The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-29
High School Notes.

This week has seen great advance in
tho work of organizing the school and ar
ranging the progr2mme. On Tuesday
those teachers whose rooms were ready
for Use met their classes and assigned
lessons, and during the remainder or
the week heard regular recitations As
repairs were still going on in the labor
atory building the science ana maine
matics classes were forced to use differ
euL rooms in the main building, 50 that
their work has been somewhat delayed
However, in spite of the unavoidable
confusion in assigning rooms ana reClJd-
ton periods and adjusting conflicts in
hours, considerable has been accom-
pllshed- The students have Deen prompt
and regular in ATTENDANCE, ana seem
ready and anxious TOT earnest work. On
Monday the laboratory building viii be
ready, and the regular programme with
full recitation periods viii be carried out
In spite OF the Interruption and delay
in beginning school the enrolment TINS
week reached "a total OF 90, divided as
follows: Freshmen. 265, sophomOres, 49,
juniors, 10: seniors, l0a; special students,
Zl- This number compares very IaVor-
ably with the registration of last year
and shows that the pupils have not been
discouraged by the long period OF wait
The art department occupies a we'll
lighted room in the northwest corner OF
the first floor Here Mr. HarWood mas
been at work this week giving the cdsts
coat of white paint, in order 10 Sc
cure clearer light and shade eIects- A
/ number of pupils have enrolled ior tne
gained on Tuesday.
Many Of last years graduates are con
tinuiug their studies at other schoo!s.
Warren Paul mas gone TO the OnlNeIT5Sl-s
of California, Frank Carhart to the Mas
sachuseJts Institute OF Iechnolpgy am
Emma Lewis and Burgess AOuHB ar
among the number who have entered
the University Of Utah lone Morrisoil
has returned to the High school for work
/ Morse is taking German.
Very satisfactory arrangements nav
been made with the university aulnoI j
ties i'm regard TO the admission OF high
school graduates. Not only VIII thoSS
finishing the classical course receive Iu'l
credit 1T the university, but also those
completing the scientific and cOmmercll
] courses. This new arrangement VIII
avoid any loss Of time on the part OF
students intending to enter the university
from the High school. and il is believed
Will work good to both institutions.
On Monday the pupils will find the
biology department IN charge or MS
Stokes and Mr. Neal on the first floor
OF the laboratory building; on the second
floo- vii be Mr.. Gillilans office the
/ phvsics and chemistry rooms, in charge
OF Mr.. Stanley and Mr. Clark. and Miss
Carney's algebra recitation room
a mos. commendable feature of the
work in English this week has been the
promptness with which themes We're pre-
pared In five divisions of first year pu-
pills, numbering 80 in ALL every theme
was handed in on time. II continued
throughout the year this punctuality viii
prove d great help IN the composition
work.
The vacancy in the commercial de
department caused by Mr.. Beavers resig-
nation has been filled by the appoint
r1ent OF Mr.. Mckay, of the Salt Lake
Business college
THE Merchant OF venice IS the hrst
I classic to be read by the second year
Z pupils in English. and Macbeth by the
I third year classes. Preparatory to this
/ work they are making a study of the
life and times of Shakespeare.
/ Teachers and pupils viii be glad to
know that in the near future a lunch
| room Is to be started in the basement
/ OF the U.iou school
I The statue of Hebe. as well as that OF
I Apollo. now adorns the lower hallway.
! Elizabeth Grumpy. OF last year sopho-
! more class has entered the Los Angeles
D High school.
| Spencer's 454 East First South