Show SAYS SUMMER SCHOOLS DO NOT NUT FILL 11 NEEDS Cannot TaKe Place of Full Term in Public Superintendent D. D II ChrIstensen of or time llio Salt Lake Lako CIl City schools does docs not believe that pupils below th the grammar department de department tie tie- should he be encouraged to attend school during tho the summer months lie He IB Is of ot the tIme opinion thru that not only do thc they oVer oVer- I tn their minds bul but that th they cannot expect to lo learn as much during tho the short term tam of or the summer schools school as the they would learn tinder under ordinary circumstances circum On this subject in hi his annual report Superintendent Su Su- Su- Su says nys J For or Ie several rat years ear the Y M. M C. C A. A has maintained an efficiently organized summer summer sum sum- mer nier school for children of or elementary grade who for special I reasons were wera anxious ious IOU either to qualify themselves for H K class In advance of tho the ono one to which the they belonged at nt the close of or school InJune inJune In InJune June or who desired to equip themselves better for the work In certain ln subjects wherein they were somewhat below the class rank For the second group the school has Imas served A I commendable purpose and lotho to lo tho thoM thoM-a In tim the first group much help has been rendered whore where the endeavor has aa not riot been to cover the work of or an entire semester during tho the vacation period in lu luthe Inthe inthe the latter case the time effect must bo be depressIng depressing depressing de de- de- de pressing rather than uplifting The fact act mu must t not be bo overlooked that time for or assimilation Is I required and It is not sufficient sufficient suf suf- suf- suf for lor or the pupil merely to pass pam over tho prescribed work without regard to the time timo element clement Sonic Some May Do Well Vell Experience shows that the work prescribed prescribed pre pre- scribed for a semester requires tho the allotted al allotted at- at time from Cram tho the average l child of or I time the mental and physical development ex expected ex- ex pe tc ted In any given grade for tor satisfactory tory tori OT assimilation For various reasons a small number of children fall ft n little below the standard fixed d for lor promotion and the they arc consequently retained Such children ma may health enter entera a vacation school of or ten or twelve weeks weeks' duration and ver very creditably meet re requirements re- re for tor promotion For them thom and for lor tIme tho ones needing help In one or two subjects in the class to which they belong the vacation school renders substantial sub sub- aidI aid ald I I 1 believe bellove ho however e that t few fow ow if tr any nony pupils below belove tho grammar department should be he encouraged to attend school during the summer vacation |