Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-05
INDUSTRIAL WORK
IN GRADE SCHOOLS
Prof. Stewart of u. Of u. Speaks
On important Topic at Louis
vile Meeting.
EDUCATORS TO VISIT HERE.
Many VIII Stop Over En- Route TO
Convention AT san Francisco
This summer.

Prof William NJ. Stewart, principal OF
the State Normal school returned to
Salt Lake this morning from Louis
vile. KY, where he has been in at
tendance at the superIntendents Sec
ton of the National Educational as
ISOLATION. is meetings were held Feb.
u and Is and Marcn /, and Prof.
stewart states that much good was aC-
complisheu in the three days sessions.
On the way home Prof. stewart visit
ed the schools OF many American cities,
and found everywhere that they had
heard Of the Utah State Normal schOo.
and were interested in It's work. Next
summer when the throng of educators
starts westward to San Francisco, TO
attend the convention of the National
Educational association, hundreds of
them viii pass through Salt Lake, and
Prof. Stewart has arranged for num-
Der of prominent teachers to address
the classes at the University summer
school.
u am not ready yet" declared Prof.
Stewart, Ito announce the names of the
lecturers, but an excellent program is
assured to those who attend the sum-
mer school, and it will consist Of pos
sibly 10 talks from the leading edu-
Gators OF the country"
A THOUSAND TEACHERS.
Speaking of the work of the superln-
tendence section at Louisville, Prof
Stewar. states that there We're over
1000 teachers in attendance. They di-
vided their work up into sections, and
Prof. stewart addressed one section
on the subject of Industrial Education
In the Elementary Schools" His lee
ture was we'll attended, and after the
two days session OF this section a reso-
luton was passed. which was after
wards adopted by the entire superin-
tendence department, endorsing the
ett-Pollard bill now before Con-
grcss, and endorsing the report Of Secy
Jas. Wilson, In which he asks for $l3,-
$50 TO investigate the ACCESSIBILITY Of
teaching agriculture in the public
schools.
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
The Burkett- Pollard bill calls for an
annual appropriation OF 100000 TO be
distributed among normal schools 10
encourage the teaching of domestic SCI
ence. manual training and similar sub
jeets Utah viii receive $4,000 of this
amount. under a clause distributing
one-half of Il to all schools equally, ana
about $500 more under a clause dis
tributing the other half 10 the schools
in proportion to their attendance, The
bill further calls for an annual addition
OF $780, 00 and should the bill
pass, Utah will then receive about
$4,000 each year.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
The work of introducing industrial
education into the grade schools IL a
4t. - ~
called one of the first pioneers II not
the originator Of the movement The
normal school at Salt Lake has long
been famous among educators as one
OF the most advanced, in this line, and
great teachers have frequently alluded
to IL in speeches as model for others
TO follow. 1t was Utah's remarka bic
showing in this direction that won dis-
tinctiye merit for the Utah exhibits at
the st, Louis and Portland fairs, AMI
the subject being one on which he has
thought a great deal, Prof. Stewart
was specially fitted to speak on II at
Louisville.
Among those who listened to him
were President n c. Schaetfer of the
n. Il. A, Or. l.. II. Bailey OF Cornell.
and Prof. Hamilton Of the department.
OF agriculture at Washington, d, c.
TEXT OF RESOLUTION.
The text of the resolution adopted at
the conclusion Of Prof. Stewards speech
on the question of introducing indus
trial education into the grade schools
was as follows.
Resolved, That the department OF
superintendence Of the National Educa-
tional association Is In hearty accord
with that part Of the recent report of
the Hon. James Wilson, secretary OF
agriculture of the United States, lp
which he encourages the teaching OF
elementary agriculture and we respect
fully request Congress 10 grant .ne APP
preparation of $l3,620, which he has
asked for, TO enable him to investigate
and report upon the present condition
and progress OF agricultural instruction
and institutions in this and foreign
countries.
FOR TRAINING TEACHERS.
Resolved second, That since II Is es-
sential to the successful teaching Of in
dustrial subjects In the public schools
that teachers shall first be trained for
this week, we urge tne state normal
schools to give special attention to In
struction I'm elementary agriculture,
manual training, and domestic science.
Resolved third, That in order to en-
able the normal schools to meet the
extraordinary expense Of properly
eduipping themselves for the advance
ment of instruction In elementary agrl-
culture and manual training, we urge
upon Congress the adoption OF the Bur
kett- Pollard bill now before that body
making appropriation TO the several