The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-04

various Grade schools arc educators OF
extensive experience and wide reputa-
ton. The teachers Of the elementary
courses In tho higher branches Of learn
ing at the high school are all college
graduates with we'll established repu-
tations In the world OF learning.
Several Private Schools.
Notwithstanding the exceptional IA
ciliues offered by the public school
system OF the city. Ogden finds room
for the ample patronage of half
dozen private and secular institutions,
which compare favorably with any in
the land The Sacred Heart academy,
Catholic school. is practically an in
tcrmountain institution. Girls from
every portion of the west, as well as
j goodly quota of ogden pupils. crowd
It's classrooms 10 the limit. Tho ma
tcrnal Influence so often lacking In
other schools and yet so essential TO
the development o. tho. young Is one
OF the leading features OF this iustltu-
tlon. Art. music and the languages
are taught BY the sisters in addition
to the other literary branches. Young
ladies from distance find at the Sac
red Heart academy all OF the happy
environments of home life, In addition
10 the helpful influence OF trained In
structor3 The clasSrooms are
equipped with every modern conve-
nlence for the instruction Of the yari-
GUS branches One Of the most com
plcte and select libraries In the west
IS placed at the disposal OF the stu
dents, who are given the personal at
tertlon Of each teacher. feature inn
practicable IN public schools and sell
uom iOvnd in private institutions.
The Weber academy. one OF the
chain OF Institutions, comprising tho
Mormon church educational system,
occupies a prominent position In Og-
den educational Affairs A large, cara-
cious building to which extensive ad-
dit!ons bayc recently been made. To-
Gated on Jefferson avenue between
Twcnty.(ourth and Twenjy-lith street.
houses the school Practically the
same courses ere taught as are Ia
cluded In the high school cOurse.
TWO State institutions.
Two of the most important state
Institutions, tho school for the deaf
and blind, and che Industrial school,
are located at Ogden. The former
occupleS one OF The finest aud most
extensive tracts of land IA the vicinity
OF the city. comprising about sixty
acres, six u22nincent buildings. In
clud!ng Gormil tories aud school build
.Ggs proper, so 10 make Up the finest
institution oil It's kind in the west
Not only are the general educational
courses taught, but every new de
parture N practical training OF It's
unfortunate pupils Is carried out on
,st .rH rUflY
The state industrial school is fast
becoming a model OF its kind Vita
former Juvenile judge E G Gowans
of Salt Lake as the head OF the instl-
tuition. II Is assuming the aspect of a
training school OF the FIRST class. with
but little OF the prison atmosphere
The inmates nave been allowed to or
C2liZe Il governing bCdy Of thCir own.
The old system Of puai5Dment OF In
COrrigi5les by the 5upcri nten4cnt has
been practically abolished, and in It's
pace tie novel mcthCd OF allowing the
student 6ody to metc out punishment
has been adopted Many improve
ments in the bGildjns line have been
made during the year at the reform
school. including tho erection OF a
girls cottage Ter the proper segreGl-
ton OF the sexes, the installation OF
a modernly equipped central heating
plant for ali OF the buildings OF the
institution and the rcmodeling Of the
old cottage formerly used by the girls.
watch has boon divided UP In such a
manner rs TO scgregate the smaller
from the larger boys. who are more
Injured TO che criminal habits. Super
intendent GowauS has made number
OF other radical changes in the meth
obs OF handling the juvenile delin-
qucnts who are sent to the institution
Tor the purpose OF reform. BanG con
certs, mus!cales, lectures eGd other
things which appeal TO the 1Gor sen
sijilitIes OF the errng youth have |
been introduced. and already the good !
results have been remarkable. Par !
Ocular attention IS paid 10 the manual !
training Of the boys and girls who are |
committed 10 the school. Tho boys |
have the option OF choosing from a
n5mbor OF tr2Geg, barbarins. black !
gmithiDg. printing farming ard other |
lines: while the girls are taught ma
sic, sewing. dressmaking and domes- |
tic science in addition 10 their other |
courses of study
steady Building Activity.
During The past twelve months Og- |
den city mas shown wonderful in |
crease In its steady building activity |
a comparison Of tho bGildlng permits |
isoucd tor the past two years indicates !
that the city has entered upon n most |
remarkable era of pgogressiVeness |
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have !
been expended in public buildings. reg /
licences and similar improvements dur |
ing the past year. one which viii |
stand for many years as an ornament |
to the community Is the new federal |
building az tho corner OF Grant avenue !
and Twenty-tourth street The build. |
ing was completed December !, at /
which time it was occupied by the ,
postoiTlce and other federal Offices. .
The cost OF the building is $500
The handsome forestry Office build |
ing at Lincoln avenue and Twenty !
fourth street was completed several |
months ago at cost OF $4,000. |
The officials and employees OF
the Fourth district Of the United
tSates forestry department. which
has its headquarters in ogden, occupy
the building exclusively Other build
ingS which occupy a conspicuous po-
sition in the city completed during tne
year are the new high school. erected
at cost of 100000, at Monroe ave.
nuo and Twcnty-hfth street. the Og-
den theater near the corner OF Twon-
ty-tfth street and Washington avenue,
on the site OF tho old Utahna theater.
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