| Show OP PROVO SCHOOLS interesting BEADING FOR ERS OP EDUCATION sixty six per cent of the school population enrolled to the school trustees of school district no 1 provo utah county utah GENTLEMEN I 1 herewith submit for your consideration my public annual report of the schools of provo city for the school year ending june WORK immediately following my employment as superintendent of your city schools the entire corps of teachers was called together and in the capacity of a regularly organized district teachers association held ten consecutive sessions during the week preceding the opening of the schools planning in detail the work of the year then before ns in this labor we were materially aided by the outline plan blocked out and adopted by the utah county teachers association atthe six day session in hammock grove but the almost entire change of text books made a general revision of this plan a matter of convenience if not of absolute necessity the school work having thus been prearranged the grounds buildings furniture and apparatus were carefully inspected by myself and the respective spec tive teachers previous to the opening of the schools we found that by your order the buildings had been thoroughly renovated bandsuch and such repairs made as were necessary dortho convenience and comfort of the teachers and pupils and each teacher assumed the responsibility of the pro from injury and of the general condition of his department as far as the conduct of the members of ane school was concerned under your direction a thermometer was placed in each room and especial instructions given in regard to ventilation county circulars were filled out and distributed among patrons public notice given through the press and the schools opened on circular time august and have been taught as follows the central with 2 departments 6 grades 1 term the central with 3 departments 6 grades 3 terms the west with two departments 5 grades 1 term the west with 3 departments 5 grades 3 terms the east with 2 departments 5 grades 3 terms the east with 2 departments 4 grades 1 term the north with 1 department 5 grades 1 terms statistics the registers show an enrollment for first term of pupils with an average attendance of second term of ne w pupils showing an average attendance of third term new pupils with an average attendance of fourth term new pupils with an average attendance of total enrolled average attendance average number or teachers employed aside from a special music 8 average number enrolled to each teacher average daily attendance to each teacher 44 number of daily 1 eions daily recitations I 1 for each teacher 16 chile it will be seen that the en roll meui is but 66 per cent of the school population it will be remembered that acido from the public schools there have been three denominational nomi national and one private school in the district during the year and further that the average daily attendance has been seriously interfered with by tho presence of contagious diseases during the best portion of tho school year and had it not been for the prompt and persistent efforts of the city quarantine physician dr M H hardy together with the united efforts of school officers teachers patrons and pupils in preventing the rapid speed of the measles and scarlet fever our school would in all probability have been so seriously interfered with as to have necessitated at least temporary suspension of class dorkas has been the case m many of the districts of this and other counties school organization in each has been ef 1 fectea and kept operative a school J organization having in view the creation of a public sentiment against vice and disorder and a distribution of responsibility among the pupils that will be effectual in a popularity for the protection of public property and private rights the organization has consisted of a school secretary punctuality aaion and con duct recorders or of buildings desks and books temperature reporter committees on decoration reception entertainment and cabinet librarian and cabinet keeper with th members of these organizations the respective teachers have hold at which each official makes a report of his work and received instructions if necessary THE regular recitations have been sven in reading spelling writing arithmetic grammar geography and history physiology and hygiene music and drawing lessons in morals manners and elementary science have also been giyen with the most gratifying results the second and third terms instructions in bookkeeping book keeping have been given THE CLASS WORK been on aitho principle of practical illustrations preces ding theoretical explanations pupil has learned to do by doing principles or rules have been mind products and not meaningless memory gras pings teaching and training have been kept parallel development and culture have eacel received its portion of devoted labor and correct thinking proper express ing and wise application have formea she tripod of success upon which th learned has been trained to raise himself steadily and safely upward to i plan of self reliance consequent spona consciousness of standing upon of punctuality preparation and pure practices AND examinations regular weekly reviews and term examinations have been held both written and oral with results both pleasing and profitable in one particular at least have our examinations indicated interesting and progressive progress ivd work and that is this during the examination week of each term and especially that of the last term the attendance has been better than that of the preceding week several who through a force of circumstances had practically withdraws returned for the purpose of reviewing their work by examination and endeavoring to get a certificate of promotion which they could not obtain without passing successfully AND certificates each pupil has been furnished with print ed forms of weekly report of his work whick when properly kept agreeing with the record kept by his class recorder form an aggregate from which his term slip is made this slip shows the number of times he has been present absent tardy times prepared unprepared number of lessons lost by absence points lost in conduct credit marks gained re sult of examination and school standing these term slips are carefully audited by the teacher signed by him and the district superintendent officially and sent to the parent or guardian printed certificates of promotion have alo been issued to those having completed the course of study prescribed for any of the grades these blanks together with the paper you have furnished for compositions etc have been most efficient factors in securing punctual attendance prompt preparation and systematic progress SCHOOL CABINET AND MUSEUM in each department of three of the schools are kept supplementary reading matter suited to tho capacity of the pupils and in the central the pupils have had access to a library of volumes and three current magazines viz youtha companion treasure trove and the utah industrialist also the salt lake daily herald and through the courtesy of mr J C graham the UTAH has been sent the school gratis were these books and papers any small factor in education I 1 would hesitate about giving the library so much prominence but small as it is it has aided the teacher in creating a literary taste among the pupils that could not have been acquired without such aid the cabinets have been steadily added to and an effort made to begin the collection for a school museum of animals and curiosities of our own territory SCHOOL the district teachers association is composed of the following teachers ampt brimbau Brim haU ton J E hickman E giles W S rawlings evylin jB illings fannie bonnett sadie tanner may nuttall daniel beck and may rogers these teachers have held semiweekly meetings for the of increasing interest in cy for school work and have alao with two exceptions been active members of the atah county teachers association GENERAL A brief review of the school work done in the district will show that during the present school year a large room has been finished and furnished in the central building a new commodious brick schoolhouse has been erected and seated in tho northern the district shade trees set out on three of the school lots end school kept running four full terms in the performance of this there has been a union of effort by school officers teachers patrons pupils and the general public that points upward for the school interests of our community with a consciousness that I 1 have labored earnestly to have our educational progress keep pace with the demands of the age and that in so doing I 1 have been supported by you and my fellow teacher 8 I 1 am gratefully GEO EL bupt supt prove city schools |
