Show 1 lOYALTY MAR KS WORK PROGRESS Superintendent of Public Instruction Pleased i With I T Teachers h ers i Progress Progress which Is under way and i eNow many of at the public schools schools' of at off f 1 the e state ma may be benefited by bya a adopting dop opting some some of the the- methods com com- inon to a number of at the most pro progressive schools Is detailed In a aletter a lett letter Lefler r which Is being sent out auf to to- day day-by Dr C. C N. N Jenson Jensen state su t su superintendent of public Instruction lio to the school superintendents of at the arlous t districts The The letter Jetter follows fol- fol lows 16 ws i i During the last Jast three mon months hs It I has as as been m my privilege to visit schools schools' In iii all aJl sections of oC the state i t find and nd to note noto the efforts which are aro being made by administrators and teachers alike aUke to their obligations to the pupils and patrons patrons pa pa- as well as to the state Itself It It may mar b be or of interest to the superintendents superintendents superintendents super super- to receive a word as to the the- progress which Is 18 under way and also a a. word or two as to hoWman hoW y man many of at the s might be bep by adopting some of at the thc methods methods methods meth meth- common to A number of ot the most progressive schools A brief inspection has made ft tt I dear Cear that a. a and sincere ef effort effort ef- ef I fort ort is on to to place children n in a t po position po- po sUlon where they ma may work most Quite Quit generally J i the high schools are seeing that as the nt nt goes on from ear to year his w s rk becomes progressively progressive progressive- c ly Jy more d difficult and therefore suited to his steadily Increasing ability to achieve e Students are arc not permitted to go ti through tl the four fout years ears ot of work ork pursuing only first and second year ear subjects A A. larger part of ot their cour course course e than heretofore Is prescribed pJ and It I deals deah with basic subjects su requiring rigid application In this connection connection tion it has has' been a pleasure to note I that hat to secure and maintain mem in athletics athletic teams young young- oun I men are now required require to secure and maintain a a. satisfactory scholastic standing In Jn many of at the elementary elemental schools there Is also to be noted a a. decided t tend tendency ncy to place lace the pupil le can work to t the tyre e best advantage ad- ad ant vantage Based on a moje re careful and grading scle than tr hereto hereto- heretofore h hereto hereto- reto- reto w fore fore- li are are- arenow r noW now noSi traced Tn hl c groups of or similar and work well adapted to the group is under- under taker 3 taken gording to effective meth meth- so- so of t-pr t procedure c re Tb The results se secured sC- sC cured are proof of ot the above state- state ment I r have seen children who ho have been In school hool only a fow months with the reading of ot se l several ral books to their credit Last year eat I visited a a. class of at thirty thirty- five first grade fl 3 children who had had been pe lieen n lift ill school st only onh se seven n months every one ne atif of at if whom had read thirty books Somo Some 1 1 c of th them m had read even a greater number These children were not held down to the lockstep practise of or reading tho the same books at the same time at the same rate of or speed Not only sets of or books therefore therefore therefore there there- fore but but Individually different books should be provided for lor or the children n. n The state text book commission commission com com- mission n wisely ls Jy selected a a. large list of supplementary books for the express express express ex ex- press purpose of making readily accessible an abundance of at choice literature for the children It Tt was I J intended that through the purchase I and proper use of this Juvenile lit literature literature lit lit- the lives of the young people peo peo- people pIe would be greatly expanded and enriched It was intended that this desired end would be achieved at atthe atthe atthe the same time the child was gaining gaining gaining gain gain- ing independent power to get thought front from the printed page |