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Show THE SCHOOLS Of Salt Laka Conaty A Gcod Word for Them by Saptrin-- Saptrin-- teudent Ltwis Satisfactory Showing, Pnise-worlhy Pnise-worlhy Progrtss. Salt Lake C.ir, April S, 1S7S. Edifors Herald; la my visit to the various school districts in this county, in an official capacity, I find a great many things pertaining to our schools, and their condition, that corroborate the statement state-ment made by the territorial superintendent superin-tendent in bis late repart to the legislature. legis-lature. I have been highly gratified and pleased at the agreeable objects presented to my view in the eh ape of good, substantial and commodious school-houses, and the feeling that aseriis to be prevalent, to continue in the goed work, until we arrive at a higher etate of perfection. In none do I find IhiB feeling of progress more strongly manifest than in Superintendent Superin-tendent Taylor, extending from him down through the entire line of school officials, expanding throughout the great majority of the people,' and it will continue to grow and increase until we atand second to no state in the nation. - Any one acquainted with our school system can Bee where improvements can be made, and more especially the schools in Salt Lake city; still, when we take the county throughout, there ia much that is creditable, and many conditions pertaining to our educational educa-tional status that call forth our admiration, ad-miration, impart energy and give ua great encouragement in the noble work. Salt Lake couDly, to-day, will compare com-pare favorably with any ot the territo ries and many of the stateB, and is far ahead of many of the counties of Eome of the states in the class of school buildings. The buildings in the! great majority of the districts I have visited are worthy objects of commendation com-mendation in any community even communities of lar greater wealth. I Many of the buildings are brick, i comiuodiouB, well veutilated, with i large windows affording ample light and were designed with a view to health and comfort. I will give an example of one that is a lair sample of many. It ia erected in the Twenty eighth district on Big Cottonwood. This building is of brick 56x28 feet, with a ceiling 13 feet from the floor; large windows, well ventilated, divided into three departments; one large room capacitated capaci-tated tc accommodate 100 pupils; one good-sized recitation room, and a very convenient ante room. 4- little more work is necessary to complete it, which, when done and the house fur- j nisb.id properly with school appoint-1 merits, will cost $2,500. This, I repeat, is oneofmaby. Our county . ia being well supplied with the beet of school nouuea. j But how about the schools? Many of them are excellent. Quite a num- j ber ol our normals are now teaching, and those whom I have visited are rioiiip crind work. The old snirit of indiilereuce on the part of trustees ie wearing away, and they are awakening awaken-ing lo ilie great responsibilities resting u on ihem. Many trustees meet me with tLi expresoion: "We wantcood teachers and we are willing to pay more iu order to get them; but we do not WAul any more poor teachers at pnorprice. That day hag gooe by." The good teacher is gradually taking his true position in the estimation of the people and his labors are appreciated. appre-ciated. In looking over the reports of state and county superintendents ( f tome of the statea, I lind that, in many counties, tctiools are taught only three months iu the yenr, while here in Salt Lake county the great mnjority of the districts sustain schools fight and nine months in the year. '1 hie speaks well lor our desires and determination to educate our children. To my surprise I found a school in opera' ioD in the vicinity of tbe Old Telegraph mine, Bingham canon, f hie ECbool is sustained by taxation. They have erected a very comfortable boube, supplied it with good homemade home-made seats and detks and employed on efficient teacher. The tax from the Old Telegraph property nearly sustains the school, and islruely commendable, com-mendable, aud reflects credit upon Mr, Holde.D aud Mr. Donne aud othcrd. It U certainly worthy of imitation im-itation by other mining districts. Tucre is also a good school in High land district under the instruction of an efficient teacher. I understand a school has been taught, the past winter, iu tbe Forty-third district, Bingham. I particularizs these latter plat-ea to show that there b scarcely a locality in S.ilt Lake county that does not afford educational facilities. With these facts before u?, who will dure say tbat Utah is behind the I spirit of the age in regard to educa-i educa-i lion? Sli3 is not. Ourauperitilcudenla, i legislators, county courts, trustees rind : thv people are etroogiy imbued with j the spirit and aentime:.t, "Let us ' educate." Our watchword ia slowly I and eteudUy ouward and upward. ! T- B. Lkivis, I i i Cuu ntf Supt. Dial. Schools. |