Show IF FACTS ACTS ABOUT EDUCATIONAL AL FACILITIES o OF UTAH Interesting Statistics of the Stat States State's ts Schools Utah University Salt Salt Lake High and Public Schools for Schools Caring Caring Subnormal Children ii I a bo boy n address c i and a accomplishment and antI you siva him the mastery of palaces anil fortunes ho goes goc lb H He Iio has hag not th thc tho trou- trou ore OIB o taming raining and owning ov them they solicit him lim to enter and possess posse Emerson greatest g marl of ot cl TilE THE JL J I Is education nn au and tIc the status tatus tatu of at a n. community I If IP determined by Its Hs progress s along tho thoo lines Considering the vicissitudes or the early and the tho fact that Utah was wa ver very ery remote remote remote-om from the active part pan of the until the completion of ot thC the Union Pacific In the educational of at the tho state has been exceptional ti Quoting a History of ot Utah's Education ton tion compiled d b by Professor William G G. I of ot the University of at Utah the follo following ng Interesting facts are In Jn the second year oar after tho arrival of or the first settlers settlors Mra Iro Hanna Hol- Hol ta taught ht a school chool In Dc Davin county in n ix n little In 1857 the t terri tern territorial torl tonal l superintendent reported d log lo og I 1 chool houses In most settlements most moat of oC which had slab seats seam with v Ith very Ion long Jong legs lers doing double dut duty the tho rising n ind nd rIon genera genera- At thiR date ato the best school schoolhouse schoolhouse house was in Salt Sal Lake City built of ot with painted woodwork ork and ancl whitewashed walls having haying six II windows i and ono one door At that period all aU grades rados ot of children uDder uder one teacher te As M early a as 1802 1362 there were two schools employing teachers with a n. dolly dally attendance of at 2891 2301 pupils 31 1 per cent of ot the total school chool ion tion I It If we take a 0 technical view of ot the t free treo schools were first U hed In the territory in 1890 as os it Tran In that year that d districts were first required b by 10 law aw to admit all pupils between tho the ages of ot six and eighteen free treo of charE charge I Until 1874 the public schools supported up ported wholly by local taxation And tuition tul tuItIon Uon fees tees On this page Is IB printed the cut of ot ono one of f the very first school buildings erected erect erect- I ed d In Utah Utan Its crude structure is not particularly Inspiring from the tho educational point of ot view and yet its Ite log JoC frame was vas ns a pioneer movement In Jn that I line A A. strong antithesis to the first step tep tepI toward educating its children Is tho perfect and completely equipped new now high school cool building which Is la to be I erected in the n ar future between Twelfth awl and Thirteenth East and Eighth and Ninth South streets The splendid arrangements and details oCI of oC I this building class it as QS one ono of ot the tho finest buildings of its kind in the coun coun- I try Tho The hl high h school Itself without equipment will cost I lane One feature which will be of ot interest especially to th the club women I Is that I th the floors will be bo as ela elastic tlc as possible I The rhe corridor floors are to be maple Inlay In- In InIn inlay lay In lay of at six Inch squares The class z I land end study room floors floora also Iso will be The w plans go still further toward the conservation of ot strength Tho The I class rooms aro are so arranged that It Is not necessary tar tor or th the pupils to go ItO on tho the third floor except for special laboratory laboratory lab lab- oratory tOr work There i H Is an elevator All possible devices devices' aro are arang arranged d In order to save sa steps It It It- Itis is an educational fact tact that thal one principal should not have hl more the the-n 1000 children under his care A larger number gives him a tl superficial l acquaintance acquaintance ac ac- with the teachers te and ad practically practically no contact with the individual 1111 Th There ro are schools in the country which enroll pupils but without the highest success The maximum accommodation in tho the new high school I Is for 1500 scholars While our new now high school chool is not tho largest in the country yot vot It Is in placed notIng noting not not- in a superlative class cines nn any on one ing the beautiful outlines outlineR and dignity nt Of the ml magnificent structure will readily that this Is I the tho acme of ot Utah Utah's educational attainments up to date dato 1 t The University of Utah The University of oC Utah Is the most progressive educational Institution that j t j h the state possesses at pr present I The grounds exclusive of Improvements Improve Improve- ments are valued at about I Tho The Branch Normal located at Ced Cedar r rl l CIty Iron county Is e estimated at a aValue Value of at about a oJ ai i Th DhA B including Including- I eQ equipment ment ip-ment but not ot Including the nine nino two Ity-two acres of ot ground are valued at Pot about labout I On February 28 23 1860 lUO about two yeans VCR end a a. half after tho the settlement of at Utah the Ithe legislative assembly of the provisional pro pro- ro- ro visional government Sto passed an n act net incorporating Jn- Jn the University of f the he State of This act p-ct was ratified ratified rati rati- fied fled by the legislature Oc October ober 4 4 1851 The first meeting of ot the board of ot re- re 1 gente presided ov over r by the chancellor Orson Spencer was WM held March 18 18 1850 On the second Monday of ot November r following its incorporation the un university university uni uni- 1 was opened for the admission of oC students ts In 1869 Dr John I TI n. Park assumed The tho office orfice of ot president and under hi his efficient direction the institution Wile was soon Boon organize organized and adapt adapted d to tho the work of normal scientific title and ond classical In In- In In 1584 Tho University of ot changed ed its name to that of The University Uni erRIt of t Utah The Normal school was early carly established established as a 8 department ot of the university In Th 1868 1118 a course was given and andIn In 1888 was appropriated by the territorial assembly to bo be given annually annually an an- provided that tiU fifty pupils shall shaH be selected annually e to be bo In Instructed instructed In- In f free tree of or charge chargo for tor two years In the tho normal department of at the uni uni- I 1 t There are aro numerous departments atthe of at the normal school The Tho divisions are arc areas ares as s follows Secondary training school covering ti ft four tour years' years high school courser course r Elementary training school Kindergarten department The department The kin kin- n law a of or 1903 requires that each school district having a tion of or 2000 OO and upwards shall main main- lain nt at least one Kindergarten This Is compulsorY I Tho Tue enforcement of or laws Jaws committee of ot tho Utah Federation of or Women's omens clubs has hns been boon working for the enforcement enforce enforce- ment o of this law nw and mill recently had u u. meeting with the hoard board o of education at which lime time the board UH itH approval and willingness to help In movement every o no way vay to assist the Lack of ot tun funds s Is the only objection raised rond that can cnn easily bo be overcome by b a It small addition to the tax Superintendent Super Super- A A. C C. Nelson stated that five five- eighths of at the total tax Is being used for schools but that he favors tho kindergarten kin kin- and thinks that the tho tax should be a local matter mater and that thit there should bo ho no difficulty In convincing the tho he people of ot Its need Manual training both educational and Industrial Domestic science and domestic art Nature lature study stud Gardening Gardening and practical cal demonstrations In agriculture for tor school work Elemen Elementary ar agriculture Branch normal norm school Cedar City City CIt For tho the southern part of ot the tho state Courses leading to baccalaureate de degrees de- de e- e grees Science normal courses special normal courses ph physical education English elocution modern languages ancient languages s history and political political cal science economics and sociology law Jaw philosophy psychology education art music domestic arts mathematics and astronomy engineering surveying drawing dravIng physics and electrical engineering engineering engi engi- shop practice chemistry metallurgy mining and milling geology geol geol- o Og ogy mineralogy biology n botany botan ro- ro chemI chemIstry chem- chem physiology physiological I try and hygiene Physiology Journal club anatomy bacteriology and pathology pathology path path- 01 0 g medica and pharmacology pharmacology cology physical education There Is also a summer school which has all of at those these departments and special special ape ape- cial courses for teachers In April of 1894 1804 the university b be became bf- bf came the recipient of ot a handsome en endowment endowment en- en from the Salt Lake Literary and Scientific association endowing tho the chair chi of ot geology cology to the amount of ot 60 the first endowment from private ate sources Location an Admirable One Salt Lake City Is admirably suited to b be the seat of ot Utah's chief Institution Institution institution tion of ot hl higher her ec education It stands In Inthe tho the van of ot progress s in re regard ard to the tho modern application of at science to human human hu Im- hu- hu man needs Within the cU city and Its environs en are manufacturing m and other establishments which students can visit while pursuing studies In applied science sd- sd ence On this beautiful site overlook overlooking In the city and valley arc are now nine new build build- In ings The museum Is Js rich in collections Cs especially pee lal I I S specimens C C I ru en S i Illustrative I I ra t ive i've of at general geology mineralogy petrology petrography and paleontology The facilities possessed b by tho the universIty university university uni uni- for practical work In n the courses offered In chemistry metallurgy metal metal- assaying mineralogy physics electrical engineering shop work mo- mo mechanical engineering milling milling mill mill- In ing hydraulics biology m medicine otc etc will compare favorably fa with those pos possessed pos pos- for tor the same work b by our best American colleges The gener general I library Is splendidly equipped with periodicals which 11 ore oe helpful It contains bound volumes volumes vol vol- umes and 16 i The athletic field for men mop of about fifteen acres with Its excellent turf and one-fourth one mile milo track affords abundant mt room for or outdoor or ex exercise rc c. c A smaller but sufficient field for the tho courts for tor various games has been leveled Joy lev and nd fenced In for tor tho the The stu student ent organizations of oC the tha university university uni uni- arc are the University Forensic le club the University Dramatic club tho the Womans Woman's league the Engineering so society so- so the Medical socIety the Barristers Barristers' Barris Barns club the Varsity y club the French circle the thc German circle the tho I I I I Ithe I the Scribblers Scribblers' club the Order of at the tho Gleam the tho University Musical society tr the University tee Glee club the University orchestra the University choir the University band ban the the t University Uni nl- nl Pen Pert the tho Chr Chronicle tb the HI Hith h School Republic the Associated Students Students Students Stu Stu- dents of the University It of ot Utah The university uni or organization Is ex extensive extensive ex- ex and nd Is la continually Improving Within the next year plans plane will l be lc c completed for tor the tile central building ln which will cost a quarter of or a n million exclusive of or equipment With t II Pie completion corn com of or this new now building time the uni uril- university will present quite a pretentious appearance The Tho law for tor permanent maintenance provides th the tho university shall receive reeO 43 per cent of or 2 28 8 per cent t of bC the state levy e of ot 44 H mills Th The board of ot regents of or time tile r- r sIt sity Is 15 composed of ot William W W. Riter Salt Lake L' term expires r 91 Waldemar Walde- Walde mar Van Cott Cotto Salt Lake term empires 1015 1915 Frank Pierce Salt J Lake I c. c term expIre expires ex ox- pires pIre 1913 Anthon II H. Lund Salt Rait Lal Lake e. e term expires 1915 Joseph Josep T T. Kingsbury Kingsbury Kings Kings- s- s bury Salt Lake Tale member ex cx officio Richard W. W Salt Lale Lake term e CT- CT pines pires 1913 Frank Franl B B. Stephens Stephon Salt T ako I. term expires 1913 William X Williams mams Salt S Lake I. term expires 13 Mrs rs Belle Delle Anderson An erson Gemmell U. U S Salt aIt lt Lake I term expires 1915 15 Wilia William W Yo Armstrong Armstron Salt L Lake kc term p empires 1915 15 George e W Middleton Salt Lake Lale l c. c term expires Inri henry II O Ogden term expires 1915 1015 Charles S. S Salt Rait Lake ake member ex ex x G George C C. Whitmore Nephi term expires ex e- pires 1915 1 Interesting Statistics There are aro some financial l statistics t which will be bc of at interest to taxpayers The total expenditure of at tho the state for educational purposes f for r 1910 1909 I GENERAL PLAN OF UNIVERSITY 5 I L f'S i I I II II J 4 I F Pi I I I 4 m i- i i T fi ac 4 S 1 r i I I P I d i I t I j I F I 11 I i I GROWTH OF 01 Till SCHOOLS DURING DUm G TilE THE NINETEEN YEARS YEAnS FOLLOWING CONSOLIDATION IN IS mo SO t R OF OP PUPILS ENROLLED ORIGINAL J L n 1 1 2 r g. g ri 9 hIGh SChOOL i J 2 l c co c. c r r Jj 1 rA i. i i C rT 0 0 I Is t C c. c l 3 0 c l f Q r Iio CI 0 Co s t go r 1 Ii i F. F f iii tin ii i ii 10 O s 05 7 1313 lo 1083 1116 21 j 21 7 3 12 2 1260 19 1292 10 SO 02 7 1 II j 4 12 1 1531 1346 1316 1267 1257 1 1197 7 n. n cn 79 67 61 42 II 1 G 1461 1366 1211 15 N 01 84 GG 66 IS G 1761 17 1563 14 1465 16 13 1231 tS t S 22 1 61 S 1073 IS 7 1656 10 1631 1575 13 1136 1 1033 6 64 5 1 1 91 6 IG 34 10 1614 1173 1113 96 66 73 lz 6 19 1767 1739 1160 14 l 1600 13 1 1025 5 wI 8 11 81 12 n lEO 1699 lf 4 1405 ln 1171 1 3 1155 LOS 22 72 13 5 l 1529 1661 1325 1 1141 4 1219 91 7 31 sis us 10 1976 1759 lir 1610 10 1546 1576 1516 1263 12 1202 9 wi GI tS 1 3 19 le 13 4 13 3 1 19 43 1 O 1510 16 1 1 1165 1 1257 7 1117 si 31 21 H CO G JQ 4 1903 2 1611 IGl 1729 1100 13 1327 1173 it 1 lr SG 65 Cl 12 4 10 45 7 6 2063 0 1 1699 1913 1254 I 94 10 10 26 J 6 0 2161 1 lj 3 17 3 li 1517 1511 71 6 93 33 16 3 1 1967 7 2223 2021 1537 IG 1625 1556 l' l 19 I S 17 US 18 15 ISi 2 0 I 2209 2207 2026 0 1691 11 1513 1 1253 90 30 66 16 31 1 2015 2107 2069 t 1073 1 1259 S 1 1 ts j w 01 1 1677 1 10 lO 62 Gj 3 2301 2106 o 1 1594 1011 19 13 was 18 29 or 24 per capita During the school year ear tho the teachers received cd ed or 1336 1335 per capita The total expenditures for tor the biennium bien- bien alum ending June 30 1910 were re 1 Cl ng In excess cess of the amount ex expended cx- cx x- x the previous pre two years These expenditures cover the time entire co cost t of ot maintaining the school officers buildings buildings build build- ings Ing text-books text and all al current current current cur cur- rent expenses For 1910 1909 the state school fund was WS 64 64 tho the county school tax 4 HOiS 94 the sale Of bonds 80 the local school tax 1515 1513 O 02 34 3 an and tIle the revenue from other 57 sources was By comparing the tho revenues from the state slate school fund for the last lost two years ye v. v with Ith those those of the previous two It I is I L ONE OF dF SALT LAKES LAKE'S PLAYGROUNDS 1 4 ri I II I I I- I 4 t I 4 C 7 4 vir k 1 I I I 1 M It k S V. 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