Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
Dee, Vice presidents James Pingroe,

Dee, vice pIeeluelNi JAMES ING cti
cashier
ogden Savings Bank-Incorporated
1891: capital $4,000 David Eccles
PRESIDENT Joseph Clark, vice pres.-
dent James Pingree cashier.
ogden state Bank-Incorporated
Sept 20, 1859; capital. 100000: surplus
$4,000. II. G.. Bigelow president; John
A. Boyle. vice president; A. p. Bige-
low. cashier.
Utah National Bank-2i00 Wash av.
Chartered Feb. l3, 1853; capital, $780,
900; surplus and undivided profits.
$4,000 j. j.. Dooly president; A. G..
Campbell, vice president, w. +. Ad-
ans, cashier,
OGDEN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The school district known as the
ogden City school district was separat-
ed from the county district and made
a district by itself in 1880 and the first
board OF education Of that new district
was organized on July 10Th. Of that
year Previous 10 this, ogden City
school district was controlled by a
board OF trustees and the county su-
perlntendent of schools. A system Of
free schools had been maintained for
many years prior to the organization
under the new law The schools were
IN excellent condition and ready 10
take upon themselves new life and
vigor as modern and commodious
buildings were erected and better
system Of graduation established.
That veteran educator, Prof T. B.
Lewis, who has done so much 20 shape
the educational affairs Of the state,
with little means at his command and
In the face OF many adverse clrcum-
stances. was the prime mover In estab-
fishing the real foundation Of our pres
ent school system. Then followed the
good work done by Supt r, S. Page,
in organizing and eQuipping the schools
with an excellent corps OF teachers
under the direction OF the board OF
education after the law was passed
setting aside ogden City as a district
In and OF itself Modern school build
ings. new furniture and apparatus i'm
proved methods, and an intelligent
board Of education have all been fac
tors In the growth Of our present ex-
cellent school system.
To show the rapid growth OF the
schools. one has 10 but glance at the
table given below
Enumera- Enroll
Year ton. ment.
1901 .. q. o. .. .. .....329s 1757
1901 .. q. .. " .. - ..,b,493 1000
showing that there are 2.24S more chill
dren In school now than In 1901.
The first board Of education was
made up Of the following named MEM
bers: +. ], Kiesel, l.. x. Adams. Rams
ford Smith, W. Y, Funge and Thomas
ID. Dee. W. II. Smith was elected
clerk, r, S, Page superintendent and
oscar +. Hill treasurer.
The work OF organizing the schools.
the question OF maintenance, the build
Ing OF new buildings. etc. was arduous
and the credit OF this vast amount Of
work involving the very existence OF
the present school system must belong
to them In connection with the his
tory Of the public schools OF ogden. the
name OF one man. Judge Thomas d.
Dee. the present president OF the board
OF education, stands out prominently as
the "hnancier" OF the various boards
that have come and gone. IL is due 20
his conservative financial policy as
much as anything that a school war
rant issue by the board OF education Of
ogden city has never been discounted.
TIC Nus NifN a. ANNiIW'l W Ali| NifNAl 20
continuously since It's organization OF
1890 and was n trustee under the old
system from the inception Of a school
organization in this country. ITO live |
and die a school director seems 10 be
his happy fate.
The present excellent system Of the |
public schools OF ogden IS known ard |
most favorably commented upon by ed |
ucators and the people FAR and wide. |
Perhaps 20 the schools. more than any |
thing else Is due the fact that ogden /
has a larger population IN the winter /
than in the summer. People come here, /
IN no small numbers 10 educate their |
children AS n consequence, vacant |
houses are rented merchants receive |
the benefits Of their savings and IN var |
ious ways the city IS benefited The /
board OF education charges such pupils 4
tuition. fixing the amount az the cost
per capita Il takes 20 educate our own |
children The average cost per capita /
In city school systems throughout the |
United States is S3O.S5. and that in Og-
den ranches but the small sum OF tisg |
per capita, Is conclusive that We have