The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-03
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HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION.

The question Of separating the high
school in this city into two parts. with
the accompanying division Of the work,
is puzzling the board Of education Of
really presents difficulties; but it is
susceptible of at least two general
views at the present time. The first,
and perhaps most natural idea, is to
divide tho work between the schools
as well as to divide the school it
self. This would contemplate the
making of the new high school on the
east bench the high school proper,
and leaving in the present high school
location the manual training and In
dustrial portion of the school work,
with sufficient mathematics and such
other studies as could be allied to the
work to make it in way for the pres
ent semi,iDdependcnt branch. The
structures available in each case lend
themselves favorably to this sort of
division. The second idea would be
to have two high schools complete; but
this is impracticable at present; yet
what the board has to look forward
to in the near future is a complete
high school on the west side as we'll
as one on the east side. Each should
be complete in every respect, and
each should offer the full high school
course both in studies and in manual
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involved in the school work. When
the time for that comes, and when
there is ample material to form strong
classes in both schools in all the stud
les that are involved, the maintenance
Of two completely equipped high schools
will be compulsory, and this will be
before many years. But at present the
practical need of both schools complete
is not pressing.
So it is probable that the first sug
gested view will be the best practical
outcome at present, with keen eve
to the installation Of complete high
school system both on the east bench
and on the site of the present high
school. This present site has full
block OF ten acres of ground. Some
Of the old buildings are but Ill adapted
to school uses. They were built at
a time when school construction was
not as advanced as it is now, and
when the needs were but fractional as
compared with the present. The old
main building, which faces the en-
trance from the southeast, should even
tually be torn away. But before that
is done there should be a fine high
school building constructed on the
northeast corner Of the block, and
then such buildings as can be spared.
pus; OF, if this is not practicable, there
should be ground obtained to the north
ward or the southwark that would give
ample facilities for a campus and re-
tain every building that is possible ftly
to use.
Whatever adjustment is made at pres
ent as between the two sites, should
be considered merely temporary, with
the complete equipment Of two full
hedged high schools for the city as
the end to work to. Both will I'M
be needed within short
time, and the board should keep in
view the necessity for this provision,
which will unquestionably be pressing
need almost before the members are
aware. Just as soon as there is plenty
Of material for strong classes in all
Of the high school studies, the two
equipped high schools should
be provided. In fact, they will have
to be provided, because school needs
will require them; and in the mean
time such division as is most easily
practicable, looking towards the com
plete installation presently Of every
thing required in both high schools,
must be kept in mind.