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Show TELEGRAPHY IS OFFERED PUPILS The high school pupils and others of this county, are to have a rare opportunity op-portunity to learn telegraphy. The proposition is backed by the Western West-ern Union, the Salt Lake Route and the United States Government lending lend-ing moral support and encouragement. encourage-ment. George A. Trent, an experienced telegrapher and traffic man now employed em-ployed by the Salt Lake Route in the Milford offices, has been prevailed upon to inaugurate such a course. He has addressed a letter to the County Board of Education stating that if the Board will provide a room in the County High School for such training he will be willing to under-' under-' take the instruction of classes in telegraphy. Mr. Trent has had a great deal of experience in this work and will insist in-sist upon the pupils using the standard stand-ard commercial and railroad instruments instru-ments and equipment. He will later want a line run into the school building- to connect with the depot for use of the students. There will be no oxpense to the board or the school for the instruction. Pupils taking the course will be required to pay $5.00 per month for the instruction. If dosired Mr. Trent will also teach the methods of handling railroad freight, express and ticket business. The demand for telegraphers is very great and they command good salaries sal-aries for eight hours' work. Mr. Trent was induced to take up this work by the personal applications applica-tions made for such instruction. He will have a class in telegraphy whether the board of education decides de-cides to take up the offer or not. But it seems to be a splendid opportuni- ty to connect this branch of voca tional training to our leading public institution of learning and it is probable prob-able that the county board will consider con-sider the matter at the next meeting of that body. Elsewhere in this Issue the course Is advertised. Any applications should be addressed to Mr. Trent for the present. |