Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-16

bu'sements prrses,ei ~ the CLERK OF
the board.
SCHOOL WORK.
Tho pact yesr mas been marked by
noticeable improvement w 'ieuipiire
and better work, aud Efsst y.Stse %
uuo g. our suppfinteudr 3. d.. ~ '.i'-
psugh, aud his uili'irnt C1t.s 81 A-s,r.'
anis, 10 whoss sKiI.ul supervision 10
que the excellent aud satisfactory uoa-
ui.iIu Vt tHe schools.
giA ly take this ops stunity 20 o.
lfrts NY keen appreciation u tue uh-
UrILg tiYris ~ the teachers, A. sm
uous,i .4a ~ the lac that 'nu puDlc "
rOt hvprs u; the vaiuu J' tIsif iunu'
,uco oysg loo comm, mru sui ms n
NJ the .tJY1ss Stale u Utsh. de-
aifc esp Cialiy 10 comment the com g.
vKiF,iug ~ the sCnOylrUOm, lhtif .sf-
dial relations with pafent., ami I've ever
ma ifo1t result, the uuivrr'.i resnrut
oviuCod by he pupils IN inrir Inter.
course with each other ahd for their
teachers.
In rex irJ 20 the ioacg .ug ~ 'd,iorn
Language. / Jiueidrf iiut lHn 4.mIat
importance has natives u' fus rrsprc.
i've COMMITTEES be- employed, as greater
Htfrss would then bs plAreI uUpu tno
u,q ufuE OBJ. q correct pr nuncnilon'
ana Huru a ANON ledge of tue lfammur
ami id.u.s II the language a. would
onsbie 100, Id converse with ease.
The average high school student does
u utsi.uS tHs language Tor us litrfa'
lutr, but ..r gh9 benefit arsiDg tom
being thoroughly cUnvctsAnt With %
when he enters upon = business career.
In thiP respect, Bs well ~ Dlbefs, the
iuuro must us considered, Tor that
reason / recommend tue additlDH o.
Spanish 10 the high school curriculum.
The entire coutincnt lying sOu.h u
~ II rich IN Ses0nfceH, aud l. pfac,i.
cslly tho only field open 20 tho adven
tufous OF tue rising generations spanish
IL tho universal Ian luags, and promises
o. he essential TO the success and proc.
pufity Of every American erglgtd Ia
commercial pursuits.
In this connection I desire 20 st1te
that 3Jisrvnti1n has convinced me
that IN a whole the pupils OF tn. public
schools are especially worthy u our
cammoudatiln. They have boon most
obedieaI and diligent In their school
woik,gud Furthermore they have man.
iitttui keen interest 10 tho plot, eli
oil school property that does not ounf.
nctv'iz' the average pupil.
| have noticed that our rii1rts 10 i'm
partn spifit Of patriotism among the
children has not been futile. Each
building displays the bag OF our coun.
Try, iurnishing constant Uujsrt lussJn
In patriotism.
For furnur details respectfully re-
La q -
committee Oh school work and OF the
tupeiiuto dent Vt schools
niuI sCnOoL.
The moot urgent tUmand Ut present
II iUf tho erection OF new high school
bulldog, that viii accommodate the
iucftbBi1g number Of students and
meet tho requirements Of the city fOf
the next ten yeafo. Sucn a building
uhOuiI bu tue CTOwninR point Of tuf
uuhJal system, aud IL NJ the present
time an sbsu.ult necessity.
rhv Salt Lake high school has been
a Otedit 10 tho city, aud IL admitted 20
Ub ths beet Ia Uuh. 10 IL complete IN
every department., anu Iis influence
uprn tho community cannot be over.
estimated. II forms the stepping stone
from tIU gtAdes - the uuiyuTsIty, thus
placing an tNcellsnt Eud practical edu.
cation within tho reach Of ali, at no
snsl to ibo pupil.
= Lat year, owing to the iucreasr,iu
Tolim,nt, tue main bulldog was
found TO be too small; this nucpssitated
tau removal 81 tho laboratory OF tue
science department iron the central
building ~ an adjacent one, thereby
causing great iuoonyoulsnco to a large
uumbrr OF pupils, requiring them 10
lO-v tiHie In travelling from one build.
ing 10 another, as well as diaaTfsnging
periods u btudy. The ensuing year ii
will TO necessary 10 make more
ohauRGr, anu procure additional rooms,
aud another year viii probably finu the
board totally unable 10 procure desiT-
Rblo aud adequate accommodations ia
the vicinity Of the pfesunt location (
tho main building.
That the erection Of n high school
building Is imperative 10 clearly
apparent. ThoTo Ia uuI ono way 10
accomplish this emily direct taxa.
tioD.
Al the present reduced cost Of build.
Ing materials, II 10 believed that n
building Of ample capsc ~ can be
erected ut a coat Of SbOuI 100000.
This can only be raised by taxation,
and will require = special levy OF, say,
q mills on the dollar. II the boAfd
concur In thiu recommendation, tho
matter rhOuli be- submitted To vote ui
tue people NJ the ensuing November
elecuo", aud u approved tho tax
should De levied and collected with the
general taNtH Tor 1895.
When II Is considered that the rental
OF the rooms Tor the high school next
year VIII he $4,000, anu that the 40.
In entlFsiy iuaurutiat,