Show I COURSE UP TO STUDENTS Superintendent of Schools Christen Christensen sen Favors Plan of Allowing Schol Scholars ars to Elect Own Studies A revolution in teaching methods in inthe inthe inthe the upper grades of the elementary schools of Salt Lake may be he the result of a lecture delivered yesterday after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon by Superintendent D H Chris Chrls Christensen Christensen at the regular weekly principals principals principals pals meeting In the board of education room rooms The trend toward individual teaching among the boys bo s and girls after they th have gone through six grades of the schools has been felt among educators educators educators tors throughout the country recently and has enlisted Superintendent Chris ChristEnsen Christensen Unsen as one of its earliest and most ar ardent ardent ardent dent supporters Elective Work Tork Below the High School was the subject upon which Superintendent Christensen talked pointing out the need for more indi individual individual vidual work among the children in early years ears ear instead of laying out arbi arbitrary arbitrary courses cour es which they are to pursue He gave examples s of the danger to some children through the present system in Salt Lake and the benefits from a system S StEm system tem in the seventh and eighth grades I whereby the pupil could elect which I studies to pursue outside of the basic studies which winch will still be bl adhered to toJ toJ I IJ J Leo Fairbanks supervisor of art artwork artwork work ork in the schools spoke on this sub suh subject I to the principals encouraging more m re attention to the work among the chil ehll children children dren The fhe points brought out by Super Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Christensen are also Incorporated incorporated Incorporated in his annual report rep to the board of education Owing to the development of the boys and girls after they the have left the sixth grade gra e Superintendent Christensen believes be believes believes they the should be allowed to pick their the r own courses to an extent For instance he points out that in some cases which have come under his own awn view girls giris who have been very back backward backward backward ward in arithmetic have been forced to continue this work to their own em embarrassment embarrassment embarrassment when they the have shown ShOW 1 wonderful aptitude for grammar and languages He Ho says a s these girls have h had d their school life lICe ruined through continuing on these tte courses whereas they the would have been heen greatly benefited if allowed to leave this for the boys and to have taken tak n up some foreign lan language language guage before entering the High school |