The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-20

Word has been received to the effect
that President Eliot of Harvard will
probably pass through here about holi-
day time. and some effort will doubtless
either in a lecture for the general pub
lie. or falling in that. at least a talk 10
the teachers of the state
Miss Pollock held an optional meeting
for all teachers below the fifth grade
on Friday afternoon The meeting was
preliminary to the work of the year IN
the related subjects of nature study and
geogra ply. Miss Pollock gave a very in
teresting talk on the subject 'Geogra ply
and Its Relation TO Nature Study. The
teachers took part in discussion which
was very helpful
Mrs. Elliott will hold meetings this
week as follows: Tuesday With teachers
of beginners at 1880 and Thursday with
the teachers of the first grade at the
same place and time,
Miss Pollock will hold a meeting for
second grade teachers on Wednesday of
this week at $3.50. All new teachers of
the third grade are requested to be pres
ent, others Will be welcome. The subject
to be discussed win be arithmetic and
some work by a model class will be pre-
sented.
The new county drawing supervisor. J.
Leo Fairbanks held meetings with the
teachers in the vicinity of Sandy on
Thursday afternoon, with those near Mill
Creek on Friday and with those near the
city on Wednesday of last week.
The first parents meeting of the year
was held the Webster school last
Thursday. over $50 patrons were present.
\ short preliminary programme by the
pupils was given The following officers
were elected for the current year: Presi-
dent. Mrs. r. d. r. Thompson; vice
president. Mrs. Henry Bassett: secretary,
Mrs. TeasdaIe; treasurer. Mr.. Keller;
ceived praise from all sides for the pains
taking ability which characterized her
work as president of the society last year.
y literary faculty which will meet once
a month was organized by the children OF
the fifth and sixth grades a I the Uintah
on Friday. The following were elected
officers: Hazel kenner president;
George Rhodes. vice president; Grace
King. secretary: Harry Young. treasurer;
Helen Burt and Diana FaIlantine, pro-
gramme committee.
A fine programme was given by the
pupils of the eighth grade al The Jack
son school on Friday afternoon.
The Lowell Literary society rendered a
most excellent programme on Friday
afternoon last. The class is making a
special study of parliamentary law. and
is progressing finely. The remarks by
the president were especially good. The
programme was as follows:
Blue Bells of Scotland School
minutes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS secretary
Remarks ...-.........-.-..-s...... President
Rc;ta tio,, Matte saTage
Song. Alton Paul and Gwen Stanley
Biography of Farragut- = Charles Wright
ReadlnS ----..-...-.---..----. FRANK Mead
Duet. Mary Sherman. Mabel Sundberg
stanton
Essay ....-.-.....----Iacy Farnsworth
The death of Fred Kent. one of the
Oquirrh eighth grade boys. cast a gloom
over the entire class of which he was a
member The body was laid TO rest on
last Tuesday. and the funeral services
undertaking parlors- Many of his class
mates were present and listened to the
impressive services A beautiful design
in flowers was sent to the bereaved par
ents as the expression of sympathy and
affection of his classmates, and the music
for the occasion was furnished by small
select chorus from his grade He will
certainly be much missed. for he was well
liked by his comrades and teachers.
Miss Kate Moore of the LongfelIow
school leaves next Friday to accept a
better position near her home. Van
couver, B. 9. The teachers and patrons
OF the Longfellow regret to have Miss
Moore leave them. not only on account
of her excellent work as a teacher. but
because her kindly nature has personally
endeared her to all.
In room II of the Lowell school a new
sort of historical society is soon TO be
organized. The work of the association
will consist of the rendition of famous
orations, the giving of biographical
sketches, the writing of historical essays
and the memorizing of poems Of historical
value.
A spirited spelling contest is I'm progress
in the Sumner school, in which the whole
school is taking part The school is
consisting of the grades below the fifth
and the second of the four higher grades.
Two works of art, The Horse Fair and
The Chariot Race" are to be used as
rewards for the victors from time to
time, being placed in the rooms winning
the separate contests. In the match
which occurred on Friday rooms II and
were the victors.
Miss Belle Lawson of the Fremont
school gave talk on Millet last Mon
day at the regular meeting of the teach
ers in that building. Miss Lawson's talk
was ii most helpful one and was much
enjoyed During the next two weeks all
the rooms Of the school will devote some
time to the study of the artists master
pieces
A handsome steel engraving of the poet
Bryant in his study was presented TO the
Whittier school by Mrs. Martha KimbalI
a patron. last week. Il has been placed
in Miss Georgia Wheelers room.
Just before afternoon recess on Thurs
day the world was made larger for the
Oquirrh beginners by their being taken
on a journey of discovery through the
spacious upper corridors with their
decorations of pictures and statuary
through high grade room. where the
pupils smiled oenignly on the tiny tod
dlers who would some day succeed them
and then stationed where they could
watch the evolutions of the hundreds OF
older pupils as they marched down foi
recess.
The following teachers from Mount
Pleasant were visitors at the Jackson
school last week: John o. Lovegren
Daniel Rasmussen, Mrs. Anna d. Stevens
Fannie Candiand. Eliza Swenson Jennie
Jorgensen, Alberta Larsen.
Among the Oquirrh visitors this week
and Daniel Rasmussen. Mrs. Stevens and
Misses Fannie Candland, Alberta Lar
sen, Reynolds and SwenSon of Mount
Pleasant; Mesdames Simon. Brice. Boyce
Langton. Claude 3. burst and Broekhoff
and Misses Sorensen and Mort, and Miss
Boyce OF Mil Creek.
Mesdames Rathbone and Hall were Wis
itors in Miss Chambers room at the
Lowell school on Thursday
About fifteen of more of the county
teachers are taking the course in The
History and Science of Educa ton un.
der the instruction of Professor Milton