Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-30

/ bach every year and go over the same
! cat4Es until they become discouraged
and leave school.
| II would be economy in another way.
| The cost OF trustees during the past
| year was sS345,l5. This would more than
| pay a board of nine and a thoroughly
| reliable clerk. All supplies could be
gotten at the lowest figure, besides the
| system would he businessllke, contInu-
| Gus and steady.
Sixth--lt would afford broad COM
| partnership TO pupils, thereby removing
that coarseness so often found In sub
urban districts. II would also add an
inspiring influence by the rivalry OF
many pupils in grade. One of the great
educators of today has said that II Is
the bringing of children In contact with
greater minds that insures their great
est success. DIR. Hughes laid great
stress on kindling children and the en-
vironment that kindles. Nothing would
do more to kndle the child than to
make him aware Of his possibilities by
contact and competition with his fell
lows, Nothing has such an influence
for refinement as an introduction to
the beautiful and cultured. the dingy
schoolhouse cannot inspire children like
the clean and well decorated walls Of
large school building The unsystema-
tic drill of the mixed school cannot
qualify It's pupils to cope with the pu.
pills OF the graded school
seventh--It would insure the employ
ment OF better teachers placing the
county on the level with the city, II Is
In fact a pure problem OF division OF
labor and the doing away with the
Jack Of all trades" Teaching to be o
success must be profession, and the
teacher so long as he does his duty
should be permanently settled and have
steady employment. At present In most
Of the county schools he is simply a
transient and takes up teaching as a
make shift, depending on other business
or trade farming, etc., for his chief
support.
Eighth--It would afford committee
OF high standard as board Of educa-
tlon who would eliminate rural meth
DDS and supply those applied In cities.
One OF the evils OF our school Is a lack
OF qualification OF many Of the school
trustees. This Is apparent In the state
Superintendent report for the last
school year. That report shows total
on hand OF state and county fund OF |
s66, 1885, 81. much Of that amount In dis |
tricts maintaining their schools for |
from five to seven months and paying |
teachers In some cases not more than |
SIS per month.
Ninth--It would make possible an |
ideal state course OF study, by making |
Il possible for the state superintendent |
TO visit each county and confer with |
each board Of education al least once a
year. 1t would be practicable for all |
school boards TO meet annually and J
discuss conditions Of schools, thereby (
and enthusing at the same
time systematizIng every portion OF
the state.
Tenth-It would bring parent and
teacher In closer touch. In the East
the same wagons that carry pupils to
school are used TO carry the parents TO
lectures and parents meetings.
In many countries schools are
being made the center for social
thus drawing together and
removing boundary divisions and local
prejudice As an example Of the in
spring effect on the graded and the un-
graded school, take the record Of last
year In Salt Lake county. Districts %.
%. q. IS, 80 and SO did not have one
graduate from their schools while dis
tricts 20. 81, %. SO and 10 had respective
iy Is. IA. Is. II and 81. The great cry |
today Is that our boys and girls are
leaving the country and fiockng TO the
cities. Not only are our boys and girls
doing 90 but our citizens are taking
their children 70 the city, In many
eases, 20 get an education. and so Il
viii continue until the environment Of
he country Is built M by culture The |
history Of our country Il
divided roughly into two epochs-that
" the rural and that OF suburban edu-
alton. This struggle was begun by
Horace Mann IN 1882. II was adopted
~ Connecticut IN 1888. and by Massa-
,hasstts IN 1859. Since that time II has