THE SAUTEAKE TRIBUTE, SXJKD AY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1920. 16 V STORY OF SALT LAKE HIGH SCHOOL GROWTH PICTURES STRIKING CONTRASTS Buildings which were occupied by the Salt Lake highschool between the years 1890 and 19pL In 1890 the school was in the Swedjsh Evangelical church and the Fre mont chool. In 1901 it was moved into what are now the Main aild Union buildings af'the West. high school 'ahcT the old Science building at the West Junior high school. - . History of City Scholastic Institution Is Early , Talc of Many Difficulties. From First Enrollment of Students the Records Now Reveal 3200 Forty-eig- ht Three Buildings Occupied. now the main building at the What West high school was given over ento the high school and a few rooms tirely In the rnlon building, which Is on the same grounds, were also used. The Union building had formorlv been occupied by the school for the deaf and blind, but wa being used at this time to accommodate pupils of the grade- school. These building still were not sufficient, however. for the growing needs of the echool and It was found necessary to use the Museum building, between First l)eert Second West streets on First North and for classes In laboratory work, giving it the Bame of the Science building. It has since become a part of the West Junior L. M. Glllllan, assistant high school. 1 (Reprinted from th Rad and Black, th newspaper published Jointly by th East and Wast high achoola.) By KATHERINE L. HILL. ..... RGANIZED In the fall of 1890 with enrollment of only forty eight during the first year and accommodations in the basement of the Scandinavian Lutheran church, now, known as the Swedish Evangelical church, and In what Is now the Fremont school, the Salt Lake high school has passed through a period of rapid dethere velopment until, afe.tb present time, are 3200 young people registered for work In the high school and several capacious buildings have been constructed to fully provide for the needs of the school. Cou slruction on two new buildings for the West high school is to begin in tha spring, and It Is planned to make the new struc-ture- e embody all the latest classroom features for commercial and academic ' work. ' At its inception the high school as aa institution supported by taxation, was II vigorously opposed on the ground was an unnecessary step r between the beEVANGELICAL grade school and the university, and cause tt was considered an extravagant V CHURCH waste of school, funds. That the high school Is necessary and that It has a definite place In the school system. Is the belief of G, ,N. Child, superintendent of city schools, who said: -- Oan ? s ft i t y i I principal, waa placed in charge of this new building. Classes for freshmen were also started at the Bryant school at this time and pursued the same work as that carried on at. the West high school. East high school came Into This existence because of the very apparent' need for better high school facilities for first year pupils living on the east side if th city. Moreover. It Is an essential preparation for happy social living and good cltlien-hiOur; Ideals of government, social and industrial welfare, efficiency In work, wholesome recreation and proper use of lelsuro time, are Impossible of realisation without education. Thle education must be broad and purposeful. It must Include considerable knowledge of history, sclsnce, literature and art as well as High practical facts and principles. schools are the colleges of the people. eduof sort a They provide cosmopolitan cation, and are the nations hope for the of citisens able to think production straight, to live well and to serve lively." The first high school was organised In Salt Lake City In September, 1390, and at that time two separate schools were formed. One, the larger, occupied a few rooms In the Fourteenth ward building, now tha Fremont school, and the other was located In the basement of the church, at Fourth East and Second South :? iV,& . Inge, all blanche of athletic took on new life. Not only football and baseball, but hockey, field and track sports were well represented. There wae no gymnasium or athletic coach, but "Dad" Callaall coached han sports In those days and coached so well that the high school bad no real competitors. Th only conthe sol- tests were with the university, diers, All Hallow college,- and Ogden, outside a the with now and then game state. Wlth ths springing up of high schools ever the state and the estab- lishment of eligibility rules, - for which the Salt Lake high achool furnished the possible. The pattern, more games were nigh school la entitled to the credit of In standardizing athletics and of creating the state the Utah High School Athletic , association, .which has controlled athletics since that time. Not long after moving into th hew an old quarters the athletes discovered room in the basement of th Science into building and proceeded to convert-I- t a gymnasium by building in wooden boxes for lockers snd extemporising a few shower bath by means of garden hose. It was a crude affair, but tt "starred th ball rolling for a real gymnasium. In 1908 the present West High school gymnasium was built "the finest high school gymnasium in the western country, they said In those days. One event about this time that Stirred high school spirit to Its depths was ths Ban Francisco earthquake and fire. Upon of th awful news the high school receipt set In motion a relief campaign with the result that, in one week, 81800 was raised and a railroad car full of food and clothing provided. ' The, ,8an Elnc!co uperl n ten dent of 'schools Wrote a very gracious letter of thanks acknowledging the aplentjid gift. benefited Particularly were th cadets by their new drill grounds on the school campus on which were possible the practices In military movements which demand considerable space. The first encampment for high school cadets was held at Lagoon during June, 1904. besides the novel experience of active camp life and Its general duties of pitching and breaking camp, the dally routine of Inspection, drill, parades, artillery practice, and mess, the time was spent play- Rig ball games and field sports tn which Individually the various companies conAn annual encampment was tested. planned for each year and aa far as pos- . 1 -- , ' (Contlnued on loUoirlng Pag.) SMAlX BZXSIAJESS BZJZDmSS jggsQNJZICHA&aS STREET 28QZ SHAROAf BUHiDJNGA -- t When the high school acquired Its campus upon moving into the new build-- . x WBMMMNVUMMII "A high school education Is the birthright of tvary American boy and girl. 4 Y I t High School Essential. I t - tnt ? ganization, formed In .the spring of 1901, having as Ita purpose ths physical development of the boys, and th forming of an organisation which . might be a credit to th achool. The first instruc-tlo- n tn military tactic was given under the supervision of Lieutenant William C. Webb to a company v( fifty cadets. In September, 1901, occurred a disastrous fire, which wee to provp significant In th effects It produced on the future of the high school. But two days session had been held when a fire broke out In the building adjacent to the school and extended to th high school building Itself, destroying most of th upper rooms and a number on the- ground floor, and also a considerable amount of furnlturt and apparatus. BchOol could not well be opened tn time to finish the term and there was much doubt In regard to the Governor advlaable course to pursue. Wells and th state land hoard came te the assistance of the board of education. They proffered the free use of th capacious buildings formerly used by the Inlverslty of Utah on Secondin West and this way Flret North street. It waa that the high echool finally reached the alts upon which la located the West high echool at the present time. s 1 S p. i f ? . Mil, S'1 1 ibu'liMi.. streets. The reason for such a condition could doubtless be ascribed to the desire of the people In the two sections of the city to maintain separate schools Such a course, however, proved so unwise that In less than four months tha schools were brought together In what la now the Fremont school building end consolidated into one school, tha two sections wisely settling their differences. If any such ever existed. In an endeavor to make ons successful school. During tha first year there were but two classes for subpupils taking first and second-yea- r jects, under the eupervlelon of E. M. Collins. -- In heated offices dry throat- is a com mon complaint and if not relieved- it often develops into an attack of throat trouble that may keep anyone away from the office for a week I TAONT let dry throat stop a good A- -' week's workl Soothe the irritation and prevent inflammation with BUNTES Cough Drops. Pure cane sugar whiefy itself has healing properties together with both menthol and horehound in pleasant - - Few Pupils Enrolled. At the opening of the high achool In the Fourteenth ward building, US North Seventh West street, twenty-on- e pupils were enrolled, and by the union of the high schools and by additions from prl vale educational Institutions the num-- bar was Increased to forty-eigWith such a beginning, the high school experienced a steady growth In numbers and influence. At the close of the first year, W. A. Malone took up the work as principal. Mr. Malone was a graduate of the Ohio State university and previous to coming to Salt Lake had been In the office of the state commissioner of schools at Columbus, Ohio, He is now president of the Postal Life Insurance company In New York City. .; At this time there were in the dtv about tan other achoola doing in part the same work as the high schools and the competition with theae private Institutions was keen. Thus an enrollment of 103 during the second year wa considered a very creditable and It was recommended even showing, at such an early date that a separate building be procured for tha permanent residence of the high school. So rapid was the growth of the enrollment of both the lileh school and the grade school In the Fremont that In a short tims It was foundbuilding necessary to move the former to the Clayton building in 1892, where more com mod lout r ouartere were obtalned. th second and third floors being made suitable for occupancy. The Clayton building, now the . Sharon building. Is west of and adjacent to the present Vermont building on Weil t. Temple-streeSouth On the ground floor was situated a wax manufacturing establishment, whl'h proved to be a aource of constant Interest to all high achool All available spare time which pupils. could be taken away from the routine of study was spent In visits to the "wax works. ht f Pupils Find Amusement. Anothsr tasting little tablets, will ease your throat and stop coughs make you feel a hundred per cent in a few minutes. Cost only a few pennies. BUNTE BROTHERS CHICAGO Makers of world famous CAndies iad Cocoo Look for tk it Red Box with the Funny Fat Man on it I McsthoHfcriaw- -; aaoaao rapflre? rrirts x - - if r - .v. JfOO EAttW OYMMASIUM pastime Indulged by the students wss "going up to Moroni." At time the Mnrmon temple wee In course of construction, and by means of the varloua scaffoldings and laddere an easy access wa obtained to tha statue of Moroni, situated on the highest pinnacle of the temple. Picture shows did not exist In those days and It waa customary Instead. In the way of amusement. for boys to Invite their girl friend' to watch the sun set over Great Salt lake from thle point of vantage Rut this privilege did net exist for long because all the gold was being scraped from the angel's feet and tha students were prohibited from making the "excursion tour. Offices, In that Courtesy The Red and Black. evident that the entire Clayton building would be needed for the school. The basement eves guide, to .serve the purpose ef a lunchroom: the first Boor was used for assembly and study room, and the second and third floor for classrooms. Even this arrangement proved unsatisfactory tn accommodating the students, so the laboratory of the science department was moved In 189 from Ihe central building to the adjacent Mtorerooms on the east aide-o- f Richards street. It was at this time that "The Olio," a publication edited anil published by school students, made Its first apThe first high school commencement high It was started with the purexercises were held In the Balt Lake pearance. of Instituting a campaign for entheater on the afternoon of June 9 1393 pose school library, and It the larging In this year a close of ten was grwd- - soon became high a regular monthly publba-tlouatsd. four bovs and alx girls, each apaccomplishing Us Intended purpose pearing Individually on the program. to a large extent. Those who received diplomas at thle time Instance showing how ifreat was An were: Herbert Hills. William the Interest manifested In the welfare of James Irvine, Bhadrach Stringer. Rlhley school was a letter received by Mary the high Hall. May if. Crltchlow, May Principal Malcne from Miss Lee Judd, Lilts Levy, Carrie Levy and BelleWatson, Levy secretary of the class of M6, wherein she For many years commencement exercises that each member of the class Inwere held In this theater until It be- stated tended to donate to the school an apcame almost an established custom. volume for the library. Her let. In the following year football waa In- propriate tar was accompanied by her own gift, troduced In the high school and Imme- tea volumes of the Encyclopedia brltten- diately sained great popularity, although ICSL It had not yet reached the stage of per. It wee now found that the Clayton faction which tt has now attained. Fred would no longer accommodate Odell was captain of the first team, and building the enrollment, and tha to him Is due the credit of founding1 the board of education was forced to And new sport In thia school. A red and black quarters for the high school on lierpont aweater worn by Captain Odell was the street. In the building which is now used origin of the red and black colors of the as the lltsh national guard armory. fcaJt lake high school. Tha building was adapted to As the enrollment Increased It became ' their needs and the aaitecially move was made In n, 1898. .The same year the August, resignation of Principal Malone was received and he wa aucceeded by A. O. Clark. Mr. to Salt Lake from Clark, who cam Dixon. 111., had been a teacher In the high achool .here for aom time previous to the time he became principal. He la at present In the contracting business In Lo Angeles, Cal. f School Moved to vYrtnory- - The only objection to the street building aa a location for 'Pterpont the high school waa the close proximity of a boiler factory, from tha depths of which Issued continually a din which defied tha beet effort of the teachers to Impart knowledge to those students who were unfortunate enough to have classes on Ihe side of the building nearest the factory. An outstanding event of 1898 wia the visit of Admiral Winfield 8. Schley, who wa on hi way westward to take command of the Pacific squadron. Admiral Schley evoked more enthusiasm than had ever been known In the history of the achool. fatng before the arrival of tha guest every available tuck of standing room 1n ihe assembly hall was occupied and the number present waa estimated at 1500. Tha speeches by Waldemar Young, on behalf of the 'students, and by tha admiral In response aroused the wildest outbursts of applaua. Mention should also be mad of the part taken by high achool boys In tha n war. At tha vary outbreak of hostilities eight members of the school offered themselves for serv high Bpanlsh-Amerlrs- ice. They were Ford Fisher. Harrv Atkinson, Alex Colbath, William knees. Hudson. Lonlg Arthty kneatw. rehr and George Lindsey While. Three of them. Sergeants Fisher, Kehr and Kneass. aaw act I vs service In the Philippines, and ona. Ford Fisher, filled a soldiers grave In that distant land. The remaining five, after waiting vainly at tha Presidio and other California campa for an opportunity to go to the front, were given an honorable dlacliarge. : with twentr-tw- teachers. From three old Fourteenth ward building to the plerpont street building with twenty-tw- o good clasa rooms, spacious laboratories, an auditorium and a cafeteria waa a great step. The first graduating clasa In 1893 numbered tsn, that of 1900 numbered aeyenty-fou- r. Frem one general course there were now four courses, classical, scientific, English and commercial. At this time there waa a flourishing alumni association, which la now a thing Resume Given. of the past, and above all there wae t 'By the fall of 1900 the echool had been vigorous school spirit. Hrobablv th In existence ten years a resume of this sucres of the early foothall and base hall decade shows a period of wonderful team was responsible for this splendid growth considering the obstacles over- school spirit In a great degree. come. At the beginning the high echool as a public Institution was not looked Teams Successful upon with favor. It was not considered a Football, starting In 184. had devsl-ope- d . legitimate part of the publkt achool rapidly; the teams of 1899. 1900 and tent, on the ground that, while the I Ml being the high school Intermountaln of public money waa quite champions. The school had also a fin proper In the case of tha grads or ram. haeehall team In l99 and J900. In those mon schools, education beyond that stage school could always defeat the days high should be carried on by denominational Inlversttjr of 1tah In foothall and or private echool for those who wished The A. Callahan was at this tints, baseball. It and were able to pay for tt. Tha ques- as now. a vigorous supporter of th team. tion waa vigorously discussed In thw conGeorgo Ai 'Katun was called stitutional assembly In 1894 with tha re. to inth 19eptinrtpelshlp Of th school, the suit that the high school was finally ad- fourth Incumbent of that office since mitted Into the public school family, al- 1890. Mr. Eaton was a gradual of though no provision for Its support wa Harvard waa princt-pand university mado from th elate taxeae tntll tsog of the Ogden high achool before comthe only nubile high achool In th state to Balt That year also saw a were at Balt Igtke and Ogden and these ing large Increase In school attendance, th were maintained by local taxation. number enrolled being an Increase of In tha first year of the high school the 11.1 oyer that of th preceding year. total enrollment was forty-eigwith three Tha patriotism produced In th high teachers. In 1900 the enrollment was 883 school by th war rsaultsd 1b a cadsl or sn ail room o In th ' t. 8, ht s . . Mt Market Street, San Fnneiict, tr Moses Raggl, Kenyon Hotel, Balt Lake City V, G. Temllnson, W II sen Hotel, Salt Lake City L. J. Kyes. Hotel Utah. Salt Lake City Freight Railings on Application Vauban New York to Liverpool..,,,.,.,,. 4 New York to Liverpool Carmenl 2 Jan Nee York to Gibraltar, Kaplea, Patras,...Dec Calabria Dubrovnik and Trieste 28 Cassandra Portland, Me-- , to Do 80 Feb York to ....New Londonderry and Glasgow. .Jan It Feb ....New York to Halifax, Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg J ..Portland. Me., to Glasgow ...Jan ; ....Mediterranean Cruise Jan. ....New York to Vigo, Patras, Dubrovnik and Trieste New York to Plratue, Dubrovnik and jan Pannonl Trieste jan Aqultanla .'....New York to Cherbourg and Kouthampton. Feb New Albania. ..New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg Feb and Ijondofi . New Scythia... 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