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Show Milford's Schools Local Institutions Open With Bright Prospects For Successful School Year High School Increases Faculty The local ichoola opened for regia-traiion, regia-traiion, yesterday and today is also being devoted to the enrollment aud classification of students. In the erade schools, the following assignment of tsachers has been trade; first and sesond grades, Miss Gertiudt Eyans; third grade, Mrs. Hattie Murray; fourth grad, Miss M. L. Johnson; fifth and sixth grades, Joseph C. Smith. Full particulars as to the enrollment of the grade schoolb is not available for this issue but the attendance will be large. The High School faculty has been increased from four to seven teachers, a splendid advance. Principal Paul Miner, who will be at the head of both grade and high schools, comes to us from Lehi high school, where, he made an enviable record as principal. Professor Prof-essor Miner took his degree of A.B. at Brigham Young University, Provo. and that of M.A. at the University oi Utah. He also spent two years in special work at the University of California. Cal-ifornia. Prior to taking charge of the Lehi high school, Professor Minor taught two years in Nevada. He is a young man of pleasing address, one who makes friends on sight, and he is a "live wir3'' from start to finish. Already Professor Miner has "lined-up" "lined-up" several new features of school and community interest that will appeal trongly to our people, when ready for announcement. Associated with Professor Prof-essor Miner on the faculty, are the following: Miss Myra Mills, English and Elocution, Elocu-tion, who comes to us from Salt Lake being a graduate of the University ol Utah; Fred Keber, well known to local people, and who will teach Mathematics Math-ematics and History; Mrs. Irena b. Vlckers, of Salt Lake, who will teacL Domestic Science and Art; Mrs. C. T. Wuodoury, well known resident Oi Miltord, who will have charge of the Music department; Professor McAllister, McAllis-ter, graduate of Utah Agric ultuiai College, who will teach Agriculture aud Science; George T. I.arsen, of Mil ford, who will have charge ol the department de-partment oi Mechanical Arts. 'I'tie special effort put forth in the Summer, to secure a third-y-ar cour?t at the iocul high school has uefii entirely successful. Indeed ttu local school has received more than it asked for. It is expected that there will be a considerable ex cesi in the number of students required re-quired to make the third year possible. The Bchool authorities have certainly certain-ly been generous iu providing for the convenience and comfort ol .he pupils. Thus high school pupils residing at a distance of two and one-hait iniies, and up to seven and one half miles from the school, will he allowed by the school authorities, five cents per mile per day as a help toward their expenses ex-penses of attending school. Those residing re-siding over seven and one haif mill s from the Bchool, will be allowed $5 per month for the same purpose. This is not only a novel, but a very generous and thoughtful actinnou the part qf the school management. Conveyances Con-veyances will b-ing students in Mirers-ville Mirers-ville or on the Project, to and from their homes, free of charge. Principal Miner and County Superintendent White visited Frisco and Reed a few days ago, and were delighiec with the encouragment received at those points. It is thought that at leasi ten high school students will C' me f'Oni each place. The Milford High school will now rank in efficiency and equip met, along with the best rural high schools in the State. It is now "up to" the people of this vicinity to get behind Professor Miner and his teaching teach-ing staff and not only give them staunch moral support, but encourage encour-age their work in every other possible way. The NEWS will gladly lend its efforts in this direction. |