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Show BUSINESS MEN AT HIGH SCHOOL ARE PLEASED WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND MEET WITH SURPRISES IN THE DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND OTHER ROOMS BOOKKEEPING DEPARTMENT HOLDS THE ATTENTION OF THE VISITORS That the Ogden High school is a credit to Ogden and is conducted along the most progressive liues was thi unanimous opinion of a party com posed of business men. members ol the board of education and local educators, edu-cators, who were conducted through the large building this morning bj Superintendent John M Mil's The visit to the High school was arranged by Ely rum I'ingrce, president of the board of education, for the purpose of showing representative business men and taxpayers what they had been paying for when the High school was built and lo give the members of the board an Idea of what Is bplng a com plished in gden s largest school The parly consisted of H. M Rone, president of the Weber club; John Culley R S Kingsbury, principal of the North Junior High and D H d ams of the Central Junior High; Wade Johnson. Hvnim Pingrep W H Williams of Hie board of education I M Mills, superintendent of s hools. and representatives of the local pa pers Many in the party had not vis It ed the school before and were sur prised at the size of ihe building, thi well lighted class rooms and the manner man-ner in which the school is conducted j The first department visited was that of the domestic science, located on the Iowpt floor The department consists of a large, well-lighted kltrh en with a circular counter upon which are 22 pas stoves for the use of the pupils, and a large dining room in Which banquets and luncheons are .or. ed The recitation work In con nectlon with the department is done In a regular class room Mpmbers of the party remarked upon up-on the general air of wholesomeness In this department Absolute cleanli ness was the feature Around the room were the cupboards and cabinets in which were the materials used by the students, while the utensils were placed in Individual lockers Superln tendenl Mills opened one of the draa ers and displayed to the visitors a well arranged cabinet containing numerous nu-merous culinary utensils Some one remarked, "Oh. that's tho I show drawer. I ll bet he doesn't open another" The superintendent "call-ed" "call-ed" Ihe speaker however, and open eil ;i number, displaying the same I appearance of neatnesB. Another surprise greeted the par'y In ihe sewing department, which also occupies a large well lighted room containing a number of sewing ma chines. The students were busll en gaged at the tasks of sewing a variety of articles and attention was called to the completed garments on exhibition The evidence of dressmaking skill thai was displayed was a revelation. When the door to tin' typewriting room was opened, the noise that greeted the visitors resembled that made by a small threshing machine, for there were 22 tvpowrlting ma-chines ma-chines Industrious!) operated bj tie" students The touch system Is taught The caps to the keys are covered with shields to prevent the student from reading the lettters, and, as an addl jtional precaution, a shade Is placed! over the keyboard One lesson muot i be handed in to the instructor In harge without mistakes before nnoth er lesson can be taken up b the sin dent The business men of (he party were pleased with the bookkeeping room and the methods being taught by Instructor In-structor i. K Roa b The depart ment is fitted up In such style that it resembles a modern office The regulation bookkeeping desks are usc-fl and the students work at their, books seitcd upon stools There is a miniature bank in the department, I where a knowledge of banking is secured se-cured During the firsl year of ihe course, tne Btudenls are given the theorv ol the science but after the first year their work in of a prac tical nature. Work Shop in School A work shop of the most modem and efficient type was entered when the party was taken to the manual training department conducted by 'I W Bruerton. Here was a universal i woodworker and lathe making er.ongh ! noise a-, strips of oak were being saw- - j I ed to grace any commercial wood-' wood-' working establishment. The boys : had their coats off and were so in-i in-i terested in their work that but few een glanced up to see who the visitors visi-tors were The chairs, tables, and various other articles that had been made by the students were objects of praise Superintendent Mills stated that the Mhles used throughout the building build-ing and the tables in the kindergarten kindergar-ten departments of the other Bchoolfl w'ere made by students of the high school The boyB paj lor the male-rial male-rial and in turn become the owners of the furniture they construct Agricultural Department. The laboratory class of the agricultural agri-cultural department was visited at a time when no class was In session but the superintendent explained what was being done. This is the second vear of that department de-partment in the high school and the course Is becoming a popular one. Animal husbandry horticulture and vegetable gardening are the subjects taught and a course in poultry will be given next year The students I wlio take the course will keep a pen (it chickens at home and the practical WO k will he done there. I The superintendent explained bow I studies of the soil arc made by placing the samples in long glass tubes and observing the effects of ! moisture upon the soil Chemistry and Physics. The larce. well-equipped lahora-1 lahora-1 tories of (he sciences were viewed with Interest and 'he visitors were given an opportunity to observe a low form of animal life through s micro- I scope of high power. Nitric acid was being made in the chemistry! jlaboratorv and in the physics lecture I ! theater the science of sound was he- i inc studied hv suitable apparatus. Several class rooms were visited where history Latin, French. German and music were being recited In the art department. Miss Carrie Knapp dlaplayed some excellent work I in designing nnd announced that the das'? was ready to receive orders i from business men for such work When the party was led to the i small room which Superintendent Mills pointed out as the "gymnasium of the Ogden High school" there was. In general consensus of opinion that such a s' hool was not complete with- : out a gymnasium Mr. Plncree and i j Mr. Mills explained ,a, if 8 gymnasium gym-nasium is secured. It will be open until In o'clock each evening and will be open to the public It is planned ' to have business men's classes and have night school for those who can- ; not attend during the day Invited to Lunch Mr Plngree alio pointed to the white sanitary drinking fountains In ! the halls ivhere the water was bub- 1 ' bling and said that for this privilege of hav ing flowing water in the schools the citv was charging 11,000 1 I per year. It was Ihe unanimous opinion again that the schools should 1 receive free water At the conclusion of the trip through the rooms, the members of the parh were Invited lo a luncheon! at the Weber club by Mr. Pingrce |