The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-05-05

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Of school work and who would con-
denim the most approved methods Of
teao hing.
In the consolidation plan the as
signment Of teachers II a business.
The superintendent who has knowl.
edge ~ grading. distributing pupils
and selecting teachers makes his rec
concentrations 60 the board for their
approval The teacher usually has
the assurance that she can remain as
long NJ she IL upright and efficient.
This means much to the teacher and
TO the community, II means that not
tho whole teaching force will be
changed at once. In the past under
the old system the small schools have
suffered most from inefficient teach
ers as these districts were usually fin
ancially unable TO pay salary enough
10 induce the best teachers TO teach
In such schools. In connection with
this point ! wish 60 quote n recon-
mcndation recently made by superin-
tendent Golding 20 the board of cdu-
cation. II reads. I'm order TO secure
better teachers for our ungradcd
schools, an Increase Of one dollar per
month In salary u recommended Tor
each grade taught above two. No
teacher. however. 1hall receive n sal
AIRY above the maximum" This rec.
ommendatlon was approved by the
board and " means that our best
teachers viii be In charge Of the one
teacher schools Of this district and
they will receive the best salaries he.
fore t.ach hers are employed they are
checked up by supervisors. principals
and the superintendent from letters
of inquiry sent out for that purpose
and the incompetent are dropped
from the district
Fourth point Consolidation pro.
Nidcl supervisors who assist by.
First--Oiving out monthly outlines.
Sccond-liolding monthly Institutes
where these outlines are discussed ~
that the teacher knows exactly what
she h expected to teach each grade.
Third-Frcqucnt visits to schools
are made where local troublesome
problems are met
Exhibiting at these insti.
tuteB the best work of the different
grades and schools.
Finh-ulying special help In mu-
ale. art. agriculture and physical cdu-
cation.
SiNth-Prcycnting teachers from
falling into .lifcless ruts and Keeping
them alive o. their duties
Scv-nth-OivinE uniform cNnmina-
tons aud tests on the work covered
each month. the results of which are
sent out a. the different schools max
ing known the highest marks THIS
stimulates the kcenest competition.
Th. flffh s..lUN In Nh.
plan II the fair distribution of funds.
one or two districts cannot prosper
white others are working under aorl.
Gus financial handicaps II should
not be matter OF Indifference that
one school prorpers while another II
ct low grade. one district cannot
horde up money and another suffer.
~ was often the ease under the old
system. II h. known fact that
number of schools because 81 location
ana taxation had 80 much money
they did not know what 60 do with IL.
while either schools suffered. Where
there N an equal distribution of funds
there N a uniform length of the school
term. one community cannot kSgp
school nine ~ ten months and am
other but six. The children OF the
portunity for education. This IL what
makes nation great and happy. 4
sufficient amount OF text books and
supplies are furnished 60 all schools
alike.
Sixth point Consolidation provides
for comfortable buildings with im-
proved lighting. heating and Ventila-
ting systems. large halls, tinted walls.
ample blackboards, pianos. single
desks, working tables and up-to-date
furniture. In Weber county alone
thirteen old unsanitary buildings have
been discarded and pupils moved 90
large sanitary buildings. They have
built new school house 40 Il can be
reached by all the schools In the dis
trict except two without mourning
dollar OF Indebtedness In all con-
solidated districts Of few years large
and spacious buildings have been
erected, taking the place 81 four or
five one ana two-room buildings.
These buildings have modern equip
ment They also have the best ~
ianitor service.
other advantages uf consolidation
are fewer and better school officials;
economic administration Of schools:
rpuhll1atlnn az taxes, provision for
the service of "A truant officer. and the
elimination of politics. Were the
s,houls centralized In mere mech
anical way without raising the stan.
dards of the teaching profession aud
providing many advantages easily
procured through consolidation there
would be a large saving of school eX-
penditures. The plan II. therefore
economical Experience shows. how
ever, that boards OF education are
not as much concerned with a reduc-
ton of school expenditures as with
giving the child the best that can be
procured from the same amount OF
money. Every dollar Is made "a go
further. In this lies both the finan-
rial and educational strength of con-