Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-08
TENTH ANNUAL
SCHOOL REPORT.
Statement Of the Condition Of the
sat Lake Public Schools
srpralyrESDESTS REPORI
..,.., wilson u,comm'rd' uar'
aslTnlnlos in the 'ou', 1900,
educational Advantage

-.rs committees Of iAe ''''
q ,a.' NJ. n.sst together win '' u.
I,p@ OTIS, - vr.5n,s The commit. ', . %.
' 81 i',-. and schools did not sa'q 2, . '.I
,-, osnpnot quite ready u WIZ
r. ','o o,..o N !. at h, mex, meeting. ,,
PRESIDENT wilson's report
lows ,.sr OF the
,r,Jlc school system 10 san L,D.
INV and rs progress during isa' .. pc.
,, ,'J ia 4 am sure a source Of s..',
..'s. .o ,ll who have been co.0 ..,...
t.i1e Inc I'm an official li.'.'.'
W. , ,N supD5rl that has eve. ',."
lhe O{a tIih teachers ana parents
~. 1afs ths present hlgh $500 ..'-.a
uoeslbls. and gives oos'i1''
~ MANY Of tho best citizens o. A OMEN, .t'iT,
wyoming. Idaho Nevada any 9, rssi.
Coiorado ar. becomIDg perms5'.Jt"' An.
dcrts al our city becau.e oi Wy ros
oo,,o,st advantages offered il l i.'t
~, 5lmcult 20 erect b1illlns' I.5'
aeongb Win the lnc0m OF we DyN'n,
'1 49, rr9psr care Of the Increase q"
school population. u. rmers1n
'' -, siv.r00m build.ng. lne
,,rs,sirs ~ the Riverside was a'so 'g g,i'
,io.Sd Droylllng four new rooms lg
twelfth school was tHlIeg- e., tbs
ICONS. as was also the Bryant .u ., ,-'y
later case the closets ana H', a'.i5
plant were removed from Tue ''''"
building 20 an annex.
PROBLEM FOR THE BOARD.
The erea, problem confronting me NJ,
lns y 'eS,ratl4n 4 lack Of funds %
s s he schools Tor f1ll nine
,noribs and In an human lIgol uiltl1
:, ,rGi opnsal 10 ths coming LeElsla.,,,
en- n lar IA which have no DOUBT WI
Sc gladly given when the iea' 1'''u'
WI Tbe maximum levy permitted i, 3r
maintenance OF the schools Us "a INNS
~ !. M i.e5 he school census was SSlsi
q, io6l n had increased to lAl-s. IN
1s1 +be , assessed valuation m Salt
~. Cifv was iA00lO00 ln 1900 thal
-,einsti6n b7d decreased 90 i59'b'
Am can readily understand. Wheh
-rssarteB with the facts mat an M
crsase IN g Der cent in school popula-
t'or VITA a decrease 0f 81 per cent ll
property assessment presents "a ''''..''
clai problem from when Ie'leL S"''
Tbs school year Just closed was fooT,
loss ibsn nine months. but We shoulu
have me full term for the coming year.
Two short years 30 succession Woulu
lower The present high standard OF the
schools ..t.
There Is no city IN the intermountaiI
raelon situated as we are, whore they
ars educating their children az les.
cost per capita than in salt Lake CllE
The average cost per pupil per year io y.
the past fiye years has been only Sl"9'
10 keen abreast with the best schools
OF The country. we should have manud
training In our course of study. Ih'
hand. as well as the tongue, Is a me
dun OF expression and should, as wei
as The brain. receive instruction IN th'
school. The criticism is trequenu'
made that the pupil is educated ava.
fiom work. Manual training dlsniuc
labor Il develops the physical strehgl
as well as the mental. and, above an
Il teaches how 20 apply knowledge.
This city is also Ia need Of nish
school as q part on the public sChoQ
system. There are many boys ah
girls who are unable 10 attend durin
The day, and their only opportunity 1
obtain an education is through attend
ing night school a great public goo
could be accomplished u we Wer
financially able 20 supply this want
The board has outstanding BOND
amounting TO tl06,000. $4,000
which are due August ], ls.
$4,000 are due February ], lsl
and the remainder. {225.0Q0 fall du
August ]. 1913 By the use OF It's sins
ing fund the board has purchased ai.
cancelled Its own bonds amounting
Nig009
on behalf OF the members OF tf
board. desire 90 express their appr'
citation 20 the teachers, principals. 81
pervisOrs and the Superintendent
Frank B. Cooper. for the intelligenc
enthusiasm and constant efforts in o
half Of the schools, without which Oh,
could not have attained the high stan.
ing which they now have not only ID
cally but abroad ass WELL
desire also Zoo express my apprecl'
ton 20 the members of the board aI
rs officers and employees for the un
form courtesy shown me during u
term of office.
T.. w. WILSON,
President Board OF Education.
sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT
Superintendent Cooper submitted q
following very interesting report OF q
work that has been done In the pub.
schools under bis regime.
-Four well defined movements hI
been in operation during the past yea
FIRST toward au Improvement in f.
course of study uy some raadlus'm.
and r.Im.n8tuus and hy giving great
emphasis tu tHa study of reading &.
90 the development of taste for 30.
literature. second. toward the nr
uucti1n of create. freedom and u.
h.Ilty into regime. giving the ..
practical prominence 90 mech.n..
agencies, third. toward efficiency
The operations ot the supervise
agencies, including OBJ. work ul .
cIpas and supervisors and fuu
toward un.t.u. parents and Teach.