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Show CITY SCHOOL NOTES. Superintendent Christensen reported to principals that the public library has Installed ten of each of the books which has been assigned the -lower grades for supplementary reading. Wcdnesdny afternoon promises to be a red letter day In all the grade schools. Thanksgiving exercises and parents' meetings will be held. i Tho Jackson 6chool holds a parents' meeting this coming week. It will be In the nature of a reception. The Uintah held forth at the West Side Baptist church last Wednesday evening. Principal D. R, Coombs reports re-ports that the proceeds of the affair will be used to purchase hall decorations. decora-tions. Miss Powers of tho Lincoln has organized or-ganized a girls' athletic league. Leroy Acomb has been engaged as coach. This provides for equal physical culture cul-ture with the boys, who are being trained in military tactics "by Capt. Webb. b Principal" Parratt took charge of the drawing at the Salt Lake County Teachers' institute yesterday. Eighth graders of the Fremont have organized under the name of the Phi-lomathean Phi-lomathean society. Their badges will bear the Inscription "Delta Kappa Ep-sllon." Ep-sllon." Eugene Clark has been elected president of the class. The city principals have given ofTlclal support to the M. I. A. lecture course, and are desirous that city teachers avail themselves of an opportunity of hearing the distinguished persons whom the bureau presents. Supervisor Wctzell Is receiving congratulations con-gratulations from the corps on his con-valcscence. con-valcscence. He held meetings with Fifth and Eighth grade teachers at the Lafayetto during- the past week. o ' Pupils of the Third grade throughout the city are reading "Robinson Crusoe." Cru-soe." After the recitation of the descriptions de-scriptions of each paragraph the pupils ''-M are permitted to reproduce those scenes ! ' H on sand boards. Miss Pollock reports j t H that very satisfactory results have thus Hf . far been obtained. ) i ft IH 4 !JH Thanksgiving holiday closes tho " 1 schools next Thursday. i j IH |