The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

Utah takes the greatest pride in its
magnificent educational system. And
never in the history of the state have
the public schools been In more pros
porous condition than the New Year
VIII find them. True, there has not
been a wonderful amount Of building,
nor has the state educational depart
ment acquired extensive interests dur
ing the year. but the system has been
kept up fully to requirements and the
records show no falling of in attend
ance since one year ago.
The state schools are operated indie
pendently of the schools Of Salt Lake
city. OEdeH. Provo and Logan. They
number 6e9. and of the total SO Of the
buildings are owned by the state The
value OF the school property rs Sl,6za.-
6g3. There are 1870 pupils enrolled IN
these schools. according 10 the last cen
sus (taken June 800. and 1,l54 teachers
are employed therein. During the year
the state paid these teachers the sum
OF S457, 993.
Modern Buildings the Rnle.
school buildings erected in the va
rious districts are entirely modern,
with special attention 10 sanitary con
ditions. There were twenty-toUF new
school buildings constructed at a cost
D
ords OF the four principal cities of the
state. state superintendent Nelson an
ticipates even a more prosperous year
in the matter OF enlarging the state
school system, and his report viii show
that the larger state institutions. as
well as the district schools, are in first
class order. The state conducts the
state university, Agricultural college AT
Logan, the branch normal school at
Il g. d .Ta.r.F
and dumb and blind at Ogden. Through
the swift development and progress OF
the last few years. IL Is possible prac-
ticaIly, for every child in the state 10
attend school, and statistics show that
an exceptionally large percentage OF
| children between the ages OF and IS
are in daily attendance.
In salt Lake county. outside of Salt
Lake City. there are thirty-siN districts
and hfty-seven schools. supported by
tax levies. All except one OF these
/ schools are owned by the districts, and
146 teachers are ON the payroll. draw
/ ing salaries amounting TO ss69102 per
year. The enrolment ia the county
I schools is large. Late statistics show
/ sn attendance Of 6.74S pupils in a school
population Of S,32f. The value of the
school property is $24S.212-SS. During
I the year the work of construction has
been as follows; New school at East
/ Jordan, erected at "a cost OF S2o,600; new
school at Bingham, at a cost of s132.16;
addition az Bingham az a cost Of 1884.
Salt Lakes System.
There is not another city in the Init
/ ed states with the same population as
/ salt Lake that can boast OF "a more per-
fectiy equipped system OF education.
I The public schools have been the pride
I OF residents for many years and the
wonder of visitors, always. Having q
/ board Of education that thoroughly un-
/ derstands the needs Of the locality. and
! whose policy is progressive. the public
school system has been built up mar
velously during the last decade
j At the present time salt Lake has
/ twenty three graded schools, including
one training school and Two High
/ schools in which there is total en-
| rollment of 13.e29 pupils, compared with
/ II, 700 pupils on the same date one year
l ago The number OF teachers is 55b,
I practically the same as last year.
The chain Of schools extends from
/ one end Of the city to the other and
4 each of the city districts Is we'll rep
/ resented la the daily attendance. Thf
/ cost Of operating the system is about
( G350.000 annually. exclusive OF new
! building, interest. etc
The most important Improvement
I now und r way in the city IS the erec-
I ton Of the Lafayette school on North
I State street. near North Temple II
4 was commenced in october, 1891. and
/ via be completed, il IS expected, at thI
/ beginning Of the next school year. The
( ground upon which the building stand;
! cost $4,000 and the total expenditures
20 date amount to ss3 79S. The cost al
/ completion win be approximately S175.-
009 and the school wiz accommodate
Dearly LOCO pupils
I Since manual training was instituted
at the beginning Of the last school year
4 there has been no Important addition
/ in the higher branches.
High Schools Excellent Work.
The record Of the Figh school grad
uating class 81 June. 1893, is an inter
esting educational illustration. The