The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-17

A. ]. Ridges, who was appointed tn a
position in the Lincoln school, has re
signed and will take charge of the He
Der City schools.
w. D. Neal. who was formerly. a
member of the university faculty, leaves
in the near future for Baltimore, where
he will take course in Johns Hopkins
university.
Professor r. r. Lyman of the univer-
sity has been making tour through
southern Utah in the interests of the
university.
The Brigham Young college, Logan.
opens tomorrow with fiattering pros
poets.
Mrs. A. ]. Suydam of the Hamilton
school has resigned her position.
Superintendent n. T. Porter of Davis
county called upon State Superintend-
ent Park on Friday.
Father Taylor. who will teach Eng
lish in All Hallows college this year,
will arrive tomorrow and assume his
duties on Tuesday.
Rev. G. A. Bailey will speak upon
1.-THE Benefits of a. Higher Education
at the Westminster Presbyterian
church this evening.
st. Mary's academy has an enroll
ment of $50 students, and the outlook,
as viewed by the sister superior, is ex-
cellent. Pupils are enrolled not only
from Utah, but from Idaho, Wyoming
and Montana as well.
( All fIallows college has a registra-
tion of 100 students, and Is expecting an
unusually prosperous year.
The opening attendance upon Hun
gerford academy, Springville, on Tues
day last was the largest in the history
of that institution.
Miss Eva Mayne, of the Oquirrh school
has charge of the kindergarten depart
ment in the First Congregational
church.
Rev. j. N. Brown, dean of Salt Lake
college, is very much gratified with the
prospects for the present collegiate
year. The students in attendance are
of a higher grade than in former
years, and will register for higher
courses of study Utah and idaho are
represented in the institution.
Weber stake academy, Ogden, opens
for the year tomorrow morning. Two
new members of the teaching force, in
the persons of w. H. Jones and D. O.
Mckay, have been added.
Miss Clara Colburne, principal of
Rowland hall, is greatly pleased with
the outlook of that school this year.
While the recent additions to the build
ing We're considered ample, yet the in
creasing attendance is taxing the new
accommodations.
Principal Il. J. Caskey of the Col
legiate institute reports a large and in
creasing attendance. The number now
registered is very gratifying, and quite
a number are still expected.
The attendance at the l.. D. S. col
lege in it's new quarters in the Temple
ton building, is larger than was ex-
pected, and President Paul is felicitat-
ing himself upon the pleasing prospects
for the year. The number enrolled in
the business department is also large.
B. T. Luke. superintendent of pub
lie instruction for Emery county, re-
ports 1857 enrolled in the county; 1,l54
between 6 and IS years of age; 20 teach
ers; value of grounds. $1,930.24; value OF
buildings, $14,S17; value of furniture
81 0O1, and of apparatus. SO, 551.32.
Mrs. T. r. Elliott, supervisor of
drawing in the city schools, announces
the following meetings for this week
and next, the meetings to be held in the
art room of the High school: Begin
ners and first grades Monday, Sept. Is,
3:15 D. m. :; second grade, Tuesday, Sept
10. $3.50 p. M; third grade, Wednesday,
Sept. 20, D. M; fourth grade, Thurs
day. Sept. q, p. M; fifth grade, Fri
day, Sept. %, p m: sixth grade, Mon
day. Sept %, p. M; seventh and
eighth grades, Tuesday Sept, To-
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