The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-05
Mrs. r. Y. Smith. nee White. is Wis

Mrs. r. V. Smith, nee White, is Wis
iting her parents in HALEY. Ida.
Miss Winifred woodmansee of the
Hamilton school has been granted a
leave of absence and viii leave on
Tuesday for Los Angeles. Cal, where
she expects to remain two months.
She will be accompanied by her sister,
Mrs Brown.
The first half-year of the schools of
Salt Lake county closed Feb. 3.
A teachers institute will occur at the
Agricultural college, Logan, on Sat
urday, Feb. II. One of the lecturers
will be President w. J. Kerr of the
Brigham Young college, Logan. Mr..
Kerr's subject will be THE Teacher"
A very interesting meeting of the
Salt Lake County Teachers associa-
ton was held in the university yester-
day, a large attendance being present.
Professor ]. H. Paul gave well-pre-
pared lecture upon The Geography of
the British Isles" and Professor Hor-
ace Cummings spoke Interestingly on
Nature Work.
A joint meeting of the fourth and
eighth grades at the Hamilton school
was held on Friday afternoon, a most
enjoyable programme being rendered
One of the special features was the
reading of the Dewey Wave, an excel
lent society paper OF the, eighth grade.
DR.. Orson Howard of the university
lectured last evening at Richfield, I'M
der the auspices of the High school of
that place.
A largely attended educational meet
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The New West school at Heber City
was closed on Wednesday by reason OF
the illness of the principal, Mr.. Hunter,
and also his assistant, Miss Buckbee..
Bonds for the erection of five new
school buildings in Gunnison- Sanpete
county, were recently carried by a vote
of 13S to SO.
With a school census of 936, Lehi
now enrolls in its public schools 800
pupils. A corps of but twelve teachers
is employed, while twenty teachers are
needed.
An enthusiastic teachers institute
was held yesterday at Morgan, Summit
county In the forenoon an interesting
session was held; at l o'clock public
meeting was held; at O'Clock ban
quet was given, and in the evening
ball was enjoyed. DR.. Talmage and
Miss Babcock of the state university
had prominent parts in the programme.
At the close Of school on Friday at
ternoon the eighth grade of the Lin
coin school gave a delightful luncheon,
lilG ltdC4IitlS CDADo Dclll7 lhNlbCh ot~tS'N.7-
Miss Eva Lloyd of the Hamilton
school, who recently lost her gold
watch, has had the good fortune TO re-
cover the same.
Acting superintendent Holton will
hold meeting of fourth grade teach
ers at the city and county building on
Monday, Feb. 6, at Ala p m.
The parents meeting called for Fri
day afternoon at the Fremont school
was postponed one week, in conse-
quence of the heavy snowstorm. On
Friday of this week, at the close of the
afternoon session, Mrs. Elliott Will ad-
dress the patrons on the subject
school Room Decorations" Following
the address a consideration of the
needs of the school and especially the
advisability of purchasing a piano viii
occupy the afternoon of those present
1t is desired that all patrons of the
school attend this meeting.
Friday was spent in the lower grades
of the Twelfth school as animal day.
Miss Mayne's and Miss Farnes' rooms
were made beautiful by having the
walls and boards covered with hun
dredS OF animal pictures. The after
noon was spent in listening to de-
lghtful programme, furnished by the
two rooms The children had been
greatly interested in studying the life
of Rosa Bonheur. and very interest
ing talk on her life was given by one
of the little girls.
The little daughter of Principal w.
W. Barton has entirely recovered from
her recent illness.
Miss Forsythe of the Ninth school
observed last Friday as animal day.
and a programme replete with inter-
esting features was rendered.
The resolutions passed by the board
of education relative to the required
TAr-l
Minspaugh are in the highest degree
complimentary to that gentleman,
since it is he VINO has brought the
schools of this city TO their present
high plane of efficiency.
A general meeting of the teachers of
the city was held yesterday in the high
school assembly room, Acting Super
intendent HoltOn presiding. After some
announcements regarding meetings for
the coming week, Miss Holton an
nounced Professor De LOery, who spoke
of the increasing interest being man
ifested in the study of French in the
city, a matter which was a source of
great satisfaction TO him. He also al
luded to the desirability of the ac-
QUESTION of such knowledge, particular
" because of the fact that thousands
of Americans will doubtless visit the
Paris exposition in 1900 and if but a
limited acquaintance with the language
be obtained the visit to that city would
be much more pleasant. Attention was
also called to the cordial relations eX-
listing between France and America,
and trusted that in the years to come
the two peoples would be still more
strongly united. Miss AIaude NJ Smith
of the city high school then read a pa
per on THE Social Settlement Plan"
in which she gave brief history of the
movement, its aims, scope and spirit,
and was listened to with very careful
attention.
Principal w H. Bradford of the
Jackson school next read a carefully
paper on Elimination of
Matter from the Common School Cur
ricula," in which his views were lucid
ly set forth.
At the close of the meeting, Clerk
Moreton distributed the monthly checks
for salaries, a procedure which was re-
ceived with unalloyed pleasure.
High School.
The high school lunch room, which
win