Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
SCHOOLS TO Be BROADENED
Dr Gowan- OutIinr- Policy For the
Next Two Year..


schools In the future will be- broad
cncd 90 include In the curriculum in
struction on social and moral qucs-
tions ~ as 60 create greater cf-
ficicncy. and by 80 doing insure a
greater and broader citizenship. ac-
cording 10 Dr. y. q. Gowans state
superintendent ~ public instruction
elect
The educator points 90 the needs
uf the present school system aud de-
clnrpd that progress. greater than that
/ recorded since the inception Of cduCa.
| tionni Institutions would be- made In
/ the future Tho Importance % voca.
/ uonni training was dwelt upon at
| length by Dr. uowana. who argued
that n was factor. Tor In the strides
| toward greater and more comprchon.
Hivc Industrial and social indcprn-
dcncc.
pr. UownnH reviewed the Hrhool ait
uation In the United States and credit
cd the pioneers In the educational In
duHtry with foresight and vision
which. hc said. must be the possession
~ the educators and public at large
today " they expected To- eudow the
future generation with a heritage that
was given Co them 60 transmit On u
broader plan.
Dr. gowanH used statistics 10 show
that "a large per cent OF the crime
was committed hy individuals with
! little or no intellectual moral or ply
steal training. aud declared that voca-
tional training along the lines 60
which the individual especially
adapted not alone would reduce crime
/ Ca minimum. but work Tor a greater
and grnndor citizenship.
| Tho educator based many ~ his
observations upon hir experience 40
superintendent Of the state Industrial
school. where he had chance a.
watch the development Of the pupils
/ many uf whom were brought a. the
institution IN a state that told of little
or no home training
OptIinc- Original Plan.
pr. uowuns outlined plan Tor the
/ school of the future. which. he said.
would bo provided with the ,casary
| departments and courses ~. inHtruc-
| tlon that would make attendance the
year around instead uf from eight a.
nine months ~ the year desirable.
/ This school, h. said. would invite
community interest permitting tho
congregation ~ old and young. which
would insure closer relations and
better general understanding OF the
problems OF life. Dr. Gowans said In
part I'm "a strict sense II IL not the
purpose OF the school o. prepare for
life or 90 launch the individual into
| life, The school IL a part of life Just
as Infancy and childhood az home are
a part OF life, The old idea Of "A
school that Il h a place TO get ready
for life Just as a steamer takes Ga coal
and makes ready for journey Is dis
/ appearing. hut II iH hard 90 get rid
Of the old idea that education means
book learning or the study OF text
books
The purpose OF education today II
not merely the acquisition OF knowl-
edge, hut tho development Of power
mastery or physically. mentally.
/ morally and It's aim Is not 10 confer
mere scholarship. hut 10 qualify for
| individual ana social efficiency.
vocational education is an attempt
20 adapt school work % the needs of
l f'' f''Fi'f ~ - u NAhAlNI NNith mas
10 do both with individual efficiency
| ANA social efficiency Society Is an
organization OF vocational units high
ly specialized and II education Is 10
meet the demands OF the people Il too
must be specialized, which menas vo-
cationalized. In our desire 10 make
education democratic We have reached
supplying uniformity and give all
children the same training. whereas
10 De truly democratic education
should give 10 each individual the
KIND OF training that fits him for his
place IN yoeationally segregated So
! cley, Each person In "A republic H.
entitled 10 a training for his own life.
vocational education has To do with
social efficiency because vocation
means nothing except as II relates 10
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