Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-15
THE CRY HIGH SCHOOL
Principal CLARK Thinks the Name frightens
Pupils and Should be Dropped.
DO BETTER AS A GRADE INSTITUTION.


Eleventh anu lNelIih
Would Encourage Many students.
a meeting of the Principals assocla-
alton of the City schools was held yes
terday afternoon. beginning at i;15. In
the Office of Superintendent Mills
paugh and was addressed by Principal
Clark Of the High School.
With the beginning Of the second
half-year February LIST, the subject OF
arithmetic is to be discontinued in the
eighth grade and physical science be-
gun. Inasmuch as the latter subject
is so soon to be begun, it was deemed
best to invite Mr.. Clark to give his
views as to the teaching of the subject
to the end that 1t may more nearly con-
| form to the method taught in the High
| school. MIR. Clark stated that the best
| results are attained by pursuing the
laboratory method pupils. IN his esti-
| nation should be taught under the d.
rection of the teacher to devise simple
apparatus themselves and also to make
| determinations and manipulations
through their own efforts, which he con-
| sidered would create greater en-
thusiasm and decided taste for that
branch.
MIR. Clark also advocated n closer af-
hliation between his department and
and the lower grades. He encouraged
eliminating the distinction between
higher and lower grades now prevalent.
and favored disseminating the use OF
the term high school," and would
characterize that department as the
ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth
grades. Students would consider the
completion of their work in the eighth
40 he n nrOmOtiOn from
any of the lower grades. and the
chasm, so to speak. would cease to
exist.
His views were well received, and
will no doubt be given serious consid-
Grafton by the association superinten-
dent and possibly by the board of edu-
cation. Mr.. Clark does not mean to
imply that in dropping the name of the
high school that the institution should
discontinue any of its present work.
. on the contrary, he is of the opinion
that IT should be carried on precisely
as heretofore only under the guise OF
grades, which he believes would draw
, many pupils to the school who on leav-
G ing the eighth grade now hesitate at
: entering the high school under the
idea that they must begin another edu-
, cation.
u EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
The Sunday School Union meeting
will be held on Monday evening, Janu-
airy l'th' ut ''oV oe'oeh'
g Dr. Talmage delivered an interesting
: lecture today before the county teach
=, ers on European Russia.
% pro, nova want "a Nenbi this morn
l. ,r srhara no viii deliver n lecture To-
d morrow night In the tabernacle at that
q place.
J. o,,r os ,a,a vester-
t. "A pa.en.s .'eeea ~ We" S,,,1rrh ebooI
l. wy ai, .'. t, a, ,"e ava GT,v natrons
l. Apout one nuhuieu anu my
is were piese"''
If Miss Alta Virgins, supervisor OF
n physical culture has been invited to
m sneak before the Principals associa-
y tion at its next meeting, February
l. 18th.
y r.u
ir frof. Mcclellan OF the Il. u. ,, Coheg'
department OF music nus reSen'y VI
ganized an orchestra Of twelne men, ,i
with enthusiasm.
f. VIZ.
Judge doodwin's lecture on AS we
san was oeHNered before an uppIIe
ut oiatiVe audience AT the uhiN1,slts
a the STANDPOINT OF fhetQrlc anu sent nv,
H. ment the lecture is propapiy the pes'
Is, the judge mas ever gwen
+ Fewer students have dropped out o
ly tho bigb school this vear than durin,
er any comparatiye period in its history
ed In casting about for a reason for thi
We condition PRINCIPAL clark has renche,
nd Inc cnncIusion tbot the rule adopts
to hv ,ba hoard of education renuiri
"a, etudents 10 buv their own books 1
n ,sgnnnsIhia for il 10 n large degree.
not aitngnther
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