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Show were released yesterday upon the recommendation recom-mendation of an agent of the railroad company, who, upon hearing- the evidence evi-dence in the case-, said he believed the men to be innocent ot" intent to commit any crime.. EXERCISES 1 HELD BY PKSCIILS Many Patrons Present at Closing Program in Provo. Special to The Tribune. PROVO,- Ma' 24. A large assemblage assem-blage of public school patrons attended the closing exercises at the tabernacle last night. A splendid program was given, in which the pupils, teachers, members of the board of education and others participated. Superintendent Eggertsen's annual report showed that during the first five weeks of school there were registered 2158 pupils in the city schools. Of these 157 were eighth grade pupils, and there were registered in the high school 187, which, he declared, was the largest larg-est enrollment ever recorded in the Provo city schools. Health conditions, however, cut in ou the splendid condition condi-tion at the opening of school, and many children were liept out on account of the epidemic, while others took advantage advan-tage of the condition and kept their children out to work. Seventy-five pupils were promoted from the eighth to the ninth year and sixty-one were certificated to the senior high school. The report showed that there were 175 regular school days iu the year, but that on account of the epidemic school was held 115 days, including in-cluding the early aud late-hour classes and Saturdays. The superintendent congratulated the teachers on the earnest work performed per-formed during the past year. He deplored de-plored the fact that the teachers did not receive a just compensation for their services, and stated as his belief that the state should levy a sufficient tax to meet the requirements of the school system in the matter of salaries. He expressed the hope that the people would see fit to support the amendment amend-ment to the state constitution which already al-ready has been drafted to take care of this important question in the school system of the state. "It is a shame," declared the speaker, " that some school districts are poverty stricken, while others have more, than they need with a very light tax." John W. MeAdam spoke in behalf of the board of education, and expressed ex-pressed much gratification fit the success suc-cess of the past, year, notwithstanding the great handicap that confronted tho schools. He stated that it was the intention in-tention of the board to have a full four-year four-year academic course in the high school next year, and added that every effort would be made to complete the new mechanic arts and gymnasium building by the time school opens in the fall, lie also said that it was the hope of the board to add to this department of the school an auto mechanics section next year. Dr. Ephraim E. Ericksen of the "University "Uni-versity of Utah delivered a talk in which he offered words of encourage- 1 ment to the pupils and urged the ; parents to en-operate iu keepiug the children in school, stating that in his opinion no child can afford to be with- I ut a high school education in these times of keen competition. He also stated that every community should he j backed by a well equipped four-year j liigh school. He especially eompli- j 'nenfed the pupils who had taken part ' a the exercises anil added that he had lever listened to a morV demoncrat ie j jiogram, wherein the pupils discussed o many phases of life's work. A splendid musical prognnn was i dven under the direction of William Knudsen and Kolis Koss. |