The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14
PROPOSES RADICAL
CHANGE IN SCHOOLS
Superintendent John M. Mills
of Ogden Outlines Plan for
Altering System.
URGES ISSUE OF BONDS
Would Raise 100000 for
Improvement of Buildings
Now In Use.
URGES ISSUE OF BONDS
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
OGDEN, Dec. 13.-Half- day sessions
in all of the grade schools, the aban'
donment Of the present Central Junior
high school so far as school sessions are
concerned, the converting Of the build
ing into social center and the issuing
OF bonds for 100000 to improve other
buildings, arc features of plan now
under consideration by the board OF
education for sweeping changes in the
public school system OF Ogden City. The
plan as presented TO the board was
evolved by Superintendent John M.
Mills.
Although there have been marked
changes in the local city school sys-
ten in recent years, nothing which has
been inaugurated up this time approach.
es in ma gnitude the proposed plan Of
Superintendent Mills. Basing his pro-
posal on the latest methods approved
by prominent educators Of the United
States and having been accorded the
support Of State Inspector Mosiah Hall
IN his ideas, Superintendent Mills is
certain that the plan is not only feas-
ible, but will greatly increase the eff.
cheney OF the system with saving OF
not less than $4,000 per year in addi-
tion 10 the present normal saving.
Will Learn Sentiment.
The board OF education of the city
schools has given the proposed plan
extensive consideration, but no action
will be taken until public expression
from the citizens in general has been
indicated. Personally, Superintendent
l.. LL4e .1l .t-
sion OF the elaborate change can result
in nothing bu: good results. He is anx-
ious that parents, clubs and churches
discuss the plan as outlined in his
report TO the educational board or any
phase OF il and he stands ready at all
times to lend advice and all the in
formation possible. That portion Of the
superintendent report pertaining TO
the proposed changes is as follows;
The real reason for making this
report is that much more may yet
be done by further consolidation
and elimination Still better sala-
ries may be paid to teachers, still
more reduction in taxation for tho
taxpayers, still greater efficiency
for the pupils and still greater aid
to their parents from the children
can be secured. Twenty-Five thou
sand dollars annually can still be
saved. III addition 70 our present
savings, and that, as large as it is,
is the smallest benefit to be de-
rived from the new plan proposed.
II should be remembered that ef-
ficiency and not financial saving
should be our first aim, but if we
can increase the efficiency and di-
minish the expense, we acc omplish
double benefit
Halliday Sessions.
One of the first steps would be
TO limit the children still further
To halliday sessions. 1t is quite
generally recognized by educators
and men who have given this prop
osition much thought that q half
day is enough for auy child to be
in school in the grades. During the
first seven years of a child life
il learns more probably than in
any other seven years OF its life,
and most all of this time it has
PLAYED around the home, So far
as we have tried the halliday ses-
sion il is the unanimous opinion Of
those who have come in contact
with it that child gets moro now
bv this system than when it was
in school all day sitting on
crooked desk, deprived OF the nat
ural right 10 play in the open mir