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Show School Notes. (By School Correspondent) FACULTY MEETING Faculty meetings are held each Tuesday Tues-day at 4 p. m. Tho question at this week's meeting that called forth most discussion was tho ono concerning the close grading of pupils In our schools. Time of institute was announced and examination questions that had been received from tho .ounty were given out for the grades. Tho subject of moral teachings was dwelt upon at somo length and to what tho teachers hope will be some definite help. Parents Par-ents should assist In every way possible in this vital matter. The appropriate school room and decoration wero discussed. dis-cussed. Rev. Wiltlman Murphy visited the school Friday morning and spoko a few minutes at tho General Assembly. G.M. Marshall, Professor" of tho English Eng-lish Langusge In tho University of Utah, will address our citizens nnd school patrons next Friday evening at Scienco Hall. HARRINGTON. Miss Durrant'a Beginners are now reading from their books. Tho child-(Iron child-(Iron are taking a great interest in the work. Miss Owen's pupils lead ingood attendance at-tendance this week.. She thinks what tho board has said has ma do an impression impres-sion upon thu school. Tho Second Grado In Mrs McCnrty'H room nro taking up, "History of the Pilgrims," in their language work. The pupils of Miss Greenwood V room have been painting sunsets. They are fine. This week Miss Holmnn's pupils, tho Third Gradc.have lead In regularity. Tho Fourth Grado has been trying It's skill in painting Bunsets. MlssOrmond says they are excellent. Wo think so too. They nro studying erosion in connection connect-ion with Geography in Miss Ormond's room nt present. They took a walk In tho fields for tho purposo of studying the rocks. Thoy collected somo good samples, which thoy will take up later. Miss Peterson reports a good attend-nnco attend-nnco this Week. Her boys nnd girls nro beginning to mako Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing baskets. Sho cordially invites the school patrons to visit her and observe tho work being done in her grade. FORRES. Tho members of tho English Grado have taken up a new subject In Arithmetic. Arith-metic. They think when they leave tho subject they will know a great deal about tho Motrle System. We, tho Eighth Grado, think that wo will all bo professional painters (never) when wo get through with tho subject. Tho Eighth Grado wero startled last Monday at tho cntrancoof a small cat that stopped at ono of tho students desks and began to cry. Tho student took it from tho room and cvory elnco it has been known ns a Thomas cat. We. the Sixth Grade, have taken nn examination to find just whero wo stand in tho Grado. Wo expect to mako two sections on account of tho inequality of tho Undents. Hy continuous cITort we may all unito In work in tho spring. Wo havo memorized fivo beautiful Koms. Miss Owen la teaching us n pretty Thanksgiving song. HIGH SCHOOL Thu attendance for tho last week has very much imptoved, somo of the students stu-dents of last year having again enrolled. Tho English II. class has taken up thu story of Julius Ciena r as a classic. They nro now reading it through lmr-ridly lmr-ridly to get tho gist nf the story. The second reading will bo for ex passion and analysis. The English A students arc studying IVnnywin'H Idyoll of tho King. They havo almost completed tho tlrst part: tho story of Gurcth and Lynettu ami nro looking forward with pleasant anticipation an-ticipation to tho rending of "Lancelot and Elaine. Thellasket Hall Roys havo been training train-ing so diligently of Into Hint there is no room for thoughts of defeat in the minds of tho students. Our Artist, Clyde Croockston, has made it deautiful drawing of thu "Horn of Plenty" Uxn tho blackboard in the Assembly Room. |