The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-16


the city was held in the High school
assembly room yesterday, and was ad-
dressed by Superintendent Cooper.
After few announcements the speaker
chose as his theme 1.-THE Old Versus the
New" and gave a very instructive adj
dress upon that subject. He divided
teachers into three classes. 1.-The Tradi-
uonal, The Empirical and THE
scientific" delivering an address
which was listened to with rapt atten-
ton.
The Oquirrh school cleared $1O5 at its
recent artistic entertainment.
The teachers of the Whittier school
were delightfully."- entertained by Mrs.
). D. White on Wednesday and Friday
afternoons.
A mothers meeting was held at the
Washington school on Thursday after
noon, at which time superintendent
Cooper delivered an interesting adj
dress.
Superintendent Cooper and Messrs.
MOyle and BTanting were visitors at
the Union school last week.
Miss Maud 3. Clark Of the Webster
I
by her pupils on Thursday afternoon
Refreshments were served, and all en-
joyed themselves immensely
The Uintah school is preparing for
some entertaining closing exercises on
Friday.
The Parents club OF the Emerson
school convened on Friday Dec. IA.
and was edited by an excellent ad-
dress delivered by superintendent
Cooper upon the subject of Home
Reading For Children"
a meeting of the salt Lake county
teachers was held in the city and coun-
" building yesterday Miss Ida Coombs
of the Murray schools gave an inter
esting treatment of Numbers with her
| pupils, and Miss Margaret Edwards,
also of Murray, treated the subject OF
Spelling"
The meeting Of the salt Lake County
| Teachers association, which was to
/ have been held on Saturday, Dec. y,
has been postponed until some time IN
| January
| Miss Jenkins of the Webster school
| invited the parents of her pupils TO be
| present on Friday afternoon, to listen
/ to the work of her room. All were
| pleased with the progress made by the
| children.
| The teachers Of the Lincoln school,
| in addition to the work of the reading
| circle, meet in sections and discuss
subjects pertaining to their particular
department Of york.
The Parents association of the jack
son school held a meeting on Monday.
Mrs Martha POLAND presented a care
| fully prepared paper on the training
| of children. and Mrs. Eli POLAND read
| an instructive article on the besJoWlng
/ of praise. This was followed by a dls-
cussion on systematic plans for visit
ing schools and the bringing OF excuses
/ for tardies and absences.
/ There were a bout fifty patrons pres
/ ent, and all manifested an unusual IN
! tcrest in the literary programme ana
/ the topics discussed
It was decided TO hold regular meet
fngs at 8 p. IN. on the second Monoay
of each month.
! The Mothers club of the Sumner
held an interesting meeting on FRIDAY
afternoon. The papers by Miss tlm-
/ ball and Mrs. Hooper were ably pre-
sented. and the discussion animated
| The value Of early training IN good III
erat11re and of systematic home read
hing was clearly pointed out nSJ OF
/ good books for children was prepared
i for distribution among the patrons, as
| II was felt that this would help many
! mothers in selecting books for the nome
library a pleasing programme was
given.
On Friday Professor Stewart DELIVERED i'sr,s
a lecture on Manual Training DeIoLt
the Ladies Literary club, which was IL
! Illustrated with numerous specimens ol
! work from the training school ana 'he
normal class.
At the Ladies Literary club on Friday
evening the normal class OF 1871 hdd
very successful dancing party. A larse
number OF graduates Joined the students
in having a good time and all present
/ pronounced il an unprecedented success
/ In school sOciaIs. Mrs Byron cummings
Mrs J. E. Mcknight and MIS- KINGS
bury chaperoned the party. Inc conlIlI-
tee TO which so much credit Is que con-
sisted of Misses Clare Cummings aho
/ Alice Sickles. and Messrs. Arthur Nei-
ling. ". T Ward. Mark Brown ahc
claude Richards.
s. @ @
The first wear normal class gave thell
first dance in the university building OF
/ Friday evening
High School.
On Wednesday morning the. school wa:
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