Show Dr Nuttall Defends S. S L. L Education System In Reply to U. U of U. U Presidents President's Criticism Characterizing as unfortunate a plea by Dr George Thomas University of Utah president for 12 years of schooling to be re re- re of ot university entrants Dr i L. L John Nuttall Jr Salt Lake CUy school superintendent Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day issued a formal statement in t defense of ot the city's s school hool practice i tice Dr Thomas In addressing a faculty meeting last Tuesday urged that eight years cars of ot grade i school and four years cars of ot high school be required before students r enter the university He said Salt Lake C City's year 11 system brought t students to the university unprepared for higher educational work Besides pointing out that Salt I Lake City's system takes into consideration differences in preparing preparing pre pre- paring parin students for college work Dr Nuttall said that the schools schools' obligation is also to educate properly properly properly prop prop- erly the 60 per cent of students I who do not go on to college Recognizing the desirability and necessity of ot adapting a school program to the needs and abilities of individual pupils the high school program of ot studies adopted in Salt Lake City three years ago provides for two years of ot study in n the articulating unit when this extra year seems necessary for a student to be adequately prepared for high school Dr Nuttall said This cs these students a year 12 course For students who might be handicapped because because because be be- cause of immaturity at high highs scho school l graduation provision Is made for three years ears in the upper upper upper up up- per division dI high highs schools The high school program in Salt Lake City does care for students students students stu stu- dents who are preparing for fop any college even one requiring 12 years in preparatory courses without any change in the present organization The suggestion by Dr Thomas Thom Thom- as is unfortunate It seems to assume that different personalities personalities person person- can all be made ready for college in a single mold Modern public school education cares for forthe forthe forthe the individual pupil The university may rightly nightly prescribe the entrance requirements requirements require require- ments meats as to years of previous school attendance courses to be betaken betaken betaken taken or examinations to be passed It may be dangerous for forthe forthe forthe the university to try to prescribe in a pattern the methods of distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis of ot time in learning used by individuals In meeting these requirements The entire secondary school program should not be built around college entrance requirements requirements requirements require require- ments Dr Nuttall continued pointing out that 60 per cent of ot Salt Lake City aty high school graduates grad grad- u tes do not enter institutions of ot higher learning Declaring that these pupils merit the same educational consideration consideration consideration con con- as do the college bound Dr Nuttall said All students should receive the same training for citizenship for honorable living and for understanding understanding understanding under under- standing and enjoying the world in which they live Then each should be helped In the education of greatest value to o him as as' an an- individual After noting the high standing throughout the nation that Salt Lake City high schools enjoy enjo Dr Nuttall pointed out Chat provision pro is i. made for students whose social needs can best be met b by early graduation For students who seem to need It to assure them high school success ss longer preparation is re re- re For students whose social needs one needs one of ot which is maturity make it advisable a longer high school course is provided Such a program aHem attempts ts therefore not to classify pupils into two classes only only exceptional exceptional and average but average but to treat them as individuals It It is ls therefore a basis for doing what the president president president dent suggests suggests selecting selecting the pupils pupils pupils pu pu- pu- pu pils who should go to college and preparing them for it Success in college for a certain number of ot each generation is very important for the welfare of our civilization Public education must select and train a certain part of pf t. t its enrollees for work in institutions of ot higher learning In Salt Lake City we are very glad to cooperate with the colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges and to receive their suggestions suggestions suggestions so that this task may be well vell done |