American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-16

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Raymond Partridge, Lincoln Junior
Music Supervisors;
A Il. OVERRIDE.
Abraham Anderson.
School population, 1916 ol'o
Igh school registration, Dee, ], 1916, 6On
Numbcr of school buildings in usc ~.
Number of teachers, High schools. -
Nmnbcr of Teachers Grades. ........,.... ~
Total ..........,, ,.,,.....''' ''i-o
Number of teachers teaching for the first timc High
school t. Grades, H.
Newly elected members Board Of Education:
s l. Goodwin Lchi elected for term Of four years.
Chas. c. johnson Pleasant Grove, reelected for term
OF -four years.
Harry Cannon Lincoln District, elected for terms of
two years.
DR. j. f. Noycs, American Fork, elected for term of
two years.
James b. Smith, Alpnct clar Valley District, elected
for term of two years.
When the legislators passed Il bill consolidating the
public schools Of every county in the state into one or more
consolidated units for administrative purposes they prob
ably buhlcd better than they knew Their aim was to
cquazc the burdens and to cquaizc the opportunities OF
all the people living within county or district so Tar
as il is possible so to do in educational matters.
After one and onchaf years of consolidation the
people throughout the well satisfied with results,
and would not go back to the old system ii they were
given the opportunity. or course there has been some
dissatisfaction here and there, but II has usuaE ne'h o
II minor character.
is our opinion that the people of Alpine District
well pleased with their schools. The new system makes
for efficiency in administration and for economy III cN
eurcs Never the schools doing better work than
Never did we have greater harmony among teachers,
patrons and school officials than ut present Never before
the standard of puncuaty and regularity at so high
mark il is today. In fact, the schools are making
good
In Superintendent W. Karl Hopkins and Miss Hcrmcsc
Peterson, Primary SUPERVISOR, the district has two pro
gressve, capable officials Both were ut Columbia nj
vcrsty last and both modern and well trained
i'll advanced educational policies. Superintendent Hop
kns honorcd recently by being placed the E,uca
tiona Code Commission, which is revising the cdu
cational laws of the state.
A. H. Overadc and Abraham Anderson two OF the
best music supervisors to be found i'll the state Both
offered better salaries last than they receiving
but the splendid field OF opportunity offered by the young
people here induced them to remain Mr., ONerade has
one of the best Boy Scout bands in the West while Mr.
Anderson has Girls band recently organized which /,
making remarkable progress, Them too they both have
organized besides their regular classes, orchesras and
choruscs of which any community might will be proud
Our High schools are making splendid record this
year. With over six hundred boys and girls enrolled
nothing but banner year Is anticipated IN every field of
activity. Fairly we'll equipped in the way of ply steal
needs, the High schools especially strong in their
teaching force. Only one inexperienced teacher out of
twenty eight is record which cannot be cquallcd in the
state, or perhaps amy other state, "A good teacher
many times his salary, poor one dear amy price, an
old aagc, but true nevertheless. The value to Il
community of such men as Principals Walker, Nelson,
Bennion and Partridge and of other High school
teachers, cannot be measured in dollars and cents The
is true of the grade principals and teachers through
out the entire district OF course such group Of teachers
ms we have costs considerable of money but we take
il that the people would rather pay for the best than 10
take an inferior grade Of instruction and inspiration for
their boys and girls ut less money.
Courses in Domestic Science Art Agriculture Shop
Economics Civcs, the Sciences and Commercial subjects
are being taken over into the private life of the hoy and