The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-01

school. together with their corps Of
teachers. to Liberty park for a picnic
last Wednesday afternoon. After a ride
practically over the whole city. the lit
tie people were landed in the park.
where a delicious luncheon was spread
and ice cream and ali the delights Of
the small boy were served. About 100
children were seated at the tables and
they made a pleasing sight for parents
and teachers.
a very entertaining programme win
be given in the corridor at the Oquirrh
Thursday at 80, by the higher primary
and the lower grammar grades
The first recreation planned By the
board of education for the weary teach
ers who have Iabored so arduously in
the city schools. IS the examination,
which takes place on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday following the close Of
school. 1t viii be held in the High
school building and viii be conducted
by Mr.. Travis OF the High school, Miss
Pollock, Mr.. BenniOn of the university,
and Mr.. Keeler. with the superintend-
ent as chairman.
All VI DArELAus ~ AAA-4A EANES UIOlAl4SE OL
doing some excellent work in the near
future, is now being formed at the
Oquirrh. Miss Lola Cocker. a former
pupil of the school, presides at the
piano.
Miss Florence Timer of the Sumner
school was the hostess at a prettily
arranged tea in her room last Thurs
day afternoon at the close of the DAVIS
session. The daintiest OF invitations
were sent out by the little people, and
the teachers throughout the building
were their guests. The room was dec
GRATED with the spring flowers and pic
lures, and delicious refreshments were
served.
The graduating exercises Of the
eighth grade of the Oquirrh will be
held Thursday at 1920 at the school
building. About thirty-eight pupils Will
be given diplomas.
Miss Mcleod of the Uintah school
expects to spend part Of her vacation
in the summer school at Chicago.
President Newman OF the board of
education made a very interesting
speech before the members of the
eighth grade of the Oquirrh last week.
The city schools presented a pleasing
sight Thursday morning with the
wealth of flowers furnished by the chill
dren in response TO the request Of the
G. A r men. The flowers when col
/ lected, showed the good viii of the hun
dreds of little folks who had con
trfh1rted tharo
Visitors at the Oauirrh the past week
were: Miss Rose Jones, Miss Lydia
Walker, Mrs. English. Mrs Foster,
Mrs. Hillen, Mrs. Duncan and Mr.. r.
c. Rever.
President Newman, Superintendent
Christensen and Supervisors Elliott
and Wetzel were visitors at the Uintah
school during the week.
President Newman gave an interest
ing talk on geography TO the pupils OF
the sixth and seventh grades at the
Sumner school Thursday.
A short but interesting programme
was given in room at the Oquirrh
on Thursday afternoon.
Miss Moffet of the Webster school
was given a pleasant surprise by the
pupils Of her room on Wednesday.
superintendent Christensen and Pres
ident Newman were visitors at the
Bonneville school on Tuesday.
The board Of examiners for tn city
schools held a meeting on Thursday.
Thursday marked the dose Of the
eighth grade examinations The last
subject given was United States his
tory.
Miss Pollock was a visitor at the
! Longfellow, the Wasatch and the Jack
son schools last week.
Miss Thompson of the Union school
will leave for her home in the east at
the close Of school
The LOngfellow school will have an
/ ice cream festival for its closing next
Thursday afternoon.
The eighth grade pupils at the River
side school. accompanied by their
teachers, spent Friday in City Creek
I canyon.
The Emerson school gave a fine
entertainment Thursday afternoon and
evening for the benefit Of the library
fund.
| Miss Connolly of the Longfellov
/ school will spend her vacation in Idaho.
Mr.. Newman. Mr.. Gisuque and Mr.
Branting, members Of the board Of
1 education, visited the Lincoln school
I last week.
Supervisors Elliott and WetzeH were
I welcome visitors at the Lincoln Mon
day.
/ President Newman addressed the
/ seventh and eighth grades of the Lin
coin school Monday morning. His talk
J was appreciated very much by all OF
the pupils and teachers.
Mr.. J. H Walker, principal of schools
/ at Pleasant Grove. and Mr. ". D
/ Stewart. teacher Of the seventh grade
al the same place. were visitors at the
/ lincoln school on Tuesday and We'd
nesday. They were formerly assOci-
ated with Mr COombs.
Mr.. Bell of the Lincoln school has ac-
] cepted the prlncipalship Of the Thirty
first district school during the coming
/ year.
The Misses May and Laura Bullock
were visitors at the Lincoln Thursday
morning.
Three spelling contests were held II
the Lincoln school on Wednesday. as
/ follows. Rooms !. 2 and g, rooms 4.
and s. and rooms and S. The results
/ were. Room I. S6.3; room ,, SS.5; room
/ 2 SO. room 4. SIS; room :. 97.S; room S
"a. room :. e6.6: room s. 97.5. The win
/ ming rooms We're 1, 8 and 8.
The pupils Of the Lincoln school as
sisted By local talent, gave a e0ncer