The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-18

L AAAAC1l'eAA IL ". liam VI liz NAtS AA-S44
school will speak before the Y. NJ. c. A.
Dec. 25.
The next meeting of the state board
of education will occur in the office of
State Superintendent Park Dec. 20.
Supervisor Elliott of the city schools
spoke yesterday before the general
NEE. ing Of the Salt Lake County Teach
ers' association. Her theme was Dec
orative Art
The teachers of the Jackson school
gave a delicate luncheon on Friday.
The occasion was given in honor of DR..
Millspaugh, who, however, was un-
avoidably absent by reason of indispo-
sition.
State Superintendent Park has been
invited to speak before the teachers
institute at Coalville, Jan. Z.
Harry Wilmer, who has been pursu-
ing q course in shorthand and type
writing at the Salt Lake Business Col
! lege, has accepted a position in Allan
ia, Ga.
A very interesting entertainment will
be given at the Hamilton school on Fri
day afternoon, Dec. %, and will be both
literary and musical. Among the most
interesting features will be readings
from the court scene of the Merchant
of Venice by some of the older pupils
Mother Goose melodies, Jack Horner
and Santa Claus visit, by the little
folks, and an instrumental quartette,
with piano, violin, guitar and either.
The removal of superintendent Mills
paugh will create a vacancy in the
membership of the state board of edu-
cation.
The Twelfth school will have some
interesting Christmas observances on
Friday next. The rooms in charge of
Principal Mcmillan and Miss Meeks
will have joint exercises, as will the
rooms of Misses Mayne and FarneS.
Picture day. in the room in charge
of Miss Mary A Garfield, at the
Oquirrh school, on Friday, was well
attended by patrons and teachers, and
was a very interesting occasion. The
collection of pictures drew so much at
tention that the building was opened
in the evening, when another large COM
pany was present.
The schools of Salt Lake county will
close for the holiday vacation on Fri
day, Dec. %.
A large number of the city teachers
are intending to attend the meeting of
the Utah Teachers association at Og-
den, Dec. 2S, % and 80.
The fall term of the schools of this
city will close on Friday, Dec. %.
The entire teaching fraternity of the
city are looking forward with pleasing
anticipationS to the reception ito be
given Superintendent Milspaugh on the
23rd inst
Miss Alley has resumed her duties at
the Sumner. Her absence was caused
by the severe illness of a sister.
The post school has opened at Fort
Douglas with 2SS men placed on in
struction duty. Common studies, army
paper FORMS and the department of
bread-baking have been added this
term. Men are selected from each COM
pany to be instructed in bread-making
and baking and the use Of portable
ovens.
The men detailed from among the
soldiers have been organized into nor
NAL class, and are instructed by Chap
laid Allensworth in the morning. The
school for men is in the afternoon.
The teachers and pupils of the Sandy
schools presented Fairy Grotto," an
operetta in four acts, Friday afternoon
and evening to large audiences in the
Sandy ward house. Over 100 children
in fancy costumes acquitted themselves
creditably, to the great delight of their
teachers, parents and spectators in
general. The tableauX We're most beau
tiful, and called forth much apr 2use.
Sandy is one of our wide-awalIe towns
when it comes TO patroniZing entertain
ments given under the auspices of her
public schools. The proceeds of this
entertainment will be about $50, which
the teachers viii use in replenishing
the public school library.