The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-18
CITY SCHOOLS, THE
PRIDE OF THE PEOPLE

m Logan there are ffve elemon-
tary schools "a follows: The Wood
yuff, with rooms AID equipment for
sixteen teachers; the Whittier and
Benson, each equipped for eight
teachers. and the Webster and Ellis.
the former with four rooms and the /,
latter with two. There are two high l.
shocls, q Junior high school includ-
ing the seventh and eighth grades.
and the other a senior high school
and twelfth grades. These two high
schools are held in the same build
ings and use the same equipment. |
The senior high school Is held from |
8 a. m. to 12:45 D. m. and the jun |
ior high school from p. m. to S
p. m. In each Of these schools the
program provides for six periods.
This enables the students to take
full work though the plan assumes q
little more home preparation than
does the ordinary high school that
runs from nine in the morning till
three or four in theafternoon.
The plan Of holding both high
school in the same building was
forced upon the system becauae OF
scarcity Of room AMI It was eoneid-
cred inadvisable to build while high
war time prices prevailed. Bat the
plan has worked out 20 we'll that 1t
may be continued indefinitely. Par
ents teachers and students al aD-
pear to like the plan.
The teaching eo;ps including su1-
Siintendent and supervisors eonsis's
of sixty-five persons distributed a.
follows: There are thirty-three NOM
beers including once assistant and IL
brarian in the faculties OF the i've
high schools. and there are twenty
six teachers In the elementary ach"ui
grades. Besides these there are sup-
eryisors for primary grades and Tor
music. art and health work.
Theteaching stnff is slightly small
ar than last year. This condition was
forced upon the schools. From lack
~ funds the board was forced either
10 hire cheaper teachers or fewer
The later alternative was chosen ne
lieying that Il is better to limit sigh
" the amount than the quality o
education. This condition mas com
nelled the placing OF the fourth
f,fth and sixth grades on the nal
aav basis this year. The first. see
ond and third grades being compose
ri small children. have been on IN
half day basis for years with distinc
advantage to the children. IT nov
.nnearr thntthe larger children, de
voting more energy during the fewe
hours. and with q little more PR
MARATHON in the home. Will De adj
n advance practically as rapidly
by means OF the all dav school Ce,
tainly they are progressing more 90,
isfactorily than they would going u
day under inferior teachers.
The plan Just described leaves
vacant room or wo in each clemen
tarv school building. These room
are being adanted for other uses
order TO enrich the educationai az
tiyity OF the children. In one TOO,
,naach building work bench an
tooIs and materials will be placed
enable each grade to spend per,o
each dav IN constructive work OF
kind suited to the age OF the ca'iu,u
In all the first grades anu 'o ~
n, the second grades TABLES an
cha,ys will replace the little cast y
IN seats thus enabling the childre
~ follow childish impulses Tor mo-
sreeaom and variety OF moVemen
sana tables, facilities for clay mo-
cling and other forms OF NOR '"'
crete work will enrich the oa,ly /.
tivitv of the children. Unoccupi.
rooms will be used still further =
work illustrated pictures. potn no O
ing and still such as history anu ~. e
GRANNY. The schools through Tue
own efforts have raised money u,
Sava bought a portable moving pl
o r,acbine and pro1ectoscop
These machines will be used 70 !, -
,,ch the educational activity or y
ah,'dren Films and pictures WIN
used that paralleled the daily s'uu'
of the children. ,,orro
" Another move this year to impru
,be ounlity of education IS tne PIG
inc Of recreational events suun II
artias dances. movies ETC. on
say nv saturday evenings rms .
va; ,bn children to come TO scne
,resh and vigorous and prepare w
ing the school days OF the w. 49, y
his movement the schools nav pon y
sine cooperation by wise paren
.nmrch institutions and other ore'
cations. ,or ,mnroyem,