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I JI ii float nn Tone Jon 11 Director tf nf tt Kinder Kinder- r. r er of limIt 2 Children do tie not learn anything j jIn In kindergarten it Is lt s a n W of or time Ume thc they do nothing hut but lila play Illar I IAnswer Answer The testimony of primary r I teachers and supervising officers rs gives specific denial to this statement nt I x- x and t tests carried on In 8 sev several sI V- V eral elul cities l tend to show conclusively h I that the tho kindergarten child chillI has haM tho I advantage e over r the thc child in definite Information about nature nature na na- I ture human activities and nUmber Dumber nets facts as aJ In power lOwer to attend to i I recollect and to react renet quickly und and ac- ac acI I I to a given Iven situation The extent extent extent ex ex- ex- ex tent of f this training 1 I obscured by bythe bythe I the failure of or the primary school to tomake tomake I make definite use of f It It This Is duo i j jIn In part to tb the tue lack of nt an any real coordination coordination co- co coi Cei i j ordination between tho the two departments departments depart depart- ments and In part to the fact that In Inmany Inmany many school systems systems' the kindergarten j children form a minority of or those In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first grade There are arc still many por persons who I limit all learning to the knowledge e acquired ac nc- nc- nc I 1 from holt books Th They full fall to understand un nit- that thal Ideas aro arc necessary ary In ord order ordot l' l to Interpret th tho printed pages un-I un Ideas are arc gained g through the senses our first teachers Tho Tue open oye eye thelI tho the lI listening car ear th the awakened mind arc aVe I the r result sult of the tho rich and varied ex experiences ox- ox of or the kindergarten er arten The I technique of reading and writing I which belongs to a later latel stage or of de development do- do is of small mall value without tho the Informing Informing- mind 1 I That all learning In the kindergarten ten starts with pia play Is th the basic principle principle prin prin- ciple or of It UP founder liay Is the tho dom nl- nl instinct of oC early childhood Time spent In Iii the development de or of that activity ac- ac which i Is 18 natural to all any given gl period cannot be ho characterized as I wasted since sinco one period forms torms the basis of development de for Cor the next period Tho The m modern school realizing the ed educative educative educative ed- ed value o of play pIny Is utilizing It more and more Announcement n n t There will bo ho no teacher parent l meetings s during during- tho thio coming week weel In Instead Instead In- In stead parents teachers officers of ot lo local local local lo- lo cal a associations and all nIl others Interested Interested Inter Inter- ested are arc cordially Invited to j join ln with nith tho the Utah Educational association in attending any or r all of or tho splendid educational gatherings programmed for their theli twenty second annual conven conven- tion The officers of tills this association call attention to the fact that all general general gen gen- eral sessions of the U U. E E. A. A will be he beheld held heM In the tho Tabernacle thereby providing pro pro- I viding riding ln a splendid auditorium wherein all nIl citizens interested Interest el In the cause of education may mav be accommodated No admission will be le charged er E Everybody bod will be bo welcomed The speakers Include Dr David lel formerly state commissioner of oC education of Massachusetts now professor of or educational sociology In Columbia university Proto Prof James Jamo F. F Hosie head of oC the department of oC En English Eng Eni- lish Chicago Normal colle college e Miss lIss Patty Smith Hill nm profesor of kindergarten kinder der- der garten g-arten education Columbia university and leading educators from ever every part of or our own state Department Deportment sessions session wilt will be held on n Thursday morning December 21 21 1 at ut tho the East Enst High school On each of oC the thc three lays days of or the convention con other de departmental departmental departmental de- de sessions will be held In Inthe Inthe the thc following places placeR Tabernacle Assembly Assembly As As- hall hail Barratt Hall hail Salt Lake theatre assembly room of or tho the Lafayette Lafay otto ette school ballroom Hotel Utah Complete Com Corn plate programs rams may b be had at the fol following fol- fol ol- ol lowing loIng places next week WeAk Cit City superintendent superintendent super super- of or schools office and at the various school buildings s. The Tho lea league U urges es all Interested to all possible sessions and particularly particularly par par- the following Home and school section ballroom Hotel Ut Utah h Thursday December 21 21 1 at 10 a a. a m. m combined section meeting of ot the tile primary primary mary kindergarten and home and school sections In the Tabernacle 2 p. p m m. Wednesday V D December cember 20 30 The Thursday morning program is isas isas isas as follows 1 1 Opening Opening- address Mrs W W. M. M Stewart president ent Salt Lake City 2 secretary's report Mrs Mis J. J Z Brown Salt tt Lake City S State Survey of ot the tho Feeble Minded Jane Griffiths field worker Boston Doston 4 I round table a Teacher Parent associations A Duty Duh and An Opportunity In and anti County Mrs Irs Geor George Georgo e M. M Bacon president lent dent Home and School league ue Salt Lake City 1 Local Field Fields of Activity It ity Mrs Irs E E. W. W Senior president ent Poplar Pop Pop- lar mr Grove o Teacher Parent-Teacher association Stilt SnIt Lake L. City 2 General Fields of or lt Activity Superintendent Orson Ryan Jordan district 3 S Community Service Service ice Superintendent nt T T. T D D. Stewart Beaver Beavor Denver Bea Den ver vor county 11 b Is Difficulties 1 Inthe Inthe in inthe the city by a n speaker from Crom Ogden 2 In Tn the county count Superintendent nt James W. W Anderson North Sanpete count county c How difficulties have e been met 1 In the tho city Superintendent L L. E. E Eggertsen Egertsen Provo Le Leadership Rests nest With the School People le 2 In the tho county Superintendent J. J Preston Preston Proston Pres Pros ton Creer Nebo district d ci Possibilities Possibilities Possibilities ties In Development De of or Teacher Parent associations associations' 1 Open wa way to local press 2 Definitely planned 1 meetings in each district or county L. L J. J Muir principal Davis county count high school 3 A central agency necessary Is the home and nna school section e this logical a agency ency State Superintendent E E. G. G Gowans 5 6 Business meeting The Wednesday afternoon program Is Isas isas as os follows 1 Current Social Problems Problems lems hems In E Education Dr David Columbia university New ew York Ct 2 Musical program Miss Margaret rg It and John T T. T Hand Salt Lake CIty 3 What Vhal the Kindergarten a ten Can Contribute to the Pu Public School System Prof Prot Patty Path Smith lull Hill Hi Columbia Co Co- lumbia university New York City The Tho Usual boys boys' anti and girls girls' I IH matinees matinee will wi be given each Saturday at 1015 n a. a m rn These matinees are indorsed b by Dr Ernest Drnest A. A Smith city cf superintendent lent dent of schools and the Salt Lake board boar of or education Pro Program for ne net t Satur- Satur duy December 23 23 3 is as follows 8 I Scrooge from Dickens Dickens' Christmas Carol Car l Ditmars Ditmar's Zoo pictures and Bobby Bumps I IT Bumps T |
