Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
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instead Of two, and 80 on allowing the
teachers to keep a better supervision
over the work Of the students. During
the year the carpenter shop was re-
moved TO the building purchased from
z. G. NJ ]. which has been fitted up
especially for this department. In the
blacksmith shop there are 10 many
studcnts that Il has been found neces-
sary to add three new FORCES which are
now being installed. In both these de-
partments practical work Is being done.
The domestic arts and domestic science
departments are crowded and IL has
been found necessary to III up two new
rooms for the accommodation OF these
classes. Considerable new equipment
has also been purchased,
The training school In the Preston
block Is taxed 10 rs fullest limit and
II is quite certain that additional room
VIII have to be provided another year,
The missionary class Is growing rapid
ly The work this year Is more OF
normal character and more efficient
than heretofore. The music department
IS now located IN the old Thatcher
residence where six rooms have been
fitted UP For It's accommodation In the
art department there are four large
classes all doing excellent work under
the tutorshIp OF MIR. A. Il, Wright, who
recently returned from a two years
sojourn IN Paris and whose paintings
are attracting considerable attention,
The demand for q winter course has
induced Prtst. Linford to provide for a
course OF study TO extend from Janu-
airy until April nc reduced charges. II
Is expected that this course will be-
come popular with farmer boys whose
work does not enable them to attend
during the full school year. The COLI
lege has several societies--the Webster
Debating society the Beacon Light So
ciety and the Book Of Mormon society,
all OF which are doing excellent wrok
along their respective lines.
President Linford deserves great
credit for the development and growth
OF the college under his able manage
ment, and II Is safe TO predict for II
great future
The New Jersey academy is also forg-
ing to the front as an educational IN
stituti1n, the present year has been
the most prosperous In the history OF
the school The present enrolment Is
l2j, an increase OF 2j per cent over that
OF last year. On account OF the limit
ed capacity Of the boarding depart
ment more pupils have been turned
away than have been received, but II
Is intended to remedy this defect With
ing another year by erecting a DOR
initory building that will accommodate
40 or 50 students on the whole the
outlook for the academy was never
brighter tlan at present. Prof ]. ~
Smith Is principal and IL ably assisted
by six lady teachers, each one Of whom
Is thoroughly devoted to her work,
Last but not least are the public
schools Of the city Under the able
OF Supt. ID. c. Jensen the
school. are making very satisfactory
progress. The enrolment has grown
so rapidly that the school buildings are
to the needs, and In several
departments II has been found neces-
sary to make the rooms do double SER
vice by holding two separate classes a
day The work done this year Is
most satisfactory IN all departments
and fully up 90 the standard OF the
best schools IN the state. The enroll
ment Is a little in excess OF 1900. The
schools are now practically free from
debt and plans are already being drawn
for a new school building TO be erect
ed next year which will be built TO ac-
c1mmodate between 400 and 500 stu
dents,
Among our manufacturing enter
rrlses we number some Of the most !
important industries in the state. We |
plows OF all grades and