Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-12
TWELVE THOUSAND PUPILS.
increase in' attendance Estimated III
The Nelghborhood Of FROM
900 TO 500.
lAFAYETTG'S DOORS SWING OPEN
Conditions Somewhat Crowded at the
Grant, Sumner, Wasatch and FIRE.
mont Institutions.

The opening Of the schools Of SAT-
Lake city this morning was under the
most auspicious circumstances and the
outlook for a very successful school
year Is indeed natterlng. 1t is es'
tmated by supt. d, II. Christensen
that the total attendance In all the
schools today was more than l2,OOJ
children. The increase IN attendance
over the opening day Of last year Is es-
tlmated at between 300 and 800 pupils.
On that day the attendance was ll,6l6.
Not only Is the attendance of pupils
greater but the teaching force of the
schools has been materially Increased
md the attendance Of teachers is great
er than ever before on an opening day.
The principal feature of the OPEN
ing Of the schools today was the open
ing OF the new Lafayette school which
was attended with short musical
program at the building this afternoon
followed by reception to. the patrons
of The school and all other citizens In
terested In school work The two high
schools opened up I'm good order with
an Increased attendance Of between
rs and 100 pupils. The exact attend
ance I'm any OF the schools Will not be
known until after tonight after the
DAYS work is completed,
At the Grant Sumner, Wasatch aud
Fremont schools conditions were rather
crowded today but Supt. Christensen
SAYS that there Is no doubt but that all
Of me pupils will be provided for by
tomorrow and the crowded condition
relieved
A marked Improvement viii be not
cd this year in the manual training
work OF the various schools as the
board has provided additional equip
ment so that such work may be carried
on In 10 or n OF the larger school
buildings OF the city instead OF only
two. as was the case last year. with
the distribution Of 100 new benches
with full equipments Of tools, there
are now total OF 1880 benches in use
IN the manual training department Of
the schools. The new training outfits
we're distributed this morning among
the Webster, Lowell, Fremont, Elmer
son. Grant. Franklin, Washington,
Union, OquIrrh and either the Lincoln
Dr Hamilton schools, Instructions In
sewing win be resumed as heretofore,
The work this year will be under the
supervision OF Miss Anna J.. Corbett,
Of Cambridge Mass, Mrs, Tomlinson,
who had charge of that work last year
having withdrawn In order TO take an
advanced course In domestic science at
the Agricultural college at Logan.
Not only viii there be a great adj
Vance made In the manual training
work. but Il Is not at all improbable
That before the close OF the school year
kindergarten work will be installed I'm
The schools Of the city, In speaking
Of that matter today, Suptt Christensen
said that In compliance with the law
passed by the last Legislature, reQuir-
Ing the schools to take up kindergarten
work within four years from the pass
age OF the law, II Is very likely that
such work win be attempted in some
pi the city schools this year.
FREE KINDERGARTEN.
The free kindergarten school opened
WIS morning under the direction Of
MISS Vera Lane at its former quarters
N INC Thirteenth ward Westinghouse
on Second South between State and
second East streets. II Is expected that
pm increase in the attendance will be
MADE This year over that OF last year an
thorough canvass Of the districts from
which pupils have been drawn will be
made Just how many assistants will
pe required to handle the work In the
kindergarten this year viii not be
known for several days An endeavor
VIII be made to arouse considerable en-
work.
THE GRANT CORRIDOR.
Another monument TO the energy and
NE artistic taste displayed by the ladies'
OF the home and educational section
OF me Ladies Literary club has been
erected by the completion Of the beau.
ululy decorated corridor OF the Grant
sehool. This Is the fourth corridor In
,he schools Of the city which has beet,
Deautliied by the ladies Of that organi.
tauon and II Is expected that the work
WV DE Kept up until every school
suudlhg In the city will show the Of.
le,'S OF that move by containing a cor.
hdor filled with statuary elegant naint.
art. "'' ""u
me walls Of the Grant corridor have
n,n dellcately tinted and on the south
wan hangs four bas.reliefs of tho fam.
gus Dell Robbla Singing aud Dancing
BOYS In the center OF the corridor
nAhds a llte-ClEed figure of Diana Of
sahaii which is considered the most
ueautltul piece OF statuary I'm ths
@nools OF the city The walls contain
sI,1e Elegant paintings. An autograph
p,clure OF General Grant occupies n
mace OF honor on one OF the walls. Th,.
corridor also contains several small
pieces OF statuary. The other schools
~ winch corridors have been decorated
ae me Jackson, Webster ana Wasatcn
TRAINING SCHOOL.