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Show A YEAR'S WORK Spent In the District Schools of I'rovo City. Supt. E. A. Wilson's Interesting Report as Presented and Accented by the Board of Education on iloui.-y Ni.-fhi. GkNTI.K.MKN : III lvvf'.ii"' 1'-,' woi k of the public schools n i n f r t lit year emiing .1. ne :; Hi. u e-pleasant e-pleasant to indulge jm th-.: i e.i.i t ; l then has Ih'Ii a steady ai.a i ; on the l tic sd ready est tl i .1 : tliat dill' M'liools air- 1111 !, ., ; ;. than fvi-r before. It will I ..-profitable ..-profitable to Il"te til"' op. r. i -:i i He lief M-lii.nl law during ' - - hi' 1 year. 'I'll.' fcchoo's opened Si1 ' rv i r with tt-n teachers, but k v. ..- s ,1, found that the greatly incr- aM. 1 t -:cl-ance over previous years a'l ditional instructors, "ami aftei the fht week during the hist trim twelve teachers were engaged; t li second term thirteen ami tne tliir.l term, fourteen. four-teen. The fourd) term has not .-ecu s huge an attendance. Twelve teachers were employed the lirst lialf of tie term ami eleven the last live weeks. The teachers who have heen employed during the whole year are as follows: G. 11. Bnmhall, V. W. B. Mines, Ella Larson, W. S. Raw digs, Evlvu lid lings, J. 15. Walton, Mary Xuti.dl, and Emm Thatcher. Those engaged for shorter periods are: Alice Findicv, .Susie Brown, Ella ClufT,.CMestia Xnsli, Mrs. Grace Anderson, Nicholas Wilson and J. B. MoreUm. I'rof. II. E. Giles has given regular courses of mus.c in all except the tu j orth schools for three terms of the y ar. The teachers have labored harmoniously harmoni-ously ami incessantly for the we fare of Hie schools. At the beginning of the year each was furnished w ith a record in which the. plan for each term was entered, the plans being uniform for the same graiie, throughout the district.and all within the lines marked out in the outlined course of instruction adopted hy the Utah County Teachers' associa-.tion. associa-.tion. The majority of the teachers have also kept daily reference notes planning eacli lesson. Regular weekly meetings of the teacliers have been "held when plans, principles, method'? and matters of discipline were discussed. In the early part of the year the subject sub-ject of psychology was taken up as a i regular study in the meetings, but soon j the services of Professor Cluff were en- I - gai'i-d to give courses in pedagogics I and psychology. Most of the teachers availed themselves of this course, and have been meeting tw ice a week besides the regular association meetings above referred to. " -""" 7 ,"i The teachers, witi one or two exceptions, excep-tions, have been -active members of the Utah County Teachrs,' association. The increased strength and life the teachers derived from these frequent gatherings and consultations, and from the courses of study mentioned, have had their . im mediate effect tor good in the schools. ! SCHOOL!. During the first term there were five primary schools, four intermediate, two grammar and one mixed. Second term live primary, four intermediate, two grammar, and two mixed. Third term - live primary, live intermediate, two grammar and two mixed. Fourth term live primary, four intermediate, two grammar and one mixed. ENROLLMENT. ! The number of panils enrolled in all j the schools for each of the four terms is as follows: j First teim OS", second term, 930;! thinl term, f-it; lourth term, 717. Fori a complete statement of the proportion . of Morni n and non-Mormons, the av- ! erage length of time of attendance, the j r.umb r over and under age, etc., refer- ! Mice is made to the f 'sliral report for J the year. I HRAXCHES r . HIT. ! The subjects of 1 - ting, spelling, j writing, language m- us. grammar, geography, history ;l 11 Mic, physi- o!ogy,und hygiene s: r- and man-i nels nave been rcgti.ai v 'it in all! grades, where pupil: .-tf - 1 Miciently 1 " advanced to pursue l.e .-'u Regular ,. lessons have also been : ' ' some of j "- -the schools during a v ;. !-. r portion I of the car in music ..: x iesons, i physical culture, algel general his- ! toiy, and natural philoSoj-'.y. In principles and m at t-r.-- presented there has been a complete uniformity in simil ,r grades, but in method there was more latitude. In other words.: while a'l teachers of any given grade worked to the same plan exactly, the individuality of the teachers was man i- j fested in various methods, all aiming at the same end. ' LMSRAKY AND CA III NET. The district library at the Central school house, and t he smaller collection of lxoks at the other sehools have lieen used with advantage by pupils and teachers. The current numbers of; Youth's Comftiininu. Tnusnre I'ldw and: Jlomc and Sch'Ktl Visitor were especial-. y interesting and profitable to the scholars. Small collections of specimens speci-mens from the kingdoms of nature re found in each school, and these ai"e used in presenting numbers and object lessons. In fact, object teaching is made the basic work of all subjects, so j far as practicable. : IMPROVEMENTS. . ! The general forward tendency of education edu-cation in our city has leen accelerated by your generous action in fitting up trie rooms with the best of furniture, by adding to teachers' apparatus, by providing for beautifying the school houses and grounds, in decorating the walls of the school rooms with pictures, historical and geographical, and the grounds with trees and shrubs. These ' things will not only render the ''homes of the little leainem" more attractive and home like, but will invite the minds of the pupils into paths of useful knowledge. know-ledge. THE ATTENDANCE. The. ercentage of attendance over previous years has been considerable. This is Que In some denree to the growth of our population, hut in a j greater extent is it attributable to f ree 1 admission. The enrollment has leeti especially large in the lower grades, though the average attendance has not been quite so good proportionately. This latter fact may be accounted for when we consider the prevalence of contagion and disease in our city during the past year. 2s ot only have tbe ranks of the nil Mil 'Wttl"wlllllitIULW pupils been inva-led, but several of the tenders have been attacked as well, a id tii.- progress of the schools has been 1 Hereby considerably hindered. I MOKE ItOO.M. i More seating capacity is needed to , accommodate all of school age w ho may desire to attend the schools. In the northwestern part of the city a school-house school-house of about tmec dcpaitments is an urgeut necessity, while the 1 east schoolhouse, or that of th - First ward, should be enlarged. As it is, no pupils of the Fourth and Fifth reader' grades are admitted there, and still j .many of the lower grades have been: denied admittance for want of room. The third floor of the Central chol-' house should lie completed, so there i .might be a gathering place for the j schools. Now our closing exercises j 1 and school entertainments must be held ! separately, which detracts frm the in- j fiuence of the school work. j In dosing, allow me to express to the ; board my gratitude for their able ef-j forts in the elevation of education and for their uniform kindness tome, and ; to indulge the hope that our educa-: tioiial interests dihv have the best at-i tent ion of the best men and w omen of our community, to the end that knowledge know-ledge may be made nearer universal and the people correspondingly happy. K. A. Wilson, City Supt." |