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Show FAVORS CHS IN COUIGFJF STUDY Weber County Superintendent of Schools Advocates Radical Radi-cal Progressive Ideas. TOO MUCH FORMALISM Convention of Men Who Direct Di-rect School Affairs Is Well Attended. Nearly three score city and county school r.uporlntendents of the state gathered gath-ered yesterday in tho council chamber of the city and county building In annual convention, for the dlaoiisslon of problems pertinent to school management, the education edu-cation of children, the employment of teachers and Janitors and the purchase, of text books and auppllee. Tho convention, which will continue throughout today, Is being presided over by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Instruc-tion A. O. Nelson. Superintendent Orson Ryan of Jordan district was elected secretary. sec-retary. Tbe principal hut?ineH feature of yes-terday's yes-terday's meeting was the unanimous adoption Of a resolution authorizing tin-state tin-state superintendent of public Instruction in hehaif of the superintendents of city and county districts to ask the state leg-Islature leg-Islature at Its next session to so amend the school census law that the census will be taken throughout the entire state at the same time. Many of the superintendents super-intendents advocated the move for tho reason that a considerable floating population popu-lation Is believed to exist in the state, which gives an opportunity, owing to parents par-ents moving from one location to another during the summer, to secure an Incorrect Incor-rect census. Advocates Changes. Two ot the papers yesterday proved to bo of unusual interest to the teachers. That of Superintendent William N Pet-terson Pet-terson of Weber county on ,:Tbe Course of Sturdy" advocated some rather startling star-tling changes and aroused a great leat of discussion among his auditors Superintendent Petteron said that be believed that the course of study should be of B progressive or ( hanging nature, that it should embody localization; that It should be m;ule up In relation to the Child's environment, and that. It should he a common sense adaptation to child life. He advocated tbe adoption of tex't books on physical education, morals and citizenship for the use of the teachers. Talk of Salaries. "The Need and Desirability of a Common Com-mon Basis for a Salary Schedule for teachers1 a paper read by Superintendent P.. V. Larson of Cache county, also proved of much interest to the convention. Superintendent Henry Peterson of Box Elder county read a paper on "The Teacher and His Relations." Superintendent Superin-tendent Peterson divided his subject Into several classifications, embodying employment, employ-ment, qualifications, acceptance of contract con-tract and duplication of contract. The last paper of the day was read by Superintendent J M. Mills of the Ogden public schools. Mr. Mills discussed the question of "Supplies and Text Books and Sohool Property Generally.' He dlscuased the care Which should he taken of books, methods of purchase, going into deiu.il on matters of advertising for bids. The general erfre of all school properly was also given considerable, space. Problem of Reports. At the morning session. Superintendent D. A. Broad bent of Wasatch county fiis-OUSSed fiis-OUSSed "How to Assist Trustees in Making Mak-ing Their Annual Reports. Superintendent H. N Winters of Granite Gran-ite district began the rending of his paper on "The Records and Reports of Consolidated School Districts'" Just before be-fore the noon adjournment. Superintendent Superintend-ent Winters contended that intelligence, experience and necessity are the guides to success. He said that the system of reports should he simple, adequate and easily understood. A continuation of the Bams topic was had Immediately after luncheon. Superintendent Super-intendent Ernest P. Horsley of Box Elder district reading a paper. Mr. Horslesi said that auditing committees ai e essential, es-sential, but that they should le thorough and act urate and that their reports should be based upon facts and figures |