Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-10

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man, Prof James II. Baker, then
principal Of tho Denver Hish school,
but now president Of the University Of
Colorado. The duty assigned ibis
committee was 10 make q fepor, con.
cerning uniformity in courses Of study
for secondary schools, n8 well aH tC.
QuifUmcnts for admission % college,
Tho same committees was continued
aud was authorized TO procure q confer
oace upon the subject OF uniiofmIty
during the meeting % The national
council iu 1892, the conference O. cone
list ~ representatives 20 lruI-
Ing colleges and secondary schools
In different parts " tho c1un.
iry. This conference was duly
tummouud,a and held mceuugH al Sara
toga on July 7ih, 5ih ami Oihi 1852
There were present between twuuiy
and thirty delegate. Their discussions
took wide range, but resulted ln the
following specific recommendation
which the conference sent O. The
National Council VI Education, thcn
DO session.
Flst--That its cxpodinut 20 hold a
conference OF school uud college teach
em q each principal subject which en-.
tuls into tie programs Of tecJudnfy
schools Of tho United States anu Into
the requirements i0f admission TO col.
lcgc-Hs, Tor example, Of Latin, Of
geometry, OF Of American history
each conference 10 consider tue proper
limits OF IT, subject, tho best methods
81 instruction, tho most desirable niloi.
mcut of time Tor the subject, and tho
toit methods OF tcsiug The pupiia' nt
tainmunts ticrrin and each conference
10 represent fairly the different paris VI
tho country.
Sscond-fhat a committee be appoini-
81 with authority 70 select tho mumttta
Of these conferences and 10 arrange
their meetings, the results Of oil ihu
conferences u be- reported % this com.
milteo fof such action M u may utcm
appropriate, and 10 form tho basis OF o
report 10 be- presented IN the council BY
this committee.
The following named gentlemen
were recommended nB q committee TO
DO known a. The Committee Of Tens"
President Charles w. Elliot, Harvard
University, chairman WIN. +. Harf.F,
commissioner Of education, Washing.
ton, ID. g.; Pfualdcnt JamUs 10. ANGEL,
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fellow, head mattof OF Gifis' High
School and Gitla' Latin school, H1sion;
President James N. Taylor, Nasaar
college; Professor Oscar ID. Robinson,
principal Albany High school; prcfi-
Dent james IL. Baker University Of
Colorado, President Richard n. Jesse,
univtuiiy Of Missouri; Prof james
q. mckenzie, hoadmastur Lawrence.
WHINss auNUF.N Mo- laFa.VH aNWN
G. KING, Obeflin college.
Tue National Council Of Education
adopted the accommodation OF tho
conference, said recommendation be-.
ing sent 10 the directors Of tho National
Educational association, with tho fur
thor recommendation that an appr0.
pfiation " $500 be- made hy the nsso.
citation towarI the exponsts " these
conference. The board OF directors
accordingly recommended the nppr0-
pfiAilon which was 10 DO made avail.
able during the academic year 1909.
g8.
The Committee OF Ten accepted
tho appointment and met at COIu-
mbia college, New York city, No.
vombcr Oil, 1892. This committee
appointed nine subcommittee, 0uo
subcommittee being devoted 90 zach
subject Of the course Of study In acc
ondnry education. Each OF the nine
tut.commitlota consisted OF ten mem.
buru EACH anu represented all sections
II the country. PRECEDENT Elliot, OF
Harvard, accepted tho ohnirmaufhip
OF the Committee Of Ten, aud also took
charge VI the work OF the sub commit.
tees, The Committee OF Ten, during
Ne session NJ Columbia college, decided
u organize conferences aud 10 nppoinl
members " each, who should repre-.
sent various colleges and schools, aud
who should be- ed ucat0B from different
parts OF the country.
The places VI meetings OF confor
onces, and chaifmon VI the same wufu
~ follows Latin conference, Prot
VIM, q, Hall, UnivcmitY VI Chicago,
chairmani place OF meeting, Ann
AtbOf, Michigan; Greek conference,
Prot. NJ. L.. D'Ooge, University Of
Michigan, chairman; place OF meeting,
Ann Atoof; English conference, pfll.
samuel Ihutber, MISTER In GlflS High
School, Boston, chairman; piace OF
meeting, Nassar College, poughGccpile,
New York; conference on other
modern languages, Chas. III. 0mad.
gent, director modern languages,
public schools, Boston, chairman; place
OF meeting, bureau OF Education,
Washington, ID, O., conference on
mathematics, Prof. simon NrwuImU.
John Hopkins Uniyuuily, chairman;
place OF meeting, Harvard Uuivtrsity,
conference on physics, astronomy anu
chemistry, Prof Ira Remsrn, Johns
Hopkins Univcrally, chairman, place
OF meeting, UuivomitY Of Cuiu4Eo,
conference ON uutural history, super.
intendent WIN. i. Powell Washing.
ton, ID. g., schools, chairman, place OF
meeting UnivUulty Of Chicago; cone
ference ON civil government, history
aud political economy, Prrsllvut CuaE.
i, Adams, Wisconsin univugsity,
chairman; place Oi meeting, Madison,
Wisconsin; conference ON geography,
Prof. VhOs. &, ChamtuFllu, uniyculty
Of Chicago, chairman; place of meet.
ing, Cook County Normal School,
EuglowOod, Ills.
There was 10 singular uuanimity 100
the discussions OF the conferences. Ihr
changes recommvl drd arc radical, aud
arc being widely discussed pro anu CON
by the educational press OF the county.
Tho conference uu Latlu TeCnmmen .
that that STUDY be Introduced lu tho
grammar gtauus instead of iht hisu
school; that Greek should also br lulF1.
uuceu earlier tuuu i8 now prevalent,
but one year later tuau Latin, ami thai
elective German or Er.uCu uH iutf %
uucrd as carly us the ultn year iu tine
elementary grades, aul ur taught 1--we
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