The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
To COMBINE HOME
AND SCHOOL WORK
Industrial Effort on Part Of
Students Has Proven Most
Popular.
Special to The Tribune.

special 10 Inc lTlDuDes
OGDEN April 2O.-The extension Of
school work TO include industrial effort
on the part OF the students AT home has
proven so successful In several OF the
larger Weber county schools during the
past several months that II will become
part OF tho curriculum next year. rms
announcement has been made by super
intendent ". n. Peterson, who lnauG-
urated the test after favorable report
In the matter had been received from
United States Commissioner OF Education
p. P. C1axton.
When every student IS correctly
graded for industrial work done at home
IL will become Just as important as any
other subject In the list OF studIes, ac-
cording 10 superintendent Peterson. Tne
test this year has shown that the sys-
tenn will go a long way toward solving
a perpleNing question in this country.
According 70 the principals and teachers
who have reported on the operation OF
the system In the country schools. II
Will be the means OF keeping the boys.
from the fifth grnde UP. In school when
they would have Riyen up their studies
TO work in the fields. This is one OF
the phases OF the system which makes
II appeal especially sSrong to the coun-
try school systems
Regarding the Introduction and success
OF the industrial system. Superintendent
Peterson has issued the following state
ment.
The successful method OF combln-
ing home and school work was orGi-
mated by the state superintendent or
the Oregon schools and when the
success OF the movement became GER
tain he communicated his plan 10
the United states commissioner OF
education. VINO IN turn gent letters TO
tho superintendent of the schools
throughout the country.
With some changes, the plan was In
troduced In five OF the larger schools
OF Weber county rs a test and the
hnN mr. f.H.1~
factory. As followed at the present
time, students who do garden, dairy
or house work at home wiz secure
credit upon the school books Tor
work done after school upon bringing
written report from tho parents
that the work has been done.
For such work the students are
given n credit of 10 per cent on their
final monthly marks. That means
that n a student attains only an
average Of 60 per cent for the school
work. and the passing mark must
be 20 per cent. the 10 per cont that
is secured from home Industrial
work will give him r. sufficient grade.
The principals Of the schools where
the system is In effect rcrort that
the pupils. knowing that they will
receive credit Tor work done at home
hesitate TO leave school when II be-
comes time 10 plant the spring crops.
but work harder before and after
school 10 do the work required OF
them on the farms.
Not only do the bevs gain by tho
system but the girls. too. secure
benefits. For such homely duties as
washing dishes, scrubbinC floors,
cooking, baking and washing. credit
is given AT school upon receiving q
record from the parents
Superintendent Peterson declares that
not only the students, but also tho par
ents are pleased with the new plan. and
In order 10 meet tire wishes Of all resi-
dents OF the county, the board or edu-
cation has decided 10 place the indus
trial work upon the curriculum for the
coming school year.