Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-18
urAlrs NEW COURSE or STUDY.

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.3 The new course OF study Just adopted
Z for all the schools of the counties OF
Utah. marks the beginning of n some
what radical departure from the old
time program The changes will In
terest parents, and those business or
professional men who have been In
cllnod to critlclse the methods of ele-
4 mentary instruction. In the new plan,
the most sweeping change, we think,
consists in the adoption Of the group
iden" as originated and advocated by
{ Prof Hall or tho University. This plan
consists, In brief, of grouping and uni
Tying the related subjects of the currl-
culum and OF assigning to each group
/, and TO each subject within the group a
definite time and place for recitation
within the eight grades.
s The first on tho daily program. the
1 D O'clock group consists Of those sub
jccts which deni with the physical en-
SYlronmcnt and concern tho means of
life and health OF the child The sub
sjects constitute tho science-geography
group, which includes health talks and
exercises. hygiene and elementary
! physiology, nature study home geo.
graphy domestic science and art for
girls In the upper grades and agrl-
culture for boys In the Eighth grade.
from so to As minutes time each day
3 ii, every grade is to be devoted to this
group, including the time needed for
necessary expression work. In general,
when any subject or topic Is taken up
in any grade, It Will receive exclu-l
SHives attention until completed.
The second hour of the school day
Il will be devoted to u study OF what
man has done. This, is termed the in
sstitutional or hunanistic group. Its
K purpose is to familiariZe the child with
/ tho social and Industrial institutions
{ into which he Is born. In order that he,
B may develop sympathy for his fellow
men and have awakened within him a
desire to become an efficient member.
s of his community. This group contains
two phases. one historical, the other In
istitutional. The first begins with local
8 history ofsSthe town and
county Indian stories, pioneer stories--I
and continues with myths. fables. he
roic tales. biography, and concludes
with United States history. The Sec
ond phase should acqnalnt the child
with the mode of life of the early set
4 tiers and with tho industries. occupa-
tons, and institutions OF his neighbor-
hood. Political and commercial geo.
4 l'raphy and the clements of civics and
economics should be included and
taught in the higher grades More
4 ever the aim Is to make these studies
/. as realistic as possible by means OF ex-
5cursions and observations of the MILL
the farm, the shop, the factory, the
store and the bank
Tho third period Is given over to! the
I language group, Il naturally embodlcs
Language study, composition derived
largely from the two groups mentioned
& instruction in how to study. prepara-
sstion for reading, occasional drill In
Plionics, smelling, and In the upper
grades grammar.
since each period occupies As minutes
the time Will now be about np, and the
last period of 30 minutes till the noon
recess is reserved for general drill pur-
poses. Drills should DO given when
needed In writing, drawing. rapid com
4blnation of numbers, etc. The regular
& work of the school affords SO much
practice in these formal subjects that
\ q sepnrate daily period for each is un-
necessary.
si8S The first period in the afternoon is
given to the literature and reading
x group of subjects. Here viii bc stu
died and recited such OF tho worlds
great classics rs are adapted to chill
Stlren. After this period provision is
4 made for music and physical training;
and In the upper grades. grammar and
arithmetic recite daily.
The last group Is the industrial-tl that
q about which the people are so much ex-
4 ercised. It includes all laboratory sub
S5ects such MS manual training, domestic
q Science and art and probably agricul-
ture for the eighth grade boys,
The plan outlined provides a time and
place for all the nineteen subjects Of
the curriculum, yet reduces the actual
number OF daily recitatlons to the least
possible number. A
The committee also eliminated tho
! least Important but most technical
u parts of arithmetic, grammar, physiol-
Dry, geography. and history 1t also
made the sweeping recommendn ton
III that from now on the Ideal of the
4 Echoo,s should he quality rather than.
quantity of work accomplished The
y personnel OF the committee on revision
( As as follows;
a state supt. a. G.. Nelson: supt. N. a..
ofSutah CO.; Supt. ID. C.3yyood-
rs ward, Emery Co: supt, N. ". Larsen,
N Cache Co.; Supt, Joseph Finlinson, Mil
b lard Co: Prof Mosiah Hail. state Uni
8, yersity.
Much Y of the suhject-mattar OF tho
& new course was written ny Professors
Hall and briggs of the University and
by supt, Child OF Utah Co.
u s.3 Prof. Bolin, OF the University and
Il snpt Orson Ryan assisted in the out
4 line on physical training. Prof. East.
t.slnond of Utah Co. gave valuable assist
ancetin the course in art.
The whole undertaking, while looks
81 like q radical one, has such a basis In