The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30

Inc Lem SclOO1S Closed on fTludy.
BY reason of the prevalence of scar
let fever, the Manti schools have closed
until May Is.
The Coalville schools resumed work
April "a, after being closed three weeks
by reason of diphtheria.
superintendent II. G. Webb of Car
bon county is collecting for the Natural
History Society of Utah, eggs, nests.
and birds. clutches of hawks and
eagles, and is said to have a very fine
collection.
The schools of Castle Gate had va
cation last week, and will commence
again Monday, May 1.
The Santaquin schools will close on
May 9. A concert will be given by the
graduating class.
Principal John B. Cardall of Castle
Gate viii visit the Salt Lake schools
the present week.
A tax has been voted to complete the
be the finest school building south of
Provo.
A c. Rees, who has been the princi-
pal of the Santaquin schools for the
past year, left May 81 on a mission to
Switzerland.
a basketball contest between the
students of the Beaver branch of the
the students of the Normal school at
Cedar City, will take place May 13
William G. Smith, secretary of the
Educational Press Association of
America, and editor of School Educa-
ton, Minneapolis, Mimi, was in the
city on Thursday.
A meeting of the teachers of this city
viii be held in the High school assem-
bly-room on Saturday, May 6. 1t is
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gramme.
Professor Frank B. Cooper, the newly
elected superintendent of the Salt Lake
schools, will arrive in this city May s,
when he will assume his new duties.
j.. 4. Nelson of the Lincoln school
will attend the summer school of Chi
cago university during the summer va
cation.
u. S. L. McCorkle, who has taught
at Kamas the past year, closed his
school on Friday and will spend few
weeks in this city.
Mrs. ]. B. McCuish (nee Hulburd) is
expected by her friends on May 49, and
will spend a few weeks with friends
here. Mrs. McCuish was connected
with the Collegiate institute as teacher
for a number of years.
A mothers meeting was held at
the Hamilton school on Thursday af-
for an entertainment to be given by
the school in the near future. Delicate
refreshments We're served by the pu-
pils of the seventh and eighth grades,
and a delightful afternoon was spent.
Nearly all of the leading schools of
Salt Lake county will remain in ses-
sion during the full school year, clos
ing May &c.
A meeting of the grammar section of
La Teachers
citation was held at the city and coun-
ty building yesterday. superintendent
Van Colt gave a very interesting and
thorough treatment of Methods in
Teaching United States History"
The following districts in Salt Lake
county viii build during the present
summer: District %, Union, two
rooms; district 26, Murray, one room;
district 80, Mill Creek, two rooms; dis
trict IS, Taylorsville. two rooms.
District 25 Murray, broke ground the
past week for the new ten-room build
ing.
Carpenters are at work on the two
room addition to the Sandy school
building.
The meeting of the programme COM
mittee of the State Teachers associa-
ton, consisting of DIR. Park. Superin-
tendent Holton, Professor Cummings
and Superintendent Van Colt, have the
programme well under way. The pro-
gramme will be one of the best that
has been given by the association.
Superintendent Van Colt visited the
schools at Creston and Sandy the past
week
The examination of pupils who ex-
pect to complete the course of study in
the schools of Salt Lake county will
be held at Murray on May 10 and 20.