Show Church Has 21 C Colleges t 4 44 s 1 T 2 o J 4 1 2 44 2 Religious Education Given 44 44 1 44 44 44 1 44 44 1 z 44 Patriotism Also in Curriculum By By Supt H. H H. H Cummings SINCE 0 INCE the I L. L D. D S. S church was a aIL I IL year old it has maintained schools whenever and wherever conditions would warrant them They Thoy believe beHove that The glory glor o of God is intelligence and that man can be saved no faster taster tha than thap ho gets knowledge which doctrines were ero tau taught ht by Joseph Smith Its founder Hence from rom tho the beginning I schools schools' have been fostered by them and our state has a 1 system of or headed head ed by the State University at Salt Lake Lako ancl and Agricultural As collego college at Logan of or which Its citizens may well be proud Tho church I Is also maintaining an extensive and costly system o of educational educational institutions The Tho roa reason on for tor the maintenance of or an expensive system of cc church schools when the state schools arc aro free freo and ancl so efficient Is a a. widespread widespread wide wide- spread feeling that religious education to be of force arid and value must be given with the same game care and efficiency an and at the same sta stage e of the childs child's development devel devel- as secular education To think that moral and antI religious efficiency can be ab absorbed without effort from en environment en- en while the tho lie most careful training for years cars is necessary to ac acquire acquire ac- ac quire efficiency in other phases of ot the childs child's development is a dangerous fallacy fallacy fal tal- I lacy Into which a Ya vast t number oven of educators have fallen Out Our nation is w waking king up to the time fact tact that patriotism has not been absorbed from their en environment en- en b by our foreign population and that hereafter it must be taught with ith special emphasis in our schools Honesty virtue and other ther moral prInciples principles principles prin prIn- of ot religion need tho the same carean care an and labor to Instill them Into the young as do o tho ho principles prIncipleS' of science mathematics mathe matics or language or of patriotism And Ancl who cannot see that tho the safety an and welfare o of society is even moro de dependent de- de pendent upon the morality patriotism an and Christian virtues than hair upon intellectual intel efficiency It Is a great misfortune misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune that these principles have havo been crowded crowde out of our public schools soW sove so sowe W we ve deem hence our effort to supply this need The Thic following brief brier table of statistics will show the number of or schools In session during tho the lest year their location loca boa lion tion number of ot teachers highest en enrollment enrollment en- en and average attendance Allot All of ot them give e four tour years ears of or regular high school work and ancl the first six give In addition two years ears of ot college work in education to prepare teachers for Cor tho the many church organizations and tho the public schools where there is always a a. great demand Tho The Brigham Young University offers full Cull college courses confers and degrees NAME tE 1 Brigham ham Young University 2 Brigham Youn Young College 3 3 Dixie Normal College 4 Snow Normal ormal College 5 Ricks Normal G C. C Weber Normal College Collego 7 Big Horn Academy cadem 8 S. S Cassia Cassin Academy cadem 9 9 0 Emery Emer Aca Academy em 10 Fielding Academy 11 Gun Gila Academy Academy 1 12 Knight ht Academy i 1 L. L D. D S. S University H. H S S. S 11 1 Murdock Academy 1 15 Millard Academy 1 16 Oneida Academy 1 17 Snowflake Sno cadent Academy t is 18 St. St Johns Academy ID 19 San I Luis bum Academy 20 O. O Uintah Academy 21 Juarez Academy cadent Tho The total disbursements for those schools for the year car 1917 l S amounted to s The church also maintains eight t theological theological theological theo theo- logical seminaries and has authorized tIme the establishment of thirteen more next year Th These so are arc classes held helcl in small buildings owned b by the church and lo located located lo- lo near as us possible to largo large state stale high schools where a a. great many LaUer- LaUer Latter day ay Saint children attend Tho rho church furnishes a n. competent teacher who vito teaches the tho Bible Dible to the time h high h ho school chool o students at such periods during Interfere with i tho time cla day as will not students get bet i their other lessons lesions Time The credit toward towar graduation for their Bible work otherwise there is no connection connection con con- between tho time two In our missions lons on tho the islands of ot ortho tho the Pacific about fort forty small schools are arc maintained by missionaries and others Most of or these schools aro small tho Maori Mann Agricultural college c in Now New Zealand is an Jin Institution ln ha having a a. large enrollment of oC native young men muon Many tany other Institutions of oC an educational edu edu- character such as Sunday Sunda- schools Young Mens Men's Mutual Improvement Improve o ment mont associations Primary associations Religion classes etc which are arc taught by volunteer teachers without pa pay aro maintained b by the church and most of its members belong to two or more of oC them This organization calls into action nearly nearl every overy member asa asa as asa a host of teachers and officers are arc required to do this vast amount of work with Its study stud and amid planning an and In each responsibility to secure success individual case case- This Is a wonderful system of practical education 1 In social activities and public duties Special courses are arc prepared for Cor each cach or organization organ organ- an- an and amid each has lias a field of or its Hs own while all together form a 4 well ell balanced whole r Text Feat U UH ed d amid Coun Courses c Offered Time The church schools adopt uniform text books every overy five the years ears and follow closely the books adopted by imy time the state This la is done lone In tho the Interest of or economy and anti efficiency as we wo got get a n r reduced price and adopt time the latest an and amid be best t texts It also makes the work moro more uniform throughout this widely scat cat s system tem of or schools The Time courses offered arc aro ro similar I to those thos given In iii state hi high h school alit antI and Include work In English history mathematics languages art musk musi etc and a n liberal amount of oC I I I work In fact tact we claim to be lie pioneers I in vocational school work for as fa fal back as 1877 President Brigham Youn Young Youna provided in deed a a. of ot trust giving s-Iving a lar largo large o tract of land to tho the college at Log Logan n which u bears his name cultural and mechanic arts as well at am sewing and ancl cooking should be taught to tho the students of ot tho the Institution and he lie hoped that the funds of ot the school would grow until it could give to each man graduating from it with hla diploma to buy a a. team wagon and plo plou to enable him to go at once to work In the school so close clone were theory and practice connected in his hs mind This impress has followed all our church tho the present time Home nome Project Work The Tite most Important development ir Ic our school system recently is what w We call caU our horn homo project work It cam about to meet a a. need of rural higl schools which are aro nearly all situated ii ir farming d districts From the beginning beginning begin begin- ning a great many young young- men an anCi young women have havo been prevented b tho the press of or home work from rom school when it began beCan in the tho fall taU o 01 remaining until It closed In and therefore many of or them would d no enroll at all aU and those who did under a handicap Winter courses provided to meet thi thUs this condition bu they overloaded the teachers with wit school work as extra teachers coul not bo be hired for tor a short winter term tern Holding sch school ol on Saturdays and amid thu shortening the tho school year was trie for a 3 number of or years but hi proved too strenuous for tor both teach teachers ers and students At length th It was T decided to the school year to two months allow alJo allowIng allowing Ing Ins the students a month longer a ahome homo home in tho ho harve harvest t field In the faland fall fal falland falland and another in the tho spring for and planting During the tho winter inter winter winter-bool boo bool work is emphasized and classes ar as arranged so that the student students can earthree earthree ear ean three o units of oC credits mostly In th tho intellectual or cultural subjects 1 I Ithe 11 tho the Industrial subjects the students ar at assisted In projecting the work the will havo have to do at home during durin th tb summer besides learning tho the fundamental funda fundamental mental principles of or each taken These homo home projects are are- prop properly properly properly erly prepared and passed on by th teacher then therm alter after school closes fo 10 summer vacation tho the teachers of or In Ir subjects visit the homes c o othe tho the students once a 3 week to seo see ho the work Is progressing pros About on is required ri rl hour a day of or study or reading reading during the summer and for th tIn work v. and study one ono unit of credit I allowed making ng It easy for tor cac student to earn his regular four unit unil of oC credit each year and V to gradual prepared pared to enter co in four years pr lege or the tho world worl l of or work vork check up car cart The visiting teachers u 1 fully tuny on the home worK wort e BIU as they do work donG done In school The Th give tho the best expert advice caro and treatment of crops crop 1 tho the et etl etlI sewing stock or cooking or I No of or Enroll- Enroll Ae Location Teachers ment Utah 85 85 1 1410 0 I- I 10 Provo Prove Logan LoSan Utah 3 34 34 9 91 6 St George Geors-e. Utah 25 40 40 3 1 33 33 2 Ephraim Utah 1 12 Rexburg Idaho 25 25 5 47 J f 4 Rexburg 22 4 O den Utah J 11 l lIS Cowley Wyoming i 7 1 J Oakley Idaho 1 J 1 16 a 1 Castle Castlo Dale Utah 7 7 1 10 o Paris Paris Idaho 10 r 21 1 16 6 9 9 Thatcher Arizona J. J 0 02 15 i Raymond naymond Alb Can S Salt SaIt Lake City 43 3 2141 1 Beaver Utah S 8 J 01 10 10 1 Hinckley nce Utah 12 i- i 2 1 21 Preston Idaho 7 7 J ii 1 1St Snowflake Arizona Johns Arizona 6 6 SG SC St Colorado G a 73 3 5 i Manassa 1 15 Vernal Utah rex Mes not re ye Chihuahua Col Col CoI Juarez Students Students give Sho weekly reports to thol who forward to the super superIntendent superintendent teachers monthly reports o of ill all tl th achievements of or students Besides thi hl work the t teachers chec tho the social and church up on of ot W tIm l a record of students an and amid keep of or amusements at ai attended number arid and kind chore religious Ious services tended tho the Sort work charities those who attend re abstain Iron i iol to their prayers prayer liquor etc This main using tobacco the tho school ol standards tans aims who qui lui the tho boy and time tho year ear does docs not rc school smoking to enter is school close th thic habit as soon zoom as sunio m Not 1 per cent o of our boys smoke being in our schools a a. few ew weeks L U hel c In this tbs wa a aho four years thc they live o for Cor ho tho force of tho the habit tends to keel them In line continually results of ot hi Some of or tho the SOO good work which was first tried out tv schools and is noV noi of our In ono one years required in all our rural schools ma mo mabe be summed up as follows A much greater number of ot youn people go co to school I to earn full tun achoo able ablo All AU are and arid graduate in four year credits as In the tho old wa I an made mado saGa mar abor a Labor Is and nd efficient and Study is made more practical anand an e aro The Tue school chool and home are closer together to the vast improve meat ment of both J I The rhe moral n antI social Instincts a guarded guarde nd guided an and the tIme hIgI standards of the school throughout hout tho ho whole your year Cur j their son O Onn of oC time the help Parents g sot got t jon month for two more moro nn and daughters In the tho year and when It Is needed which obviates ob the employ employment ment of ot labor which Is otte ofte unsatisfactory and oven dangerous j arc aro raised an ani Better Detter and amid more crops crop all home borne work is Ia Improved P It educates toward the farm and prepares time the of tho time city places on 01 t in thi parents parents' their to 0 Cake P. best farms do n no that our farms armM so 60 fall tall into tho hands hand of forel foreigners ners b bo from the farms h o havo e sei cause UMe parents t w wio thou thor children to schools In so io man many years cars that the children lo loj th their lr love for tor th the tho e farm and arid refuse t 11 0 here J i i While the limo experiment Is 13 still In iii It of oC It a we have great greut hopes Infancy important problems I solving omo both oth home and farm tarm |