The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-10


! At the meeting Of the third grade teach
! ers on Tuesday Miss HoitOn gave a very
helpful talk on the value Of nigh Ideals
Emphasis was laid on the mode OF con-
Quoting morning exercises. The child
/ should be so taught that school Is to MIN
/ q pleasant place and each day d JOYFUL
I one. A few minutes at closing SnCu-d be
used for the special purpose OF clearing
! up the horizon and allowing all to depart
! with Pheasant feehngs-
The drawing meeting of sixth grade
/ teachers on Thursday was full OF Su8-
/ gestive subjects for language work, as
\ well as drawing. Mrs. Elliott is endeaVor-
4 ing to make the drawing a help IN All
/ lines, and the work is meeting with more
] and more enthusiasm among the teachers
! The combining OF the TWO Nils both sub
! jects with q I'VE interest and brings pei
/ carry dIc hlLecJufes Nle'eCe ana me Z ~
! teenth Century artists. as language
! work IN the seventh ana eignJh grades
mas Deen a mos5 4atet estins o-2!ece. 81
/ dren have made quite extensive coLec-
/ ions o. plctults o. famous J-l4u1ngs, ana
! the different styles Of architecture are
! being noted
. 'Lincoln, His Early Life, His Public
/ FOR language work during the past week
J IN many rooms. In Miss -DreW'S room at
/ the Lowell the results for this work In
/ language will 90 to make up most IN
/ tereStlng programme on Tuesday next
the birthday of the great statesman
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The Wasatch eighth grade pupils are
/ the recipients of a very fine picture of
/ Lincoln. beautifully framed, the gift Of
Payson schools were closed on Friday
/ last, in order that the whole corps of
/ teach rs might visit The Sat Lake schools.
! Misses Annie Pike, AndeTDers, Nelson
/ and Evans, and Messrs. Moore, Fairbanks
and Taylor spent the dag at the Lowell.
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! At the parents meeting at the Grant on
! Friday last nearly every, family IN the
/ spoke on Art In the Home and the
/ School"
The eighth grade of the Wasatch school
/ enjoyed d special treat on Friday last in
J the form OF a talk by Mrs William G
/ Jennings on the subject of Greek Art.
/ geographical location and climate as fac
! tors in developing character The cOmbin-
/ ing OF color with sculpture, and architec-
! ture with both was treated,
The Emerson school viii have a par
ents' meeting on Friday, when it is ex-
! peCted that Professor Baton of the High
/ school viii speak on The Practical Value
/ of d High School Course.
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At the parents meeting at the Webster
! school on Thursday more than 100 patrons
/ of the school were gathered together TO
/ listen to the talk by Miss COlburn on
| THE Training of Young Girls" A short
J musical programme by the pupils of the
/ seventh ana eighth grades preceded the
! special number
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Tuesday, Lincolns birthday, will be OBJ
! served IN the Lincoln school by a Hail
J Programme, - in which all the rooms of
, the building viii take part. The patrons
/ of the school are expected. One special
/ feature OF the programme will be d co1-
/ cert recitation Of LincOln'S Gettysburg
/ speech by room s.
] On Friday at the Grant Professor Mulch
| gave an interesting and ms 5rucJIVe tax
/ 20 the advanced. pupils. on tire preceding
/ day Professor Mutch addressed the sew
/ enth and eighth grade pupils OF the
/ Oquirrh school
The art exhibit of the Emerson school
/ last Wednesday was a great financial sue
( cess and Melted for the school the sum Of
/ From an artistic standpoint, the art
/ day of the Whittier scloOl was perhaps
/ the most successful held 50 tar. Inc PIC
] lures had been made subjects of especial
I study by teachers and pupils, and each
/ was explained TO the various classes in
/ its relation to the story II illustrated In
/ addition to this, interesting talks on re-
producing pictures TOR magazines were
4 given
/ The parents meeting at the Union
! school on Friday was a great Inspiration
! to both teachers and parents. Professor
/ Richards gave a helpful talk on The IN
/ fiUenCe of the Home on the School" This
! was discussed from the opposite side by
/ Mrs Jensen, one of the patrons, and d
/ general discussion followed
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Miss CoIburn, the principal of Rowland
! Hall, expects 10 spend the coming summer
! in England studying English methods Of
/ a very interesting meeting of the Moth
/ ers' club was held in the, Washington
/ school Friday. The subject for discussion
/ was, Can the Health Conditions of the
! Schools Be Improved?' Mrs. Kimball
/ gave a very clear talk, followed by Mrs.
/ II. Picket, Mrs. Farnes and others. Miss
/ GualIrOugh spOkf upon the subject IN
/ her. own bright q L witty way and Mrs
II. W. Branch gave an able paper upon
the subject. Tne club and teachers en-
/ jOyed the sweet singing of Mrs. Nellie
/ DTuce Pugsley.
Mrs. Ida Dusenberry, who IS in charge
of the kindergarten work IN Provo, is IN
town, making preparations for a meeting
on TueSdav next of the state Kindergar-
ten association. Tt Is the purpose of the
7 association TO present a bin on the kim
/ dergarUen question 10 the leSlSlature-
! Mrs. Elliott announces the following
/ meetings for the coming week: seventh
and eighth grade teachers, on Tuesday at
/ D. m at the High school and the be
! ginners' teachers, on Thursday at 80 p.
m.' at the same place
M-. Geoghegan visited the Lincoln
/ school on Thursday and remained some
time as an interested spectator
The Oquirrh school numbered among its
/ visitors of the past week President New
d man and Mr. 14iaUQue OF the board OF
/ education and Mr.. Pinney, superintendent
/ OF buildings
/ Miss Johns of the Lowsll has been
granted a leave of absence of two weeks,
{ On account of i'll health. Miss Fitzgerald
/ takes her place meantime
/ Miss Amy Folsom of the Washington
/ school gave an interesting chalk talk be
fore the Lincoln school on friday AFTER
noon.
The Misses Scholes and Lloyd of the
/ Grant school were treated 70 surprise par
/ ties last week. Dainty luncheons were
! served 20 teachers and pupils.
Despite the snow and cold, a good num-
Der of the mothers OF the sumner MoIh-
/ ers' club were present Friday afternoon,
/ and most Interesting and prohtaoIe
meeting was held.
| President Newman and Mr.. Giauque Of
I the school board were VISITORS AT the
/ Sumner on Wednesday
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! Miss Welt substituted for Miss Lane
Monday and Tuesday. Miss Lane was ab-
/ sent on account of a severe cold.
] The Pbilomathean society of the sum
uer grganiZed for the second nalL-yeaI
/ with the following officers: President,
AdOIph QUist; vice president, George Pot
ter; secretary. Pearl Peterson; treasurer
] Warner Thompson; editress OF Jne 10
/ server, Ethel Gray; associate edltress,
/ Jennie GrOesbeck-
The Bryant Literary society had a reg
ular meeting on Friday afternoon az
which a very pleasing. programme was
rendered Besides musical numbers the