Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-04
EDUCATIONAL DAY.
Thousands Of Delighted Children Visit
tho PaIE
THE WORK OF rnr SCHOOLS.
The Advancement which Our Educa.
iiOnal Institutions Are
Mlklng.

hvhhl ihaltutlVnh Aio
Making.
Nothing has been done by halves at
the Fair this year. Everything that
has beou attempted has been executed
on magninc.n. ocslc. Thls IL
eminenily true " thumanper In which
Education day was sigualiscd today.
At an early houf frequent grouDs VI
children, on foot aud on street cars,
were making their way 10 tho Ex'
position. a little latcr those groups
became throng,, and before noon tue
main building was crowded In every
part with children. Tho city schools
Suspended for tho day, and 10 many
Instances teachers accompanied thoif
clauos to the Fair In n body. The
small admission foo Of ten
cents was charged the chill
dren In tho forenoon, and by
IL O'Clock fully i've thousand OF them
had paid IT, At about noon, ut n
meeting Of the Fair directors, II was
DECIDED, rs Herman Bamberger ex-
pressod II, ito round up the school
children Ia the city anu bring
them to tho Fair, without
money aud without price" In
pursuance u this decision, tbs
school children OF the city, VINO had
not visited the Fair In the forenoon,
came In tho sitefnoou 10 the numbcf
OF Thousands.
The scene which was presented IN
tue main building while IL was
thfonged with the little people, heggaru
description, but II was onc which was
calculated 10 nll with delight the
lovers Of childhood. The chiliren TO X
gfeal interest In everything, teprci.
ally the exhibiis Of school work. fhuy
thronged the Alcoves In which the
school work " shown, ana seemed To
appreciate very much what they saw
there.
THB USivERaiTY EXuuBIr
at the Fair oils three nlcoves In the
educational department; one each for
tbs collegiate department, normal school
anu the school tor tno deaf. Toe evil
dent deslre OF those IN charge has been
10 show the facilities aud methods pos
sessed anu praeuced by the University,
with no attempt nj display As n mere
means Of catching the eye.
lu the collegiate department alcove,
one large care coniains n Tow pieesa of
very nno apparatus as used ~ the
science classes, each Item bolng fully
labelled. In n corner 10 u lie size
mAnlkin VI the human body by
AuzorlI, OF PARIS; this IL n disseclible
mOIel, Of papier machr, very durable.
A human skeleton hrticulstid with
springs occupies an adjoining stall.
Electric, magnetic, aooustlc, optic,
mechanical thermal anu other varieties
Of instruments are shown; but the most
instructive feature, TO those At least
who are sincerely desirOus OF ascer.
taining the facilities Of tho Institution,
IL found In the great number OF photo.
graphs Of instruments anu museum
specimens. Besides these, there HTe
nvs large framed mats, containing
numerous Interior views Of class rooms,
Laboratories, library, museum, etc, eto.
The normal school II represented by
an array Of handiwOfk 10y the training
school pupils-poncll Sketches, water
color sketches, models Ia clay, etc, etc,
all taken from the actual object. Ia
the deaf mute department arc show n a
few large pieces, and a multitude Of
smaller items VI handiwOrk from the
manual training department. There
are sidebgATds, book cases, dressing
cases, boots anu shoes, boxes Of many
kinds, and variety OF printing WORK,
all done by the silent students.
Descriptive Of the institution, a card
IL displayed, giving the following IN
iormE. IN.
The University OF Utah IL now In tho
18th year 81 liz existence, having been
incorporated February p, 1850. under tho
name Of "Tho Uniyersty Of Doserotn
From n beginning 90 small that the en-
tire work OF instruction was performed
by siugie teacher, the institution has
grcwn steadily to It's present orodiAblo
proportions with 800 students enrolled In
preparatory, normal aud collegiate
courses aud a faculty OF 1noon able
specialists, exclusive Of tho Instructors
Ia tho training school for teachers. tho
art department and the school for the
deaf In all, twonty-sovon teachers are
directly engaged in tho work OF in-lruo-
ton.
The governing power ~ vested by law
Ina chancellor aud a board OF regents,
nino In all. The grounds NJ present used
by the University as building sites aud
campus comprise an outiro city block,
and other small sites. The bu.ldings
have cost $4,000; besides which the
University occupies a rented laboratory
building erected at u cost OF $4,000.
Tho library comprises 1900 volumes
and Q, 900 pamphlets, aud TINS collection
Is being continually augmented. The
furniture and ordinary equipment are
extensive ami costly. Tho apparatus ior
demonstrations la physical scionce ami
natural history, exclusive OF museum,
has cost $4,000.
Tho University Museum comprises
many thousands Of interesting and
valuable specimens Tor illustration
Ia tho dopar ment Of natural hiss
tory aud applied science and the
very extensive collection belonging
10 tho Doseret museum arc OF ready and
tree access to students. Tho chair u
geology has been specially endowed
through tho liuorallty of the salt Lake
LIBRARY and Scientific association, boing
suppOriod by "a special fund Of e1J 900.
The University Ia constituted by law
as tho heal u tho public school system
OF Utah; tho high schools being cOnstl-
tuted as preparatory schools 20 tho Unit
| versity, ~ also are most OF tho loading
| private and UNCONVENTIONAL Institutions
OF high school gtado IN uMh. Graduates
from tho pgfutoflal Normal school arc
legally authorized 10 follow tho profess
| sion Of teaching without further ex-
animation rs 10 scholarship, such author
| izAtlon being limited To "A long torn of
years or extended as life privilege ac-
eording 10 tho rank Of tho graduate.
The apparatus and pho ographs ok
hibited herewith are mere indices TO the
o0uipmonl Of the institution aud all who
| desire To inyosiiga tho resources pos
| - aud Tho facilities oflered no tla