The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07

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Sterling is to build a new school thi:
summer.
4R.T. Thurber has concluded two
years service as principal of the Cir
cleyille schools.
Mayfield is to erect a school building
to be in readiness in September next.
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The public schools of Layton and
/ Bountiful closed last week.
]. ]. Mcclellan of the Brigham Young
academy, Provo. gave a concert al
Springville. last evening.
Nearly all o. the public schools OF
Davis county will close May II.
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The preparations making by the Ere
mont school, for an entertainment June
2, insure for the school a great sue
cess.
DIR. j. Z. Talmage of the state uni
versity lectured yesterday morning be-
fore the Utah Teachers association al
/ Provo. and in the evening at the same
place before the literary society of the
B. Y. academy.
IiOicsSOT INOyldiiCt Oh the university
will lecture before the Box Elder
county teachers at Brigham City, May
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ing school will also take an important
part in the programme.
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G. A. Iverson of Manti has been en-
gagged to teach in the B. Y. academy
at Provo
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htril IN he
erected at Gunnison are to be ready for
| occupancy in September. t. E
The B. Y. academy concert company,
of Provo, will. give sacred concert in
Eureka, this Sunday evening.
The Philosophical society of the B. Y
college, Logan, rendered very inter
esting programme of exercises on Sat
urday evening.
The Beaver public schools closed on
Friday, May 5.
The Mt. Pleasant schools observed
May 1, with exercises commemorative
of Dewey's victory at Manila.
On May 10, the Uintah school will
have public exercises consisting of
recitations, and examinations in public
and concluding with a parents recep-
ton. A pleasant and profitable time
is expected.
The school board at Ephraim are i'm
proving the school property very ma
terially by surrounding the grounds
with a neat picket fence, setting out
shade trees, arranging lawns, building
sidewalks, and otherwise improving the
premises.
The new L. D. S. academy building
at Castle Dale is TO be ready by Oct
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The public schools of Price will close
about May 10.
]. B. Miller of Ogden recently COM
pleted a term of school at Wanship.
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The Grantsville schools closed May
8. There were nine graduates.
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The citizens of Mapleton will erect a
new school building this summer. a
new school structure will also be built
at Price.
Miss Emma Cole was a visitor at the
Lincoln on Thursday.
A meeting of the Principals associa-
ton of the city schools was held on
Friday afternoon, routine business only
being transacted. This was the last
meeting of the school year.
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The Jackson school gave a delightful
luncheon to Supervisor Elliott on We'd
nesday.
President Nelden of the board of
Of ha
Lincoln school.
A very pleasant occasion occurred at
the Grant school on Friday afternoon,
the sumptuousness of the table MAX
ing the affair veritable banquet. The
gathering was conceived by the teach
ers and pupils of the eight grade.
Principal Martin and the other teach
ers being invited guests. A delightful
time was spent.
The festival to be given by the Ere
mont school on the afternoon and
evening of June 2. is taking shape and
will be a fine affair. Some of the
principal features will be a flower drill,
an Indian club drill. and hoop drill
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Miss Lloyd of the Hamilton school
spent a delightful AFTERNOON with her
pupils on Friday The day was de-
voted TO birds and flowers.
Three students will be graduated this
year from st. Mary's academy.
7, The meeting of the high school Alum
nj association. which was to have been
held yesterday, was postponed to Wed
nesday next at o'clock. The meet
ing will be held in the high school as
sembly room, and all graduates of the
institution are expected TO be pres
ent.
Professor w. A. Wetzel of Portland,
Ore, is in the city. the guest nf his
former pupil, Mr.. Wilson of the board
of education.
Rev. w. 5. Hunt, president of Salt
Lake college, is at present IL James,
town. \. Y, in the interests of mis- in
stitution. He expects TO return home
the latter part of June.
Messrs. Young and Henderson of the
board of education visited the Wasatch
school the past week
The commencement exercises of the
Collegiate Institute will be held June
s. Six young people will be graduated
from the Latin-scientific course.
Four students will be graduated from
the Gcademical department, Salt Lake
college, this year. commencement eX-
ercises will be held June %. Prizes will
be awarded as follows: :'o- the three
best essays in English composition. S25:
for the three best recitations and decia-
nations, s12, IS and 81. respectively;
for the best scholarship and deport-
ment, s25.
Misses Elsa Greene. Sophia Contain
and Bessie Losee will graduate from
the classical course at Rowland Hall
June IS. The last-named will enter
Wellesley the coming year. The e:,er-
cises of commencement week will begin
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