Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-29

IN the department Of English nnd |
ioreign languages, history aud sciences, |
II Is the necessary contamination Of the |
work " the grammar schools. In lit |
ding the young people Of tho commu.
nifty Tor intellik ent buainefs life, or for |
the higher studies Of the college and
university, Ii Ia tue cfowning feature,
the cap shieioi our municipal educa.
tional system, without which the
whole would he shapcless nnd incom'
pl,te.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Before concluding this report beg
70 olier certain recommendation, the
adoption Of which win, am con.
WINGED, enhance the interests " the
schools.
Firs,trhat at the earliest practicable
date, physical culture he introduced
into cur curriculum M n regular class
exercise. In some rooms where sum.
Client space can be had for II teacher.
are already doing some work ia Tvs
direction; but under present conditions
very little can be- accomplished, and
that In an uusystematic way. That
the importance Of the subject Is great
should need no further proOf ihRn that
seen hundred times n day Ia the
NWAINN tlNA AANNAN
sighted boys aud girls who walk the
s,fou,a Ia and from school, without
grace VI carriage or elasticity OF move
mcut. In growing youth Injurious
rcsults which arise from attitudes
more or less constrained aui from en-.
forced quiet eau he prevented only
10y exercises carefully adapted 10 this
| end. Many Oi the ,u.callei calisthenlC
drills seen In schools nte worse than
pFoiltlcss. have therefore no hcsits.
lion IN saying that | believe the inn
pof,ance OF this subject to warrant the
Hpeclal attention Of the board ~ coon
| ns needed space can be had.
Second--l desire ~ recDmmend the
purchase Of small reference libraries
/ Tor uee In the various schools, At
comparatively small expense II IL
possible 10 begct IN our pupils the habit
ofsuarching good books Tor Information
and entertainment and 10 arouse Ia
them an Interest In literature which
will prove 10 he one OF the most Valu.
| able acquisitions made during their
echoul career.
rhirJ-BU;ore tho day appointsd for
| the plnnting OF tfeIs under the dCsig-
nation " Artor day, hope thnt our
new buildings ana grounds Will have
beun placed In such condition as TO
make possible the Observance Ot this
! custom.
F,urlh-In view Of the rapid growth
| Of tho high school ani the great de-.
mand ON the pat Of tho grades now
located IN the Fourteenth building Tor
all the space thnt can possibly bl Used
Tor class room, | should consider It wise
to begin soon the planning Of petma.
N N.N a. q
enrolment next Year IN that depart.
mUnt VIII uuquestiouably reach $50;
number large enough 10 rightfully
claim n building Of ita own. The cln-
\ tinu,d property Of tho higp school
demands therefore that this subject be-
given careful consideration and that
action be taken promptly.
Tho school system Va now aud II
would bo unwiss 10 proceed u tn un.
due haste Ia the matter Of engrniting
upon II too large number OF now Tea.
tues, excellent In themselves. Under
this clABs belong such enterprises rs
public kindergRrtune, manual training
departments, commercial schools ami
10 forth. These additions TO the work
Of the schools must be delayed until
matters Of more immediate Importance
can hu given opportunity tor more
complete development,
coScLuHoN.
In closing my second annual report
OF the schools, | wish 90 again express
my thankHtO tho members Of the board
Of education Tor their uniailing cour.
lesy and generous encouragement; to
the principals and teachers Tor their
cordial cooperation in all efforts 10 pro.
mote tho welfare Of tho schools; nnd 10
the friends Of education IN general for
the interest shown In all the enterprises
which have been undertaken anu the
work which has been Lone.
The report was placed on file with.
out reading.
HEATING AND vENTiLATINu.
The committee on sites aud build.
iupB reported that they recommended
tho Hpnd-y ~ Myers Engineering
Company ue given contracts for heat.
ing and vuutilatiug OF the following
buildings; Addition to Bryan. school,
81, 321, Lucoln school, 81, 400; jackson
school, 30 225; Washington school, So, .
200; Lowell school, So, 200. The com.
rnny asks no compensation for their
work until It IL proved g. be sntisfac.
tory. The lowest bidders were James.
Spencer Baleman company, out want
one.hali the price as the work pro.
lgft tste,
MIR. Pike moved 10 postpone for one
wtot ior the following reasons:
'Fiut- That said Hrudy n Myer
Engineering company had not tnr-
ni.hed plans and speciiI cations Ms re.
qulred by the committee.
Second-rhat the proposals Of said
company art indefinite and unsatlsiac.
tory.
Third-Thnt the purported plans re-
mnincl with the board only few
Gays and are now in the hands Of the
agent and not In the custody OF the
board,
Fpurih-That the committee had no
! Opportunity 10 discuss which OF the
twu competitive systcmH l. the best.
Fiftii-That the difference in cost ~
more Imaginary than real.
Blxih- That the cost oi operating
one system VIII more than outbalanct