The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-09
Copies Arc Being Distributed
Among Those Interested in
District Schools.
BEGINNING OF EFFORT
TO SIMPLIFY CURRICULUM
Educators Also Striving to
Unity Work in Country
Schools. -

h The course of study determined upon
+ for the public schools Of the state by
a commission appointed for that pur-
pose, carly in the present year has been
printed in book form and is now being
distributed. This committee comprised
IA. G.. Nelson, state superintendent of
public instruction.; George n. Child,
Then superintendent OF schools for Utah
county, now superintendent of gram
1par grades in the Salt Lake City
EchooIs; ID. G.. Woodward, superinten-
dcnt of schools for Emery county; Il. V.
larsen, superintendent of schools for
Cachc county; Joseph Finlinson, su,
perinteudent of schools for Millard
countv; Professor Mosiah Hall OF the
University Of Utah.
The course applies to country schools
0nly md III the introduction the com
Inittec says.
"a by the county superintendcnts at
fher meeting held i'm salt Lake City In
April, 1910, State Superintendent of Pub
Iic Instruction A. g. Nelson appointed a
|committac OF five to revise the state
|course OF study. This committee, after
careful consideration OF the subject mat
Ter 10 be studied. and with due regard
Tor the proper development Of the child,
|respec,fmlly presents the following re
'fised course as result of It's labors>
u Body's Recommendations.
Il As the beginning Of an effort To more
Thoroughly unity and simplify the cur
|4iculum OF our elementary schools. the
committea recommends the following:
Il The grouping OF related subjects OF
ftudy and the assigning 10 each group
md To each subject within the group
N definite time and place In the daily
|Drogrammc OF each grade.
nj The combining of nature study and
|Eeography in grades below the fifth.
|. Eliminating the non-essentialS of each
tubject and requiring thorough, inten-
Eve work on u minimum OF subject
matter.
|II The science geography group we'll may
Eramme Of each grade, This group
Mould include health talks. hygiene,
|uhysology. sanitation, nature study.
bpTnN geogra ply, and in the eighth grade
~ short course In agriculture for boys
Ind domestic art and science for girls,
The various subjects Of this group should
|be assigned definite time and place In
The grades. and when any subject or
|Iopic is taken up it should usually re-
Etelve exclusive attention until completed.
ia suitable text on hygiene might be
|fanght in the fourth grade In three or
our weeks time. If 1t is made the center
FN science work for that length of time
bnnd other science work OF the group
t<cIuded Thereafter the lncts and prin-
|EIples learned should be rigidly observed
md practiced. No straining after cor
IeiRtions need therefore be indulged
In grades above the fourth geography
/ Enould be given three days and nature
E<tudy for tWo days OF each week
4 The humnistjC group should embrace
R0 related phases, one historical, the
LUher Institutional! The first will in
[p,|nde local history-settlement Of The
1 OWN. county and state, Indian and
Eicneer stories-and continue with
sths. fables heroic tales. biography
nd conclude with United States history.
AFbe second should acquaint the child
I'D means OF observations and excursions
lfith the Industries and occupations OF
lhp nelghborhood and pave the way for
Vic further study OF clvics. economies
nd political and commercial geography.
Expression work should accompany the
eaching OF each subject.
tCertain changes and elminatons in