The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-26
HALF DAY SESSION
PLAN FOR SCHOOLS
Parents of Junior High Stu
dents at Ogden to Pass
on Matter.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
OGDEN. Ian @5.-The preliminary
step for The actual Inauguration Of the
half-day Sessions In The ogden public
schools. AS proposed by Supcrint endent
John M. Mills, VIII he taken on Monday
by sending letters 10 the parents Of all
junior high school students requesting
them for their opinion with regard 10
putting the plan in effect in the three
sub-hlgh schools Of the city, Letters
asking the parents for the decision Will
be mailed from the Offices OF the board of
education tomorrow morning,
IL a majority OF the parents signify
their Willingness TO have their children be-
come party TO the new plan, Superin-
tendent Mills proposes TO put the half
day session plan IN operation In the three
schools as soon as possible after the open
ing of the new semester on Monday morn
ing. As indicated in the letter. the head
OF the city schools is anxious 10 learn
the attitude OF the parents I'm the matter
and the question Is put plainly: do you
(the parentsl approve OF this plan?" y
blank space is provided for the answer.
In view OF the fact that no question
with regard TO the operation OF the Og-
den public school system has ever caused
a greater controversy than the proposed
half day sessions plan of Superintendent
OF the letters TO parents Of junior high
school students wifi explode bombshell
In the camp Of the opposition. The fol-
lowing IS copy of the letter:
To the Parent: We are interested
in doing right by your Junior high
school child. We have observed that
boys and girls who work at something
while attending school are the best
pupils. Do you want your child TO
learn. as a part OF his education, how
to work-how to make a living? II
you do. and can provide him with
work, we can arrange his school pro-
gn
studies he takes now In either half
day from $40 to " or from TO 4:3o.
Some boys and girls who have quit
school are coming back under this
plan. Moro than 100 are now working
all day to help make living. In all
cases they are good boys and girls:
Your child may not be able TO get
work now, but later. In case YOU
want him to so on as at present he
may. or II you choose, he may take
help you. the child viii be most ben
Gifted. We will talk to your child and
otherwise help you in your efforts:
We will work togethsr. overtime II
report to us how he works. and what
his interests are We want to make
the school III his needs. This plan
will benefit the pupil. the parents the
home. the teacher. the school and
the taxpayer We want TO know what
the parents want and provide ii. Do
you approve of this plan? Your an
very truly,
JOHN NJ. MILLS.
Superintendent.
The action of the school superintendent
Is taken in the face Of opposition con-
sisting largely Of individual opinions. The
concerted action Of the members OF We
Der camp No. n, Woodmen of the World
is still the subject Of wide discussion
throughout the city. This organization
adopted resolutions protesting against
the plan and calling for the RESIGNATION
Of Superint endent Mills II he persisted
in forcing the proposed change in the
schools OF the city.
Although the resolutions purported TO
represent $50 heads Of families and tax
payers OF Ogden. the entire membership
OF the local lodge, Superintendent Mills
asserts that he has received information
that less than sixty members were pres
ent al the meeting and that the reso-
lutons were strongly opposed. Members
OF the order present at the meeting esti-
mate the attendance at from fortyflve
10 100 According to Charles r. Ganske,
anlser Of the camp and one OF the most
active in the campaign against the Mills
plan of education, the resolutions were
adopted by "a vote Of Approximately six
TO one.