Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-10
A THOUGHTFUL ADDRESS.
President RingshnrJ's PAPER Read
Heiore tue school Convention.


versity, this city, on Saturday last,
mention Of the proceedings Of which
will DO found In another column. We
preaen, herewith, however, the foil
textof the admirable opening address
Of Pfesllent Joseph r. Kingsbury,
outlining the purposes OF the conven.
tion and suggesting the objects to
which the educators present should
give their attention. The paper re.
quifos no other introduction or CONF
mendation than thi.; it lie plain, prac.
teal and vigorous, and speaks for itself:
Gentlemen The matter Of bringing
the schools OF the Territory into n
closer relation with the university Is
OF the greatest Importance, AMI we, as
county eupefiutendunts, teachers and
men Interested In the Advancement
OF the public school system ami educa-
tionai Interests generally VI the Terri.
tory are mere today from nll parts Of
Utah 10 discuss measures that will best
bting about the desired end In view.
There IN no one here who does not
know that the final aud best way OF
harmoIizing and systpmizing all parts
Of the public school system OF the
Territory and thus bring about closer
relation between the schools OF eur
commonwealth and thc university, Is
the establishment Of high schools Ia
the counties and the making OF sys.
temaiic graduation through the primary
schools, than through the secondary OF
high schools TO thu university.
This method Of graduation IN
the whole public school system IL
carried out TO n nigh degree OF porfec.
ton In the state Of Kansas. Tho
university there stands at the head Of
the public schools Us here, and Il has
had n preparatory department con.
nectod with II rs II the case In
regard 10 the University OF Utah until
about two years ago when that depart
ment was abolished. At that time lhe
district and high schools had duvelOpeu
q auen proportions that the pfopafa.
tory department was no longer neces-
sary. Ia tho development Of tho
public school system the university
was recognized MS the head aud all
other portions OF the System was
graded with u View TO giving thorough |
for the university, AMI /
now the public school system Of that |
state IL conaldortd among the beat Ia |
thu United sintes. Without perfect /
throughout the public school 4
lnuoht mennd meaus arewasted anu the |
greatest efficiency can not possibly be- ]
Where the schools aie
not graded every time there 10
change made Ia the teacher tho emil.
Jfen are put back nni made 10 go over
nNa al ma .uN 81 Z
Time again aud In some instances thIs
Is continued until tho toy or the girl IN
.aken out Of school altogether aud q du.
little II accom- llshed for
mat boy or that girl. Again, when
No district schools are graued with "A
view to preparing pupils for the high
'chooI-, anu the high schools IN turn
nc grndod with view to preparing
'ludents for the university there Is no
unnecessary duplication OF work, anu
hus a gfea; saving OF money md time
ollows. Where the child II made to
20 over the same thing time apd time
Igain anu thus prevented from adj
hie time IN wasted; and the
oss OF the child's time In this way
II many instances puts him In
position Ia life far less iavor. ,
ble than thc condition under which
10 would have been placed had he,
While at school, been properly nd. /.
'anced as he would have been In
choOls properly graded. There Is also :
waste OF time and money in not
aving the secondary schools held !
own 10 schools Of preparation Tor uni =
ersity work Instead OF maintaining ia l
lch schools courses tina, 20 beyond the
eeds OF preparatory schools 10 uni
eTeitiee. a thorough graduation from y
he most primary up 70 the university I
ltough the intermediate schools u
itOughOut the entire public school l
'stem, IL the most advanced idea OK. 81
mt at the present time upon the SUBJ p
.ct. In fact IL II now being advocated u
y some that not only should u thorough /
stem OF gfadation be maintained In y
ie schools throughout each state and II
rFitory In the United Sta "a, but II
lat the graduation should 20 still u
rther. q
II Is advocated that this graduation oil
lould be uniform throughout the
hole country, that the CUurses also
the various state universities should al
; the same as far IA they 20. II IL u
allied, however, that all universities q
InnOt extend ana divide their WORK 70
10 same, cannot reach the same u
,gree Of proficiency anu cannot do an "a
Iual amount OF work In special lines cl
! account OF the different conditions to
i'm respect TO population, finance and x
her things surrounding each one. n'
Vt, u IL warranted by the advocate In
such q system, that each state uni. hi
'rsity could do tbs same work ns far ~
the work extends, and 80 far us II IL
consistent with tho attending cir. ~
instances. Were such q system be
Iablished throughout the country it In
that the preparation Tor NJ
Iivefsity work would DO essen. to
illy the same all over the IN
nd, and the young man to
d the young woman could get his or ha
Z preparation for any public college in
any public secondary school without SO
necessary work, and hence without In
'ste OF time and means. The Otjrc- ~
n TO this uniformity ia the universal az
. IL that IL would tend TO prevent 10
3 development OF original plans ami all
aptatioDs suitable 10 surrounding va
cumstnncts. This national uni. pc
NIFTY in the gradation OF all the I'M
Dlic schools iucluding universities " mt
matter, however, that we have ad
"a called together 10 discuss, We ca
concerned now with the public III
'ools OF our own Territory, and we an
81 70 place them In % condition In IN
'poitlOh 10 our means at least al
ihily as lar advanced as those OF Al
otheE tefrltOry or state under our 10
gernment. That this may be siu
ught about II seems TO ms thnt be,
nTst step should be now taken. ~