The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-11
High School Notes

on Friday morning Mr.. Eaton gave
an instructive talk before Mr.. Travis
Greek history classes uDOn some phases
OF Greek literature. He first spoke of
the Greek motto. Nothing in Excess,
and Of its application to their ideas of
education, literature and art The
Greeks believed thoroughly I'm proper
ton and symmetry in all things. and to
this belief may be asCribed much of
their excellence in various lines of ac-
tvity. OF the different forms of writ
ing. epic poetry was best represented
by Homer and Hesiod lyric BY Pindar
and dramatic by Aeschylus. SOphocles
and EUrlpides, the great trio. In
speaking Of the epic poems. Mr.. Eaton
compared the "Iliad" and Paradise
Lost ascribing to the former the
greater literary merit while the lat
ter has probably afforded greater
pleasure 20 a large number Of readers.
The rise Of the drama. originating in
the celebration of the festival of Dir7y-
sus, was briefly Sketched. and de-
scription of the Greek theatre and
stage given. The talk closed with a
description of their subjects and a
chsracterizati ton OF the literary style Of
these writer's. AS the Greek history
classes have been studying the epic
and lyric poems and poets OF Greece,
this talk was timely and interesting.
Miss YaTdley's class in solid geOm-
etrX has done some good work in the
construction Of pastebOard figures. in
Guiding various kinds OF pOlyhedrons.
Among the many well made figures
were those Of Paul Belcher. VIII Bate
man, lie Roy Bourne. Creighton Brown,
Dale Pitt Will Nuttall. VIII CrOzier
and Louise Belts.
Miss GOddard's sophomore English
division. which has been studying The
Merchant Of Venice" closed their work
on that classic with a quotation con-
test on Monday. Sides were chosen.
with Harry Faring and Louise Maddi-
son as leaders. The contest was won
by Miriam Brooks.
The freshman classes have finished
/ the Vicar Of Wakefield" and viii take
+ for their next classic THE Vision of
/ Sir LaunfaL' Miss Clarahans classes
/ have handed I'm their first stories with
/ plots. and among the number are sew
/ eral showing considerable originality.
Three Of the sophomore classes have
finished the work in 'Silas Maner. "
| and VIII now begin The Ancient Mar
/ iner"
+ Mrs. Travis freshman commercial di-
/ vision is reading THE Vicar Of Wake
/ field as a basis for composition work
/ AT q meeting Of the WOmen's Re
publican club held Monday at the home
/ Of Mrs. Rive s. Maud McCarEar Of the
I senior class read a paper, "A Tribute
( 10 Mckinley" This paper was one
prepared last term as part of the
! junior work in English.
a part OF Mr. Meals geology class
made a "trip on Thursday up city creek
I canyon 60 study the structure and
shape of the old City creek delta. and a
lava outflow Mr.. Neal is planning
. TO take the class 70 Red Butte and DRY
I canyons to examine different geological
+ formations. and he hopes to make a
trip TO Parleys canyon and from there
l into Emigration canyon. The latter
part Of the past week the geology
class has been studying and inter.
preting topographic maps. made by the
/ United States geological survey.
In the physics classes. a number Of
students have completed their pre-.
sCribed number of experiments and art
now performing general experiments
The past week the class has beer
studying the subject Of color. particu
larly In relation 90 its psychologists
side a number Of experiments nav,
I been made showing The effects of. Colo
contrasts and the relations Of comuli
mentary colors. Mr. Stanley has ais,
tested the members OF the class OF
, their personal knowledge Of color.
In the mechanical drawing clas
Harold Hills is beginning a design 70
the air chamber OF force pump.
Next week Nr. Browns sophomor
/ classes In geometry viii begin origina
work in construction and IN theorem
Of the third book
MT. Pen6erErass shorthand classe
are to have a test In speed next Fri
day. The highest record vet made b-
any pupil in taking Shorthand dicta
ton was that Of 155 words in min
ute. by Naude Synons OF the senio
class. The advanced pupils are doin
EOod work in transcribing court ties
timony
In Bookkeeping Henry smith. Kat
Folsom. Ralph Ludlow and Grove
/ Spratt have finished the require
books and are now doing supplement
tary work.
1iiss Critchlows advanced Germa
class has finished the reading Of .Jung
frau Won Orleans" and viii give IN
rest OF the term 10 rapid reading &C..
German Breakfast" formed the subiec
Of conversation in this class last Fri
day.
Mrs Jennings third period Frenc
class has finished the prescribed wor
Tor the year and wiz now begin
thorough review.
AIiss Rowe's advanced Greek clas