The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
Our Schools.

County Supt. Eggertson visited the
graduating class on Thursday last. lie
gave the students examinations IN
Spelling and Arithmetic. DR.. Byron
w. King accompanied the Superlntend-
ant to the Central school during the after
noon of the same day. He delighted the
children with selections and limitations,
and they came in contact with his great
mind-a fact that is an inspiration to
anyone.
Recently the Juvenile Court officers
came to the schools of this city and
talked to the children. They gave
much good counsel and advise, and told
the children what they must do with
regard to truancy swearing, lying and
the using of tobacco in any form. In
all, the company of officers consisted
of Judge Noon, Officer Roper, Marshal
Dart, Justice DAZZLE and Chairman Lar
sen Of the school board.
Supervisor Ed. M. Rowe gave lee
ture before the Sabbath school work
ers of the Nebo stake, in the taber-
nacle at Payson on Sunday last. His
subject was 1.-THE Library of the Sab
bath School Workers.
NOTES.
1t is pleasing fact that Miss Minnie
Berry recently received word from the
State Board to the effect that she had
been granted life grammar grade
diploma. This lady is now the highest
certifcated lady teacher in the Spanish
Fork school district.
Mrs. Shepard, the lady who lectured
on temperance the other evening in the
city pavilion, paid the public schools of
our city visit on the day before her
lecture. She congratulated the teach
ers on their work and said she had
taught school in Salt Lake City and
the east for years bat had never seen
better dicipline in any schools than in
ours. In her lecture she said that the
schools of our city are in splendid
condition.
Ed M Rowe and L. w. Nielsen will
attend summer school this summer at
at the University of Utah or theUniver-
sity of California. Other teachers have
expressed their intention of going away
to school this summer.
During this week and next examina-
tions in all the grades will be conducted
b. Principal Rowe. These examina-
tions are final as schools will close on
Friday, May LIST. All children must be
in school until the last bell is rung.
Promotion means much to every pupil.
In order to complete the High School
Mr.. Nielsen has begun his work at $50
in the morning.
The school me ting the other eve
ming proved a sad Disappointment to
teachers and pupils. They expected to
see erected this year to the honor to the
and trustees, a splendid
school building. The Disappointment
is great for the reason that the over
crowded condition of our schools has
occasioned the pupils no little incon-
venlence. Anyone who knows the
least about schools, knows that our
rooms have been overcrowded this year.
This cannot be gainsaid, though some
who have never visited the schools
speak to the contrary.
There is not a school district in the
county so poorly equipped with school
ildings as Spanish Fork. Springville
1T the present time has four splendid
,rick buildings and notices are out ar
bouncing an election to decide whether
n not the people will erect four wear
high school building the ensuing wear.
Look at Lehi's splendid structures.
NOTICE the Peteetneet at Payson as it |
ooks complacently upon the CITY.
Mark the pressed brick structure at
salem, erected at a cost of 500. 600
Why then stand we idle? Our children
lamour for room; our teachers reite-
ate their murmurings and they do not
10 so to deceive.
1t is not wise idea to scatter orr
hildren over town in isolated buildings
nd rooms. Already we have had to
o this and we notice its i'll effects
children in isolated rooms cannot re-
Give the full general dicipine that
hildren assembled in well eouipned
1odern buildings can receive. The
cry fact of central school houses heinz
rected as they are corroborates this
tatement. /
Now from various sources comes the {
ry Let US reconsider. Does il NOT {
ppear that we have heen too hastv |
hat school proposition was voted
gainst before it was fully understood
he trustees were not given an oppor.
unity to fully lay their plans before
he people, the persons who let location
ONE before school building prevented
What did the people learn about obtair
lg the money with which to huiId9 t