Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-06-15 | Page 26 | Large Registration in Summer School

LARGE REGISTRATION IN SUMMER SCHOOL Total of 91 Pupils Enroll in Y. M. O. A. Class Which Begins Study Tomorrow. Registration of pupils for the summer school of the Y. M. C. A. was oponod at the Y. M. C. A. building yesterday, and ninety-one students enrolled to take the course of seven weeks which begins tomorrow. This will be tho largest summer school class the association asso-ciation has had in the seven years that it has been conducted. Prof. James H. Coombs of the Lafayette school will be in charge. The studies of the fifth, sixth, seventh sev-enth and eighth grades ot the public schools will be taught. The fundamental fundamen-tal plan of the school is to enable students stu-dents who have failed to pass tho school examinations ofjthe previous year to make up their studios and also for those who wish to gain one-halt' year to have tho opportunity. Competent instructors will be placed in charge and the classes will bo conducted con-ducted irom 8:30 to 12 o'clock, with ono-hal hour for recess. It is presumed pre-sumed that in seven weeks of this work, a student can make up a half 3'ear. Tho half hour recess oach day will bo spent in the swimming pool or in the g3innasium. George B. Cawthorne, assistant gen-oral gen-oral secretary of tho Y. M. C. A., stated last night that the school compared com-pared with tho best summer schools in the country in point of beinc in close harmony with the regular grade school studies. Ho added that most summer schools taught but manual and physical physi-cal training. Tho boys who registered yesterday were from the ages of 12 to 17.