Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

ambition will carry him through this
last period of preparatory school life.
Thus an orderly and systematic course
OF procedure rewards the student at the
age of twenty-five with hi S bacca-
laureate degree, and he Is presumably
ready to face the stern realities OF life,
This, / repeat, the economic value OF
the graded system Is the one strong fea-
ture that commends 1t at present to
universal favor.
A notable and important innovation
took place at the beginning OF the
year 1928 when free text books were
furnished to all pupils. Since then the
poor boy has hel practically every OPP
portunity enjoyed by his more FORUM
ate companion, and the result has made
itself manifest IN his progress. Under
former conditions the advancement Of
every class was to an extent checked
by those that were without the neces-
airy books and materials. The change
not only reduced the total expenditure
for books in the CITY, but II also in
creased the quantity and variety of
reading In the city, but 1t also lncreas-
cd the quantity and variety of reading
and reference books, and thus added
perceptbly 10 the interest OF class
work. In short, the success Of the free
text book plan has surprised even It's
most ardent supporters,
The year 1928 saw the introduce
ton Of supervisory work, a supervisor
OF primary schools having been elected
at the beginning Of that year. The
high standard attained and kept by
the primary schools attest the wisdom
OF the board In establishing this de-
partment, supervisors of drawing,
music physical culture and penman-
ship have added materially to prof.
cheney In these lines
But the teacher has been the most
potent factor. For II Is quite true
after all that as the teacher Ia, so Is
the school. While those charged with
the administration of the schools OF
the city recognized as Mann did in his
day that "The child Is the ancestor Of
those who are to follow, and hence must
receive great care In order TO transmit
civilization and culture onward" they
felt that their first and greatest con-
Germ was to secure teachers-'men and
women that have thoroughly
prepared themselves for their
duties, love lHe cnllOlent ana
are imbued with the high spirit
that should peryade the ranks OF those
whose work is the nobest that Is In
trusted 10 the hands Of man." and this
task was fraught with more than or
binary difficulty. The very nature OF
early conditions in the reorganization
prevented the securing Of a corps OF
teachers suited In all respects 20 the
needs OF the schools There was a
heavy call for good teachers in all
OF oru country districts and the local
supply fell far short OF the demand.
An extraordinary influx OF teachers
from all quarters and Of various de-
grees OF competency was a consequence
that surprised no one. Even the tramp
teacher was conspicuous among the APP
pllcants-the one who has taught In
nearly every state Of the Union, and
who rides his hobby. geography, al
though his instability does not recon-
mend him fayorably otherwise. The
task Of making selections was indeed a
difficult one, but the one at the helm
proved himself equal TO the occasion.
The representative character of the
teaching force Is referred to by Super
lntendent Millspaugh In his annual re-
port. He grouped In his third annual