The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-29
RECEPTION GIVEN
NOTED EDUCATOR
Elmer {. Brown, United States
Commissioner of Education,
Greeted at 0deon.
GOVERNOR IS PRESENT
Government Official Talks Interest
ingly Of Needs Of Education
al System.

Nearly $500 teachers and their
friends gathered At the reception given
last night in Odcon hall BY tho presi-
dent and officers OF the Utah Teachers
association in honor OF Dr. Elmer l..
Brown. United States commissioner OF
education With Commissioner Brown
in the receiving line we're Governor
William Spry with his staff and their
wives. President Mathonihah Thomas
/ and the various officers OF the aSsocia-
ton.
Dr. Brown will remain I'm salt Lake
until Friday night as the guest OF the
asSOCia tiOn. Tonight ne Will deliver an
address az the general meeting I'm the
Assembly hall dealing with the urgent
needs OF the various parts Of the coun-
try in educational lines.
Talking along these lines last night,
Or. Brown declared that the various
states OF the country are gradually and
continuously growing closer together
I'm their Relationship.
Raise STANDARD.
"Thc educational conference held here
IN salt Lake City, he said, and the
other conferences that are being held
In different parts Of the country. are
doing a great deal toward uplifting the
standards Of education. believe that
IN the not far distant future uniform
diplomas will be adopted. and teachers
state without first being subjected 20
examinations by other state boards.
This, Of course. Is a matter TO be
agreed upon between the states. but
good can be derived from the system.
1T is my opinion that before long a
department Of education, equal I'm I'm
portance 10 the departments OF war or
agriculture will be created at Wash
tuEton. Nothing IS growing faster than
the demand for education. At present
there arc many difficulties which must
be overcome. and q number OF systems
which must be better regulated. Chill
drcn are not forced TO so TO school as
they should be There are not enough
compulsory education laws. There are
not enough trusnt officers. either. and
! the laws We have are not rigidly
must have more and better teachers
everywhere. We must also have bet
ter school buildings.
Demsud for More.
This Is beginning 20 be. realized IS
spe5ding $4,000. 600 "i year in cons
structinE new school houses. and the
demand FOR more Is very apparent
our work consists mostly In assist
/ ing the states-helping them 70 help
themselves. We are striving always 20
hold up the hands OF the state officers.
A large Illustrated booklet is being
put out now, containing 400 photo
I graphs OF new and model school build
I inEs- These are being sent 20 all tho
state Officials. They arc expected IN
/ zone OF the most urgent needs
| throughout the country is the enact
ment and enforcement OF rigid child
| labor laws. Compulsory attendance
| laws should also be enacted TO a
I greater extent. these two being valu-
| able aids to the success Of education.
More Supervisors.
! More supervision Is another thin=
l that g. wanted. There should be more
/ county superintendent. more teachers
/ better laws. more enforcement and
| smaller districts. so that supervision
l can be more extensive"
/ Commissioner Brown will DC tho
/ guest OF Superintendent n. n. Chris
/ Jensen today. Tomorrow night he will
/ speak at the Commercial club banquet