Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-16
SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOLS.


Miss Pollock held q meeting Of fourth
grade teachers on Wednesday after
noon.
Supervisor Elliott held a meeting for
teachers Of the fifth grade on Tuesday
afternoon, and for teachers OF the sixth
grade on Thursday afternoon.
A meeting Of the principals Of the
city schools was held on Wednesday af-
ternoon, and by invitation, Supervisors
Pollock and Wetzel met with them.
Miss Pollock was first announced, and
when asked 10 outline her policy, replied
that the time allotted 10 her at the
meeting would not permit her 70 90 IN
10 details. but would gladly do so at
the earliest opportunity. Miss Pollock,
however confined herself to the sub.
feet OF reading, and oontended that as
a blsic principle In pedagogics the
child should not be deprived Of the
privilege OF q trial by his own efforts
without the aid OF suggestions on the
part OF bis teacher. AS this seemed 10
be opposed TO the theories advanced by
a former supervisor. quite a lengthy
discussion follower, Supervisor Wetzel
then briefly outlined the method which
will govern him In teaching music, urg-
ing that the subject deserves careful
consideration, and that the time usual
" allotted 20 II should be scrupulously
regarded He made most earnest plea
that the work should be prosecuted Wis.
orously, and by intelligent cooperation
excellent results would be achieved,
From the report Of Superintendent
Christensen for the month closing Nov.
/. the following data Ia obtained: Total
enrolment, 1881 number OF teach
ers. 29i; average number Of pupils per
teacher, SO; cases OF hardness, 2,l52; per
cent OF attendance. 9i7; per cent OF
punctualty 99l; cases OF corporal pun
ishment, Is; cases of truancy a.; visits
by patrons. l.l3e. visits 10 patrons, 3S2;
colored pupils enrolled, &c.
A meeting OF the patrons OF the FIRE.
mont school was held In room y III S;i5
p, m, Friday. The following was the
rrogram:
Plano solo ............... Naoma Naylor
Story Acting ........P unns or Room /
Rosa Bonheur and Her Painting.
Rachel Folsom, room g. 5th grade
Address .,....,.......S upt Christensen
chorus Pupils OF Room 3
Supervisor Pollock has been making
an investigation OF the work In the
fourth grade arithmetic during the
past week.
Mr.. Leatherwood has been assigned
to the eighth grade at tho Sumner
school,
Miss Felt, OF the Union, visited the
Twelfth, oquirrh and Lowell the pres
ent week.
Mrs, T0mlipson has been assigned
70 Miss Shields place at the Grant.
The latter VIII have leave OF absence
until Christmas.
The seventh and eighth grades at tho
Lowell VIII give banquet on Friday
afternoon. The guests win be tho
Wilkes football team and tho Lowell
teachers.
Mrs. Fred Price has returned from
The East and has given the Franklin q
beautifully framed picture OF Pharaoh
Horses.
There win be parents meeting af-
ter the Thanksgiving program on No
vember az,
An orchestra has been formed In the
Franklin, consisting OF Eula Hardes,y
and Fay Ferguson with guitars, and
Alva Baer and Claude Hardesty with
mhndolins, Other additions are eI-
pected.
Miss Tibbets substituted for Miss
Meeks at the Jackson this week.
Mrs. Gibbons OF the Franklin visited
the Emerson and the oouirrh on We'd
nesday.
The Cannon Book Store has offered
prize Of copy Of Loweils poems fol
the best History and Significance Of
~ Alelhbet," the work 10 be con.
fined to the 7th and sth grades
For the most artistic letter design. A
B,,Derge.& Co. offer a prizeNof q book
subject, Landscape Painting in Weiei