| Show 1 TEACHERS i N CONVENTION T T E CAPITOl Jensen ensen State l te dent Is Chief Speaker Session of I 1 at at Opening Pedagogues of the State i co coe e the convention of ot school sur su- su u of ot Utah tah today Dr C. C N. N r state superintendent made a sen isen which he lie assumed the role of ot ofer otI I kiln nn er and declared that the p should give weight to all rus spoken and that not one single I I be le spoken that the con- con I Z tion could not put into its platform ave no flO quarrel l with any organ- organ The neet Wet tto don said Dr Jensen I solve the problems to be pre- pre T is Isto to o ted ted In a safe and sane manner he continued was sincere h felt that the business of the dihe ool men was to adhere to the wisest r rs and that the tener of the program could not fluctuate s Ithe people on man many questions here to determine said Dr V tW tare are 0 i S l the wisest course to pursue 3 the burden easier wherever stretch sIble Our aim must 8 and in the future men o gh years stand ou out as individuals but butI lOugh I groups p of ot men I SALARIES to teachers teachers' salaries said Dr 1 sen the time i is coming when school t i n JJ 11 be allowed to participate in of salaries for themselves e world does this he said 1 d the da day Is coming when school men mon a voice as to the wage scale sC lich leho the they must accept and the school n make malte as great sacrifice as ast as t ers Superintendent L. L J r Jr of i district bol-district gave some facts as a aI actOr ector of ot the National r Education as- as I lation and read a letter showing t tithe he number now being enrolled in tn aggregated several and that when the tt t. 4 us usand nd per da day v lion met in Boston on July 4 t be e membership would exceed t fe 1 than Utah he said had I 1 members now enrolled and this believed would he be largely increased sed State Superintendent E. E J. J tirton rt n presented figures on the finan- finan l l. that confront the schools BINET POSITION z Superintendents of the several school I in the state are in favor ot of 6 creation x nt tf f a position In the cabinet i f the tbs president of ot the United States pf Pt education and the atlon of ot th the department of Resolutions to this effect were I 1 by the superintendents at a at t eting held Friday afternoon The follow i W Whereas ered A reorganization of ot the departments of the federal f ment is now under jn nd Education is of paramount I ortance to the national welfare I be it iti i I Resolved By the superintendents I t I HS school hool board members of the stats state I i Ut Uth h in convention assembled that I or Ilta a department of education h in the presidents president's cab cab- it further cab I Resolved That a ropy copy of ot these reso- reso I i ions o ens s be forwarded to Utah's I and senators tors in congress II 1 of the recent meeting meeting- of the lous lous committees of the National r lc association in Chicago w were re 1 I j Superintendent W. W Carl Hops Hop Hop- s of f Ogden Oden ENDING ENDING METHODS METHODS i methods of the schools were ere I upon by Superintendent who declared that we In InI I backwoodsmen in the way of I 1 money for our s He Ho Hoo o that the salaries of chers were not too high but deed de- de j ed that the time had arrived when 1 makeshift e emer- emer cy cj teacher muSt go Let us hold 1 have and fight for tor a brighter ure I dont don't blame the farmer for forIng foring foring ing out against present conditions EO cn much property goes without atlon concluded Superintendent skins I S Superintendents should remove the thed d desks In the primary 1 ss schoolroom said Isaid Miss Matilda erson eron state primary supervisor i h them re remove the e immovable cher ISs liss Peterson Peterson was wa giving the mesI mes- mes e ejof ef f the national council of primary I cation institution I a year six I annually with the depart- depart superintendence Quoting a philosopher who not teaching rob one child I pis childhood she added i END SOUGHT Thatis hat at I Is what the tho council l is ado o I cating eating Effort is being made to make I Ithe the schoolroom an environment which shall furnish the necessary stimuli for developing character The primary II function of a progressive primary school Is not to teach arithmetic nor I language nor reading and the like but butto butto I Ito to have children learn to make malte to do to create to produce to study and to live together cooperatively and I I Education in the past hais laid so much emphasis upon the acquisition of ot knowledge that It has neglected the importance of oC developing de qualities continued Miss Peterson Primary education today plans to develop In the Ule children what is considered the tho mo moI most important qualities for tor social life liCe and I happiness Health is the moist meat Important Import import- ant of the Individual qualities I Next to health perhaps are a eden eden- j I title attitude of mind and a desire for forI I perfection This desire for perfection is aroused through the imagination If It the tho direction in which it tends can be found an idealism and desire to do things well weIl can be developed |
