The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-13
EDUCATORS HOLD CONVENTION
TWENTY-FIVE COUNTY SUPER
INTENDENTs IN CONVENTION.
Discussion Of Questions Pertaining
to School Management-Uniform
Methods VIII be Adopted.

The county superintendent of pub
lie schools met in biennial convention
yesterday at the Office Of State Super
intendent Nelson of the department Of
public instruction. Three sessions
were held, and when the final adjourn
ment was taken late last night it was
agreed that the superintendent should
meet together Oftener than they have
heretofore. Twenty two counties We're
represented at the convention, and
only I'VE counties, Juab, Kane, Willard,
San Juan and Wayne. failed to re-
SpOnd TO the TOllCalL Jane lie Fevre
of Garfield county, one of the three
women superintendent IN the state.
was present The discussion pertained
to the duties of superintendent and
school management and the opinion
was entertained that the exchange Of
ideas viii be productive of good re-
suits
state Superintendent Nelson called
the convention 10 order and was chos-
en- to preside over it. The first matter
suggested for discussion was the adj
visibility of making some changes In
the form of financial and statistical
reports made by district trustees TO
county superintendent, and III was
the opinion that several improvements
could be made that VIII tend 20 uni
fOrmity and simplicity. A committee.
consisting Of superintendent J. L.
Brown OF Utah county, Charles Wolf
enden of Beaver, Jacob Nagleby of
SEWER, l. W. Bowman Of Carbon and
Q. A. Blocher of Summit, was appoint
ed to revise the forms in the manner
agreed upOn.
A committee, consisting Of Superfn-
tendents w S. Marks of TOOeie.
George Christensen of SauDete. il. w
Ashton of Salt Lake, William Johnson
of Piute and G. H. Robinson Of Rich
was appointed 20 revise the form Of
school records so that they may be
uniform and after the style recon-
mended by the state superintendent.
With reference to fixing uniform re-
QulrementS for eighth grade pupils, it
was decided that q common plan be
put into effect next near. and y. H.
Whitesides Of Davis. w. 3. Wilson Of
Weber, Nephi Anderson of Box Elder
and George W Decker of Iron, acting
with the state superintendent as chair
man, were named a committee to pre-
pare uniform questions for eXamina-
ton at the close Of the next school
year.
After a general discussion of the
question, 1t was decided that there
should be quart rly review of the
work done by all Of the grades below
the eighth.
To modify the course of study so as
to euable such schools as do not run
forty weeks in each year TO complete
the eight years course in as MANY
peTlntendents, but the majority in
clined TO the view that it is better to
allow more time FOR doing the work
laid out thoroughly in the lower
grades, even if il does take an extra
year below the seventh grade. 1t was
decided finally that the course of
study needs no amending
Relative to holding institute meet
Ings, il was the consensus Of opinion
that better results win follow the hold
ing of teachers meetings twice a.
month in counties where the teachers
can conveniently set together, and
where the towns are scattered. 20 hold
the summer institutes for two weeks
in she summer.
The superintendent were almost
unanimous on the point that the issJ-
ance Of temporary certificates to
teachers should be held down 20 the
minimum.
Messrs. Ashton, Whitesides and
Blocher were appointed a committee
10 frame certificate for primary and
grammar grade teachers. the same
form to be used in each county
For the purpose Of fostering educa-
tlOnaI sentiment in the counties. the
opinion prevailed that it would be ad-
V1sable to set the consent to levy high
enough special taxes to help run the
schools at least thirty-six weeks i'm
each year, and to raise enough revenue
TO secure efficient teachers.
The matter of arranging for county
boards Of examiners. with the assist
ance Of the school principals, for pass
ing upon the examination papers of
eighth grade students, was left open.