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Show THE PUBUCSGH00LSL ! Judge Bartoh Bpeaki Understanding! ! Respecting the Pub;io 8chools f Salt LiU City, VOTING FOR SCHOOL BONDS, The Buildias Unfit for Eoholastio Fur poses3upU Killepsugh to Go East Next Month. Judge Kartell of the probate court aud Dr. J. F. MillspaugU superintendent superintend-ent of the public sci.ools yesterday i visited the schools in the Seventh and 1 l-.leventh wards. Vhcn interrogated about the visit Judge Kartell said: "In the primary department of the) Seventh ward school wa lound tha blackboards loo high. The aisles along the walls are closed by desks placed there to obtain needed room. The) buildiug is not well adapted to its use. "The teachers of the department! are trying to do good, honest work. They are introducing a system of oral training which is approved by the best educational authority. After this ha been in use for a whiie the best of results re-sults may be expected from the system. "From there we went to ti.e Flevunth ward school house. Here, too, we found the blackboards too high. Tim rooms, however, are in better condition. condi-tion. Ibe teachers are doing good work. The pupils are earnest aud orderly, or-derly, 'l'he system of government is excellent, "I am more than conv inced," resumed Judge Kartell, "that the board of education edu-cation is taking the right move by advocating ad-vocating tho voting of JGuO.OUO for bonds for school purposes. This sruount of money couol not be appropriated to a better and more deserving cause, lis effect will be fell alter a judicious investment in-vestment in new buildings for all time. The present and other generations must be properly educated if Salt Lake would be a place of intelligent, refined and 'law-abiding citizens. The action of the board of education in respect to the appri pria-tiou pria-tiou aliou.d Le sustained. All people . who ard interested in tills important matter should vote for it at the coming special election for that purpose "Permit me to say something about our superintendent of schools. Dr. J. F. MihspHUgh. 1 understand that he expects ex-pects to go east af.er the schools here are chueii for the express purpose of observing aud studying the educational education-al sysicins iu the cast. This is highly commendable and shows that Dr. Millspaugn desires that the most approved systems shall be in practical use in Salt Lake, iu educational mat- ti.rii mm iti i.i li.jr nfnii 1 1. ulYuit- . cuangca are constantly occurring, loir., . ' the good of tbe teacher aud pupil. Each must be kept out of tha old ways 1 and ruts aud new aud fresh methods ' are the order ol the day iu all communities commu-nities where educational matters are a part of the foundation of the place. "The board ol education should pay all of Dr. Miilspaiigh's expenses on this trip. They siioiild on his return consider con-sider carefully every proposition ha may bring bi tore them. If he is properly prop-erly sustained by tho board and the people in g.ueral, a good school system will ensue. Our superintendent is au earnest worker. "There is also a matter importance which is not considered oftuu enough by the public. It is thatof parents aud friends of education visiting the schools. This is something that should be dona as it iucourages lue pupils aud teachers alike." J udgo Kartell is a practical instructor. For ten years he had charge of the schools at Shenandoah, Pa. His thorough method of leaching is remembered remem-bered and its imprint is recognized ia that section today. |