The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-17

incidents of his recent trip to Chicago
. We're recalled before beginning to give a
/ brief account of the more important pro-
! ceedings of the meeting there. The speak
er SAID that the meeting of the depart
ment OF Superintendence. while not So
{ great IN numbers, was even mora i'm
( portant than the large gathering of the
I composed mainly Of superintendent,
/ presidents OF normal colleges, professors
! OF RedagOglcs and the leading educators
] OF the country.
! Three great movements in educational
] lines were recognized and given time and
place Tor discussion. These were manual
| training. individual instruction and con-
/ solication OF synaIl districts. The two most
| vigorous discussions were on the subjects
I OF spelling reform and individual instTuc-
| ton h .. Vail introduced a resolution
/ to appropriate funds toward the further
ance OF the spelling reform inaugUrated
4 two years ago. THIS was opposed by such
/ men IS John Mcdonald of Kansas, super
| lntendentS tretJyman of Maryland and
thompson of Chicago Times Herald, and
! Upheld strongly by colonel Parker The
| resolution was lost and the English Ian
BudBe Will not De reformed The discus
sion on individual instruction, while not
50 sharp, was none the less interesting.
many pans We're proposed, the most
UNIQUE ana yet the most practical. by
superintendent kennedy OF New York.
! The idea advanced SJemed to be mainly
10 help the SLOW pupils. This was COM
batted by q. Stanley Hall. who made a
strong plea for the bright pupils. The
idea of more service on the part of the
teacher to the individual child seemed to
be the thought of all, however, and il is
5000 Inc consou0ation OF small schools.
which has not been tried in the west is
W9rklns well in ths country districts Of
Illinois and Ohio This involves the trans
pOrtatioD of pupils and still reduces the
cost OF maintenance per capita. Pro- essor
cooper paid high uriDute 10 DIR. Harris
whom he called the Inspiration of the
meeting.
Friday morning the pupils from all the
grades assembled in the large han at the
LoWeH 70 witness the unveillng Of the
statue OF Diana and TO receive the silver
O. the team, Hans Hansen, presented the
cup IN pleasing little speech. Mr.. Nc
nay accepted N Aenah If he school. the
case was unveiled by little Grace Mead
OF the beginners grade. and Miss Mary
Ieasdel gave an address. The cup and
cast have been placed in the haiI and
are now the admired of all beholders.
- - 8.
Miss Powers, principal of the whittier
to the corps OF that school yesterday at
the Tavern The table decorations were
graced the ends oil the table and vioIetS
WeIe used laV.shly- The guests were Miss
Cohn, Miss Eaton, MISS Goddard mss
Dye. anu MISS ~ give
A meeting of the parents of the Web
ster school will be held next Friday after
noon at o'clock. The subject of Home
study viii be discussed.
The institute held Thursday at the
Oqulrrh was a very profitable one. The
lessons given We're in the reading OF
poetry by children OF the first and second
Grades, together with one lesson by Miss
1oughtons class showing work in mem
Duntord OF the Lowell presented a class
rom the Tirst grade, which showed most
HOnaeIlu! skill IN slsht reading. Miss
tS0yS OF the Washington and MISS May
htnibaH of the Franklin gave very fine
sSln pies OF r1S,adlns by pupils of the sec
schools aid themselves and their teachers
great credit.
A Whittier LITERARY society was organ
ized Friday in the nth and sixth grades.
With the following officers: Frank Moses,
treasurer.
The Lowell spelling contest is stin in
the exciting stage So far the record
stands: Room IL. % points over room *.
room Is, > points over room IA; room 81 q
points over room l3. The only rooms I1av-
ing tied so tar are rooms 10 and A These
lWo nave tied in both contests and the
result OF tuesdays game is awaited with
great interest.
Most of the schools Of the city made
a special history lesson OF the life and
OF fetal career OF ex-Fresident Harrison
Friday. Many Of the teachers who were
here at that time were able to recall the
rnernbcred with pleasure his kindly words
on that occasion.
Mrs. Parsons rooms at the Hamilton
gave very fine entertainment on Friday
afternoon. The programme consisted of
songs, readings ana Rotations, and was
greatly enjoyed by the guests, of whom
there were many
In room 10 the Webster an interesting
programme ' rendered Friday after
noon The class had been studying about |
~, were IN accord with the art thought. |
Inc programme was as follows:
Song-By the school.
Essay hOrWai dson," Hyrum Jensen
Recitation-Walter Brown
Reading-Howard Case
BaDer-'W ebster star Mary Goddard !
Seading-H&rry Lovesey.
Song-Six girls.
The Hamilton school is exuItant over /
me Iac5 that the girls basket ball team |
aeieated the Webster team on Thursday 4
evening at the gymnasium.
Mr. Wiley of the Franklin has resigned 1
his position here and goes east imme- !
dIa tt.: to enter the government service /
The many friends Of Professor Smith,
Io.r5neriy OF the Salt Lake High school,
Will De GLAD TO learn that he has accepted |
a very excellent position in the New York /
schools at a salary Of 5000 a year.
All draw ng meetings are called off tenn
poI aFiiy because of -,-rs- Elliott s absence /
eli teachers Will sympathfZe deeply with /
1870 ~ III 9oAAON- NJ i4~tNfS mas
been received yet as to her mothers con-
dition.
Miss Holton announces n meeting on
afternoon at the city and coun-
" building OF ala teachers OF the second |
a and third = classes. The meeting Will
be heid at o clock
The Twentieth Century Literary society
OF room Q. Union school, will render the /
loIoWlng programme next Monday after /
noon
Recitation-Georg Parsons.
Vocal SOiO-LeOnOFa Nuttali
itation-kOsabeN Vinegar.
pupils.
L.br>Iy Story-FIO ence Atkinson
NOJat SOlO-HaLel Davis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS McMaster
Vocal Duet-Eva and Ruby briggs.
faDer-' Club Journal celia Wardrop
vocal SOiO-LOuiSe BrOberg
Smith
lace
., % o
me regular parents meeting of the
d SlSson school was held on Monday The |
az tendance was good considering the dis
g e4Dte cay. he NEE ing was addressed ]
~ SUpel antendent Cooper and Mr. New
man. The sentiment o. the meeting was
strongly IN favor of taking some action
70 insure the continuance Of the schools
tor the full term.
Professor Mulch spoke To tho nunfIs IF