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Show 'CHILDREN MUST ' ATTEND SCHOOL Board of Education During the Next School Year Will Strictly Enforce the State Law fur-chase fur-chase Art Collection for High School Ratify Sale of Central School. A general report of the attendanco at the Ogdcn public schools has dis-clobed dis-clobed tho fact that theio were a luige number of children of school age who did not attend any educational educa-tional Institution during tho past year. This was tho announcement made by Superintendent John M Jlllls at the rog ;'ar meeLng of the board of education edu-cation last evening J ais was not due to a neglect of duty on the part of the truant officer, but rather to tho lack of instructions compelling a strict enforcement of the law on this point. A largo number num-ber of chlldien were forced Into the schools during the year, but more than one hundred, is the claim of the superintendent, escaped the truant officers. of-ficers. Tho monthly leport on attendanco attend-anco showed that the greatest number num-ber attending during the last month of school was 1.97G, and tho average number attending 4,731 Tho attendance attend-ance during the j'ear averaged abour 5,000, while the school census showed that there were 7,000 children of eligible eli-gible school age residing In this city. The shortage was explained in part bj the fact that the school census includes in-cludes all children up to 18 years of age, while a great many under this ago graduated from the eighth grades Then, too, there are some who are granted epecial permits to remain out 'of school Superintendent Mills was cortaln. however, that there were at least 100 who should have been In school dur Ing the term Just closed and it was decided by the board to give closer attention during tho coming year to the strict enforcement of the law relative rel-ative to children attending the schools. Tho report of tho treasurer showed a balance of $21,56C, which Is the largest lar-gest balance at the end of a school year for tevoral years past The final balance will bo something less than $20,000, but will ecn then be In excess ex-cess of former years. A contract In connection with tho sale of the old Central school property proper-ty to Ogdon lodge No. 719, B P. O. Elks, was 'ratified by the board and tho first contract pajment on the property accopted Tho committee on supplies made a report on th'eblds received for fur-u.shhig fur-u.shhig books, stationery and other supplies to the schools during the coming ear1' and contracts were awarded to tho lollowlng flims: Spar-go's Spar-go's book store, Lambert Paper company, com-pany, McMilleu Paper company, Utah Stationery company, A L. Scollle Press, V. W. Browning company, Boylo Hardware company, Waton-Flygare Waton-Flygare company and tho George A. Lowe oempany. Tho committee's report re-port was adopted. Follow Ing an action which has been taken by all universities, colleges and many 'of the. high schools of the country, coun-try, tho board ruled last evening that all graduates of the Ogden High bchool must hereafter recede their diplomas from the platform or stage on the night of commencement exercises This will, of course, not apply in cases where a graduate is prevented by sickness from attending the exercises. Superintendent Mills was empo'w-01 empo'w-01 ed to engage severaf teachers who may be required to. fill out the staff of lustiuctors for the schools during tho coming year. At a cost ot 175 the beard contracted contract-ed for the purchaso of an art collection collec-tion owned by D. N. Beauregard, art Instructor at the high school during tho past j ear Mr. Beauregard Is loav-Ing loav-Ing the city and desires to have the pictures remain at the high school studio The collection consists of eighteen oil paintings and a large number of small pictuies. One of tho former lb valued at $200 Bcglnn.ng nct jear with the new classes In the high school the Giegg system of shorthand will be abandoned abandon-ed and the Pitman system taught Instead, In-stead, It being the opinion of Superintendent Superin-tendent Mills that the Gregg systom is Insufficient except for commercial purposes The change in shorthand system will not apply to tho students who have already taken one 3 ear of Gregg, they be.ng permitted to complete com-plete their course with that system. Miss Carrie V. Knapp was re engag ed by tho board as supervisor of art in the public schools of the city and C H Whltaker was engagod as musical musi-cal Instructor at the high school This will bo the first jear In Ogden for tho latter Instructor. |