The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-27

The High school and eighth grades of
the city schools viii close on Friday,
June J. The closing exercises Of the
grades viii be held on Thursday and
Friday, and the High school commence
ment will occur on Wednesday evening.
Professor Z. J. MacEwan of the Agri-
cultural college, Logan, was in the city
on Friday and Saturday The professor
was one Of the judges in the Utah-Neva-
da contest.
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college delivered the address before the
eighth grade graduates of Weber county
at Ogden yesterday.
A c. Rees for several years principal
of the Spanish Fork school, goes to San
taouin the coming year.
President ". J. Kerr of the Brigham
Young college, Logan, was in the city
the past week.
Miss Mamie Main, a graduate of the
Oquirrh school, and also a student IN the
city High school. has returned from
teaching at Ibapah, and expects to take
a course in the University training school
the coming year.
The friends of Miss Rowberry of the
Webster school regret to learn of the
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in wishing for her a speedy recovery.
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0. H Alvey, formerly principal of the
Washington school. who has been at
tending the College OF Physicians and
Surgeons at Chicago the. past year will
attend Rush Medical college in the same
city the coming year. In addition to this
regular work, Mr. AVey has taken eleven
studies in the junior year, which is fine
record.
The Misses Arlettas and Laura Walker
and Miss FimOnt of the city schools will
spend their vacation at their homes in
Iowa.
On Wednesday, June 6, Miss Bond of
the Jackson school, Miss Burch of the
training school, Mr.. PrOsser of the Web
ster school and Mrs. Prosser of the Jim
tab school viii leave for the east, Miss
Bond going TO Chicago, Miss Burch to
Omaha and Mr.. and Mrs. Prosser to
Kansas City.
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Superintendent Cooper has been invited
to deliver the commencement address be-
fore the Wasatch academy, Mt. Pleasant,
June Z.
The county schools closed on Friday.
The. commencement exercises win occur
in the Salt Lake theatre on Monday, and
a general invitation is extended to the
public to attend the exercises.
s. w Gillian of Indiana is visiting his
brother, /. NJ. Gillian fthe High school.
accompanied by his family. The visiting
brother left yesterday for Poeatello,
where he viii visit another brother, Rev
]; d Gillian, pastor Of the Methodist
church at that place.
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A meeting of the state board of educa-
ton will be held in the office of State
superintendent Park on Saturday, June 2.
The final meeting of the present school
year of the Salt Lake County Teachers
association was held in the university
yesterday. Superintendent Van Colt re
viewed the work done by the schools dur
ing the year past, and expressed satisfac-
ton with the progress made.
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The following publications have been
added to the Utah public school library
during the past week; Pamphlet of the
minister OF public instruction, Hawaii (;
Physiology and Temperance instruction
in Massachusetts, Public Schools; Nation
al Congress Of Mothers; Story of Hiawa-
tina, and the FOrty-third Annual Report
OF the Board of EDUCATION, Newark, n. J.
One Of the graduates from the Webster
school this year viii be julius c. Erick-
son, a young man who was identified with
! a military campaign in the philippines
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A delightful surprise was given their
I ltdGuCIs MIS- OdSSdUgs Oh fflQdN alter
noon, by the pupils of the eighth grade,
Washington school The affair was plan
ned to occur in connection with the pa
triotic exercises appointed for that after
noon, and the pupils were preparing for
the occasion in the early part Of the at
teTnOOn, at a tine when their attention
was expected on their studies. It began
10 dawn upon Mrs. Cassidy that several
pupils were missing from their class, and
inquiry as to the cause was met by very
demure looking lads and lasses. Just
prior to the exercises Mrs. Cassidy was
conducted to the teachers room, where
was found the missing people and a table
loaded with delicacies. A very happy time
was spent
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superintendent Cooper has been invited
to take part in quite an Educational prop
| uganda in Summit county this week. On
! Wednesday morning, May 80, he will de-
! liver memorial address in the stake tab
/ ernacle, COalville. On Thursday, May 81,
will be an effort to build q central school
at Kamas prairie, and to accomplish this
end, three districts are to be united into
4 one On Friday, June 1, Mr. Cooper viii
/ deliver two lectures before the Summit
! county teachers at Park CITY, ana the
/ WOmans' club has been iT>~ ted to be
3 present. On Friday evening, June 1, the
first annual commencement exercises OF
/ the Summit county schools VIII take place
| in the Park City opera house, on which
I occasion superintendent Cooper will de-
/ liver the commencement address.