The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-09-07
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h. educated and that one process VIII
ba hest for one group and another
pr,ros. for n different group. II also
recognize that the ends to Dc attain
] cd are "a sound body. an attentive nina
I and high moral purpose. IL recog-
MICS that culture must always be
I byproduct and that a liberal training
I Without vocational direction Is often
Ineffective and always inefficient
The schools Of Today.
In the school Of today the child ~
taught how ~ think and how 90 study
Much home work IS eliminated. The
teacher does not spend all ~ his time
nor the major portion ~ Il hearing
Irccitatipns and issuing commands.
The rccitations have become acpuisi-
ton and not inquisition periods. In
the school Of today the educative
process continues for the whole twelve
months II recognizes that the sum-
mer season is the best time n the
year for the richness Of the develop
ment of O. wholesome sturdy boy or
girl The real school " today stand
ing Tor health and joy To- labor. does
not have is work interrupted by an
excess of holidays and vacations. The
cducative process is so wisely dis
tributcd between work done IN the
school and the home that every day
s both a holiday and a work day. the
occupations simply being adapted e.
the requirements Of the season.
Must Also he Worker.
The school 81 today recognizes
that the individual must always be a
student ~ well as worker with
time enough 20 spare fOr both recre-
alton and the full enjoyment u life.
The school Of today retains the child
until there u grounds for believing
that he has found calling for which
nature and his own effort have pre-
pared him. The school Of the past
has been 20 arranged ~ Co make II
convenient 90 teach. The school 81
today II arranged 30 a. 20 make al
convenient to learn. In the school of
today the teacher u master crafts.
man. lie H. the artist and not the
machine hand. Tie takes the human
clay and fashions II into IT, various
shapes rather than to dump II into a
common mold between the levers Of
tradition and uniformity lie has be.
fore him ~ his model. the Image Of
the perfect man of tomorrow--sound
and beautiful In body:
intelligent aud sympathetic In mind.
rcyvtcnt IN spirit and productivity
efficient His purpose n the Increase
not alone 1T material but ~ human
wealth. Tho school of today makes
provision Tor development by books
by contact with nature and by actual
experiences In life.
Aim IL Carbon County.
To be- a school 81 today IL our aim
IN Carbon county In the setting up
~ this aim we are not unmindful ~
what the school of yesterday has done
for ~. We appreciate that II H. the
school uf yesterday and H. disciples
that have given Ms our opportunity
and that a. be- true To- the past We
must measure up IL the possibilities
Ut the present, when I assumed the
responsibility as superintendent Of the
Carbon county school district last
March, ! did Eo knowing considerable
N IL past history. much of IT, re-.
sources aud possibilities. and apprc.
cinting keenly the difficulties 10 be-
met ! have been a student and ra-
iher close observer ~ the educational
In Carbon county zinc.
January. 1905. And since the innu.
sutntion 81 consolidation In 1918. nj
have been u sympathctic onlookrr. ap.
the struggle you have made
Tor adjustment during the transition
period. with many others / have
noted with much qualification Your
'uprom" effort 90 keep your schools |
iut ~ the toilF uf petty politics and
local pr.ludiDcs.
Problems a. Iic Met.
Though comparative stranger / |
'omr into the service here with "a rca.
'unahlN clear conception of your edu. |
'ntlonhl needs ana how these needs |