Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-01-27 | Page 6 | High School System in State to be Changed

I HIGH SCHOOL LS SYSTEM IN II STATE TO BE BEThe I CHANGED The entire system Estem of or hi high en school grading grad grad- ing lag In schools of or Utah outside of the cities of ot the first cla class Is to be changed n at t one once the system known nn as six Installed and central high schools In each county strengthened and aCid subordinate t hl high h schools weakened This announcement was 38 made m today by Prof Proe Moslah l Hall date otate high school In Inspector Inspector inspector In- In attached to tho the office of the tha state slate superintendent of public Instruction Professor Professor Protessor Pro Pro- fessor Hall has lias just completed a a visit to the various state elate high h schools during which stich ho has hu discussed with the principals pals and faculties nev new methods to be Dodo adopted ted during this semester which commence commenced com corn mence 1 this week Tho The elx six system ns na explained b by Prof or Hall Is that that- of oC changing the schools from the present repent eight years of oC common sc school and ami four years eare of hl high h school to six sla Ix years of oC each To do this Junior high schools such Buch as have be been n established In Ogden n b by Superintendent John R. R Mills win will be bo Instituted The seventh Ee and eighth grades will be bo taken away from the common schools and made madea maden a n part of ot the time hl high h school However Howe the high school will also be divided In lii some come cases the senior high schools will consist of but two classes the junior and senior while the Junior highs will comprise all grades above e the fifth firth The latter or seven five system Is tho the one that is to be adopted In Davis county In that county tho the central or senior high school chool Is 16 located In I Kays- Kays ys- ys and the two subordinate schools In Bountiful and amid Syracuse In opposite ends of the tho coun county ty Tho The la latter Iter schools are to be cut cul to two years each of high 5 school hool work proper with three years fg of common grade work A similar problem confronts confront the state school authorities i In Utah county where there arc are now lIOW man many small email high schools In the various arlou larger communities An effort t Is 18 to be bo made mado In this session cession of I the legislature to effect con consolidation