Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-31

Olo Of the mos. distinguishing iol-
lures OF the report OF the Comm tt1l OF
lUu " tho amount Of Eu sllBh require .
llu stu y OF English is to rAioud
through All four years OF all CIuuCi ut
the secondary preparatory uchu1,a.
Tue exact nature aad d1iaIs VI tue
wliE within these four yrnrf D. le't 90
some extent ~ tho discretion OF tho
teaoncr. IL h., however, - include
rhetoric aud ~ applicttiOns, nuI
literature, clIcuiiOu, aud essays. TIE
most approved methods u instruction.
include combination OF thrsy; slim.
Pie language lusBJuH anu the study "
technical grammar In pIusupp0suI De-.
fore the student mas entered tue lowest
grade u thp preparatory school; iu
other word, the ordinary amount
should have boon studied in tho dis.
tflct schools.
Language h. 10 all other branches OF
knowledge what water h. 70 oil thor
subhanccs Our may DO over 90 lulrluI
ia uuy uCicuCC, y1l Do lac cannot uBu
English properly ne will bo unable 20
express HE tnuughiu clearly aud his
reputation tor learning viii tuil,.
Uultbs he understands LuEllsh
language no cannot always properly
ami accurattl ~ iugcrrIo. tn9ugnjs 0i
Othefui coming 10 hin through tho only
channel ~ which they cnulgraou hin
language.
Many students come 10 tho prupaa.
tory school VI the UnivcHlty well
qualified iu mathCmltice, geography,
history, etc, ANA Yet 10 ignuraut VI
Eughsh lhst thulr 4Dn,fal pfUstus iu
other studies is vastly lmpvdtd, uu1
this department OF the Institution hus
TO 10 worN vi much iJwer gra Ir than
II should.
Tho preparatory feature Of this report
regarding Eugliuu eau have, At pres.
enL but little bearing IN UAn, tuulc
baiug hut Tour towns In winch exist
auy echo l. at all ~ a lvuucul as tuu
tue preparatory gradei OF these uohOols
/ only two acc public, tnu high schools
| VI Salt Lake Clty aud VI Ogden.
Tho people OF Ulan show commend.
able zeal IA their interest Ia Their com.
mon schuolt; but until more vigorous
attention 10 paid . EugisB, the tcI1uls
tnn NOT be regarded Hs among the most
excellent. Probably no other ~, jsul IA
/ the district schools OF this Territory T.
80 neglected VI ~ badly taught ~
| English. La some sections 10 TO De,
iberalely avoided. ono student 70. the
Cniyority, guol la tho most eft uis
| studies but totally Il hciunt iu Lusllrh,
| t1ld mo not long ago lnat iu tho com.
| munity from which he came tho people
regarded 1t asa urimu 10 study EuRl,rh
grammar. While no may have ca.
| aggeratod, II rs none tuu loss Iut
/ that poor In work done iu this most
essential branch In many distrcg
| HchOOli.
Uutil the district schools awake to
the fact OF the prime Importance OF
| English, anu Insist that mutu work
aud more thorough work be- done iu
| language, grammar anu composition,
| it viii bu usclpss 10 commHut on the
courses Of English Tor the preparatory
schools In this Territory.
In most Of the eastern schools good
work was done IN English IN the
primary grauee; but the colleges 's.
| quiTud 10 many UtheT studies for plgpa-
| ration anu ~ much OF them, Il tm.
selves neglected 10 iusist on good
preparation In English, that most
| preparatory scnoOls give It as little
! attention a. possible. Tho committee
| nave recommended a radical change IN
this respect, Topping Oh many OF the
! less valuable topics Ia some Of the sub
lects tc.g. arltnmetiu) TO give time AMI
| opportunity Tor far more important
| subjpole. AZ oil the preparatory schools
OF tue country adopt this feature, II
will not be many years before the
complaint, too often just that college