| Show I EDUCATIONAL i MATTERS Natural I ccpncos In tho SchoolsMontnl ArlthmotoTho N plant Summor School ol the dty school meeting the 1 In hers i today May it tl t lt allowing tai I the teaching o Natural den on M t aper m Uechuols was read l by 1tol II f Ant w5 rnrol 1 soles o In the I ehnol coordination and l dish niu co I i h Vile I natural sclencea In lIe high 1 Liirrlculum presents difficulties l L owl fu as 1tr seemingly II Instir pcuhu t I r + nt ern nt hntrontlerntrl rr I It I m Ct Committee IIt oTeiii the tue r l u s to thI logical order Is I con d I ol which of the j the iuesllon fin lt I to I mn UItu precede I physics the other and In 1 chemistry 1 the third snd tlllUfll h1 rlh I yurt of the course Again tied to tae r duty I lot filing a waste plneee I I the opinion 01 OIny tht under It 1 condflonslalhehh thusenl theII condition the plnslcil the e II rdel loU l t nl e mnut well te considered pre ru to Hie test l two years ul the course I sowing lu the lark of sulhclent prepara riulheimllcs However ar sun m I at l nice with the elements J I ol physics 1 ml cl niKtry n > n 4 tltutci a fir more rnenlnl rriiiliemenl at a preparation I IC in intrlhicent I study of biology than I die alert l md geometry for the same trade ol work In the former subjects Ac ate lilt ul insulhcient prrptrallon In th i pl irual sciences nooloxy hat In main rfct hrconie little more than I an I nn Inll v < i r d picurslon through the an mat h aJnn I and botany a training III 1n fa hill thing and racing through botan al Li y ltm t as ire that In taking this position I soh Il I probably lie considered a ptdl i K > u < s1 1 heretic but I have not done to mill > ut snte consideration or the tutu I c ilue which teem lo nuke It untenable iii I nrrr itv of articulating these tub I irm iiorJing lo Ilielr own natural viuence trellis to t be so great that the I clillitiilnc I I i mutt nh some tytl he met Mih 1 t becomes A science until It j i > nI peo < n consideration of adaptation sod inti I rrelatlon In the to culled Natural I > c lencti from chemistry tophys a IV ue consider the Interrelations i I < i wren matter and 1 enemy In the ti I I iv i 1 riencea we simply consider tiftt milter Inil in the biological tint Inn aiiic Inert matter ai the seat r tit < 1 inip ex set of phenomena called Lie 1 liu < Ihe former subjects const i in < th lion of biology Just at the i antilocceror tie KhrUt bird is l i i r than Ihe I roadside dust from v li t it is icon evuvttl to he again r rncd h t > physical and chemical h 1 uyr MI it lit study higher The I r n iilr that Inert matter hat no power I iiin iltilf to resist eilra molecular I ts tut n far limiter manifettation r i l6 I o li I ill of plastic 1 clay than In geology die I laws of world formallon or in I i i proper it fundamental prln n I < ul organic evolution lie I siilnectol phslcs Is the one of II 1 I natural iiences usually empharlied 11 the hlkh school and It hai accord l n1 t h nuicroHii the ml here li I alto a resulting IKIC cil I lurinuny In the tils position of the ilillelrnt factor In i physics work In the remaining sub J emu the laboratory work Is I what may be termed dctclopment In that the students own eiprrlnitnls or demon straits develop the subject and precede pre-cede the lectures iiiljc and supple incnlary reading the foremost of which U for the purpose of assisting the student to properly I make deductions 10 correlate note r r to supplement lib Unovtlcdjce already gains within lute gut U I tar Ihe usual purpose On the other hand In the case of the precocious member of lIe natural science family tin best results under the present con chtloni are ul Jn nnd this 1 Is In harmony ltd Ihe report when tho ilcvelonmen ul experiment arc concluded by the Initruclur and thettudentsexperlmenli ie main to verily In an extended in inner thin principles and laws citab hhIIrC ady and not to develop them I hi I may seem the best we can do but iu 1 > r I tulles a second 1 bent nIt oil In I hurt u qucMionof whether these sub J i > t < i shall be arranged according to tin Ir natural sequence and allinltlcs or according lo some foreign relation If It were possible to plAce physics In i the hrsl yr and sulhclenl duplicate pparatui could be had and Its cot would be small Inasmuch at most of it could be home made each pupil mid derive hit Information by actual C tact and l I believe Iho results would prove the wisdom of the eflorl and that the actual amount and quality of Information Infor-mation nml training would nut thereby sullcr I while the pupil would be prepared pre-pared lo lake up those subjects t which naturally follow As to the necessary h ou1J t1 mithcmatlcs I would say that there IIr nothing shich the ordinary course In physics which shout d not be interpreted In terms of arithmetic II and such geom tlry as could be mulled in In the lower grades ullli profit The work ltd C chemistry could be taken UP during Ihe second year The kind of work done need not be materially changed except t to aim more to teach the general principles t 1o tlie chemical conduct of the element and not to much lo occuilnt the pupil with Ihe whole catalogue of chemical compounds Attain however wo are confronted with the same argument lhat chemltlry also it I too abstruse for the pupil of Ihe ftioiul tear In reply It may certainly Itl Mn Jln lr aid Iliad 1 chemical affinity and thin law governing chemical reacllons R though difficult are far lean so than 1 those gomnln this r t clrgnh ol i organism best tIII Ihe III lowest mysom > cctes to Ihe highest pschlc Iwlng Theufore it would seem advisable to begin with the simplest lint In regard to Iho biological sciences He first thing to be said It that they are the neglected ones regnrdlesi ofy the fact that In relation to human Interest and welfare I they are at high above Ihe lfi t Physical as en It above the shoes on hl Is feel they consider life and living things I n pan rr which wq arc Miry rril apply thu a law of phytlct and I chemistry to tl ltal pi h enon enaayor necessity since hfe It manifested only through ordinary hrtn matter In unusual relations and thlt mailer Is 1 sternly ruled by thin common lows ol Inert matter Physics I leachetutto measure matter biology to measure men What I America needs 5 today Is I not that men should under land machine better but that men should understand their fellow man liehtrr M therefore seems incompre hensible 1 that we should place I the study I ol life at the most ditadvanttgeotis time hat we should consider It only fit for dc I5Ir olrt nIruv Hit mind 1 of children I or make It but a curlotltynatlsMnE oblecl been indicated of Ihe work hu already boen Indicated rli only remains for us tin consider i the scope of tim work 1 adapted to the high ichgo The Idea carried out during the present year In the subjects tF zoology r and Itolanyhai bees to study Klecied types representing tin tnaler group and tuhiect eftl to n thorough thor-ough study morphological and hUtolo glcally and these used 1 d4 n bash for a ccmparatUe study In thIs way a comprehensive com-prehensive view of the two crmt king n II dams may be ft the biological I alpha I te bet may be learned l The morphological elftcti of the Interactions of organism and of Ihe physical environment are studied l at the Mme lime thereby laying < < n loundalloii lor an Intelligent comprehension compre-hension of the principle of organic evolution I of lire development I CfAn 1 upon the earth I Such work will form n basis for the study of human physiology which should come In the last year ol the course lo be followed uy the half year of physical geography in it U I being punned lat l-at present The Hun t physical geography geo-graphy It wed for want of a better one The attempt Is made In I his subject to correlate the general leach ngs of Ihe natural silences to hums merwt and welfare and would naturally natur-ally lollow a consideration of higher physiology Among the subjects token up are the relations of man to his Inorganic In-organic surroundlngslo the lower forms DIllie and lastly nun at a social I creature ai dhitlnguitlied from a actuary Ming and the consequent reilrktloiu and nmitallont of fibs activities Among the subjects here Involved It 1 that of heredity which It I of the ulmott Interest to the human race I am aware Hut It may In laid at It has alread been said that hex art subjects for the college bill It It well known that eery few culleia consider them They are subjects for the people and should be taught where they will reach the greatest number The present pres-ent ease with w filch the social equilibrium equili-brium U disturbed Indicate the notes oily of teaching mankind about mn as well matter It r I ANUKtwi ballad Arlllinirllr Among teachers In general there It doublleM AS much aversion lu the teaching of Intellectual 1 arithmetic at of any other branch taught ThU fact arliw Iron Ihe custom liKludlng on Ihe part of author complex problems lor analysis that have but little practical utility or salon That much valuable discipline comet from a thorough solution solu-tion il a well Ml lecl1 list of analytical problems there It I no room lor doubt and the ttower to reason Intelligently I and concisely In such I 31n It a mew wry preparation for thorough Investigation Investiga-tion In hkher malliemitlct A number of visits li hate been made ilurlng illl last week atgntll public schools to llslcii to recitations In mental arllhmellc In the eighth grade of one of the school a recitation was conducted con-ducted which for thoroughness and l clearness exnrtulon 14 l not often ex celled Herewith l are given some prob lent at atalyaed by members of the clans A can do a certain niece ol work In t JI oeR rkln oa 4 I Ia days and A and II togethtr Inlays In-lays After did ijol the work II did time remainder how long did It lake him If A can do A certain piece of work In 4 11 or9 > ilats In one day he can do jo of the work 1 II A and lll I together can do the lame work In 3 days In one day they can do IJ of the work If A alter can do 19 ol the work In I day and A and II together to-gether can do lt ol the 1 work In I day II must do In I i clay the difference between be-tween 13 of the work and 19 of the work which U 190 the work After A did ij ol the work 11 I 1 did tho td illlh remainder or 13 of the wane If In i day II 1 can do i 9 of the work to do 23 or 69 of the stork it will lake him at 3 ldJ many days as 19 Is contained HIIIM Into 69 whlcti It 6 tmiM or 6 days There fore It will take II 6 day to do the remainder of the work loiis TAt s os Klghlh Trade Class a John had l stolen from him 57 of his money I the thief Wit not caught until he had spent 57 of all he had stolen the remainder which was 1 40 less 1 than John had remaining was given back how much money had ohn at first II lime thief spent 57 of all he Hole he spent 57 of j7 or aj49 of the amount stolen 57J549 or amount stolen jj < 9 sad 11 loiv at Ihe remainder ol John must hate had 77 at first If 17 ol hi money was stolen lie had tell the difference differ-ence between 7 7 and 57 or a 7 aj JJnr5 J oh1i I44V or amount of money John had left II 1049 or the turn git en back li I f4 o lent I than John had remaining he must have had left the difference between be-tween 1449 and 1049 or 449 If 540 It I 449ouhat John hid at t first 149 of whit he had lallilil It 14 ol f 40 or liD and 4949 or what he had at t first ii 49 limes f to or I 4yo IOlIStt Wll UKN Highlit Grade Class n I fro li I 15 time i Do of the salary of this lee president of the United States w hull his alary If f 40 Is as times tae of the salary of Iutn vice a 11 president of t the United 1 Stales lj limn ISo 1 of hit salary is I ia ol 540 or 1200 II f Jo It I t j times iSo of his salary 5 J or i 80 of hit salary Is jxf ao or f too 11 IOllo U I ol 80 of r1jr salary 8080 or his whole salary It loaf too or f 8000 Therefore If fo U 3 5 times MJoof f tll the salary of 1 the rice preoldent I of the I United States his salary must be t in > KM HA AnHsruosi Eighth Grade Clot A Kill ha M tlnnll The College Summer School at Man has Just argued the lertlcc of Mitt Alice Chopin It S of nOtion formerly training teacher at Indianapolis and later leather of Methods at thin Slate Normal School ol Wisconsin The lady who Is I I now returning Hast lnI from Call I forma and who culled al rrovototisl It one ol her students Mrs Craig teacher of kindergarten at the II Y Academy has accepted an Imitation to remain and will give Inslruciloiu I in primary methods incl In thin study of child nature In lie kindergarten and primary schools also In the method of teaching liters lure In all grades Milt Nettle Maeter of Provo will con duct at the nine time a kindergarten under Mix Chaplni Immediate supervision super-vision soon lo exemplify the busywork In the lower grade and thus provide throe lady teachers of Utah a rare opportunity oppor-tunity I to study these I methods el under n master ol the art It li expected that n series of lectures on the study of child nature adapted to the wanti ol mothers will be also given at Ihe school |
