Show i 4 Principal A O Clark of the city high school wIII speak before the Y M C A Dec 25 The next meeting of the state board of education will occur in the office of State Superintendent Park Dec 26 Supervisor Elliott of the city schools spoke yesterday beforE the general meeting of the Salt Lake County Teachers Teach-ers association Her theme was Dec orafhe Art The teachers of the Jackson school gave a delicate luncheon on Friday The occasion was given In honor of Dr 1I1illspaugh who however was unavoidably un-avoidably absent by reason of indisposition indispo-sition State Superintendent Park has been invited to speak before the teacher institute at Coalville Jan 7 Harry Wilmer who has been pursuing pursu-ing a course In shorthand and typewriting type-writing at the Salt Lake Business College Col-lege has accepted a position in Atlanta Atlan-ta Ga A very interesting entertainment will be given at the Hamilton school on Friday Fri-day afternoon Dec 23 and will be both literary and musical Among the most interesting features will be readings i from the court scene of the Merchant of Venice by some of the older pupils Mother Goose melodies Jack Horner and Santa Claus visit by the little folks and an instrumental quartette wIth piano vIolin guitar and zither The removal of SuperintendentMms paugh will create a vacancy In the membership of the state board of education edu-cation The Twelfth school will have some Interesting Christmas observances on Friday next The rooms In charge of Principal McMillan and Miss Meeks will have joInt exercises as will thc rooms of Misses Mayne and Farnes PIcture day in the room in charge of Miss Mary A Cauffield at the Oquirrh school on Friday was well attended by patrons and teachers and was a very Interesting occasion The collection of pictures drew so much attention at-tention that the building was opened in the evening when another large company com-pany was present The schools of Salt Lake county will close for the holiday vacation on Friday Fri-day Dee 23 I A large number of the city teachers are intending to attend the meeting of r1 I the Utah Teachers association at Ogden Og-den Dec 28 29 and 30 The fall term of the schools of this city will close on Friday Dec 23 The entire teaching fraternity of the city are looking forward with pleasing anticIpations to the reception to be given SuperIntendent MiIlspaugh on the 23rd inst Miss Alley has resumed her duties at the Sumner Her absence was caused by the severe illness of a sister The post school has opened at Fort Douglas with 288 men placed on In structiDn duty CommOn studies army paper forms and the department of breadbaking have been added this term Men are selected from each company corn pany to be instructed In breadmaking and baking and the use of portable I ovens The men detailed from among the I soldiers have been organized into a normal nor-mal class and are instructed by Chap laid Allensworth in the morning The school for men is in the afternoon The teacher and pupils of the Sandy schools presented Fairy Grotto an operetta in four acts Friday afternoon and evening to large audiences In the Sandy ward house Over 100 children in fancy costumes acquitted themselves creditably to the great delight of their tf rlel teachers parents and spectators in general The tableaux were most beautiful beau-tiful and called forth much afuse fSandy Sandy is one of our wideawalte towns when it comes to patronizing entertainments entertain-ments given under the auspices of her public schools The proceeds of this entertainment will be about 50 which the teachers will use In replenishing the public school library Branch Normal Miss Spencers lecture on Shakespeare Shakes-peare and His Worts with extended readings from The Merchant of Venice Ven-ice was a real treat to the weIlfilled hall 111 Driggs gives the next lecture His subject is Modern Aspects of English En-glish The Ladies society will hold its last meeting before file holidays Friday afternoon af-ternoon The normal training class Is making u good showing Mr Tipton is in his element here Mr and Mrs Dennion 111 and Mrs Driggs and 11r Tipton will go north for the holidays Professor Giles or the B Y academy Provo and a company of his friends conducted chapel on Tuesday Their singing wasgreatl appreciated Principal Partridge of the Beaver branch of the B Y academy conducted chapel Monday We are pleased to have men of other institutions visit us The weather is coal and bracing Students Stu-dents are vigorous and industrious Many stud nts will return to their homes for their holiday vacation Messrs Giles Ramsey and their friends gave a concert in ward hall on Tuesday evening A vigorous of football Is In n game progress pro-gress on the campus just now A county apportionment of 111 was this week made from the school funds on hand University Notes Class work at the University discontinues discon-tinues next Thursday afternoon and will not be resumed until after the beginning be-ginning of the new year Since the opening of school In September the students have wrestled with their books have developed a spIrit and an atmosphere for work and are now about to enjoy a muchneeded rest 00 For the benefit of those students who live at a distance the railroads are granting a holiday rate of one far for trains leaving this city on Friday Dec 23 This holiday rate Is good for return until Jan 8 lSJ 1599e 000 The next of the University lectures will be given on the evening of Jan 9 when Dr Orson Howard professor of biology will delver a lecture upon the subject Facts and FIctions in Natural lIstory 0 0 0 Chapel exercises during the past week have been especially Instructive and very well attended Dean Halseyof St Marks has each morning given to those pesent a good thought for the days work and many students have been heard to remark that the thoughts suggested have been exceedingly wholesome whole-some and beneficial OJO During the coming week devotJonal exercises will be conducted by Apostle Heber JGrant of the Mormon church 000 The seniors have decided upon and adopted a very pretty class pin Last Friday e9uestiqn of adgpting caps L WfdIL M and gowns was discussed A majority of the class seem to favor their adop tion final action was not taken how ever as all the class members were not present 00 The coming week is one during which class spirit Is to play an active part The girls or normal class of 1m have issued Invitations to the faculty and the boys of their class to 1l present at the UnIversity on Tuesday night to receive entertainment at their hands Just what surprises are In store no one has been able to fin out 99 girls can keep secrets The UOy of the class are all looking forward to a most enjoyable evening as they seem to knee that their classmates are able entertainers > i1 The class of 00 or as Its members are commonly caned the Naughty Naughts will give an entertainment in the art room ofthe University on the evening of Wednesday Dec 21 This is the first social given by the class durIng the present school rear The class made a record last year in enter taining friends their A B C Spread being one of the mast SUccessful that was given Asaresult the class them bets and frIends are anticipating a repetition of last years good time and arc confident that the dance and sup per of Wednesday next will excel the effort of a year ago 000 Secret entertainments are becoming popular Rumor hasrit that the mem Hers of the normal class of 1901 the Naughty Ones are planning to enter tain themselves during the comh g week The exact day the committee on arrangements and the nature of the social could not be definitely learned 000 The members of the Delta Phi fra ternity have chosen the night of Thurs day Dec 29 for the next University ball The pall will be given as usual in i ChrIstensens hall 0 0 0 The Dramatic association begins to take to itself new Iifg Mr Walter W i Little has received several new plays I and Professor Babcock Is arranging I casts for them The assocIation wl1ll 1 t I be heard from shortly after the open I Ing of the new year 000 The Zeta Gamma Debating society this year has been doing earnEst en thusiastic work The officers during the past term have received good pro grammes and the officers recently ele = ted t-ed gIve promise of a continuance of rousing work The new staff cony sts of the fOllowing workers E A Morgan Mor-gan president Thomas Reynolds vice president TaylOl Broclbank secretary and treasurer Janies Starl corre sponding secretary and Arthur Well ling and W J 11annln members of the standing committee The normal class of tl rrec ntl elect cd the followIng ofltcersr hiss May Davis class president ilr FM I Young vice president Miss AnnIe Jones secretary rind M H D Herroh and Miss Jean Hyde programme com mittee I e 0 0 The Deseret Museum to which the University students have ready access recently reeehed from 111 Reuben Clark B S one of last years gradu II ates a magnificent slab of real sand stone over six feet long showing the foottracks of birds or reptiles The specimen was obtained from the meo zoic deposits of Wasatch county 000 Normal society last Friday elected officers for the ensuing term W J I Manning was elected president Ida Parrott vice president Kate Teltzen secretary and Wallace Calder treasurer treas-urer The vice president chooses the programme committee 000 The normal students for weeks past have watched with anxiety the lingering linger-ing illness of Professor Stewarts little 8yearold boy and it was with deep regret that they learned last Friday of the little sufferers death AlI sympathize sympa-thize with Professor Stewart in his present bereavement 000 Professor George 11 Marshall appeared ap-peared at chapel one morning last week with an unusual smile Several of the students noticed It and inquired the reason They soon learned that the professor has another little girl added to his family this explains ail Agricultural College A very prosperous term at the college col-lege closes Friday Dec 23 There have been enrolled 36 students S 0 0 Halffare rates have been secured for students and teachers spending holidays holi-days away from Logan 7 I s Closing examinations are scheduled for Wednesday Thursday and Friday 00 U Miss Moenchs elocutionary and dramatic dra-matic entertainment set for Saturday evening next has been Indefinitely JostrJoned 000 The students Party given last week was very well attended about 20 received re-ceived net will go to adorn the library walls 000 The regular football team had an engagement with a university team yesterday lightweight team will meet a team from the city Monday on the Brigham Young campus Wilson Professor WlIsons test of rapid writing writ-ing for subfreshmen resqlted In some showing a speed of thirty words a minute min-ute d > 00 Mrs Shepard a teacher from the cap ital clt addressed the students Satur I dy morning Q + n 9 A new boiler is to be set UP at once in the heating house It will be so connected con-nected that it can be used to heat the station and shop buildings alone I U 0 0 Next Tuesday Commandant Jensen I hill Inspect cadets New style uniforms will bean hand for opening of next term o 0 e Professor Jensen gave a party to the engineering students at his residence Thursday evening 000 Professors have been busy lately taking tak-ing the annual inventory of proJerty In their departments for which they are responsible 0 0 The books in the college library now number 5000 in addition to public documents 1 doc-uments reports and pamphlets 00 e The dedication of the new bUilding of tb Brigham Young college was set for yesterday A grand dedication party yas clven in the evening in he Pei v mnaslum |