Show CITY SCHOOLS FAST GROWING Additional Rooms Built and Planned By Education Board The first t semester In the Ogden schools cloud closed on Friday January 26 25 The The attendance during this semester surpassed all past pait records In the public schools Although the kindergartens kIndergarten a were this year on account of lack of ot room yet the actual enrollment In the schools wu was greater then than th n ever before The census In October totalled an Increase of 1058 1068 over 19 1922 22 The enrollment Is 18 approximately matet matel Including In part time classes The most moet phenomenal growth In Inthe Inthe inthe the Is la ln In ln the senior high high schools where on January 21 U there was waa an enrollment Of cf 2090 When this Is compared with the enroll enroll- enrollment ment In January 1920 1020 of pu pupil pUs pili pil In the tb same four grades one can see sea at t a glance Ilance that Ogden Is growing NEW WED USED During the year Just Juet passed the board boord of education el elected twelve now new rooms at Mound Fort Ten of these theae are regular class rooms two have bave been fitted up to take care CIlTO of the girls In domestic science and domestic art The laboratories In these theae two departments are about the last lut word In modern conveniences I I According to the state high school Inspector I L L Williamson the Ogden high schools have a e well balanced curriculum equal atten atten- attention atton- atton attention tion being given glnn to the academic modern languages and vocational subjects The classes however are well wel attend attended ell there being an au av- av av nv average erase of twenty-nine twenty pupils per teacher throughout the senior high school The junior hl high h nave have I IThe done exceptionally fine fino work wort dur- dur durIng dur during ing the past PAlt semester The canoe splendid balance Is II being main maintained tamed there that Is 10 being main tamed In the senior high school Ogden city schools employ teachers Tb The Tho average age of these teachers Is II 80 SO while the average years experience 1 Is la eight ht This In itself Is la an assurance that th the boys bore and girls in the Ogdon Ogden schools are being taught by mature maturo ex- ex experienced ex experienced teachers OPPORTUNITY CLASSES CLo One of ot the tho most moat significant I things that the schools are doing la is the work being offered to adults and to those boa bos and girls who wh are aro forced to support ca a widowed mother or some dependent while they attend d part time school More than boys bors borsand and girls have hove permits from the superintendent s a office to enter employment while at the same time Ume they spend a a minimum of four hours houri per wok mek In school schoolwork schoolwork schoolwork work Over teachers and adults are pursuing university ty extension cI ea while approximately young people of ot the community 18 years rears of age and over are tak- tak tak ing log taking special classes classee In Ogden s 0 Ope op opportunity night school Perhaps few cities of the size elze of Ogden are do doing ing such euch wonderful work In these theae fields Then too about foreIgners Americanization are pursuing classes In American American- I n taking such subjects as English American history an and J civics Ogden to be growing to- to toward to toward ward the north south and eat cast Last year relief was wae given bv by the erection of the twelve class clus rooms at earthe Mound Fort while this thle ear the congested conditions at act Wash Wash- Washington ington logton On junior high will be relieved by the erection of fifteen new class clasa classrooms classrooms room rooms ItIs I there The follow follo Ing log year It education Is l hoped by the board of tion that It Mill lit bo be possible to be- be begin be begin gin the erection of a now new senIor high school building somewhere I In the eastern part of ot the city It If this Is not done Ogden will wilt find herself far behind In 1 provisions made for her high school |