Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-06

On the rec m mendatlOn OF the COM
mit,ee on teachers ana school work,
the report Of thc committee Of thirteen
appointed by the board In November,
1896, to invssIigate AMI revise the
course OF stu, y with view to shorten.
ing the grade course la tho schools
was adapted.
Among the most important ch augeB
made In the course OF study are the
following: In arithmetic the subjects
OF greatest common tivleOr, prtsent
worth, true disc0unt, annual interest,
average OF payment. CompOu nd pro-
portion, cause and effect, foreign e1-
change, spothecaries' taDles, ana the
progressious. Work In Interest Will be
limited to two payments, partial pay
meDls to two psyments, siochs and
bonds TO the simpler forms, compound
interest to two years anu TO semi
annual interest and du,ie8 to nm ex-
pls naiinn VI the system. Problems
Involving double dire mt or double
commissions Will he omitted. Lo nj.
tude and time, standard time, circular
and angular measurements Will be
taught In tine eighth grade only.
Iu order 10 relieve the Ovefburdeneu
condition la the eighth grade by the
iICcbHt
States history VIII lbs Introduced In
the seventh grade, b class, and con.
linued through the eighth gTnde.
Tecbnics grammar Will not be
taught below the sixth grade. Tue
committee further Gays: at is the
opinion OF this committee that II the
time required for PREPARATION for High
school were shorter, the number VI
pupile who enter upon High school
work wonid b, tOnewhat increased.
II, however, such shortening OF the
time spent in the graues IL to be OBJ
tained by making loss proportion SUI
fice for the High school, 1t would noi
be desirable to do 81 since tuGh course
would curlail the requirements OF the
large number OF pupils VINO d. not
enter the High school. Instead OF
curtailiDg the Requirements Of this
large class, the course OF study should
be so planned as 10 confer the greatest
possible benefit during the snort
period OF their school NO."
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.
The COMMITTEES in brief recomnen e.
First--Tho majority OF pupils cannot
| cope successfully with high school
studies at an earlier age than II.
Socond-Ilme is needed for aseimila-
ton and growth beyond that required Tor
mere acquisition OF knowledge.
Third-Most pupils under IA cannot
have completed prohtably all the In
| structlon which the grades should give
Fourth-lf It were posi- BILE for pupils 10
| complete the grade course al 10, but lew
| OF those who do not pursue some higher
| instruction could, NJ that ago, be pruhta-
| bly, employed IN business.
| FiftL-Wo believe the requirements
for entrance TO The High school should
not DO allowed.
Sixth-None Of the studies at present
| In the grade curriculum can be advan-
tHgeously omitted.
Seventh--Wo believe an eight years.
| course best suited to the majority OF pu-
pills. This will enable pupil who
neither gaina nor loses time to enter the
High school at the age OF II.
EIghth-In order that by thus fixing
the time that no hindrance nor linita-
ton may be put upon tho advancement
OF capable pupils, we recommend the
continuance Of tho present practice OF
making special promotions.
Ninth-Wo further recommend that a
two years. High school course, to be
known rs the Commercial High School
| Course" be provided for under such
| safeguards as will tfieclually prevent the
course in that department and obviate
confusion between the Two.
Tenth-finally, your committee UNI
nnimouGly recommends That AT the
earliest practicable moment courseH In
sloyd and manual training be introduced
in the higher grades OF the grammar
schools ana the High school respective
ly.
EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS.
Tho following teachers were em.
ployed at the salaries per month stated:
Rose Jenkins, Anna Wade and Cane
we've Flanagan, S56 each; Maudo
Paul, $40; GeTJIuHs Reilly, Elsie Poll
and HATTIE King, $40 eacu. The
committee also recommend that Miss
Lizz McAIilhn be appoin pfiuoipal
OF the Twelfth scho J., vice h. p.
Howell, Teslguot, and that the r-siS.
nations OF 3. ID. Brau'Ord, b. p.
Howell and George W. L5ek, b.
acceptSe. AdUptrd.
NlsCELLANEOUs.
The comnittBe on buildings and
grounds was instructed to negotiate
with the ow neTs OF th0 Oregon Short
me and other builIinRa with view
10 securing structure suitable for
High school purpose.
TIE letting OF large number OF con.
tracts for repslrs OF school LulldinKs,
all being In email amoIuts wac Au.
| tnuTIZa-.
Tue report At the treasurer Tor the
month Of July wss a. iollowt:
ntNalbs ls,spa -
disbursements '..'- ..,-.'','.,....,... 2.,las 80
Due ueasuIer.,.,,,...... ,.,...,,Siis54 IS
| CummlIlee on Finance.
Dr.. :. Hu hes complained that
| Charles McPhie, janItor OF the Grant
school, maj rsiu-ed 20 pay bill $50
dr Tedlcal teTvlcte, Committee o.
buildings and gtUunIs.
lno committees on buVdjnga and
trounGs va, authorized to advertise