The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Els ASKED TO ASSIST
Bryant Preparatory School
Patrons Taking Lead in
the Matter.


building to inaugurate "A campaign for
greater simplicity in the costumes of
girls on the occasion of their gradua-
ton from public schools. At the meet
ing resolutions were adopted asking for
the support of the board OF education
and OF parents In a movement favoring
gowns for school girls at the commence
mcnt exercises and at parties.
y committee was appointed TO plan
uniform costumes for girl graduates OF
the Bryant school and to urge that
parents of pupils in che Bryant school
and other schools adopt the suggestions
made by the committee. At the meeting
general outline Of a simple and mex
pcnsive costume for girl graduates was
presented and approved.
The meeting was addressed by D. H.
Christensen. superintendent of the city
schools; Mrs. c. D. Kipp. national rep
resentative OF mothers clubs; Mrs. {.
=. Allen. Mrs. a. y, Moon and Mrs. c,
+. Baster. All of the speakers favored
the plan for greater simplicity. modesty
and ineXpenslveness in garb for school
girls
Elaborate Costumes Tabooed.
1t was pointed out that each year the
expense of securing gowns for girl grad
expense was not only unnecessary, but
frequently ill-advised. Elabora te cos
TUNES, II was declared. were not becom-
Ing a young girl and should not be en-
couraged. This. annual extravaganza Is
decided hardship on poor persons and
1t not infrequently results in girls leav-
ing school rather than suffer the humlli-
alton OF appearing at commencement eX-
ercises in gowns less expensive than
those Of the other graduates. The hope
was expressed that the parents Of school
children would cooperate to lessen the
evil
From the Bryant school in June 900
children will he graduated. Some. OF
these finished the eighth grade work at
81, ,In of tlY. irSf rDSin In
commencement exercises were deferred
until next June, A large percentage OF
these children are girls. The expense
of elaborate gowns for these graduates
would be much greater than the parents
of many of the girls could afford.
Before the meeting OF the parents
Mrs. c. D. Kipp; national representatiive
paper entitled "The Dress of the School
Girl" in which she advocated simplicity.
modesty and inexpensiNeness OF the dress
T. Moon and Mrs. G. l.. Baxter discussed
briefly Mrs. Kipps paper. coinciding in
her views and urging that the parents
take definite action Immediately in dress
reform for school girls.
Christensen in Line.
Superintendent ID. ~. Christensen
thanked the parents for what they were
doing with reference TO this subject say
ing that IL was becoming a serious prob
lem in the schools. He said that he bad
school because their parents could not ar
ford TO buy them the costumes that they
seemed to think were necessitated by
graduation from the eighth grade or the
high school. Mr.. C.hristiansen promised
the support Of the superintendent and the
board of education to any action taken
by the parents of the graduates.
on motion. the following committee
was chosen from those at the meeting
10 determine in general way an out
line for simple and ineNpenslve cos
ftI,,,. r,r yt,s1 II maj \ =
Mrs. +, F., Fisher Mrs. Alexander Nc
Masters, Mrs Meltzer and Mrs. Davis.
The suggestion was made and approved
that in selecting costumes for their
daughters for commencement that the
following outline for costumes be con-
formed TO insofar as possible; BABY
and insertion around neck and sleeves
long straight skirt. gathered or plcated.
straight hem around bottom. Dress To
Ire made OF wash material To cost not to
exceed e5 cents per yard Black shoes,
Oxfords or SINNERS, Black stockings,
No sashes. White hair ribbons. No
''bandages' around hair
\ costume following this outline could
be secured al small expense, much
less than the Least expensive under the
system now in vogue. and Mt the same
time would not detract but add to the
beauty and ncatnoss of apu1arance OF
the girl graduates. The entire costume.
It was estimated could he secured AT
cost not to exceed $40 Heretofore girls
gradua ton gowns have cost as much as
$50.
BY unanimous vote the parents adopted
the following resolutions.
Whereas. We. the Parents Of pupils Of
tho eighth grade and high school classes
Of Bryant school in mass meeting as
sembled. believing that inappropriate and
cXtravacant dress on the nart of girls
attending the public schools is an evil
nauGht with danGe" Ia the phYsic1l.
mental and moral welfare. and Tint the
custom of wearing too costly dresses a
graduation time. lays n heavy burden
unon many who can III afford To bear il.
therefore be il
Resolved Th"t tho Board Cf educati
OF Sail Lake CIV he requested la take
sor'e definite action ON the matter to the
end
On That simplicity in school dress he
urged.
90 That decol"lic gowns he prohib
itcd ~ school parties.
90 That the cost OF graduating out
fits for June 1911. in all classes OF the !
Graded schools apd high school he lin
tied 10 a reasonable amount.
(Sl Furthermore. thnt he interest and |
co -operatiop Of the public school teach |
crs he sought
On That these resolutions be published |
IN the leading daily papcrs in order thnt |
interest of all the women of the city |
may be awakened on this subject.