Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-28
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
A Citizen Mas someitn, 10 Say Ab.u, the
Sol e:L

Sal, Lak, C.,y Dec. p. is,s.
To ehe Editor:
In hm weeks issue or the "Ncws."
d.. "a. thofc appeared fisdng com-
muuicat'un bnrirs upon thc employ
meui ~ "a suitable superintendent ~ out
city sNu1ls.
A. A Is an und.spuitd p'roEntivc ~
rrWspipers 60 discuss all publlr Mas.
urcs. I deem % cspHcaiy appropriate
10. thiH preacf Fine So discuss tie
school question.
u Do not only privilege. hut a duiy
81 every rarcfl o. acauGnt Tmltf
with an The WORKINGS ~ she puzzle
schools. ard o. j. Co bs hoped thti an
oihlr year will b.ar fruit % more hc-
tlve work on the par lf the paralL
The present qu ZION reminds one
som Whlt ~ the moon, Which 10 ~
couise uiways Keeps ihH same side 90
tho nrh.
\ sh1is eenc az, % WE siitei In sh,
n bun that "uur sch1pH must not be-
clme .1rnu, thCy mun. never sun e.
from N dry rui ~ reEloct; thfy muHi
D. kepi ahrtuEt VI Thr tdrsmus' ~ she
public schools east ami west. pr this
frtrin thr iivcics Kind - man
should hr selected flr principal and
d. shluh be given liberal laUiudc IA
his handling Of she tH1chnrL"
who 81 malgIng All shls I'M, ari cry
about srciafianiHm IN our schlosf n
O. pfVsumutluus 60 believe shat there
u q substantial man or woman among
She Murmprs Who would be- gItd 50 Gee
all fhc Ktu,ile teachers removed.
There r. u huslr 49, fiie b the ruct.
I'm az well ~ Progressive cducalon-
VI on. The Mormon I. ole ar not ~
blind 60 che fact, iln a. Ions w. thcrr
a a. 4.
she t,achcrr
u the M1rfnans are partial. =, are
she Gruillrf. thCrr houc this difference.
shat the irtTr hang On IKE grim death.
TIE Tribune nod never worry over
ne lnfsrred PREDICTION, that the
schools mus, never suncr frosn che
dry roc q neglect" ~ long az the
tarhers arr ~ loyal 90 their profession
aui bfir with humble Huhmiss!rn the
burdens an responsibilities which dal-
y dcvaiNe rpon thon, thTrn h lNtle
danger ~ fhF dry Mt ~ urglect;" hut
rhluil tley flfitr. or 10 nd utder the
yoke, sad IL iued would b. she case Of
she pi.nuuiH w'lh their props re-
moved, Thou. indeed. wound h, m
upplrtune time hr tho study ~
micfubcs.
q ~ ~ question ~ how muth an.
thII1iy principal shall exercise over
70 cHrUa ~ ttHrhl ~, cf, In 9th q words.
literally % latNuiF "a tho htn1kng NJ
tuchris,' but flgiher q qucflQln ~
rlmpGcrry ana ntneFs flr iCir priltinn.
~ d. bo a man OF sterling quuiltlcs.
with strong personality. noble briitns
QlsT.aslng "a wUil-pafHrl. rNEIry hat.
omced mlri, ani a moral cnurigc that
could 4 fy the wort f'r flr'ai; lrir
pie, "a ru VIII De- ll'flo Et.I - "luans
ding ftaohrf1." UNI n Or rich men nni
women that Nc arr sadly In need 81 to-
day 90 reprcfrg; she lead,rrn.p q our
pubic gehuoa.
Acknowledged or uracknnwis,frei y
4 o puieTs fict that oif'ern cducatogs
hive NJ always covered fhsmscivca
M glory w uhs SlN Ink. city
schools; ami u r. f.thor true that
F0mc have LEARNED their profession On
our schools, and qul,o a number OF
principals mover occupied she portion
IN coming here. one tdachfr fllifd ~
here. wua given an app0lr,mcmt, arl
has slrcc risen In the xrale VI salaries.
crunnn report has q that noi many
yCurf aso "a mere high school rlri.
Hctreely out ~ her tocns, Nti., elected
90 che aupervisDrfhlp ~ the primary
SCHOOLS Of sai Lake CITY at 4 salary
81 II go a year, to dlrert AMI pian fhe
work for teachers. may OF whlm hif
taught succeisfulSy more years than
she had hved on thlf mundape sphere.
4 hlTh school grathIise with about
one yeur's cNp-rloucc IN primary d.
parsm MT of the rlme school in wihcm
she graduated. supplemented by train
ting IN one Or morc summer Tchop'a o.
methods. 4 scarcely q sufiiclert recon-.
mefidlfion for a super,'isor.hlp
A. the time ~ her apnointmenf IN
this clty-so u - -nid-she was listed
Wpah her hlinr corps % teadhtrs 90
tCich In thc primary depar1m nt 90 q
rIlnry ~ $40 per mnnsh, having boz. her
fuprvlsurshlp IN the city. VIII ~ the
chair 81 primary supervisor" had been
made a test experiment.
Eyery fair-mintio1 teacher msisi adj
init that shr received bttle n any as
s.t t1nce IN her work. And although