The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06

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81. 05060; the school census cost s515.14
Office supplies were s270.S0.
SUMMARY.
Total receipts for the year. .s275. oO6 5
Total disbursements $500. 263. OH Z
Treasures cash receipts ....275. 1853 3
Treasures cash dis5urse-
ments .-....s 263. 162 s
Cash on hand July L.. -. u. COS 4
Outstanding warrants -.... $40 s.
ISa.ance .....--..... 1884 q
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL WORK
The report Of the committee on teach
ers and school work says: The work OF
the schools continues to improve. theil
efficiency increases, and it is with great
satisfaction that We recognize the high
rank they take among the best schools
OF tie nation.
The city school census of July, 1896
shows an increase of ca children OF
school age, and the census Of 1897 shows
an increase of 449 (estimated), making
a total al the present time of 1908.
TIE cost OF text books and school
supplies per capita of children enrolled
during the -Tear was 20 cents.
The cost of maintenance of schools
during the year, including teachers sal
plies, fuel and lights, maintenance and
repairs, rents, books and school sup
! plies, and general expenses, was $lI.Il
ger caD:t2.
Your committee again desires to en-
phasiZe the great necessity for high
school building which shall adequately
house the increasing number of grad
yates from the -rades.
Your committee regrets to record the
/ raC q Il from
/ of Principal William r. Malone, of the
| high school. To his scholarship and
executive ability, that school is largely
! indebted for its continued growth and
| success since ne took charge of it, and
/ its teaching corps and students will
miss the inspiration of his strong per
sonalitv.
At the beginning of the school year,
the model school was removed from
the Fremont building to the training
school of the University of Utah, and
Chords a valuable adjunct to the nor
NAL school, from which our system con-
tinues to add TO its crops bright young
teachers.
At the close of the school year the
entire corps of teachers numbered 245;
of this number go were re-employed
and Is new teachers We're EMPLOYED.
The average salary of the grade
teachers is $525 per annum, an average
of SAB. rs per calendar month, and it is
not believed that efficient service can
be obtained for n less sum. The ten
dency of the board should be towards
such positive increase of efficiency as
can be secured only by eXacting a
higher standard of scholarship and an
increasingly higher personal character,
which has such a dominating influence
for good. No parent should be salts
fed until his children are under the
training of the very best teachers, for
their school work once over can never
be renewed, and if inferior teachers are
employed the results will be inferior.
On the 5th day of November, 1896,
you appointed a commission of Is MEM
bers to investigate and revise the
course of study with view to shorten
ing, if possible, the grade course. This
commission, during a period of several
months, laboriously and faithfully de-
voted itself to an investigation and free
discussion of the subject, and their con-
illusions were as follows:
COMMISSION OF THIRTEEN.
1. The majority of pupils cannot cope
successfully with High school studies
at an earlier age than IA.
3 Time is needed for assimilation
and growth beyond that required for
mere acquisition of knowledge.
completed profitably all the instruction
which the grades should give.
T. If it were possible for pupils to !
complete the grade course at 1S, but
few of those who do not pursue some
higher instruction could, at that age, |
be profitably employed in business.
5. We believe the requirements for |
entrance to High school should not be
lowered.
6. None of the studies at present in
the grade curriculum can be advan
tageously omitted.
{. We believe an eight years course
best suited to the majority of pupils.
This will enable a pupil who neither
gains nor loses time, to enter High
school at the age of II.
s. In order that by thus fixing the
time no hindrance nor limitation may
be put upon the advancement of capa-
Die pupils. we recommend the contin-
nance of the present practice of making
special promotions.
9. We further recommend that two
Years. High school course, to be known
IS the Commercial High School
Course" be provided for under such
safeguards as will effectually prevent
he lowering Of the standard of the
.egular course in that department and
,bviate confusion between the two.
TO- Finally, your committee unan-
mOuSly recommends that at the earl- :
st practicable moment courses in sloyd
ma manual training be introduced in
he higher grades of the grammar
chools and the High school, respec-
lively.
Arrangements are now being perfect
d for putting these conclusions into I
fleet, so far as possible, with a view $
o getting for the pupils, not so much |.
s acquisition of facts, as such a
borough training of the mental facul- ;
les as shall best fit the pupil for Crap I
ling successfully with the new sub '
acts which may engage attention in 5
be stress of active life.
REGULAR ROUTINE. ~
The regular routine business of the ]
leeting was as follows: =
The list of books prepared by the {
and as printed in The Herald 6
I the time of the selection, was then r
dopted.
on report from the committee on
uildings and grounds, its chairman
as authorized to ascertain the cost of
ting up the Clayton and Richards l
also negotiate with the Oregon Short :
inc for space in its building. with ;.
cam heat, for high school purposes. L
Also that the Tenth school building is
rerented at the agred price of $50 per h
onth. l
Also that Charles Hill be appointed :
nitor Of the Twelfth scool, vice Mrs. a
onroy, resigned at a salary of SIS il
r month. excepting August, when the
larry shall be $12.50
of Work q