The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-09

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The schools of Mt. Pleasant were
closed a portion of last week to give
teachers an opportunity of attending
conference. While here they visited the
city schools.
Miss Grace Brimhall, teacher in
the Spanish Fork schools, was visitor
at the Oquirrh school on Friday.
S. d. Jones. formerly of Los Angeles,
Cal, has become a resident of Salt
Lake, and is pleased with our system
of schools.
The next general meeting of the Salt
Lake County Teachers association will
be held in the university on Saturday,
Oct. Is, at 1880 O'Clock
Seven teachers from the Spring City
schools visited the Jackson school on
Thursday.
The second regular meeting of the
teachers of this city will be held in
the High school assembly room on
Saturday, Oct. Is, at 10 o'clock a. m.
A C. Nelson, superintendent of the
schools of .Sanpete county, was in the
city during the past week.
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The Payson teachers visited the
Oquirrh school on Fridsy.
The following school officials were
callers upon State Superintendent Park
on Friday: A. BeVan, superintendent
Tooele county; j. L. Brown, superin-
tendent of Utah county; b. r. Bow
man, superintendent of Morgan coun-
ty; Samuel Oldham, ex-superintendent
of Cache county, and Emily Bowman,
ex-superintendent of Morgan county.
The present attendance at the Or
phans' Home in this city is Is, the ages
ranging from years of age to 1S.
The heating plant at the new River
dale school is now in readiness, and
pupils may now attend regularly.
DR.. T. H Monahan, recently of Lew
iston, Mont, has decided to make Salt
Lake his home, and is sending his chill
dren to the Lincoln school.
Mrs. J. II. Lalxin has recently become
matron of the Salt Lake college.
Rev. E. G. Hunt of this city is so well
pleased with the results of the sum-
mer school at Mountain Park the past
summer that he is now preparing for
another session on a larger scale in
July, 1899.
The Salt Lake Educational club will
meet in the office of Superintendent
Millspaugh on Monday evening. Of
ficers for the ensuing year will be
chosen.
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County superintendent Van Colt
states that there are a number of de-
sirabIe positions for first-class teachers
yet untitled In some of the district
schools Of this county.
There are now LOG teachers employed
in the schools of Salt Lake county.
Miss Crissie Lawson, who received a
prize at the Eisteddfod for her skill as
a pianist, is a sister of Miss Blanche
Lawson of the Lincoln school, and of
Miss Belle Lawson of the Irving school.
Professor Marcus E. Jones has been
spending some time examining ore
bodies and studying the geological
of the state. In pursuance of this in
tention, he leaves for Park City this
week to continue his Investigations.
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The attendance at All Hallows col
lege this year is 106, an increase of 20
over the enrolment of last year.
The enrolment at St Mary's acad-
envy is 100, as against 140 enrolled last
year.
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Miss Katie Butler, who received
prize in the recitation contest at the
JSisteddfod, has been invited to speak
on the occasion of the Lafayette me-
mortal exercises at the Lincoln school,
Oct. 10.
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President J. NJ. Tanner of the Agri-
cultural college, Logan, has been in
the city a portion of the past week.
The executive committee of the State
Teachers association held a session in
The office of State Superintendent Park
yesterday afternoon. The purpose of
the meeting was to arrange for the
2eXt meeting OF the association in De
cenher. There were present President
J. T. Kingsbury of the university,
Principal ]. Z. Mcknight of the State
Training school, and Principal A o.
CLARK of the High school.
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