The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-28
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Promptly at 10 a. N. on the 22d of Febru-
airy the pupils of the Hooper school met to
take part in the exercises in honor of
Washingtons birthday. The rooms were
profusely decorated with pictures, flags,
drawings, quotations, etc. Each child car
ried flag. The rooms were crowded with
patrons and visitors, who took great pleas
ure in the patriotic celebration of this &C.
casion.
The exercises in most of the rooms were
opened ~ song Of welcome, after which
followed a number of patriotic songs and
selections were appropriate to the day,
among which were:
song ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mount Vernon Bells
Hecltablon- ------------------TheA American Flag
Recitation. --------.... ------Barbara treitchie
Martha Washington Tea Party Our Leader
Representing George Washington, Uncle
Sam, Goddess of Liberty and the
Thirteen Origin al States
a Parody on George Washington and his
Hatchet was sung to the air of
Yankee Doodle.
The pupils taking part in these rec1ta-
tions were dressed in appropriate costumes.
After the exercises in the rooms all
marched into the yard to take part in the
raising of the flag.
SAO
board, presented the flag which was ao-
cepted by the pupils through an able rep
resentstiye, Miss Eva Browne. The ex-
erclses in the yard consisted of patriotic
| songs and gems.
All returned home well satisfied with the
way In which the time was spent.
| There was a general meeting of the
teachers on Saturday in the high school.
DR.. Millspaugh spoke of the advisability of
window gardening as a source of 1nstruc-
ton to pupils, OF the care of the flags aud
school apparatus Of the Worlds fair exhibit
and gave suggestions for the guidance OF
! teachers in their work
All grades will meet Dr.. Millspaugh Fri
day evening at o'clock in the high school.
The subject will be, "Hhe Emotions and
| the Will.''
! There will be a general exhibition of
school work at or near the spring vacation.
| The exhibit will be representative of what
is being done by the schools, and will con-
sIst OF examination papers, slate work,
drawing, modelling, map work and kinder
garten.
Mr.. Moreton was very busy yesterday
LII was pay uay.
Map drawing and modelling will be taken
up this week.
Special grade work in drawing, modelling
and color work will be taken up after the
drawing work.
In Miss Chadwick's room, Eighteenth
school, the following have been neither
tardy or absent during the past month
Laura Jefferson, Ruby McEwan, Kittie
SQuires, Winnie Browning Mary Fanny
Bensel Smyth and Robert McEwan.
l The committee on sites and buildings
consisting of Messrs. RaybouId, Pike, Dow
ney, Aft and Pratt, also Superintendent
Niillspaugh, went to Provo Oh Thursday tt
inspect the school buildings, heating anG
sanitary apparatus of that place.
Superintendent Peery, of Ogden, was il
town Friday.
The Salt Lake County Teachers insti
tute will be hold in Provo the first or sec
ond week in August The institute is hell
in Provo to take advantage of the lecture.
by Colonel and Mrs. Parker, of the Cool
County NorI school, of Illinois. Colone
Parker has lonal reputation as an d
ucator, and /. Provo teachers who haV,
: engaged him are o be congratulated on tn,
treat they have prepared for all who ma,
come to their institute.
A little fellow said that Japan has dys
peptic (despotic) form of government.
Another bright one said that the Kaise
(the German EMPEROR was kind of dog
Prof. Wilson, of Provo, was in the cit,
} Wednesday.
1t was young lady who called colleg
ia cemetery of learning