The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-02
PUPILS CONDUCT
MUCH DISCUSSED
Board OF Education Considers
Charges Made Against High
School Students.

Durlng the course Of last evenings
BOARD OF education meeting one of the
members brought out the fact that criti-
clSm hGd been made at the High school
ara this was attributed as the reason why
some or the pupils, after graduating
from the eighth grade. continue their
education in other Institutions A gen
eral discussion followed and while the
complaint indirectly referred to so-called
IONuylsm, the board took up matters of
a SIdNef nature than that which was usu-
any conveyed by that word. 1t was agreed
mat those pupils who could be charged
with rowdyism were out Of the school at
TINS time, and that rowdyism had been
ininlmlzed by the faculty almost to the
unit The conduct of certain girl stu
cents came in for sharp criticism and
tne 1act that some Of the High school
Slrls were rehearsing in a certain club
for a theatrical performance was also
condemned The board held that any club
was objectionable for such work on the
part of girls Of school age Actions az
other pupils on the street or elsewhere
outside of school hours were referred to
and the opinion Of the board was that
! parents were in measure TO blame for
this, as many had objected to interfcr-
ence in such matters upon the part of the
High school faculty.
Among the other important matters dis
cussed during the session was the uucs-
ton of including a domestic science de-
partment in the High school and the adj
ditiOn of a manual training department
in several of the grade schools The lat l.
/ ter question was referred to the teach
erS and finance committees. while no def
mite action was taken regarding the
former. superintendent William Allison.
IN verbal report on the condition Of the
schools. stated that there were about $50
moro pupils in the grammar grades this
month than there were during the CORE
spending month a year ago. This he at
tributed to the vigilance of the school au-
fn0TltlCG. a
10 create a desire among both the parents
and the pupil TO give the child al least
an eighth-grade education. He included
in his repdrt the statement that SiXty-One
pupils had graduated from the eighth
grade at mid-year.. OF these fifty had
entered the High school and but six OF
the number had decided to go no further.
President Joyce reported that the board
had met a committee OF the whole. to-
gcther with the board attorney. and dis
covered defect i'm the title Of a certain
piece of property on Twenty-second street
which they desired to purchase for a
school site. Upon recommendation the
deal was called off The finance COM
mittee reported cash on hand aggregating
$Si f37.1S. The committee appointed 10
draft amendments containing suggestions
for changes to the state school laws re-
ported that they had completed their
work and sent copies of the same to the
various boards Of the state. Of whom they
had requested additional suggestions.
These amendments were along the same
lines as those discussed when the various
school boards met in Ogden during the
recent teachers convention.
Professor Squire Coop appeared before
the board and stated that he had been re-
qucsted by President Kingsbury of the
University of Utah TO secure permission
| 60 use the High school auditorium for Il
public discussion of the question of con
sOlidating the Agricultural college with
/ the university The request was granted.
4 The usual bills were allowed.