The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-12
BOOSTING FOR COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOLS.

The following letter Is sent out by
county superintendent, L. Il. Eggert
sen, in behalf OF the local high schools
in the county. Mr. Eggertsen is an
ardent supporter of the local high
school and is bending every effort to
make them efficient. During his ad-
ministration Utah county high schools
have been brought forth and today
form permanent part of the county
school system. The letter here fol
lows.
| Provo, Aug. q, 1907
Dear Public School Pupils. Utah
CoGnty:--lt is very gratifying to state
that the high school in Lehi, Ameri
can Fork, Pleasant Grove, Spring
vile, Spanish Fork and Payson are
well prepared for the coming year to
give thoro two years course. while
Springville. Payson and Lehi gives
three years course. The work as out
lined by these schools will be taught
In each case by competent and expe
rienced instructors that hold the re.
quisite state credentials 1t is well
for each graduate to take advantage
OF the opportunity afforded and attend
the local high school or ninth grade
at home. Get all you can there and
| you will find that the possibilities
will come for you to go to higher
institutions of learning II is and has
been the testimony of parents and
pupils that had il not been for the
| local high school the boy or girl as
the case may be would never have en-
| tered an institution of higher learn
ing or they would have received but
one or two years of work beyond the
eighth grade The home high school
oners training in pursuing subjects
that prepares one to enter institutions
with a definite purpose. The expen-
ses II considered from the standpoint
OF town or an individual is surpris-
lngly low. The training received in
class meetings and public educational
gatherings, places one in a position
to feel at home when meeting with
the student spirit of big school,
1t Is desire very dear to me to
see the possibility for a high school
education at the door of every boy
and girl. The twentieth century de.
mands it. 1t is ours If we but say the
word and act
There need be no question arise I'm
the minds of local high school pupils
about credits being acknowledged by
institutions of higher learning in our
state, whatever may be said by unin-
formed persons to the contrary.
Herewith are given two letters
which are self explanatory:
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Aug. %, 1907.
Supt. l.. E. Eggertsen,
Provo City, Utah.
Dear Sir:-In answer to your let.
ter of August 10th wish to state that
the University is heartily in favor OF
public high schools and as repre-,
sentative of the University | would
urge the establishment of such
schools in every town large enough to
support one. 1t would be real adj |
vantage in some instances for two. |
three or more towns to continue ma
the support of one high school. or
course am anxious to have whatever
work is done by the high school well |
done, because the University is anx-
ious to give full credit for the work
completed in the high schools and |
thus to give all the encouragement
and moral support possible toward
their perpetuity.
tSigned) j. l.. KINGSBURY.
Supt. l.. r. Eggertsen, Provo.
Dear Brother:-In reply to your re-
quest for brief statement of nv
views concerning higher education
among our people, | will say that a
high school education is the heritage
of every young person of this decade.
Both the church and the state should
make provisions for it's youth in this
direction, and the young people
should be left to make the choice of
the best within their reach.
tSigneG) G. II. BRIMHALI..
Pupils, with your parents look over
the course of study as outlined. Con-
suit your district superintendent and
make close comparisons with the high
school courses offered elsewhere and
you will find them the basic studies
for any course you may wish to pnr-
sue when these are completed.
Let me add here that state aid for
high schools is sure to come and the
which will be submitted at
our next state election will bring it, if
we do our duty. 4.
Soliciting every citizens support
and large attendance to our high S
schools, am,
l.. E. EGGERTSEN,
Supt. Utah County Schools.
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