Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
Ogden's Twelve Months of Splendid Growth

UNIV ul century haze 49,.
,ieuIeu WIN the schools of oedon con
~ inc present time preeldsn, ant
poaru vi EDUCATION. Telepb,r.'i lh'
peeh Installed IN each M ,tS nave
sSlool buildings 10 De used I'M "c AfE
SICKNESS, IRE on other pmorya,,. .'ae o.
perlntendent William Allison ,SSt M
number OF years has been M NY Io
OF the ogden public school svs,o n'a'
one OF the best and most r, ys,e'n, o
EDUCATORS OF The state and la H.,
we BOARD OF education g dina
ore9lt Tor me high standard to ghI.
Ogaehs public schools have attalp.1S'
FOR DEAF AND BLIND
me Utah state school for tho s...
ana blind Is located at Ogden ueA
an enrolment OF over 100 sudopts N1
Is accomplishing wondorhI "l
win the pupils. A class of g,, "OI'
sent to the worlds fair 81 Ionis W,sl
year under the supervision of SIN
EDDY and Miss briggs ThoIr . ns
mere was an amazement DO the tbo".'
ands who would gather around '', U
department and observe Dhcr
Ihe school Is accomplishing n me-
cent work In teaching the chl5r-.
speak read write. and yarlous b'n5.
trade, The manual labor d sp9r,,..o
OF the school is excellent n,tiiyyW
containing some samples of fbe s,tD'Ur.
fine work. done both by tbo az ,o'l
boys was also sent 10 ST. rSrt.' MI,
INJURED nl1 1y many Prof Frank N
Drlggs VINO is superintendent on ~
sG1nool Is an exceptionally bright c.,
able man, whose whole heart 4 IN ~
work and with his able corps ~ ~
structors Is doing a wonderful uorL I.
teaching the deaf ana blind M.
school mas some magnificent hvlla1o,
ana grounds, and the Bumoundlpgs ss,
mace as attractive and pleasant for a..
pupils az possible Several nav, S
partments In the manual training wN,,
nave been installed in the lreiitr,i.a
this year The school was nova,. 49,.
IN more prosperous or better oon5r.
ton than at present.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL,
Another Of the state institutions m,
Industrial school. Is located I'M ~,
Junction city, this institution IS acoom
plishlng a good work In educating sn1
training the lncorrigbles of the s,o,o
AZ the present time there are so punii,
at the school, an increase over ios,
years enrolment Of il OF This nun
Der "a nave been committed during i0ol
and 10 who were parOled were raiurr
ed Some excellent improvements bsv,
been made at the school this year. Ths
grounds have been greatly improved
also the buildings. The boys are nav
domlclled at one building and the girl,
at the new girls cottage, which wn.
completed this year at cost OF Sl5 OW
Special attention Is given TO the man.
ual training department IN the scbSol
The boys are taught Matchmaking
carpenterng shoemaking, hammock.
making music, etc. and the girls ara
educated In sewing, fancy work. knit.
ting, laundry work, etc, besides speni.
ing several hours each day IN hoax
learning. u. NJ Allison, who has been
at the head Of the institution tor A
number Of years 10 performing lne
work with the inmates.
IN THE COUNTY
Weber county, outside Of the city IA
well provided with schools every one
Of the districts having a graded school
Supt w. y, Wilson, who for three
terms has faithfully and energetlcally
served the county In their schools. viii
sever his connection with the schools
on Jan. T. 1905. and viii be succeeded
by William Peterson very able
young educator. Under Mr. Wilson's
supervision the schools have progressed
very rapidly and rank foremost among
the states schools. There Is a school
population I'm the county OF 3,215 chill
dren between the ages Of G and IS
Fifty-slX teachers are employed, with
an annual salary Of S2i0jS3. During
1904 6,2O3 free text books have been
bought
a new departure was instituted IN
the county schools this year a primary
supervisor Miss TITLE Peterson, filling
the position IN most credltable man.
ner Her work with the teachers and
pupils has proven a grand success
Supt. Wilson, In speaking Of the con-
soldatlon Of several districts into one
gays II has worked well, and the bene.
fits Of consolidation are beginning TO
be felt, He stated that much better
results have been accomplished and
greater success Is assured for the fu'
ture,
COUNTY POPULATION,
Weber county outside Of Ogden CITY
has a population Of approximately H.
600. The county is divided into "a pre-
cinots or settlements and Ogden CITY
II has a larger area than either OF the
states OF Rhode Island or Delaware
II Is one OF the richest and most fruit
full parts Of the state Of Utah. us
assessed valuation Is Sl5MN5 Of
whlsh two-thlrds Is In Ogden Guy
classified as follows
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