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Show U ENClFSTATtS IIIS THEORIES H Normal and Olher I Pupils, IH Pedagogues Have Devoted II Too Much Time to Ex- II ceptional Child. IH Hoiterates That Great Men Spring IH From the Uppor and Middle IH Certain unusual theories presented by H Prof. John Franklin Engle, of the de- H partment of history and economics at III the State Agricultural college, before H tlie Salt Lak0 Clly Prlnc,l,aJs' Averc Hffil questioned by prominent Instructors at H the University of Utah. Prof, Engle H now wr,lcs t0 Tne Tribune restating his H conclusions. He falls, however, to IB! answer the criticisms made at the Unl- HD verslty. Ills letter follows: 111 Logan, Utah. Nov. 22. lOfl Editor The Tribune: In view of tho H fact that an address delivered by me be- M foro the principals of the Salt Lako City MM schools bus received some discussion in B your columns, will you kindly pormit mo U 10 present a synopsis of lhat address. 11 The following points were made: first Tho public school Is an instltu- Bl Hon maintained by all of society for the IH benefit of all of society. Its purpose Is wj to bring the child Into touch with the HH best Dunes' In human life, fjjf Primarily for the Normal. Illjf Second Tn preparing- a course of study KJf for the public schools, tho welfare of so- mW ilety as a wholo should be considered III more Important than tho Interests of any 1)1 certain classes. The work of the grades lit .should bo primarily for the normal boy Iff und girl. The dullard should receive a III fuir share of attention, but his Interests 111 xhould never be put In advance of tho Iff welfaro of normal boys and girls. II Third Students of pedagogy havo de- mJI voted too much tlmo to the exceptional lln child and not enough time In solving the m problems of the natural child, IKi Theories of the Fast. IDA Fourth The men who control our HH school systems should base their policies HKN upon the social facts and conditions con- Hj fronting them now. It is tlmo for edu- IBJ catora to relegate many of the obsolete fl theories of the past. m Fifth The most powerful influences In Dl childhood are personal influence, sugges- Q lion and prestige. Since the preceding is Iu true, It follows that Boards of Educa- MMM tlon should apply the most rigid tests In BID determining the fitness of teachers.' Bl Origin of Great Hen. Bill Sixth Great men spring from tho up- 111 per and mlddlo classes of society. It Is ill nn exception for them to como from tho BKI lower classes, HI Seventh Teachers should devoto moro BHl attention to the educational problems of BHfl tlie sexes as such 1 Eighth Tho State must provide special BU schools for the defective and dependent BHl Ninth The elite boys and girls In the BHl public schools should be allowed frce- BHI (Jom t0 grow and develop. It Is from BHl these persons that wo get invention, BHfl progress and tho breaking up of socletary BHb monotoiiY. HI ' '' Very respectfully, BHJ JOHN FRANKLIN ENGLE. |