Show PRINCIPALS ON ONI THE DEFENSIVE I Seek to Uphold Present Method of Teaching in the Pub Public Public lic lie Schools SAY THAT ALL IS LOVELY SUPT SUP CHRISTENSEN CHISTENSEN CH STEN EN ARRANGES ON SUBJECT The discussion di u fon by y the city principals prin yesterday of the subjects taught in the grammar gramm r grades which it was expected would be a warm expression of opinions In regard to the thc course of study as re related related to the common branches was a mild affair The subject was stated by Superintendent M dent D H I ChrIstensen in opening as a aV V discussion on the course of or study and al although although although though It was supposed that the discus discussion discussion sion Ion was to be general he called on a afew afew afew few of the principals who Wad had l ad prepared a few brief sentences expressing a high opinion of the course all of them attempt attemptIng Ing a defence of the modern system against the criticism made by business businessmen men uen and other practical men of affairs on the laxity with which the essentials are ore studied A S Martin of the Grant school said that more time is given today to the es essentials essentials than was given years yearn ago A F Folsom of the Washington said he thought mental arithmetic should be given more definite time Ume W WV Wv V VV V Barton of the Hamilton school main maintained maintained tamed that the results In the lower grades are better today toda than ever before and Miss Mins Lizbeth M trough of the Oquirrh gave a n talk on the value of read Ing In connection with all other othor studies studios William Bradford of the Lowell school followed with a brief talk on the thc same lines Text Books Criticised E E Welch of the Training school was called ailed upon and he made a severe criticism 4 cism ism not on local work workS but of the text textbooks textbooks textbooks books supplied for the lower grades and said that a n course of study that is not changing is a poor course He said he henad had nad examined the two best books in the lower grades Stepping Stones to Litera Literature Literature Literature ture and Lights to Literature and he Je thought the one furnished a rocky road rond to knowledge and the other was on the order of the light li ht that failed His whole talk was filled with sarcastic allusions but they were directed against a general and not a L specific evil Professor W Y M 11 Stewart of the uni university university was called railed upon and he lie spoke along the toe same general lines taken be before beforE before fore the tho meeting of the county superintendents superintendents superintendents ast last week He deplored the of time spent in drill work and claimed that the thought work should un underlie underlie unc c derlie all other Discussion Is Postponed The only attempt at discussion was vas when Principal Martin called into ques question question question tion Professor Stewarts statement that the activities of the home should be brought into the school by the suggestion that it is time that the activities of the school be extended into the home The whole matter was cut off for lack of time again and the discussion postponed till a week from today when the principals of the city schools the teachers of the Training school of oC the university and the General public will be asked to take part partIn In a general discussion on the subjects The Course of Study Its Function What hat it Does Contain What It Ought to the Teachers Individuality and andt the t hp Course 1 I Thy Th last of the meeting was wasiL as iL do fen n up p by a discussion of the proper salute by b Captain C W C P Webb 1 t of the High school and the Interpretation of or the instructions sent out by the G A AR AR AR R for decoration day da salute |