The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
A meeting of the Principals associa-

| A meeting OF the Principals aSSoc1a-
ton OF the city schools was held or
Friday afternoon.
Murray is to vote on the proposition
to build a. new school house March %
Mrs. NJ E. Graves substituted at the
Lowell school all of the past week.
| Professor w. G. Roylance of the uni
versity, lectured last evening at Rich
| field under the auspices of the High
school of that place.
Principal ]. o. Cross of the Wa
satch school removes this week to 161
| East Sixth South street.
The Educational club meets on Mon
! day evening, March Is, in the city and
county building. Miss Mary C. May
of the State kindergarten school,. will
present a paper on Child Study"
| Miss Sallie Houghton, of the Oquirrh
school, had an excellent programme by
the pupils of her school on Friday
Quite number of patrons were present
Upon the completion of the addition
to the school building at Sandy, in Sep
TENDER next, that place will have the
! largest school building in the county,
aside from those in this city. Murray
however contemplates erecting an
eleven-room structure.
Acting Superintendent Holton gave
a most interesting talk on Spring
Language Work yesterday be-
fore the teachers of Salt Lake
county. Miss Rachel Edwards treated
t"Soeer Number Work" at the
same meeting in an unusually interest
ing manner.
A joint official institute of Sewer and
Sanpete counties will be held in Moroni
March "a and %. Professor w. M.
Stewart has been invited to speak.
Miss Winter of the Washington, and
Miss Smith of the Whittier, visited Miss
Rees and Miss Bowman of the Wasatch
on Thursday.
Misses Stanchfield of the Longfellow
and Kimball of the Whittier recently
visited Miss Blanche Lawson of the
Lincoln.
The pupils of Miss Nash's and Miss
Powers rooms at the Webster school,
gave their teachers a pleasant surprise
on Friday afternoon. Refreshments
were served and an enjoyable after
noon was passed.
Mrs. C. E. Allen was caller at the
Lincoln school on Wednesday.
President j. NJ. Tanner of the Agri-
cultural college, Logan. who has been
in the city during the past week, ex-
poets to return home tomorrow.
Mr.. Havenor of the Franklin school,
visited the Grant and Washington
schools on Thursday.
D. L. Mcdonald of the High school,
Brigham City, was a Salt Lake visitor
yesterday. Mr.. Mcdonald is assisted in
his work there by ex-Superintendent F.
w. Fishburn of Box Elder county, and
reports his school as being in a salts
factory condition.
The pupils of the eighth grade at
the Wasatch school gave banquet to
Philip Wygant, one of their number,
on Friday afternoon, in contemplation
of the removal of Captain Wygant's
family from the city. AS a testimonial
of their esteem, the young man was
presented by his classmates with q
handsome gold watch chain, Roger
Sherman making the presentation
speech. Principal Cross and Miss Pearse
spoke briefly, regretting the departure
Of so excellent a pupil from their
school.
State superintendent Parks biennial
report to the governor is just out, and
gives much valuable information re-
garding the school interests of the
state.
Mr.. NJ. J. Cheesman entertained the
Whittier school very pleasantly on Fri
day afternoon with a stereopticOn,
which was highly appreciated by pupils,
teachers and patrons. Other features
were recitations by Miss June Mathis,
Miss Eva Whytock, both of which were
heartily enjoyed.