The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29

Miss Anna Thorson, who teaches at
Fairview, Sanpete county, was in the
city yesterday.
Miss Eva Lloyd of the Hamilton
school had the misfortune on Thursday
last to lose a very fine gold watch.
The eighth grade at the. Washington
school. accompanied by their teacher,
Mrs. Cassidy, visited the legislature on
Monday
a new academy building, to be known
as the Sanpete Stake academy, is to
be erected in Ephraim in the near fu-
ture.
Hon. B. H. Roberts lectured before
the Weber Stake academy at ogden
on Friday evening. Subject, "Agnosti-
cism."
Miss May Reynolds of this city is
visiting at Provo with her sister. Miss
Alice, instructor in the Brigham Young
academy.
The third lecture in the series being
delivered under the auspices of the
High school at Richfield, was given
last evening by Professor D. r. Allen
of the state university. The speaker
chose as his theme, Yellowstone Park
and its Wonders
Mrs. ]. f. Millspaugh and two daugh-
tiers took the train on Wednesday
evening for Winona, Mimi, their fu-
ture home.
Mrs. NJ. L. Causey of Portland, Ore,
is in the city, visiting her brother, D.
\. Nelson of the Lincoln school.
The eighth grade at the Jackson
school, accompanied by their teacher,
Miss Bond. visited the legislature on
Wednesday.
Mrs. E. ]. Mcvicker of this city is
taking a course of lectures at Leland
Stanford university.
Tho Iiftla Iorobtor. Of TDrir Wy
w Barton of the Sumner school, who
has been i'll of scarlet fever in mild
form, is much better, a fact which his
friends will be pleased to hear.
y regular meeting of the teachers of
this city will be held in the High school
assembly room on Saturday, Feb. 4, at
10 o'clock. Principal W. II. Bradford of
the Jackson school will read a paper
upon the Elimination of Matter from
the Common School Curricula in the
Interests of Elementary Education"
The home of Principal B. w. Ashton
of the Sugar schools was last week
gladdened by the arrival Of pair of
twins.
on Friday afternoon the teacher and
pupils of the Granite school, this
county, gave an excellent programme,
which was attended by large num-
Der of the patrons of the school. Su-
perintendent Van Colt, who was in
vited to be present, made an address
upon The Importance of Regular and
Prompt Attendance Upon School"
Miss NJ. Adelaide HOlton, acting su-
perintendent OF the city schools, spoke
yesterday before the primary section
of the Salt Lake County Teachers as
ISOLATION, at the city and county build
ing. Language" was the theme IN
der consideration, and was treated in
q most interesting manner
The teachers of the Riverside school
were made the recipients of a very
pleasant surprise on Friday afternoon.
At the close of school a large number
of the patrons of the school visited the
building quite Unexpectedly to Princi-
pal Folsom and teachers, and after the
social amenities were over, delicate re-
freshments by the citizens were served,
the occasion passing away very pleas
antly.
Professor Horace H. Cummings of
the State Normal school Will lecture
upon Mature Study" before the Salt
Lake County Teachers association, at
the university on Saturday, Feb. T. at
1880 o'clock.
Miss Sue A. Clark of the Lincoln
school was very pleasantly surprised
on Friday evening by the pupils of her
room, who, very Unexpectedly to her
took possession of her home, carrying
toothsome refreshments with them. A
delightful evening was spent, the event
serving to show the cordial relations
existing between teacher and pupils.
The first half of the year in the city
schools closed on Friday. The mid
year promotions were made and many
hearts were made glad by the event.
\. c. Harrington of the Bingham
schools was in the city yesterday.
The committee appointed by the
state board of education to make some
necessary changes in the state school
laws has completed it work and the
report is now ready for Chairman
Cummings OF the committee on educa-
ton of the legislature
The pupils of the Eighth grade. Lin
coin school. Miss Griffiths. teacher,
spent an hour very amusingly on Fri
day afternoon. the chief feature Of the
exercises being a mock court. Two of
the students of the society of the room,
Arthur Frees and Rachel Leatham,
We're accused of neglecting their So
ciety duties and were brought before
a jury of their classmates for trial, and
after a well-fought contest were ac-
quilted. The officers of the court
were: r. H. Coburn, judge; attorneys
for the prosecution, Joshua Ashby,
Grace Richmond and Sibyl Wetzel; for
the defense, Attorneys" Ripley John
son. Clara. Angel and Ethel Rich.
All sustained their parts most admir-
ably and We're warmly applauded by
teachers and patrons.