The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-31
OUTDOOR WORK IS
TO Be A FEATURE
University Summer School
Plans to Devote Much Time
to Excursions.
NATURE AT FIRST HAND
Eminent Instructors Will Ac-
company Students on Trips
of Exploration.
NATURE AT FIRST HAND

Those in charge of the six weeks
summer school at the university arc
giving considerable attention this
year 70 the matter of recreation and
exercise for the students and instruc-
tors. Every Saturday and holiday dur
ing the summer school there will be
some special excursion in which all
students and faculty members will be
expected to take part.
On June Is a trip will be taken
over the "Old Mormon Trail. The
ears will be taken to the point where
the pioneers first entered the canyon,
and from there the party will walk on
p up the trail. Prof. Levi T.. Young
will act as guide for the party.
The following week the school VIII
visit both Cottonwood canyons, where
the students will inspect the glacial
formations and the power plants. This
is the regular geology trip, and Will be
directed bv Professor Pack, head of
the department of geology at the uni
vcrsity
An excursion TO Wandamere Will be
made the following week during the
boat racing season and the bowling
tournament.
July the celebration and maneu
vers at Fort Douglas will be seen.
Will Try Climbing,
On July a long mountain climb
viii be attempted. The route will
lead M Dry canyon to Black noun
tain. from there over the ridge into
City Creek canyon, down past the nat |
ural bridge and home through Canyon
road.
The last excursion will be trip to
Saltair on July Is.
Besides these trips there will he |
several receptions and informal enter
Ia suments and musical programmes.
The summer school faculty will re.
cetve the students on the evening of
June II under the direction of the de
partment Of physical education All
class will be suspended from to 10
% clock on June % To allow all stu
dents 10 indulge in Nplay hour on
the front lawn The evening of June
2S will he devoted to a trip up 10 the |
" on the hill to watch the sun set
aud the moon come up, Last year II
:. Curiiss of the Educational Journa
took that trip and devoted para.
graph in one of the late issues of the |
paper to the beauty OF the scene
There viii he n general lollification
and dance in the assembly hall the
evening of June IL.
All Asked to Play
Every afternoon there will he an
hour set aside during which the enbre
population fthc summer school viii
hp invited TO play the various games,
from the simplest to the most compli'
Gated taught by the physical cduca
tiou instructors. There viii be volley |
ball, tennis. croquet. etc. There wlil
also he a daily outdoor gymnasium
class which is open to all members of
the summer school. without additional
expense.
Professor Franklin n. Giddiugs OF
Columbia Will deliver seven lectures on
the university campus, some of which
viii be arranged nj such times as will
enable every student to attend them,
He will also give three lectures in the
CITY; one in the First Congregational
church. one at Barratt hall and the
third in the tabernacle. Mr.. Glddings
'is the man who first proposed the idea
OF devotirg separate schools in Amer
lean colleges TO sociology and the his
tory of education, Most American
schools have done this.
Mrs Karen jacobson will deliver
one lecture on tho selection of litera-
ture for public Libraries.
Professor Jacob Bolin of the Uni
versity Of Utah will deliver one lee
ture on a subject to he announced
later.
In addition to these, several illus
trated lectures are being planned
which will be given ont Of doors at
night on the campus.