The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-13

The public schools of the city opened
yesterday. after the summer vacation,
and thousands of pupils varying in size
from the wee little tots scarcely larger
than coffee pot. TO the young men and
maidens who make up a considerable
portion of the upper grades and the High
school We're in evidence.
AS anticipated, the attendance was
considerably larger than on the opening
day last year. and still there are more to
come. Nothing like an accurate figure of
| the number who were enrolled yesterday
| could be obtained, as the different prin-
ci9als were busy with the work of as
| signing pupils TO places and a thousand
| other things incident to the opening OF
| the school year.
| Today all the principals will make a re-
port TO Superintendent MillspauGh, show
/ ing the number in every grade and school.
I In visiting the several school buildings,
| one could not help but be impressed with
| the order and remarkable pTomptness
| displayed by the teachers in getting 10
work In most of the buildings recita-
| lions were going on in the forenoon, Just
as if the school had been opened for
weeks, and in no case was this delayed
later than till in the afternoon There
always has been somewhat of rivalry
between the teachers to see who could
set down to work in the shortest space
of time. and yesterday everybody seemed
miraby.
Superintendent Millspaugh was the bus
lest man in the city. All morning he was
engaged in visiting the schools and dur
ing the latter part of the afternoon was
besieged by teachers, parents and child
rem at his office. answering multitude
of questions and listening to grievances,
mostly imaginary.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
The new High school building in the
MI
into use and teachers and scholars alike
were pleased with the great improvement
over the old building. In point of out
side architectural grandeur the building
falls far short of the ideal. but the in
terror arrangements are as good as in any
school in the country, and that is saying
a good deal. The building is new. the
recitation rooms perfectly lighted and
every convenience provided that is found
in the modern school room. The assem-
bly, hall is the largest outside of the tenn
pie wall and especially well adapted for
lecture purposes.
A good many parents in the city who
have been considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
sending their children away have changed
their mind after inspecting the new build
ing and its splendid arrangements for ed
ucational work. The carpenters and
painters still have some work to do after
school hours, but everything will be in
readiness before the end of the week. The
attendance yesterday was quite large.
though not nearly as great as anticipated
before the enU OF the week.
WEST SIDE SHORT OF ROOM.
There was some difficulty experienced
on the west side owing to the TACT that
the Riverside school is not yet completed.
The children in the district We're sent to
the Franklin school and that building was
crowded to its utmost. Seats were ar
ranged in the corridors to accommodate
the larger pupils. while the lower grades
and beginners had to be sent home until
the new building is completed. The work
+lssT 70 t,lal
ly as possible and II is expected that ii
can be ready for occupancy in two weeks.
In the meantime the Franklin school will
have to accommodate as many of the
extra pupils as can be provided for.
The Jordan school is not yet completed
but the old Davis school is being used.
The former is expected 10 be ready for oc-
cupancy next Monday. or by the middle of
next week at the latest.
AT the Webster three new rooms were
added and the accommodations are ample
for the increased number OF pupils who
will be in attendance this year. Another
room at this building will open Immediate
Der enrolled at the Webster school yes
terday was 1872 as compared with Cos for
the opening day last year.
The Lowell school with It's splendid
corps of teachers got down to work in
good shape and the opening days enroll |
ment of SIS was a marked increase over |
last year. There were 100 in the begin /
ners class alone. At this building the ]
regular work was carried on in nearly all |,
the departments during the forenoon and /
running smoothly in the after |
noon.
Owing to some changes in the district |
there was some confusion, the /
children not being informed of the I
changes and in some instances got to the !
wrong building. This, however, will right /
itself in a few days. !
Superintendent Millspaugh yesterday is |
surd notice to the principals of the sew
eral schools. requesting that u classified !
report of the enrolment of pupils be sent
to his Office today. In the same connec- /
ton the superintendent gave notice that |
all pupils who, during the summer, have /
by special study endeavored to raise their /
classification or to remove conditions. are |
10 be classified only after examination,
but in no case is any teacher who has
given instruction to these pupils to be
in any way in such examina-
ton.
TEACHERS MEETING.
Superintendent Millspaugh desires n full
md prompt attendance OF all the teachers
md principals of the public schools at
he general meeting to be held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock in the assembly
Dom of the new High school building. An
programme has been prepared,
md among the exercises viii be a recita-
ion by Miss Ada Greenwood of Roch-
sSter.