Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-30
SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOLS.

Salt Lake City.-School day AZ the
fair next Friday, That this years eX-
hbIt will be the best ever is assured
by the members Of the several COM
mlttees who have the display In charge
Culling Is going on at satisfactory
rate at the board rooms, city and coun-
~ building, and In a few days the I'M
mense exhibit win he arranged IN the
neatest apartment Of the main build
Ing 50Xl2 foot space will he entire
~ occupied by the school display. Wis
itors Will ind comfortable chairs and
logcs I'm this division, so that ease and
comfort will contribute TO the appreci-
alton Of the products Of the city schools
American flags, gifts Of the @. A. r.,
will he hung I'm graceful festons along
the walls, I'm fact, harmony I'm color
and genera artistic effect viii receive
full recognition In the entire arrange
ment
4 $4,000 manual training equipmen.
is the boast Of tho Salt Lake High
school il far exceeds In complete
ness and variety that OF any high
school in the state,
For the first time in the history Of the
schools, textbooks were on hand at the
several buildings on the beginning day
Of the school year,
Flags were sent out to all the school
buildings this week. They were pro.
scented by the G, A, r, last Flag day,
which was iittIngly celebrated at Lib
erty park.
In Supt Christenseus private Office is
a l2xl6 painting by j. r. Harwocd -
the ar, department Of the salt Lake
high school. The study is scene ON
the Jordan. The work OF art Is to be
presented to the Bonneville school as a
reward for It's having reached the high
est percentage ~ attendance at the
High school during the first semester
Of l90A-5, on the part of It's graduating
class Of 1903-4 or a class Of there
were Z who entered the High school
The statistics Of National Commission
er Of Education W. T. Harris shows
that an average Of 60 per cent is reach
ed by the American schools The Bon
neville made a record OF over n per
cent.
Manual training rooms are furnished
In all the buildings. Even the smaller
ones are provided with one or two work
benches and supply OF tools,
Miss Morft Of the Lowell goes TO the
Webster Miss Ivy Dix from Grant to
the Lowell, and Miss Booth from the
Lafayette TO the Lowell. =
a crowded condition exists now only
at the Grant ana Riverside.
A supervisor Of physical culture win
be Installed IN the immediate future,
The High school registration touched
the 1881 point his week
Miss Pollock held session with
fourth grade teachers last Thursday az
teTnoon.
Miss Mayne has charge Of girls phys.
ical culture at the High school.
Miss Herman has been transferred
from the Hamilton TO the Washington.
Miss sorensen began work at the
Hamilton IN second A grade,
The second kindergarten class. under
the supervision OF the city schools
opens next Monday sc the Hamilton.
Friday last showed a registration of
81. The first Kindergarten vas started
az the Union.
Considerable activity IS beginning 10
display Itself IN local educational cir
Giles on account OF the anticipated visit
to the city Of five Of Americas prom
lnent savants These gentlemen, DR..
Schaeffer, president OF the n. r. A.,
VIII be accompanied by W. "A Max
well, n. W j. w Wilkinson, -. Y:
Albert c. Lane, Chicago. and w. 7.
Harris, Washington, D. g. The pur-
pose OF their soiourn IS to investigate
me resources Of this city, with a view
10 determining whether or not the next
session OF tho y, Il. A. IL TO be held In
the Clty or the Saints" That they viii
receive a royal welcome by the cltv's
most representative citizens goes With
out saying, 1t Is very probable that a
series OF meetings will be held. al
which the gentlemen will be heard ON
OF national Importance,
Teachers received their first payment
last Thursday,