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Show "TRAVELS OF1 THE SCHOOL TEACHERS With the opening of tho high school and the return of tho faculty from Its summer vacation tho aca-domic aca-domic air is filled with queries of "How did you spend your vacation''" Tho replies given to this question shows that nearly every part of tho gloho was visited during the sum-mor sum-mor and that many different schools were patronized by the instructors of the high school. Following Is a prospectus of tho stories of travel and study which the various teachers are now exchanging: exchang-ing: .1. O. Cross, the principal, left hero early in June and spent threo months at the University of Chicago In the graduate school pursuing his studies. He visited high schools and inves-" inves-" tlgated the problems of high school administration, putting In tho entlro summer strengthening himself for hl3 work as principal. P C. Hawks of tho departmont 'of agriculaure spent his summer at tho Utah Agricultural collego, studying In his chosen line. After his work was completed he spent a fow days In vacation at Salt Lake City and devoted himself during tho remainder of Uio summer in assisting In the equipment equip-ment of the agricultural laboratory of the high school V. E. Archibald took a vacation this summor, remaining here In Ogden whore he dovoted his entire time to the Chautauqua assembly while If was In session Mr. Archibald was In summer school a year ago and two years ago. Miss Eva Farr spent her summer traveling in the following European countries: England, Scotland, Franco, Switzerland. Oormnnv. Hollonil and Belgium Mrs Lillian A Farnsworth spent the sreator part of her vacation In California She attended the N. E. A and the University of California. She visited tho best high school in San Francisco and Oakland and lectured on "The Piper" at tho Oakland high school. Miss Lillian Royce of the department depart-ment of domestic aft took charge of the domestic art in the University or Utah during the summer school She spent tho remainder of tho summer at her home in Fort Atchison, Wis Miss Margaret Mallory of the department de-partment of history took a reading course in Greek, Roman and Mediaeval Me-diaeval art. Also a course In English Eng-lish cathedrals in the University or Wyoming. She also attended general sessions of open lecturo courses Miss Mary K. Murphy of the department de-partment of German spent her summer at tho University of California, working work-ing in German and Latin. She also attended the session of the N E. A. In San Francisco, after which she returned re-turned to her home In Baldwin, Kansas, Kan-sas, for a vacation. J. E. Beeson of the department of mathematics spent the first part or the summer on his ranch In sunny southern Idnho, devoting himself to study of Irrigation and horticulture. After his return to Ogden ho attended the Chautauqua the full time It was In session. After the close of tho Chautauqua, Mr. Booson spent Lis time In working around his home He feols that he has developed enough physical vigor and nerve energy for another nine months of school work, and is glad to bo back. Miss Mae Kyle of tho department of English and mathematics spent the entire summer traveling In Europe. She had many pleasant experiences and returns to her work In the hicli school enthusiastic and anxious to resume her dally tasks G. F. Roach head of the commercial commer-cial departmont spent two months teaching shorthand In a private school In tho Northwest He returns to his work with bettor prospects for a good school year than ever before. W. II. O'Bryne, Instructor in oral expression, spent his summer with the various Salt Lake newspapers, employed in the editorial departments. depart-ments. He gained some very valuable valu-able experiences In this lino of work and returns to tho Hlch school ready to make good use of It. Thomas 2l. Henley, of the department depart-ment of English, attended tho convention con-vention of the N. E. A. at San Francisco Fran-cisco and spent several weeks traveling travel-ing in California. The remainder of the summer was spent in Salt Lake City and Ogden and "roughing It" in Southern Idaho. B. A. Perkins of the department of physics and chemistry spent the grenter part of the summer at the University or Chicago, where he studied stud-ied tho chemistry of foods and methods meth-ods of food aualysls. He visited many technical laboratories and a number of eastern high schools. While In east ho made the selection of about $300 worth, of new apparatus for" the physics and chemistry departments of the High school. George W. Bailey of the department I of biology has devoted most of the summor vacatlog to the stndy of bacteriology, bac-teriology, giving particular attention to that phase of the subjpet which has to do with tho conservation of public health. He spent some timo with Inspectors of beef, cattle, and general provisions; visited hospitals and tho hoard of health department of Salt Lake City. oH also spent some timo with tho government Inspector In chargo of tho tuberculin test of cattle, cat-tle, and visited the laboratory devoted devot-ed to tho fight agaln3t the alfalfa weevil. Roswoll Bolnap of tho department I of English ijpont the summer at the University of Utah, whore ho continued con-tinued his studies. Tho remainder of the summer was spent In Ogden city making preparation for the opening open-ing of the High school Miss Bertha Stirling, instructor in shorthand, spent the first six weeks of the summer at tho University of Iowa In Iowa City, Iowa. After the close of the summer school she returned re-turned to her home and enjoyed the society of her mother and friends in Brooklyn, Iowa. Miss Georgia Hubbard of the department de-partment of Latin spent most of her i summer on the Pacific coast, her first stop being in Portland, the week of tho rose festival. She enjoyed the display and abundance of roses. From there she went to Seattle and took several excursion trips on the Sound To" Tacoma, Belllngham, Everett and tho navy yards. After spending a few weeks In visiting parks, ranches and orchards she made hor way to North Dakota and Minnesota, reach-lng reach-lng Sioux. Falls, South Dakota, where she remained until she camo to Ogden. Og-den. Miss Maude Tabor of the department depart-ment of Latin spent her time at hor home In , Lawton, Michigan. Just prior to the opening of school her father's death caused a delay In hor return for a few days. The other teachers of tho High school have not as yet been seen as to their whereabouts, as they were so busy that they could not spare the timo to be interviewed |