Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-24 | Page 16 | City Schools Open on Monday Morning

GIT! SCHOOLS OPEN oiMoni Hour to Be Added to Each School Day to "Catch Up." City schools will not open until Monday, Mon-day, December SO. At a meeting1 of the principals yesterday morning it was found that the majority favored opening Monday rather than Thursday. The plan is that the present week should be devoted de-voted to institute and perfection of plans to make up lost time in school work, then that the schools should start next Monday and continue without a New-Year's New-Year's vacation. City Superintendent of Schools lrnest A. Smith announced lasi night that an hour will be added to each se'nol day. In j the primary and grammar grades school ; will commence at' 8:45 a. ni. and will be j dismissed at 4.jj. m. The hours were formerly for-merly from 9 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. The high schools will start at 9 a. m. and dismiss at 3:C0 p. m. The sessions were formerly from 9 a. m. to p. m. Professor Smith said last night that the pupils should be full of vigor and pent-up pent-up energy, now that they have had such a long vacation, and that the longer hours should in no way interfere with their efficiency, lie stated that if a good showing is made in the classes the old schedule might be resumed early in the coming spring. The longer session plan has proved successful in making up lost time in the leading cities of tho United States which have tried the experiment, according to local school authorities. Thirty-one new eases of Influenza were reported to the city board of health yes- terday. and one death. Albert George j Lverett. 33 years of age. S5l'Kast First j South street, was the only victim. All restrictions imposed in Salt Lake , as an emergency maasuru to guard against the spread of influenza are void today, and public gatherings of all kinds will "be allowed. Public funerals may be held and public dancing is permitted.