Show Big dig I Increase ase In Utah's School Population In 1922 The The school population of oC the state state for 1922 showed an an au Increase ncr ase of over that of the previous year accordi according 1 to Lo the biennial report of Dr C. C N. N Jensen state superintendent superintend superintend- ent ont of public instruction The school population for the year is the report shows The enrollment was estimated at A decrease decrease de do- crease of eIght four eighty four teachers from to was shown The average aver aver- age number of pupils per teacher was thirty in 1921 and three thirty-three in 1922 Dr Jensen reviewed re a circular issued is is' is issued sued a year ago ngo In which he made suggestions for financial retrenchment retrenchment retrenchment retrench retrench- ment where found necessary by cutting the teaching force and allotting allotting allot allot- allotting ting more pupils to each teacher Training Til Schools Covered A separate report on teacher training train train- Ing mg institutions was given Th There re are JIG eight such institutions in the state of at which three are sup self porting and five maintained by the theL L L. L D D. D S. S church Three of the lusti- lusti maintain laboratories or I training g schools as an Integral part parL oT the school organization organization Where training training schools are not maintained practice teaching is done In public schools The liThe first things the teacher teacher- training schools should do the report report report re re- re- re port suggests is to reach down into the high schools in their respective localities and select those to be encouraged encouraged encouraged en en- to prepare for teaching who ho possess the natural endowment which helps to make the successful successful- The schools should main main- ain a definite relationship with hose whom they send forth to teach and to continue to train them according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Dr Jensen Primary Work rorIe Reviewed Matilda Peterson primary supervisor supervisor supervisor super super- visor reported that plans have been prepared and distributed monthly under the direction of or the state department department department de de- de- de of teachers to aid them in their daily work In every county and district where there has bas been no supervision of primary grades institutes institutes institutes have been held from three to five days In succession The socialized socialized socialized social social- recitation teaching project grouping according to the mental of the children standard tests and measurements and health activities were all discussed For further pros progress progress of or ru r rural l' l schools the following recommendations were made More supervision better living conditions for tor teachers assistant helping teachers and professional professional professional pro pro- training for all teachers that they may meet the requirements for certificates Vocational agriculture and farm mechanics In high school was reported report report- ed upon by I. I B. B Ball Dall supervisor who showed a large Increase In the number of boys completing their courses In farm products under the Smith-Hughes Smith act In Utah high schools in 1922 over 1918 He said that the efficiency of the work work has been increased despite trimming of the school budgets duri during g the last two years which made it advisable to limit the number of schools receiving receiving ing lug federal aid to fifteen Enrollment In the nation in agriculture agrIculture agriculture agri agrI- culture classes grew from in 1918 to in 1922 an Increase increase increase in In- crease of per cent while In Utah the enrollment grew only from to a an Increase in the same period period pe pe- of only 9 per c cent nt the report shows Home Economics Included A report o on home econ economics was included which had been prepared by Jean Cox supervisor Departments Departments Depart Depart- Departments ments in making home-making have been established in the new ne' nigh schools at Bear Dear River City and at Lincoln during the last two years Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Scholar Scholar- ship standards of hon homemaking teachers are good Miss Cox reported One teacher has finished master of arts requirements The graduate teachers have gone east or west tor for wider experience ana further trainIng training training train- train Ing a according to the report The department department de de- department de- de work compares favorably with the work of other school departments departments departments depart depart- ments it was stated Activities in in Industrial were outlined J An increase Increase in high school attendance has been observed since the operation of the time part law the report said A particular study of the time part-time pupil himself has been made by teachers Foreman Foreman Foreman Fore Fore- man training has pro produced satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory results toward improving methods methods methods meth meth- bf f plant operation Only on one trade class bricklaying Is in In operation operation opera opera- operation tion at present the report shows More than cases for industrial rehabilitation prior to June 1922 received the a attention of at his department department department depart depart- ment according to the report of Mosiah Moslah Moslah Mo Mo- siah Hall director Of these were registered as applicants for Cor assistance among whom two fifty were were found ineligible for tor training r Fifty were placed in training and employment was found for Cor others Among the tile fifty cases In training are arc fifteen blind persons ono one of or whom will receive a bachelor of arts degree degree degree de de- de- de gree next July A second blind man manis manis manis is 40 years ears of age has a n. wife and seven children to support and after tatter four Caul months training has set up a a successful business The actual cost per capita of rehabilitation Is about equal to that for high school Instruction instruction tion the report says Contributions of more than 1500 value have been made during during the last year by various agencies o n |