The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-08

CHILDREN NOW BLESSED
BEYOND THEIR PARENTS
What Representative of The
Tribune Saw in Up-tO-Date
Classes.


resentatiye visited the Lafayette public
school Monday and found so many good
things being done there that he al
most sccptical when informed by Princl-
pal j. H Coombs that he (Coombs) WINS
actually drilling the children In accuracy
in old-Iashioncd arithmetic. that another
teacher was doing the same thing In COM
mon English grammar, and yct third
teacher was IabornB for accuracy In
spelling.
Most Pleasing Contrast.
Just to think or it! What a contrast
In the business correspondence What a
'let-up" on profanity in some newspaper
offices when Pro Board Publco" and the
other fellows send in communications,
Mr., Coombs assured The Tribune that
he took this task In hand only four
months ago. when the percentage of ac-
cGracy In these studies was not quite 10
and that now the whole school Will aver
age nearly 30 per cent In accuracy. 1t Is
almost marvellous and should set Princi-
pal CoombS in u class by himself as
real educator. That other studies have
their rightful places on the curriculum is
conceded, but the evident lack OF aCcu-
rucy In the studies named which are
fundamental Is so painfully evident
among the younger men and women of
credit for the work which will cure this
failing I'm the men and women of to-
morrow
Exhibition Day at School.
1t was exhibition day ut the school and
the great hall on the fourth moor was
veritoble encyclopedia OF knowledge In It's
most attractive forms. Beginning on the
right was the work OF the A and b d.
visions of class l. being the work of little
children, under the tuition OF Misses
Thackcray and Adams There were water
color drawings and drawings with colored
chalk.
Specimens of free-hand cutting with
scissors, without lines to guide, and mod
cling In CLAY that good indeed
All the little tots had made rabbits or
dogs or cats each. no doubt, following
the lines Of the family pets The prize
piece OF work in this class was by Miss
Laveun Haywood, years old. and is an
excellent effort
Second Grade Work,
In the second grade. under the Misses
Corbett and Scholes. the scholars had
taken up the cow as a subject, and had
worked out all the things coming from
the cow and sheep Butter cheese. beef.
wool, cloth-all were set forth In picture
and description. proving that these littlc
People were practically informed as 10
all problems OF that nature
The third grade. under Miss Hamln,
exhibited most excellent drawing. and, In
some instances. II WAS far in advance OF
what would be expected from children OF
that age,
Wheat Is Subject
The fourth grade Miss Daley. took
wheat, its growth and uses, for a subject
HnU uSSu Alllct picture oil Inc tlGun-
ers'' for a centerpiece. Relief maps OF
the wheat districts were worked out In
flour and salt true In confirmation to
geographical lines. and evidcncing careful
study. The second section of this grade,
Under Miss Hardin. had taken up the sub
jcct of The Holy Trail and most beau
tifully portrayed 1t in picture and COM
position
Fifth Goes South.
The hfth grade, under Miss Davis, had
chosen South America and her nr0Ancts
for subject and from coffee to rubber
set forth the commercial importance of
were especially good. The second section
OF this grade under Miss Cohn used
Europe as subject her manufactures
and art works Some fine castings madc
from molds were In this class.
The sixth grade, Mrs, Smith, used Utah
and her resources. Hygiene is a study In
this grade and Miss Annie Lucas cxhib-
ited the word Hygiene" formed from pic
tGres of bones and muscles OF the human
form. done In n very artistic manner
Geographical Lessons.
The seventh grade, Misses Gallagher and
Galbralth. illustrated geographical lessons
and English composition. including
memory. maps which the children
country. The work was fine. Miss
Galbraith teaches grammar TO her
Interesting to the boys, which fact Is very
remarkable. In the showing of this grade
is n picture in water colors OF some Amer
lean beauty roses. by Rodney lillian,
Eighth Grade Exercise.
The eighth grade. Mrs French and Mss
Messmore had sectional maps. showing
the wheat. corn, oats. cotton and other
sections OF agricultural lands, and gold
copper, silver end other sections of min
cral lands. Hetty Williams shows
charcoal drawing of a head and bull of
Caesar that Is far above mediocrity and
augurs well for her as she natures. The
history OF the war of the rebellion Is set
forth by this class In picture and essay
some OF the latter on constitutional law,
and all In perfect grammatical form and
excellent penmanshlp.
Colors in Evidence.
The school colors, white and green. are
woven in and through the exhibits, and a
visit TO and inspection of the school must
be a treat TO parents and friends.
The children OF the whole school have
worked n beautiful table cloth and set
of napkins In drawn work. which they
have presented to the principal and which
proves in the delicate workmanship the
high artistic trend in them all
Sewing Exhibit
The sewing exhibit in another room was
a point OF interest TO visitors. The chill
dren had made in perfect manner all gar
ments. including Kitchen dress and darn
ing and patching; just such things as oil
should be able TO do. and all OF It I'm n
pIalseworthy manner.
Music Is Studied.
Throughout all the grades the study of
music from the beginning to real compo-
sition. was evident. all under the able di-
rection Of Prof. Wetzcll. and it viii be a
pleasure to the homes represented there
TO have so much and so good musical tal-
cnt in them
Large Evening Attendance.
In the evening hundreds OF parents and
friends congregatcd at the great school
till every floor was crowded
with men women and children happy
rollicking, as healthy normal
children should be. VI
Principal Coombs had prepared fne
and 1t was given In the great
1t opened with gcogra-
phy class by Miss DAILY. and was followed
by one hundred boys and girls. who sang
several songs. as only children can sing
with that happy abandon unknown. un-