Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-02
PROVO.
HIGH SCHOOL PROPAGANDA.
Eighth Grade Graduates Urged 10
support Local Institutions

tt.'"iNA WI rus NDNaDNces
Provo, Sept County Superuten-
cent Eggertsen has seut the following
circular letter to the district suuern-
tendeuts and the trustees of the coun-
Nv.
Provo August o. 1907 Dear Public
School Pupils Jtgh County
IL is very gratifying to state that
tho High school Don American Fork.
Pleasant Grove and Spanish Fork are
wen prepared for the coming year tJ
give "a thorough two years course
while sIriugvile. Pays0u ana Ltli
offers thrce-ycdrs course outlined
These schools viii be taught Don by COM
petent and experienced Instructors th1t
holding the requisite state credeu-
tiaIs 10 Is Well for ea.h eighth grade
graduate to take advantage of the OPP
poTuuity afforded, and attend the local
High schools and ninth grades at their
homes. Get all you can there and you
win uud that the possibilities Vil. come
90 for you 90 ~ TO higher institution.
OF learning II is and has been tha
testimony NJ parents ana pupils that bad
10 not been for the local High school
The boy on girl as The ease may be.
would never have entered am institution
OF higher learning or they would have
received but ono 0r Two years Of work
beyond tho eighth grade. The home
High school offers "a training that pre-
a definite purpose The expenses if cone
ridcrcd from the standpoint OFF q town .r
an individual is surprisingly low. TIs
training received iu class meeting ami
public gatherings. places one iu posi-
ton 10 feel at home when meeting with
the student spirit Of a big school
It Is desire very dear 90 me TO sea
the possibility for High school cdu-
cation at the door of every boy or girl.
The twentieth century demands Do. il is
ours AZ we but say the word and act.
There need no question arise In the
minds Of local High school pupils about
credits being acknowledged by iustltu-
tions % higher learning in our state.
whatever may be said by uniformed
persons 20 tho contrary.
Herewith are given two letters which
! are self explanatory.
University NJ Utah salt Lake city
Utah. Aug 49, 1907.
Supt L. p. Eggertsen. Provo city
Utah. Dear Sir-In answer 10 your let
ter of August IS. / wish TO state that
the university IS heartily in favor Of
1 public High schools and as "a represen-
tative Of the university / would urge
tha establishment Of such schools in
every town large enough 20 support
one. 10 would be "a great advantage IN
some instances for two. three OF more
towns % combine I'm the support az one
high school. or course am anxious 10
have whatever work Is done by tho
high schools well done because the
university Is anxious to give fun credit
for work completed in the high schools
and thus 10 give all the encouragement
and moral support possible toward their
pcrpetuity. Yours Truly.
tsignedD J. T. KINGSBURY.
Brigham Young University, Provo.
Aug. "a 1907
Supt. i. y. ERgertseu Provo. Dear
Sir-ln reply 10 your request for a
briCf statement Of my views concerning
higher education among our people I
win say that a high school educatiln
IS the heritage Of every young person NJ
this decade. Both the church ana The
state should make provisions for It's
youth On this direction. and tho vnunz