The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-12
Course Is Outlined.

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DR.. Baker outlined course of educa.
'ion which would put the student
through college at the age of 90 years,
and graduate him from his university
or professional school at "a This course,
he held, would be better adapted to the
mental evolution of the individual than
the present one.
\ new department of the association.
erhaps to be called the department Of
economies, will be proposed at the ac-
i've members annual meeting Thurs
day. il was announced today. The pur.
pose of such department. as outlined.
would be TO consider the amount of
money spent on public school education
In the United States, 10 ascertain and
make public the sums spent for various
purposes, and their proportion to each
other, and to devise a better ratio for
spending each dollar. if ono can be de.
yised. Those who favor such depart.
ment say il would bring about better
pay for teachers and more efficiency in
teaching.
Departmental meetings, at which the
technical side of pedagogical problems
were lectured upon and discussed by ex-
pcrts, occupied delegates to the Ma
tlonal Educational association copven-
tion today
Perhaps the largest attendance gath
cred at the joint session of the kinder
earten, elementary and special educa-
tion departments, where "The School
sion. Luther H. Gulick, director of
child hygiene of the Russell Sage
foundation, New York City, drew con,
Illusions from his exhaustive study OF
retsrdation in New York and was fol
Iowad by 5. l.. Heeter, superintendent
of schools of st. Paul; H II. God
dard of the New Jersey school foI
feeble minded children. and G. W. A
Luckey of the University of Nebraska
Animated discussion followed the
presentation of new plans for college
admission by Harvey n. Davis of Har
ward and Otis W. Caldwell of tho Uni
versity of Chicago. The standardiza
tion of college entrance requirements
was the question involved.
Education for Girls.
At the meeting Of the department oi
physical education. the report of tn.
school health committee of the depart
ment Of school patrons was presented
by Mrs. Mary L. Cheney of the Uni
versity Of California and the report oil
the public health education committe,
of the American Medical association By
Eleanor Seymour, NJ D., of Los An
geles. Physical education of adoles
cent girls was the subject discussed b,
John NJ. Taylor of Amherst, while
Frances NJ. Greene, NJ. D., of Cam
bridge, Mass, delivered an address OF
Sex Hygiene
A luncheon iu honor of Mrs. Ella
Flsge Young was given today by th,
department of school patrons and af
filiated organizations, which include
the Federations of Women s Clubs, tn,
mothers, congress. the Council of Jew
ish Women, aud the Association of Col
iepiate Alumnac.
Mrs. Goddard declared that the birtl
of feeble minded children was ever in
creasipg and that action was impera
tive.
1.-The feeble mindedness that is du
10 hercditv,' said the speaker. "eai
only he prevented by preventing tn
birth of such children That is to say
~ preventing the marriage Of feebl
minded persons or BY preventing tn
possibility OF procreation through SUI
gical interference. Both of thes
methods must be resorted 10 in order I
top this terrible evil which is ever in
crcasinp.