the triumph of art
Here were landscapes by various artists,
showing a variety of taste and degree OF
| perfection, also pers cectiVe, mechanical
and Industrial drawing. Continents an their
subdivisions, natural and political showed
careful training and an historical acquain-
lance of great value. In one corner, on a
huge modelling board lay. North America
in sand. 1t was an achievement-an OBJ
iect of rare interest-a lesson to every
teacher and parent to initiate nature in
teaching. Piles of letters, biographies
notes, bills, kilograms, checks, abstracts
| compositions and an Infinite variety of cor
respondence, statistics, plans, programmes
specimens of book keeping, diagrams OF
technical grammar and of civil govern
ment presented a faithful history of The
immense labor of the school room and
picture of the application Of
knowledge of the varions branche:
of study. A very attractive
feature was the handiwork displayed by
several districts, Provo in particular. |
consisted of variety of wooden, silk, cot
ton, hair and wax ornamentation and q
articles too numerous to mention People
from all parts of the county thronged thu
exhibition rooms from morning until lat,
in the afternoon, making comparisons ant
always dwelling on the excellency of tn,
work. One solitary objectionist was there
He is an old-timer, disciple of the thre,
RS, and a resident of Provo. Let hin
rest.
Following is the programme of exercise
as given in the opera house by the count,
schools. e. school fair:
| FORENOON, 1U.OO To IL.
| WELCOME Song, all schools.
address of Welcome, Superintendent
E. A Wilson.
3-Chart class object lesson, Miss Find
Ilay-Provo.
Music, Band-Provo.
5-Ethics, First Reader, Miss Friel-
Springville.
6-Flag Song, all schools.
Health Lesson, Second Reader, Mis-
Coombs-Payson.
S-Recitation, Springville.
9-Third reader reading, ]. B. Walton
Provo.
10-March song, all schools.
1l-Fourth reader arithmetic--G. II
Brimhall-Provo.
| 12-Song, Lehi
13-Fifth reader language, R. S. Horn
Springville.
AFTERNooN-2 TO $3.50.
1-Cantata, conducted by Prof. Giles
Provo.
Address, Joseph A. Rees-Spanisl
Fork.
3-Recitation by ten boys from Payson
4Song, Miss Annie and Miss Netti
Rowe-Spanish Fork.
-Whistling, ]. G. Ramsey - LAX
Shore.
6-Song by eleven girls from Salem.
7-Calisthenic exercise, j. b. Walton
provo.
S-Song, American Fork.
Solicitation, Lehi.
10-Song, Pleasant Grove.
u-Flag song by thirty boys-Provo.
In addition to the above and supplement
airy to it, Prof. Overshot, of Oregon, CAV
a series of excellent drum EXERCISES an
expressed his surprise and admiration O
the grand juvenile spectacle before hir