Show educational INTERESTS the most mosi important event of the week in educational circles was the formal opong opening jig on monday last ot of the new church university in its now new labora laboratory cury building oo on first street it is gratifying Krau tying to know that the growth odthe of the church schools has been fuch as to demand the establishment at so BO early a day aay of a university to be a crowning feature of the whole cb church school system the credit and honor of founding the university may be shared by the latter day saints as a whole whale inasmuch as the people while convened in general conference unanimously adopted a resolution which being sincerely desirous of fostering education in our midst we the members of toe the atea body religious worshipers known and designated as the church of Jewis christ of latter day saints now in general conference assembled ou on the ath day ot of april 1892 do re tully request the presiding luing officers of our church for ue uc and in our behalf to found upon much beoh trusts and to endow on in such manner as they may beem wise and proper an institution of learning of high grade to be commonly called by us the church university ver sity we the latter day saints hereby express our wila and full fall determine de ion to aid to the lull full extent of our power the authorities of our church to in building up said university 91 this pledge will always be a source of encouragement to the officers ceris of the now new school and will help to confirm them in the belief which they now all seem to share that a great institution has come into being in compliance with the request above expressed the authorities author ties of the church have founded tend and endowed the church university and it Is expected that most moot of tue cie funds lor for the building up of this institution will hereafter he como come from them th individual bequests are earnt earnestly atly solicit ed d the family of the late president brigham young haveit is understood generously donated land for the site of 01 the amounting in value to fifty thousand dollars and upwards another bequest of handsome tiong for the founding of a library is contemplated by other parties the salt bait lake library and scientific association has already given material aid to the university pity and will affiliate with it la in the future A general interest indeed seems to have been awak awakened enod and there to is little doubt out but that thai the university will grow rapidly and have a prosperous career certain it is the opening this week has been most propitious good sized classes buth in chemistry and in natural philosophy the only university studies to be undertaken yar belar have been formed and work in the lecture room and laboratory Is ie fairly well weli begun A class claar in domestic science is also being conducted by the university faculty for vie latter day sal dal to ta COP col loge lege which it iii largely attended by college students of both sexes the etude to iwho who are so fortunate as to be enrolled have good reason to be with their surroundings and prospects lor for they have a beautiful anti and healthful building unexcelled for convenience of arrangement which is in fully equipped with the very best modern apparatus ani an I above all they are receiving instruction which in experimentation work especially is of 01 a preeminently high grade and which to is lully fully equal to tuat given in the best beat eastern colleges the tact fact that the university is ia practically free will be a great factor in 10 its popularity THE SALT LAKE CITY it by an act of the legislature of 1890 the tree free school system wai wa established thin thia act provided for the election of a board of education by the voters of the city the schools tu to be placed under the management of saiu said bard whose duty it should be to provide facilities as would give every person of t age a free t education du cation the rhe board was duly elected consisting of two members irom from each ot of the live five municipal wards of the city the term of office is ia two years the members of the first board of aducat on were hiram george W kanow H P r duke wm nelson T C armstrong jr W J newman J N pike P L williams williama B R W young 0 D L U Col colbath baths U E kitchener MUo nener H C lett fhe officers for the board for 1890 91 were george M boott president wm nelson vice president preside deLit ut J B moreton More tou clerk J B walden trew treas I 1 aurer oae gae of the first duties devolving upon the board was the election of a superintendent the choice falling upon dr J F the present incumbent under hla his recommendation a corps of teachers was elected the now new system going into effect sept 1890 prior to this time there there had bad been about thirty buildings building in the city used ier school purposes aes the atone building known as the fourteenth school had bad ben b en used for pupils of the grammar grade upon the opening of we the year a high school was created in the ibe above mentioned building with E M collins colline as principal nine pu vils from the public and private schools of the city applied for stamis sion ion and were accordingly registered the greatest number of 01 schools in operation during the year was twenty three we be total number of teachers teacher employed one hundred and one the total enrollment of pupils out of a school census of the number of school sittings was 2728 the new system contemplated twelve grades primary grammar and high school but no building with one exception cep tion was ca capable pable of sead seating dg the firby elifet grader frade and they were assigned to the various buildt us gs owned and rents rente i 1 by the board thus the work of the first year was cribei kly by reason of the it adt adequacy of the buildings to accommodate the rapidly increasing creasing atten attendance lance beffie the close of the school year of 1890 and 1891 several new buildings were projects but none were occupied until the eai the school census taken july 18 1891 was 1009 au an increase of 1121 11 over the preceding year the num her ber of pupils fitro lleo in the during the year was an in oreas of 1260 1250 or percent this year i night school ws was organized sed with ai attendance of one hundred necessitate ing the employment of two teachers tea cheis the number of pupils enrolled 1 in 0 th bisch school increased to LOS A gain 0 per cent over the pre eding yew yei the fourteenth Fourteen tb school huil dlug prove too mall email for the needs of the high school and the layton clayton I 1 building OU on south temple treet was rented and a portion of it used for high schol bodo purposes purpose the present year the entire build ing is utilized aud and the present OL et grollment roll ment is W WB R malone bel beai i g the principal he was elected to the position for the school year 1891 1691 92 in 1892 98 93 the number of te chore chers had bad increased to as in and in 1890 al the total number of hupila upila l enrolled was increase of a little more than 16 per cent the of teachers in the present force is music has boo been taught for the past three years as a part of the be curriculum drawing under a specialist was not introduce ii il until S a september ep 1891 in the year 1892 98 physical culture was introduced and a supervisor of primary grades era em aloyed the instructors selected for these branches brought to their positions skill kill and special tor the duties they were to assume and the result of their heir work as in other lines has been most gratifying gratify ang the abool census taken in july 1092 showed a population of an increase over the preceding year ol of the number enrolled in the schools that year was an increase over 1891 92 of 1260 the buildings completed during the year ending june 1892 were the lincoln lo hoowell owell hamilton m franklin Frankl lu aud od an addition to the bryant school the sittings in those buildings being 2420 since that time the washington jackson and sumner hove have be bee completed and the wasatch and oquirrh buildings are now in process of erection the buildings coming into the possession or of t ti e board at the time tho the free system went into effect and the structures erected since involve an expenditure of about possibly a report showing the previous residences of teachers teackle rs latt lael lat lae t l year my may not be devoid of interest it is ae follows california 2 colorado 6 iowa 13 illinois 7 indiana lu dlana 9 kacsis Ka isis 5 massachusetts 1 maine 1 Mich michigan igau 6 2 missouri 6 nebraska 8 now new york 14 onlo 8 Pon pennsyl iowia ak 9 utah 54 wi cansio 2 wye wy ming 1 Eti england gland 2 new brunswick Brunsw luk 1 As to the length of service in salt bait lake schools 65 have taught one year or las ida 36 two year and 66 h have ave taught three years A t i doduc wo i 1 I preparation 18 were educated lu in common scho olt lr 45 tire are graduates of high 11 of seminaries or acad academies emiet 53 of normal schools ec hoole aud 30 of colleges or universal tit a the following table shows the occupation pati D of jupio jup ib parente i agents artists ai nets and 61 architects draughts draughtsman draughtsmen men and civil engine a 11 2 banker and capitali ts butchers 91 bookkeepers and clerks kar farmers mers florists and stockmen stoc kmen hotel hole 1 ancl an d boardinghouse keepers 74 livery aud aad lea mettra 27 laborers 1540 miners merchants manufacturers and contractors 1934 public officials railroad employee emp loyes seamstresses 12 i and bai tenders 77 and unascertainable 1327 he farat cummel cement the history of the high school to k place june jtb 1893 when a class composed of i our boya and six girls was bradu abed one of the important needs is a high school snit ami undoubtedly ly the time lime Is near at ai hano when a structure will be erected which will be thoroughly adapted to the needs of a groat great and thriving city B Y COLLEGE prof W H apperley of the brigham young duog college logan Utah baa bas kindly furnished the following report of tha chat t I 1 nod tu tio t the brigham Y ung college opened on dept 4 with a good enrollment every class was organized un on the open ing day and earnest work was commenced the six courses of study pursued in the college are the elementary the furmall the advanced normal the scientific the literary aud and the business course besides these causes thereisa pre department conducted by miss roving hoving a graduate from the best beat in germany and a winter cuie course will open with next term our enrollment is one hundred and fifty the faculty consists of joshua H paul ph B president teacher of psychology and philosophy latin principles and praet practice ioe eften cf teaching abing obing douglas M todd physics chemistry geology gOK ww wm hepperley HAp perley bookkeeping book keeping spanish ethics W fogelberg Fogel herg vocal aud and instrumental music lucy hoviak Hovi nir methods of primary teaching ephraim Q G gowans gowana mathematics astronomy and higher physics james HLin glinford ford general biology botany zoology bediha LD ladled I work jamb F miller history and political ecie ce literature daniel T miller typewriting type writing writ ug drawing french chemistry we have more demands now for higher instruction than ever before iu it the bictory of the college classes are organized in four languages lat clatin n spanish Bp anish french and german and lor or the first foreit tinne time we lave classes in higher algebra biology aud and structural botany the teaching of theology theo loKy is a special feature in the college all students take it and it to is plainly seen that they make more rapid progress in other studies than if the time spent lo III theology wre devoted to other study theology is id presented first in the morning the mind la Is thus pre oared hared to pursue other studies of the day in fina the most moat profitable way SUMMIT STAKE ACADEMY the summit stake academy coal vil leof frank olsen oleen to is principal and miss mabel pratt assistant opened the tae distant li slant stant with an all euroll enrollment ment of 0 twenty five there are two depart menta intermediate and preparatory b bi th of which are graded PUBLIC SCHOOLS the public schools of CO opened september with au alu on en grollment roll ment of ef three tarts teachers constituting the teaching force the only branch branches ts taught are those ot 0 the first seven grades of the pi DL alic schools NOTES 4 taylor and johnson job neon of the lebl lebi school were visiting the city schools on thursday the utah normal college has bag organ zed two classes in telegraphy and two iu in stenography in addition tu to the classes in the regular coils college 9 e 0 courses our see esse lifs holqua supervisor of thee the primary work in the salt sail lake schools held beld a meeting of the teachers of hat gra 0 on friday priday afternoon ems ema scott teacher of art inn in the utah normal college will have a public view in the college rooms alta block on friday evening oct 6 h b at a phiou time this the public will be invited to examine her work miss scott is in a pupil ot of the famous G A reed of the toronto school of art and is a most skillful and competent teacher the western 6 chool Jou fiat of topeka kansas hits has this to say bay concerning mr norman teacher her or of the sciences in the liao utah normal collect colleas prof alonzo norman of the sallins salina normal university has haa accepted position in the utah normal colleg Col leire ft salt lake city he was one of the instructors iu in the summer school for teachers hold held rel recently itly at salt lake ijane city mr norman is a teacher of fine abil abilities idest and we regret to see him leave kansas following are the appointments appointment of af the ibe city schools lor for supervisors meetings mee for the month if cf october prot prof kuung supervisor of music v ill hold meetings meeting at the close of sessions ions ool oct 3rd ard am and slog prof augsburg supervisor of draw tog flag out eth ath colb lath and miss holton eui but of primary department oct ard 3rd mrs rout bout dinst instructor dructor in physical culture oct and in addition to the above ft general beneral meeting of all teachers wad principals is to be held on the third saturday ot of the month rho first meeting of a series of super visors meetings instituted by cupl supt millspaugh aug was held at the high school room on wednesday after coun oun the meeting was under the supervision of prof young director of music in the city schools the meet meetings logs are held bold for the of presenting in detail to the teachers the work they are ex peeled to teach their pupils the teachers ot of the third and fourth grades io in the schools of the city were present the meeting wax devoted to a consid aeration of the general onar acter of we the work in which he e importance of classifying and grading were fully not et forth mr young Impre tied med the fact that while the work of the tint first and second years of school life was wa of fundamental in its character that of the third and fourth years in ia of still greater importance as correctness of 01 pitch accuracy of reading lue cultivation of the eye ear and voice development of the time sense and uniformity in the manner of beating time are the primary essentials in those years yeara of school life A half hour was waa then given iven to a practical drill of the work for the ensuing school mouth month |