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Show J - To Utah County High Schools A. Eighth Grade Graduates Urged to Attend Local Institutions. i Provo, Sept. 9 County Superintendent Superinten-dent Eggertscn has sent the following circular letter to ,thc district Bupcrin-tendenta Bupcrin-tendenta nnd the trustees of the county: Provo, August 24, 1907, Dear PubMc School Pupils, Utih County: It is very gratifying to atato that ihe High school in American 't'ork, Pleat-ant Pleat-ant Grovo and Spanish Fork, ure well prepared for tho cpm'ng year to giv a thorough two ybars' course, while Sprlngville, Payson and Lchi olTers nj three-years' .course, outlined. These y Bchoola will b'c taUght.'.n b competent a,n.' cxpe-'encd I'nsiructqrs '.that hold i Tngh cquiaitb"jJCito credefltllsT It is well for .each eightftJgrado graduate f to take ndvantagp, of the, opportunity' 1 . afforded, and( attend tho local High- schools and ninthgrndes at tljc.'r homes. Get all you can there and you will find 1 f that the ,08sibil.t.c8 will come too for i you to go to hgljer ms'.iluttons of learn- 1 Ing. It Is and has been tho lesu'muny V of parents and pupils that hnd t not n bjen forttho local lUgh school the boy f '' or girl as the cobo may be, would mv r U'. . hivo entered an? institution of h'ljhur If learning or they- would have rece'ved I but one or two years of wor beycnl tpsjT''"' tno eighth grade.t lho home Hifeh M school oirere n .'training that prepares 1 ono to enter the university with a do- R finite purpose. The expenses if cons!d- v ' cred from tho standpoint of a town or R, an Individual 1s surprisingly low. The ', ' ( training received in class meeting nr d ( public gatherings, places ono in a, pos- Ition to feel "at home when mictllg with the student spirit of a big school 1 It is a desrre'very doar to me to see " ' tho possibility for a High school educa- j ' tion at the door of every boy or glr ' Tho twentieth century demands It. It f is ours if we' but say tho word and net. There need 'no question ariso in tho minds of local High school pupils about credits 'being acknowleged by institu tions of higher learning in our state, whatever may bo said by Uninformed persons to the contrary. ,M.' Herewith ure given, two letters which are self explanatory; Supt L. E. Kggcrtscn, Provo City, I Utah. DejBir In nnswer to your letter ougust 19, I Wish to state , that the university is heartily in favor I of public High schools nnd as a rcprc- I BCflUijJo of tho university I would urge I ' " . thBtublishment of bucIi bcIiooIb in Wtown large enough to support ttC ' one. It would bo n great advantage I " V somo Instances for two, three or more J towns to combine in the. support of one h'gh school. Of course I am anxious to ' ) have whatovcr work is done by tho high schools well done because the uni-I uni-I t .vefsity is nnxious to givo full credit for work completed in tho high schools and , thus to givo all the encouragement and j normal support possible toward theit f perpetuity. Yours Truly. W i (Signed.) J. T. KINSBURY. t Drigham Young University, Provo. I ; Aug. 24, 1907. tf' ' Supt. L. E. Eggortsen, Provo. Dear ,' Sir In reply to your request tor a brict y, statement of my views concerning hlgh- if er education among 6ur people, I 'will I", say that a high school education is the i heritage of every young person of this w" J I ' ' ' - t m lktMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMtm decade. Roth the church and the state should make provisions for its youth in this direction, and tho young people should bo left to make the choice of I the best within their reach. (Signed) G. H. BRIMIIALL. Parents nnd pupils arc urged to look over the course of study as outlined, consult your district superintendent nnd m ike close comparisons with the high Ech ol courses elsewhere, nnd you will find them the best studies for any ' course you may wish to pursue when . these nre completed. Let me add here that the stato aid for high school is ture to come and the rcsolut'on wh ch will be submitted at our next state election will bring it, if wo do our duty. Soliciting every 'citizen's 'citi-zen's support nnd a large attendance to , our h'i h schools, I am, L. E. EGGEUTSEN, I Supt. of Utah Co. schools. , TT-. |