The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-03
WANT CHILD LABOR
BARRED IN UTAH
Superintendent of Schools
Urge Laws to Protect
Juveniles.
ARE FOES OF CIGARETS
ADVOCATE STRINGENT MEAS
uREs PROHIBITING THEIR USE.


= WHAT SUPERINTENDENT ::
WANT. :.
9 A child labor law. :.
= An anti-cigaret law. =
more stringent adult deiin- -
" QUentcy law. =
- law providing for a state insti- ::
= tuition for the feeble-minded. =
:. law proviGing for medical su- =
:: pervisien of schools. :.
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After adopting resolutions seeking
legislation to prohibit child labor in
Utah and enforce anti-eigaFette laws
and other important measures for the
advancement of the schools, the county
school superinteadents who have been
in session in tie city and county build
ing tor two days, concluded their hen
NAL meeting yesterday afternoon 1t
was resolved fy the educators that they
would do everything in their power to
obtain the passage of suitable laws
along the foregoing lines through the
next Legislative assembly.
At the close of the session yesterday,
State Superintendent A. c. Nelson told
the supeIintendents that the meeting
had been the best attended ever held in
the state and many benefits would, he
believed, result from the two days ses-
sion. After addressing general remarks
10 the superintendents, in which ne de-
Glazed the qt atty OF the papers read
and the discussions entered into were
generally of higher order than ne had
ever heard before, Mr.. Nelson thanked
the educators feelingly for their friend
ship as expressed to him during the
darkest days of his recent operation at
Chicago.
Buoyed Up by Sympathy.
He declared it was only through the
kind messages which had been received
that he was aided through the crisis.
and that all of the pain was forgotten
in the pleasure of knowing the sterling
quality OF his friends here at home.
Dates for examinations were also set
at the meeting yesterday Afternoon. The
first examinations viii be held for the
eighth grade students on April Is, IS
and 20; the second on May 2, and 4,
and the third on May %, "a and Is. The
prospective graduates will have only
one chance to receive their diplomas,
but the three dates We're arranged for
the convenience OF the various school
districts. In some parts Of the state
schools viii close weeks before others,
and therefore all of the examinations
could not be held on the same Gays.
Some of the superintendent were
forced to make some concessions in ar
ranging dates. but the schedule was
finally adopted.
1t was also decided by the educators
that they would ask the legislature to
make the compulsory school attendance
law to include all within q radius of
four miles of the country schools, in
stead of two and half miles, as at
present. 1t was pointed out that under
this system, many children do not at
tend school as they live more than two
and a half miles from the nearest
schools.
The heads of the school systems in
the various counties took a stand in
favor of a constitutional amendment
which will permit state aid for high
schools.
More Money Needed.
In the talk of Superintendent Nelson,
he urged upon the superintendent the
necessity for more schools and told the
delegates to urge upon the school boards
the necessity for special tax levies for
the advancement of the schools IN their
respective counties.
Interesting papers marked the last
days session Of the superintendents,
starting from that of Superintendent d.
IL AIIlStEnSSi VI llAC kocl4l A<elAC CAeS
schools to the general discussion in re-
gard 20 compulsory school attendance
in the rural districts. The papers We're
as follows: Individual instruction
versus Mass Instruction in Schools d.
II. Christensen of salt Lake; ITO What
Extent Should Industrial Education Be
Taught IN the Grades of the Public
Schools?'' Alma Molyneuz, superinten-
dent Of schools at Logan; discussion by
G. NJ. Mumford of Murray and George
Sperry of Juab county; "Value Of Sum-
mer School to Teachers" r. V. Lar
son Of Cache county; discussion, Joseph
Finiinson of Willard county.
In the afternoon, the following pro-
gram was carried out: How Car the
Superintendent Make His Official Visits
to Schools Most Effective2" John Han
son. tr.. OF Jordan district, Salt Lake
county; discussion, William S. Rawlins
of Provo; Compulsory School Attend
anee in Rural Districts" David Smith
of Kane county; discussion. o. G. An
derson of Garfield county and o. w.
wilkins of Summit county.
All of the superintendent remained
to the last hour Of the session yesterday
afternoon, and interest was maintained
IN the discussions from first to last, the
convention being announced as the most
successful ever held by che county SUI
cerintendents In Utah.