The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-26


lent The superintendent advised that
gv-.rciseS for The close OF the half
r be very simple and OF an informal
.tsrrctrr. They VIII be held next Fri
Iv and superintendent Christensen viii
address the students Of the Oquirrn
@Iyrfb grade AT 1879 and those of the
riTeoin school at 1870. lie has been in
tr-d ~ address those Of the Union
M. committee on legislation in regard
I'd. g.gsrettes appointed at the meeting
vi fHc sumner school parents last Friday
vfrf meet early in the week and formu-
ZEE Mans for presenting the matter 20
-trar rarauts' organizations for their CO.
ge-atIau 1t is hoped that the matter
mich is causing so much trouble TO par
rt- and teachers-the cigarette habit
NAV ba reached in this way and dealt
-rffh effectively.
n" the I'D inst State Superintendent OF
c.b0oIs Nelson appointed Professor
ca1rga NJ Marshall of the state univeT-
5,r IDENTITY state superintendent of pub
Ir instruction I'm the place of DR.. J. NJ.
T.rrer. who resigned that position some
Months ago for the general Superlntend-
-rrv or the J. d. S. church schools.
Instructions from the office of the city
.--1arirtrudent will reach the various
sboaI- tomorrow to the effect that a
-arr of the day Wednesday be set apart
tGr I'M, Observance of Mckinley memorial
INV Each child wiz be allowed to con-
tributa t9 the Mckinley fund.- but 10 the
svtprt Of 8 cents only. and tie matter is
REGARDED as "a privilege rather than re-
charming arctic scene is represented
an the sand table IN Miss Ada Pratt 5
.5om in the Oquirrh. Fur-clad Eskimos,
merging from their quaint looking iglOOs,
,rrt fn. polar bear aud stately reindeer
p~ichtiy Eskimo dogs drag their burdens
,ra-. tho SHOWS, seals swim near the
.brre. an ice-bOuni ship is I'm the dis
.aucc and behind the towering icebergs
The radiant aurora bOrealis completes a
scene of absorbing interest to the small
people who are studying the Eskimo IN
der her guidance.
Al the meeting of the second grade
teachers last Wednesday, Miss Phoebe
Sch0,es of the Grant school presented a
most excellent class I'm reading and Miss
Mc8Iaster OF the Hamilton another. The
meeting WIS "A very successful one.
The outlines in drawing for teachers
Of the beginners and first grades have
i-su mailed 20 the teachers. Before
these shall have been completed the fol-
lowing outline viii be sent if Supervisor
Elliott is not again at her work.
An teachers OF the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades are soon to be supplied with
copies lf Giffin's arithmetic for reference
use The large schools of the city have
already received boxes of the Ross mem
suratiOn blocks. which are considered the
finest arithmetical blocks now in use.
All grades from the first TO the fourth
inclusive have sent work IN arithmetic to
Miss Pollock for distribution among the
various schools throughout the city, the
object being to secure greater uniformity
in the primary departments.
Supervisor WetZell held an optional
meeting Yesterday for teachers Of the
sixth seventh and eight grades. The
meeting was in the High school and was
one of great interest to the old as well as
the new teachers.
The Japanese and their curious Gus
toms have been the subjects of recent
reading and language lessons in Miss
Iayl0rs room at the Oquirrh- An inter-
esdng japanese corner is decorated with
handsome Japanese screens, fans, para
soils pictures and mating. At one side
some japanese dolls slumber peacefully
on their wooden pillow, while a tiny tea
table stands invitingiy ready for tea
Some tasteful screens cut and decorated
by the children, also adOrn the walls
Principal Eaton of the High school Wis
tied the eighth grade Of the Lincoln
school last Thursday and made q very
lucid explanation of the courses OF study
in the High school
State Superintendent Nelson has been
Invited 20 address the various parents
meetings i'm the different schools through
out the city.
Friday evening Miss Margaret HUI en-
teTJa.ned the teachers of the Jackson and
Emerson school at her home at a delight
fui party.
Superintendent Christensen made a fine
talk 90 the pupils of the sixth grade at
the Lincoln school last Monday or The
Industries of a Large City
The Mothers cidb at the Washington
school held meeting on Friday last and
listened to q most excellent paper on The
Habits Of Children given by Miss QuEt-
trough, the principal
Superintendent Christensen and Miss
Pollock delivered addresses on Higher
Education before the pupils Of the sew
eEth and eighth grades of the Jackson
school Thursday morning.
.drS. Bliss pupils at the Union school
mad very eXCttir time Friday after
noon during a written spelling match. The
percentage Of errors in section l was al
most 81 greater tnan in section >
Friday was parents day at the Union
s.nooi. \ special programme had been
prepared in each of the rooms, after
which general programme of "A half
hour was given I'm room II. n large num-
Der of parents was in ats. dance.
4 literary society was organized in room
j. ~ the Lowell school last Friday. The
society viii convene every second week
"al render programmes. The class chose
navy blue and white for its colors. and
erected the following officers: Lawrence
dawson. president; Tennie Nick 'ller,
Vice president, Fremont kutnewsixy, sec
relary. and Aline Mcmillan. treasurer.
mat interest in the higher education is
increasing Is shown By the fact that of
lfe ygIirrb eighth grade class graduating
tN. Juno rhtrty-fOuT entered school again
ID september to continue their education,
per cent being enrolled in the High
Supervisor WetzeH spent Thursday
ana Friday at the Riverside inspecting
,-. work In music. His visit was much
'-9reelatei by teachers and pupils.
Inns month the seventh grade pupils Of
t-0m l7 aL The Jackson school won the
-IS- prize picture in the spelling con-
Miss Edna Davis gave a very interest
-s lslh l' the teachers of the Fremont
Lt.s1 Monday on Anthony Van Dyke and
The seventh and eighth grades of the
hamilton mad a spelling contest Friday
,. ..l The eighth grade was victor
Miss Edith Herman of ,he Riverside
>t spent Thursday afternoon at tht
N.'I-- visiting Mrs. Mckay and her very
-r's. Ing class of little ones
-+Is. Hilton visited room 10 of the HAM
".'a Wednesday afternoon
Nm" oguirrh visitors were Mesdamcs
-,..s. II. COhD. DR.. Lewis. Wood
.' faIias. Brooks and McDougal
..t Kisses Cohu and Esther Mitchell.
81 SafenSon, principal of the Tim
.-..-.s school at Provo was a visitor IN
... ,'it Yesterday. He viii probably
1It.I tomorro% visiting the schools here
Ht..lt visitors at the Riverside school
MY dr. e.. a. TX, Mrs. Clausen and Mrs
-t'a'E~ The visitors of the week at the
r.. school were Mrs. Johnson, Mrs
S4'Ai-E and Mrs. Montague.
s.>-Il =. GcogheZan OF the board =
--.a-l1n was q visitor at TIE OQuirrf
T--.l or Monday and at the Webster OF
N.Cre~iay
M Whitney visited the Washington OF
Miss Morris of the Whittier school Wis.
Mss Littiey of the Emerson !aSt
,Ars. ANGEL filled the place ca Mis-.
~ the Hamilton school during
--. absence last week.
tls friends of Mrs. Held of the Lowell
$40! VIII regret TO learn that she is de
elt4 az home with an attack of measle.
a. her family.
AT Elliott took the place of Miss Dixor
~ lae Union school for one day the pas