Show fOR I F IS U u. u f. f IL A. THEME Dr Speaks Speaks' at Final Session OFFICERS ELECTED J B. B A. A Fowler of Ogden Is Named President Attacking ing the informational ideal which has dominated teaching Dr Ur Daisy R R. R addressed the final session of the Utah Education Education Edu Edu- cation association In the Aj Assembly hall in the grounds Saturday Sat Sat- mor morning ing on Education for Democracy There Theme has been too much mation getting regardless of its Us Dr said The student learns because he la Is- Is told to not because there has been instilled in him a desire to learn Self directing power which is t the Je rightful heritage of every evely student is crushed and made impossible impossible- Democracy Is a form of associated d living When the tend tendency ne of the student to express himself normally Is repressed the very qualities that t are arc requisite for democracy are repressed re repressed pressed by our so-called so educative process our information cramming regime If democracy is to endure Dr DA Dr opined certain attl attl- tudes of mind initiative open open- mindedness and co must be develop developed d that the boys JOys and girls of today an integral part of a democracy may work out the problems of demo cy in a purposeful pur put active life Dr Milton Bennion presided B at t the concluding session and the minor business affairs of the time association asso elation were yere completed at the clo close ti of Dr addres address B. B A. A Fowler of Ogden Elected President The close of the time balloting late Frida Friday night carried the presidency of the association to B. B A. A l Fowler owr r. r superintendent of the Weber coun oun ty school and one of the most conc com and ani popular educators educator in th the tho state He lie outdistanced DI Dr V. W. E Earl Erl rl Hopkins superintendent of or tie tle Og Ui- den city schools in the race raCI f for ff r. r the office Other officers chosen to serve with Mr l Fowler Fowier included DavId DavId A A. A Wooten of the Jordan district vice president C. C Ray Evans Evana of Coalville and D. D J J. J Thurman of Granite districts members of of the board of trustees Voicing the grievance of Utah against the federal government go in inthe inthe Inthe the matter of school lands Governor Governor Gover Cover nor George H. H Dern addressed the teachers at their general session Irida Friday night He was not seeking special favors from congress but only asking what was due he said it would seem seem from the tactics of congress and amid the policy of 01 the public lands department that Uw federal government go had a solemn mandate mandale from heaven to prevent pre Utah from irom obtaining title to these lands to which she l It is justly d deserving de- de serving the states state's executive said in bitterness How to regain control control control con con- of these lands in ord order I that thai their revenue re might be diverted fo o othe the support of the states state's educational educational system taxation for or support of which was fis becoming more an and more burdensome Is the greatest greatest- problem before the people of ut this thi state today The need fur for an intelligent broadminded broadminded broad broad- minded headed hard-headed but softhearted softhearted softhearted soft soft- hearted citizenry capable of ot solving the problems of the country Wa s a-s stressed by Dr DI Sisson In his address address ad ad- dress Can Success Succeed at atthe atthe atthe the Friday ri night session Intellectual Freedom Of Student Urged It n It is high time the college teach teach- too too-cb- er Cr recognized the need need of ot intellectual freedom and Initiative in fh rh hs student Dr Di E. E O. O Sisson said in im addressing the college section Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- morning I 1 want to remind you and remind you forcibly of tl the t extraordinary and unique charac character of the matter you are dealin dealing within with within in the college While 1 I protest against the college students being calle called members of the Intellectual l aristocracy yet et we must recognize that 40 per cent of coIle college e students have earned the A grade In intelligence intel intel- tests while the a Continued on page 4 r. h-r. EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY IS U. U E. E A. A THEME Continued from front page 1 American citizen rates C Only 5 per cent of all the American men given Riven the intelligence test during the war period rated A grade That colleges are grossly neglecting neglect neglect- In inS ing citizenship and stimulate the student to active participation la p public affairs and politics Dr Sisson charged What the universities ties and colleges need is a larger humanism and a greater sympathy sympathy th thy with the great reat current of the tho social and economic life of people as a whole he said This can be accomplished by enriching the curriculum curriculum curriculum cur cur- of the school ool and a greater study of ot the human question |