The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-03
SUMMER SCHOOL
BETTER THAN EVER
More Persons In Attendance
and instruction ExcelS
Any Heretofore.
81 STATES REPRESENTED
STUDENTS COME FROM MANY
DIFFERENT LOCALITIES.

The first half OF the current session
Of the university summer school end
ed Saturday. and at that time the
school had reached a higher plane In
point OF numbers and general eficien-
cy than ever before in its history. The
registration. 975 students. exceeds
that az last year by more than 100
The enrolment OF 1909 was consid-
erabIy larger than that OF previous
years.
The present registration places the
Utah institution among the largest
summer schools in the United states,
and those which surpasc II are chiefly
not schools attached to standard col
leges. but Chautauquas and other
pleasure resort auxiliries.
Thirty-two states OF the Union are
represented on the rolls Of the school,
and n number OF students enrolled
come from various parts OF Mexico
and Canada At least one foreign
country. Japan. has a representative.
He is Y Baba, who came directly
from Nippon to Utah for his scholas-
tic training. Among the students are
many school officials and instructors,
n number OF them representing col
leges. secondary. and grammar schools
I'm Chicago. Minneapolis, 81. Louis ana
other important cities.
That the Utah school ranks high'
both in the extensiveness Of its
courses and the general efficiency Of
its work. IS the testimony OF these Wis
itors. In many respects. they affirm.
the institution has no superior. ana
future seasons will see a greater In
nux OF students from the east and
middle west
Takes Place OF Examination
With the cooperation Of the state
board OF education. the summer school
provides courses OF study which en-
able the school teachers OF Utah to
enter upon their work without special
examination. Largely because Of this
fact. the department OF education
holds conspicuous place. Under the
direction OF DIT. Richard g. Boone
and other experts. this department Is
caring for the training OF several hun
dreds OF teachers who will next year
hold positions In the colleges, high
schools and grammar grades OF the
state. The department OF physical
education under The direction Of DIT.
William c. Anderson OF Yale, Jakob
BoIin OF New York and others Is
larger and more efficient than ever be-
fore. Among the students are num-
hered many alnleuC CodCAts anu IA
structors or gymnastics.
In the scholastic branches as well
as in the professional courses. the
work Of instruction Is progressing.
Students Of modern languages are re-
quired to put their whole attention on
one particular language in order that
definite progress can be made In the
short summer term.
Students OF the physical sciences
spend the entire day IN lecture room
and laboratory Of the course in which
they are studying. officials Of the
school and leading educators OF the
state who are in touch with the IN
stitution are enthusiastic over It's pres
ent condition and its prospects.
Professor r. W. Reynolds. secretary
OF the committee. is acting executive
OF the school. Chairman William NJ.
stewart. who has been incapacitated
| for work by illness. is now GONZALES
cling at his ranch on the Provo river
Several member Of the faculty and
many students have gone Into the
country or the mountains 20 enjoy the
I Independence day recess. Farm and
/ canyon resort parties are numerous
Among those who will spend the holi-
day AZ Brighton are DR.. Boone and
his niece. who is visiting him from
I California: DIT. W. q. Anderson. Henry
s. Anderson. Miss Maude May Bab-
cock. Miss Louise Delaney. Miss Ber-
I tina Lash and Miss Frances Murison-