The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
Two Interesting Sessions Are
Held at City and County
Building Saturday.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Valuable Discussions Feature
of Convention; Is an In
qualified Success.
Resolutions Adopted.

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!. Resolved That we. the county !
: superintendents OF public schools OF ::
- Utah. declare ourselves in favor OF :.
=. (a) y child labor law. ;.
- CD An anti-cigarette law. !
= (c) a more stringent adult de- :.
J.. (d) 4 law for the providing by ::
- the state Of an institution for the ::
j, (e) A law providing for individu- !.
= al supervision In schools. !.
- And. be II further :
!. Resolved, That we hereby pledge :,
:. ourselves TO exert all reasonable !,
- and legitimate influence 10 secure :.
). the enactment of such laws at the !;
:. next session of the state leglsla- !.
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The foregoing resolution was pre-
sented to the county superlntendents OF
the state at the afternoon session OF
their biennial convention, Saturday, by
Superintendent. D, II. Christensen of the
public schools OF Sal, Lake City. and
was unanimously adopted by that body.
Later in the session. however, 1t was
decided to add another clause TO the
resolution. pledging the support Of the
superintendent in an endeavor to have
llS law pTONlallE LOT compulsory SCLlpol
attendance of all children within two
and one-half miles OF schoolhouses In
rural districts extended TO four miles.
The two closing sessions of the con-
vention were held in the board OF educa-
tlon rooms at the city and county build
ing Saturday. The convention came 10
= close shortly before D o'clock In the
afternoon and II was declared by many
of those present. including state Super
intendent OF Public Instruction A. G. Mel
son, that II was the most SucceSsful con-
Vention OF its kind ever held in Utah,
AT no previous convention were the pa
pers so carefully prepared and the dis
Cussons so helpful. In the words OF
Superintendent Nelson 1t showed plainly
the rapid advancement being made In
Utah in the educational line.
Morning Session.
Saturday mornings session opened with
q discussion on the address made Friday
evening by Prof. William NJ Stewart,
principal of the Utah State Normal
school on The, Common school Cur
the Training school The main feature
of the session. however was a strong
plea for an extension of industrial edu-
ca ation in the public schools, by Prof:
Alma Molyneux, superintendent of
schools at Logan. Prof, MoyneuX's sub
ject was: "To What Extent Should In
dustrial Education Be Taught In the
Grades of Public Schools?" Professor
Moiyneux referred TO the training in the
Industrial line necessary for boys, but
declared that, as for girls. they ought
10 be trained in domestic science TO pre-
pare them thoroughly for home life.
The great mass Of boys and girls,
said Professor MolyneuN, "who are of
necessity compelled 10 leave school at
which best meets their needs that they
may go out better prepared TO take their
part IN actual life. The public school
system has given but little thought 10
the industrial side OF life. and the side
MOI which the greatness OF the DeODle
and the nation must depend. Our con-
slant training FOR intellectual culture at
the total neglect Of the industrial and
vocation sides is responsible in a large
measure for the wide breach of feeling
between the so-called cultured. on one
side and the Industrial worker on the
other.
The subject Of Professor Molyneuxs
talk was discussed at length by both G,
NJ. Munford. superintendent of schools
at Murray, and George Sperry, SUPER
Value OF Summer Schools to Teachers"
was the subject OF an able address by
r. v. Larsen. superintendent OF schools
OF Cache county, and this subject was
discussed by Joseph Finlinson, superin-
tendent OF schools of Millard county, Fol-
lowing general discussion the session
closed.
Afternoon Session.
While the afternoon session was largely
q business one. several valuable papers
read by John Hansen. Jr.. supertntend-
ent Of schools Of Jordan district. on
How Can the Superintendent Make His
Official Visits TO the Schools Most Ef-
fectve?" Mr. Hansen made number
OF valuable suggestions. He declared that
the superintendent should be IL welcome
visitor to the schoolroom. and his recon-
mendations should be well received by
me teacher. In this connection, he de-
clared that the school work must be
definitely outlined, in that the individual
responsibility cnn be easily fixed. He
most emphaticaly declared that the SUI
perintendents should give their teachers
their whole support. and the teacher
should regard the superintendent as his
pr her hest friend in. their work. The
discussion was continued by William S.
Rawlings, superintendent OF the schools
OF Provo City.
Following the discussion on the super
intendenJ's visit to the various schools.
David Smith. superintendent Of schools
OF Kane county, made an excellent ad-
dress on Compulsory School Attend
ance IN Rural Districts" He declared
that many cases OF delinquency are with
in the reach Of the school superintend-
ents II they were only to deal with them
also discussed by o. W. Wilkins, super
intenoent of schools OF Summit county.
Mr.. Wilkins related number OF personal
, experiences. and he declared that the
superintendents shoud endeayor to have
the laws relative to school attendance
rIgidly enforced through the boards OF
,Justees. He thought IL would be good
lining If the superntendents were TO be
permitted TO have the same authority
as probation officers In some cases. A
general discussion followed.
Eighth Grade Examinations.
The matter of the dates of the state
eighth grade examinations was taken up
and IL was decided that the first cXamin-
alton Will be held April IS, 10 and 90.
This was arranged for the schools which
close early IN various parts OF the state.
The date of the examinations for the
other schools will be fixed by Superin-
tcndent Nelson after he has communicate
ed with the various superlntendents
In conclusion. Superintendent Nelson
made a short address. in which he
thanked the superintendents OF the state
for their kind remembrance Of him In
his recent illness, IN his address, Su-
perintendent Nelson called attention TO
The fact that last year $50 900 OF the
state school appropriation was left in
the state treasury, after many schools
In the state had been closed early. Su-
Derintendent Nelson urged on the super
lntendents the importance OF keeping
the doors OF their schools open until the
last cent Of the appropriation for the
various counties has been expended, He
closed by speaking of the unqualified
success OF the convention.