Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-19
PRINCIPAL CLARK
ON HIGH SCHOOL
Says This Branch Of Public EdUca.
ton is Most Promising
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Character OF the WORK Done course
Of >iudJ The schools Volunteers
Tribute to Ford Fisher.

Principal Clarl, of the city high school
has submitted bio annual report 10
Superintendent Cooper Of the city
schools. The report Is a comprehensive
aud yet succlnct review Of the lnsil.
tutlon's progress and accomplishments.
II ~ as follows.
Dear Sir have the honor 10 submit
herewith my report Of the high school
Tor the year ending June 2. 1899.
The retrospect NEGOTIATED ln prepar-
ms material Tor this report reveals a
most hualthful condition Of this lnati-
tuition. and suggests a word Of congrnt.
ulatlon to the officials and patrons be-
cause of the confidence rvp0scd In this
branch Of the great public school sys-
tenn and the general belief that IT, mis-.
zion n being In large measure minlled.
10 IL with no little satisfaction that We
look forward 20 the coming year, large
Win the possibilities Of further growth
and usefulness
on the morning Of September 18th
last the faculty of the school ERECTED "A
nody or $50 ntudcntH-i0O more than We
hnd welcomed the year previous. In tho
spacious and artistic auditorium Of our
new quarters 10 was sraha calculated
10 arouse enthusiasm in the breast Of
the most phlcgmntlc. Pupils and
teachers at once took UP the work with
macrity and the school machinery was
soon moving as smoothly na u no
CURED. and n any doubts cx.
lHtcd ~ 20 the wisdom displayed by
the board in providing the present com.
ingd,gus acc9mmodntlonH. they were
quickly dlapollcd when % wus shown
hy practical denomination how eco.
nomlcally the school wori, could b. ac-
c1mpllHhed ln them. References 20
special features 0f the building may
De N Interest 10 officers and patrons.
THE BUILDING
The Wide corridors and atairwaya
have 90 facilitated tho movement of
classes that no congestion ever occurs.
Tho steam furnished Tor heating pur.
poses u generated IN boilers located
about sixty rods distant thus reduce
lng 90 a minimum the danger from IRE.
and the supply or steam has been 10
uniform, tuftor the question OF demand
was once determined by experiment.,
that no Inconvenience was experienced
oven whom some ~ the other schools
were forced 20 close on account uf the
extreme cold. The placing of the lab-
ufAturluH aud toilet rooms on the upper
10
ply shown by entire freedom from nn-
unynnCU from either source. But the
browning feature ~ the building is the
assembly room. It's ventilation Ia 30
perfect that q has accommodated L.
| 900 persons Tor "a period OF two hours
without noticeable yltlutlon Of the air
Nearly one-nfth ~ the wall area COM
siaiH OF wiudows, and during tho dark
uHt days VI winter no complaints were
made because u an insufficient supply
uf light And finally the exits are so
large and conveniently placed that In
cnsc N necessity q large audience
might leave % In an orderly manner In
| from one 10 two minutes.
COURSES OF STUDY.
The general work Of the school has
been pursued along four lines or By
/ means of four courses ~ study: "a clas-
| steal course. scientific course. AN
/ English courue ana "a commercial
| course, Each requires four years Tor It's
| completion. The nrHt three aro app
! proved uul wen established cOureH, the
| last mas been ln operation but two
] years aud d. yet IN an experimental
/ stage. In my IMPORT for 1895 / pre-
| scented SOME arguments 90 show why,
| lu my Judgment high school CONNER
] tlul course should cover re period OF
/ four years. After another year OF exc
| pel'urr with our present course. am
o
| noes uf that argument, ! also and that
! e. number of high schools throughout
| the country which have tried short
! commercial courses are abandoning
ih"m as unsatHfactpry ana substitute
/ Ing lu their places commercial courses
four years.
DAILY SESSION..
For the past two years we have fol-
10. 4
| the session from Q %, M, TO $3.50 y. M.
! hua been continuous save Tor a short To-
! cess at noon for luncheon. This plan
| Dr. the one adopted by most large city
hirh schools aud ~ proving very salts
| factory here. Formerly with one hour
We're able to reach home and
] return after eating hnsty
meal A Few high schools close Tor one
! hour ana furty-nyo minutes and an
| pupils are required 90 40 home; but
this works u hardship IN some eases
besides, the second session la too fai
| prolonged into the afternoon. Our pres,
] rnt method works Fu we'll that 1 heart.
IS recommend It's continuance.
LUNCH COUNTER.
To meet the nccds Of those who desir,
a. warm luncheon at the noon recess
the board decided in January 20 make
use " the large basement and provid,
ed u lunch counter The experiment
proved "a success on the whole somt
features " the enterprise nrc subject
10 abuse. however. ana the commttc,
| VIII doubtless Ind means TO correct thu
defects which have so Ear developed.
LIBRARY.
Through the generosity Of a publ,
spirited citizen, Nr, j. 4. Dooly. oul
/ library was Increased by the addition
/ NJ 5000 worth uf carefully selected
standard books, including Or. Lord
Beacon liEuts nj History Mutluy's RisJ
~ the Dutch Republic. Mccarthy LIZ
| uf Gladstone. and works by Hale. Al
bolt Hills, GLADDEN. and others.
Men OF means can Ind frw nvcnue
along which their generous Impulses
may operate more successfully iu build
Ing up good citizenship than the puhlil
hlgh school Some good books. worl
uf art, ur am annual prize for the mos
! Wrrlturluua literary production or orr
turlcal effort suggest the upp0rtuultlc
which lic within the reach OF any VIII,
are disposed TO embrace them,
ART COLLECTION.