Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-12


Salt Lake-Conferenc time brought
us food Of visitors, Among them,
Supt. Rawlins Of Provo, Prof. Egg
gertsen Of Springyille, and score or
more Of other Utah county teachers.
Besides these, too. were all the dis
trlct teachers OF Ephralm Principal
Tollstrep and his teachers and one
trustee from Gunnison, The fine equip
ment and efficient work Of the Uai-
versity drew forth considerable favor
able comment from the callers.
AT chapel this week, Mrs. r. r. Lit
tie Of the regents spoke to the students
on the Peace Conference and on Paris
as she saw IT,
The first, second and third year
students were called together on
Thursday at 1880 and given general
instruction by President kingsbury, as
20 department. use Of time, and other
matters pertaining to their school life
Then Mr.. Robertson sang two solos for
them In a mastery style.
The children at the training school
began domestic science work this week.
They were keenly delighted to don their
cooking aprons.
Mr. Thompson, director Of training
work. goes to Pennington Saturday to
address the Davis county teachers.
There Is a growing demand for kin
dergarten teachers The supervisors OF
that work are having much trouble TO
fill the positions opening on all sides.
Pennington recently added that depart
ment to It's schools and II the experl-
ment proves successful all of Davis
county will follow the lead Young
ladies', improve your chance The
classes have room yet for members.
On Monday at II a. m. the regular
quarterly meeting of the board Of re-
gents will be held.
Prof. Stewart left here Friday even
Ing for Cedar City, where he will spend
several days visiting the Branch Nor
NAL school and inspecting the work
there. II is probable he will lecture
TO the students and patrons Of the
southern school during his stay,
Mr. Evans says his art students ere
doing better work than usual this ycpr.
Miss Westerveld gave the kinder
garten children the first lesson OF her
SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Christensen and Mr.
Geoghegan were visitors at the River
side on Wednesday.
Mrs. seckles visited the Lowell on
Monday.
Supervisor Pollock will meet teach
ers Of second grade on Wednesday af-
ternoon October 49, at $50 o'clock.
The Fremont school was visited on
Monday and Tuesday by teachers from
lehi, Bountiful and Spanish Fork.
The Lowell had delegations OF teach
ers TO the number OF twenty from Lehi
and Ephraim on Monday
Supervisor Pollock contemplates
holding on Friday afternoons what she
terms Optional" meetings, the same
being intended for teachers below the
fifth grade, The first meeting will be
held on Friday, October IS.
Superintendent Moreton distributed
checks for the first monthly salaries
OF teachers In the city schools on FRI
day Of this week.
Superintendent Christensen has in
contemplation the organization Of
teachers Institutes the coming year,
and will announce the same
in the near future. Teachers
Of the several grades will meet
grade by grade In various buildings,
and listen TO treatment Of subjects by
teachers assigned for that purpose. fol-
lowing which discussions viii take
place.
Mrs. Carruth, who has taught with
approved success for the past three
years In Summit county has been as
signed as assistant in the and Z
grades at the Lincoln.
Miss Pollock visited the Whittier
school on Monday the Hamilton on
Tuesday and the Jackson on Wednes-
day and Wasatch on Thursday.
Supervisor Elllotts meetings FOR
drawing which are held on Saturday
morning Of each week, are well at
tended
Miss Dawley, Of North Bridge. Mass,
has been assigned to a position in the
Wasatch school,
Misses Horne, Kimball an3 stanch-
field were visitors at the Whittier on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Kimbal. a patron Of the Whit
tier has presented a beautiful picture
10 Miss Georgia Wheelers room ol that
school. The picture IL entitled "a
Little Child Shall Lead Him"
Miss Whitbeck, who teaches In stcr-
ling. Sanpete county was a visitor at
the Loncoln on Thursday
Mrs. Hodson was a visitor at the
Lincoln on Friday.
The Orio society. in room s. Lincoln
school. was organized yesterday with
the following officers President. Chas.
Kabislns vice president, Ann Mat
,hews: secretary, Jennie Cooper; edi-
tor Newell Clayton.
Geraldine Brown OF Bryan school un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
at the Holy Cross hospital on last
Wednesday.
Teachers from Nephi Boun,lful.
Ephraim and Lehi visited most Of the
public schools during the week.
Miss smithen was unable 10 resume
her work az the Lowell on Monday.
Mr.. schaffner has been assigned as
assistant In The eighth grade at the
Vasatch.
The friends Of education regret %
learn Of the illness Of Principal c. A.
Eaton Of the High school. and wish for
bun a, speedy recovery. He 10, how
ever. doing wen.