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Show I ALL iliS AIL Schools Preparing for Holidays, Music Is To Be Made a Regular High School Subjeot of Xindorgartons Is Being Investigated Normal Will Supply Sup-ply Assistant Teachero. Hilf In tho minds of all school children In H m Salt Lako City, although tho regular H work Is going on, Christmas and the com- H H lng festivities are uppermost. On Frl- H H day nftomoon thcro -will bo exercises In H M every classroom In tho town. Neither H Hi tn0 WcsL sldo nor tho Brvant lllsh U M schools have arranged for any pro- HB , gramme yet, but It is expected that some H V preparations will bo mado before tho end H H of tho wcok. H M : Ono or two members of tho Board of jm H Education will endeavor to bo at each BB H school building in tho town. This will H flflj entail lots of work for tho trustees, as n Hi Home of them will havo to attend as M ;M many an two or throe schools. As a rule II, tho. mombcra attend tho school nearost B B 1 their places of residence. HI These preparations for Christmas pro-H pro-H M grammes are always mado without dl- K verging any moro than Is necessary from II tho regular school work. All tho reclta-fl reclta-fl PJ tlcns nre prepared In class. In the clc-n clc-n H ' mentnry and grammar grades, tho read-Ill read-Ill if lng is taken from selections such as M Hi Dickens's Christmas Carol and similar W D appropriate books. Tho musical work IB W that is taught during the few weeks bo-Hl bo-Hl It foro tho Christmas vacation, Is always fflj D of tho Christmas carol order. The songs MM Bf have npproprlato words and aro old fl HI Christmas selections. Similarly in the Hfl HI - art department, tho work that Is dc-M dc-M B signed has an appropriate meaning. B HI Tho samo plan Is followed before other B B holidays. Before tho National holidays H am wit" a historic significance Lhe work that H M Is carried out beforehand always has B HJ bearing on tho meaning of tho festivity. B Bj In the meantime tho youngsters aro B Bj grcatlv excited in making their prepara- U B lions. They aro now putting tho finish- H B jng touches on tho. presents they have Hjl B been making for their parents- In the H R manual training department, they have B Ml been set to work on handiwork they can M KM use for gifts. B IB. Tho programmes arc being heartily en- B HBi tcrcd Into. Most of the parents will bo In MB gl attendance. Tho children look on tho Hfl H programme as tho real beginning of their Hi MB Tho "high schools havo not had time to Hfl mako any elaborato preparations. Tho B Ml regular schedulo of work calls for so BH much time that thoy can. not set any Hfl H aside for preparing exorcises. They will DH B probably havo an informal send-off bell be-ll B fore they quit work for two weeks. H B Music a Regular Course. H!ln! Salt Lake City will soon follow In the H slep3 of Eastern towns in having a reg-BllK reg-BllK ular musical course at the high school. BTB SuiKsrlnlendcnt Chrlstensen said yester-BLB yester-BLB day that ho expected such a courso to be BJ.B established as a regular thing soon. n "We have not got around to it yot," he HJHIl said, "but I can see that the time Is not H'SUf far off when it will be Instituted I have HkRH been looking Into tho matter for somo H flU time. Of courso It will entail an addl-J addl-J B tional expense, but I rccognlzo that It Hi B has both a special Importance In cduca- III' Hon, and a general Importance. It has In a general importance in training the H H mind of tho child, Just as the commcr-J commcr-J II clal course, which was only instituted a H III short tlmo ago. And it has a special H JU) value similar to that of the commercial HJ pi. courso. Many pcoplo will want to take HbH' up music . as a profession, just as many PJj B. want to learn commercial matters in or-PJ or-PJ HJL dor to earn their bread. HJ B "This hns received much moro attcn- HJ B lieu In tho East. I havo here a picture PJ HM of the orchestra of the high school in HJ mm Jancaster, Ponn. As far as talent goes. H n we have abundant material in several of B tho schools in Salt Lake City. In mosc B of tho buildings thcro aro children who HJIB havo not only aptitude but oxpert skill HH on tho violin or somo other Instrument. HJ ipB Such an Institution docs a great deal In HJ pjB stimulating, not only a school spirit, but HJ HHJ an interest in the subject of music. Thoy II affl could give programmes on all occasions H Hi when exercises arc In order, such as HJ HK Washington's birthday. Thanksgiving HJ HK day. Christmas day and other holidays HJ m "But, of course, as I said," continued HJ II , Mr. Chrlstensen, "it means extra cx-HJ cx-HJ H ' pense. Tho physical culture Is another B H ' expense that will soon bo added to the HJ m ' list. At present It Is being followed wlth-HJ wlth-HJ H out cost Ono of tho teachers is giving J H the instruction out of Interest, in the Hj Hi subject and to arouse interest in others. D Hft 13,11 tnn t'me' '3 nt hand when athletics P ll'll for girls will be added to tho regular B! courses and bo an item of cost." H B' Investigating Kindergartens. RlIB Present indications arc that free klndcr- Hiw gartens will bo added to tho Salt Lake EM City public schools before the end of the HJIBj presont school year. Superintendent Chrls- B H tensen has been Investigating tho matter, B B according to his instructions from the HJ lJU Board of Education. B rDJ Estimates havo been received from many PP B firms. Superintendent Chrlstensen has PP pi been inquiring as to tho cost of equip-On equip-On H monts for the various rooms, As far as B Pj can be at present ascertained, tho furnl-IHJ furnl-IHJ pii 1 turc in each room will cost from $100 to HJ B $1S0. The item of expenso for tho salary fl B of the teachers will be minimized. Tho HUB State normal school In connection with BID the Unlversltv of Utah has made an offer HI to the city that will assist in this wav. MnW They offer to send an assistant teacher BtHI I free of cost to each room. They will make HHHJ that work part of their course by wav of Bf training for the nsplring teacher. Thus BlBa the board will only havo to employ one PHJHJ . teacher in each room. The assistant will BJP be provided without any cost lo tho cltv flfflj I The Superintendent will make hl3 report BIB on thls subject to tho Committee on IBJB. School Work at an early date. A special PfiiHT meeting will bo called Koon, and the sub. BIB' ject will Shcn bo settled. |