The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-03

CD lion NdS ueiu III tue CITY dilu Couut-
building yesterday, large attendance
being present Miss Belle Lawson o
the Irving school. with a class of he
own pupils. conducted class in read
ing in her usual skillful manner ant
received many compliments fol he
successful work.
A pleasing dramatization of "Hia
watha" was rendered by the Waterloo
school on Wednesday evening and wa!
very much enjoyed by patrons
All indications point to an UNUSUAL!
large attendance upon the meeting o.
the State Teachers association to bs
held in this city Dec. %, Is and 2s. Tbs
committee on transportation announces
that one fare for thes round trip VII
be given from all points in Utah, sell.
ing dates TO be Dec. &c and ~. ant
tickets good for returning until Jan. 5
1900. The committee, on entertainment
has secured reduced rates for members
at Salt Lake hotels during the meeting
The committee on finance is getting re-
ports from the collecting of member
ship fees and enrolment Of members
| and every county thus far responding
reports the registering of every teacher
as a member.
An operetta has been written by Miss
Clara Colburn, principal of Rowland
/ hall. and will be presented by the stu
! dents of that institution just prior 10
the Christmas holidays.
The term examinations at st. Mary $
academy will begin Dec. -12. continue
during the two weeks following and
close with a concert at Christmas
] time.
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Hrc bar of q CT Epqr'S
| teaching corps. recently made pleas
ant visit to her former fellow teachers
at the Lowell school.
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On Wednesday afternoon room Is at
! the Lowell school presented an I'M
usually excellent programme of exer-
cises, the following pupils being par
Elephants: Dean Daynes, LaiSee DIM
ming. Allie Sheriff., Alfred Gum, Alice
Phelps. Vera Tingey. Edith Stanton,
Blanche Richards. Mamie Wooliey. Ag-
mes Tuckerman, Airline Tibbetts, Mabel
Sundberg. Jean Spencer and Teresa
Taylor. The rooms throughout the
building were tastefully decorated with
drawings ard fruits emblematic OF the
seasons cheer.
Misses Myra Sowles and Bessie Will
hanson OF the Irving school enter
tanned at delightful luncheon on We'd
nesday afternoon Miss Blanche Hind
man, principal of the school, and Miss
Belle Lawson.
Miss Mary Garfield of the Oquirrh
school took charge of the primary de-
partment at the meeting of the Sab
bath school convention yesterday.
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The students of the Collegiate insti-
tute were treated to a sumptuous din
Il Il I'LL ta1
in a marked degree their powers of con-
sumption.
Principal Samuel Doxey of the Ham
ilton school visited Ogden yesterday.
The students of Rowland hall en-
joyed a fine Thanksgivint dinner on
gramme followed.
The teachers of Provo are to have an
increase of salary during the re-
mainder of the school year.
The friends of Miss Duncan of the
Lincoln school will now find her at 2z5
West Third South street.
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There are now sixty-three teachers in
the public schools of Box Elder coun-
ty.
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Professor ]. Newton Brown of Salt
Lake college will address the Y. NJ. c.
a. this afternoon.
The faculty at st. Mary's academy
treated the pupils of that school to
fine dinner on Thanksgiving day.
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The Mt. Pleasant schools, which have
been temporarily closed on account of
the smallpox scare, will reopen tomor-
morrow.
Professor Maud NJ. Babcock of the
state university will present Julius
Caesar" before the students of the
Brigham Young academy at Provo,
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A lively debate took place among pu-
pills OF the eighth grade. Emerson
school, on Tuesday afternoon. Subject:
Resolved, That the statesmen of the
revolution were entitled to more credit
than the generals" The affirmative
won.
In connection with the grade libraries
in the Lincoln school, Park City, a
reading room has been established.
where the leading newspapers and
magazines are kept on file.
The grammar department meeting of
the Salt Lake County Teachers asso-
citation will occur in the city and county
building On Saturday, Dec. 9, at 1880
O'Clock.
The mothers meeting on Tuesday
afternoon in the Fremont school was
held in Miss young's room, and was
addressed by Superintendent Cooper,
Supervisor Elliott and others. School
room decorations and the moral train
ing Of children were the principal top
les discussed.
Mr.. Doxey, principal of the Hamilton
school. gave an interesting address be-
fore the school on Wednesday after
noon.
The Summit County Teachers asso-
citation will hold a meeting at Coalyille
Dec. 3. The subjects treated will be:
Art Work In Primary Grades By
Miss Eva Conover; Busy Work" by
Miss Winnie Copley; Philosophy of
Number" by Mrs. Ella c. Davidson,
and Manual Training" by Sias Han
sen. Professor G. H Brimhall will
the singing. which is expected to be ex-
cellent. will be under the direction of
Mir. Gallaher of the Park City schools. /,
and the institute will be under the di-
rection of Superintendent Frank Ev-
ans.
The ninth annual report of the Salt !
Lake public schools is out in book
form.
B. Y. A. Notes.