The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

e EIAlDl VI 80 many pubic EClOOl DullQ-
hlgs, the school has never had what
may be termed a permanent home.
Three years ago the school moved into
cOmmOdious quarters at the rear Of the
/ Oregon Short Line building on West
Temple street Here the work was
/ prosecuted with vigor by the STAFF Of
teachers under the lead of Professor
George A. Eaton. During the early aU-
tumn of the past year a fire made the
building untenable, and the school was
. removed to the old University build
/ ing. 1t is the understanding that
the property viii be purchased
by the school board, so that
the institution may at last have a
permanent home. The faculty of the
school consists of Principal Eaton and
a staff Of twenty-seven teachers. In
1901 there were enrolled 741 pupils, an
increase Of seventy-three over 1900.
/ Schools in 1901.
| The work of the year in the schools
] has been prosecuted with its usual
| Wig Superintendent D. II. Christen-
sen h9< ken UP the work left by his
pre- Professor Frank B. Cooper,
wit a,reat zest and is pushing it with
ability.
The study of reading has been given
especial attention by Special Super
visor ROsalie Pollock Of the primary
grades. For pedagogic reasons she has
kept the pupils longer on prints than
was done by her predecessor, and in
other matters is gradually bringing
about changes for the advancement of
the work in these grades.
During the year the work in English
+ has ueen emphasized in the grammar
grades. It is the opinion of Professor
Christensen that the proper place to
lay a foundation in the study of Eng
lish is in the seventh and eighth grades
of the public schools. The best col
/ leges in the east have refused to accept
the pupils of high schools in English
without conditioning them, and it is
for this reason that this departure has
been made.
Another departure has been made
during the year by emphasizing the
study of rational arithmetic" as
against the study Of numbers in the
abstract. Mrs. Frank r. Elliott, the
supervisor of drawing, has been turn
ing the attention of the schools to
drawing from the standpoint of art.
She met with a difficulty in the fact
that the teachers themselves had never
taken drawing from the art standpoint
so has been holding classes among the
teachers, fitting them TO impart instrUc-
ton along these new lines.
Professor W, A. Wetzell, who has
taken the place Of Professor Young as
supervisor Of music, has brought to his
task all the zeal of a lifelong educator.
The total number of pupils belOnging
TO the public schools of all grades dur
ing the past school year was 12.175.
and all the schools have been taxed to
their full capacity. AS yet no pupil
has been turned away from the schools
on account Of lack Of room, and if the
TJhCy of the school board continues as
in the past, this is not likely to occur
in the years to come. Several additions
have been made to the schools at a cost
Of $2S,656.01, which has kept the Capac-
ity in advance Of the demands upon
the schools The following gives the
total expenditures for the school year:
Teachers Salaries ...........-.S 1SS 2g3O5
JanltOrS' salaries ...-........ 16,54313
JanitOr supplies ....-.,........ 1299.S9
Fuel and lights -........-.-. S,05S16
Maintenance and repairs 900. 2O.191. 81
Rents OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4,506.10
Books and school supplies go. 1O.27A.27
General expense ............ 14519.6S
interest -..-................... 299 %
urhlIure ...---.......-......... 571.05
Total for maintenance ......S264. 557. 90
For new buildings ........... 23.656.O1
For interest on bonds 5000. 35.457.26
For sinking fund investment. 14,261.SO
Total .........--...........- 1897. 932-O7
The finance committee of the board
Of education has made the following es-
Inmates of expenditures for the school
year Of 1902.
For maintenance $500. 600
r OI interest -.-..-.--....-.-.-.... $500
FoT SINKING fund .....-.......... 14120
buildings $4,000
Iotal .-..,--................ S404, 420
Lha assets Of The snhnnl - -