| Show LED LEDIN IN FIELD FIELDy V y 4 c f 4 f 5 George GeorgeN N. N Child CHIEF OF S. S S L SCHOOLS DEAD George N. N Child Succumbs in Hospital Fo Following Follow II ow- ow ing ng Operation Closing a long and valuable career caree as an educator George N. N Child 63 city superintendent of ot schools for 1 12 years died Saturday at a a. a mn m m. in n a local hospital of a heart attack following an an operation for an an organ organic trouble Mr Child suffered a heart attack Wednesday according to the attending attend attend- ing ng physician ln He entered the hospital hospital hos- hos pital two weeks ago to prepare prepare fo for forthe forthe the he operation which was per performed Tuesday Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday y at 1 p p. p n m. m in the Assembly Assembly Assem Assem- bly hall Graveside services will be conducted at 4 p. p m. m in the Lehi cerne- cerne tery cry where interment interment will take olace alace Appointed superintendent of Salt Sal Lake schools in 1920 Mr Child had served continuously since Many progressive educational poli policies ies were worked out during his term tenn of ot oJ office of of- fice ice and his administration was wa m marked by harmony in all depart departments ments As an educator Mr Child was wa ranked high highly and since he took over the reins of ot the department many progressive changes were introduced in in- reduced including the platoon Continued on Pale Paie Tw Twelve Jve CHIEF OF S S. S L L SCHOOLS DEAD Continued From Page Face Seven tern tem of instruction homogeneous grouping of students elimination of definite grades on monthly report cards and reduction of the school course from twelve to eleven years He also was instrumental In extending extend extend- ing the junior high school system Born in Clover Tooele county Feb j 11 Il 1869 a son of John and Elizabeth De Dc St Joer Child the edu educator j edu-j cator moved to Lehi with his par par-J eats when a child Ho He was educated in the Lehi public schools Young university and the University of Utah Mr Child entered the teaching leaching profession profession pro pro- when a young man and ex excepting for a brief banking career in Lehi he remained in the education edura- edura lion tion field nil all his life He served as Utah county superintendent and In 1910 moved to Salt Lake with his family and became grammar grade supervisor for city schools He later became assistant superintendent super super- and in 1918 was elected state superintendent of public instruction instruction in in- which position ho he resigned to accept the office of Salt Lake City school superintendent two years later He had been reappointed to that pa- pa f six times by the board of ed edu cation Mr Child was known nationally as an educator He served as president president dent of the Horace Mann league a national educational organization two years ago He also took an ac ac- in the superintendents superintendents' division di- di vision of the Notional National Education as as- He was a member of the Salt Lake Rotary club and the chamber of corn corn- Surviving are his widow Mrs Julia Alleman Child formerly of Springville Spring Spring- yule ville his second wife and five children chil dren Mrs Florence Child Lambert Lambent Mrs Edith Child Myers Julia John and Richard Child all of Salt Lake Mrs Lambert and Mrs Myers are children of a former marriage to Mrs I Florence Willis Child formerly of t Lehi who died more than twenty twenty- J five years ago The body is at the S. S M. M Taylor mortuary pending funeral arrange arrange- 1 ments j An expression of condolence at Mr J Childs Child's death was made by Alex E. E 1 Eberhardt president of the board of 5 education on behalf of other mem- mem j bers of the board I Salt Lake has lost a valuable pub pub- j lie servant in Mr Childs Child's passing Mr i Eberhardt said His death comes as asa 3 a distinct shock to the board of education f tion every member of which has had j sincere admiration and high regard 1 for Mr Child 4 By his broadmindedness his fairness fairness fair fair- j ness to all people his sincerity and frankness his masterful courage and j general executive ability he wona t very warm spot in the heart of every i board member and of all others with whom he came in contact t tHe He accomplished great things for our city school system during his administration administration ad- ad ministration and his place as r tive head of the city schools will be hard to f fill It is hard to realize that he will be no longer with us to helPin help in the direction of public school if- if fairs in this critical period We bo bow L Lour our heads in sorrow and mourn deeply his departure from our midst i |
