Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-10-02 | Page 14 | Falling off Id Large in School Attendance

FALLING OFF IS liif IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE i Fremont and Franklin Buildings Build-ings Believed to Be Affected by Red Light Talk. The attendance at tho Fremont and the Franklin schools, half way between which Is the proposed site for the red light district, has fallen off considerably over that of last year, and this lias led to some speculation as to tho cause. Ono of the reasons for the decrcaso In attendance at-tendance Is given as the proposed removal of the red light district from Its present quarters to Boyd's court, between Fourth and Fifth West streets, within two or threo blocks of cither school. The principals at the several schools, at tho close of each school year, make a record of the attendance, and this was done at both tho Fremont and Franklin schools at tho end of tho term last May. Upon these figures was based an estimate for the increased attendance anticipated at the opening of schools tho following school year. The attendance at the opening open-ing of schools this year did. not Increase at these two buildings, as It was reasonable reason-able to expect, but fell off materially Instead. In-stead. It Is said that the proposal to transfer tho red light district to the west side has alarmed soveral families and caused them to move to another part of the city with their school children, and this is ono of the causes for the marked decreaso in the attendance at. the Fremont and Franklin schools. Another reason is given as tho encroachment of railroad and other business Interests upon residence property prop-erty in that particular part of tho city.