Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-11 | Page 16 | Educational Laws Explained by Dr. Smith

EDUCATIONAL LAWS I EXPLAINED BY DR SMITH I ci Aim Is to Give Give Youth a a Chance Chance and Attack I Radicalism I We are trying to give the bo boys s 's and and girls of ot Salt Lake who have been I compelled to become bread winners a a. I I chance in life Ufe said Dr Ernest A I Smith city superintendent of ot schools I Monday at a luncheon held by the 1 Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' association at atthe at atthe the Commercial club The war emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- the need of ot education It w was s the wrong wrong wrong- kind of ot education I Iw which sent Germany astray It was no education that made Russia run amuck at the call of ot radicals The compulsory part time education education education tion law gives every boy and girl who works a chance to improve their con con- They will return to their w work rk and be more efficient for the Instruction they will receive Twenty states have passed such a t law Jaw during the past year and it has been conceded that the laws of ot NewYork New NewYork York and Utah have been found to to tobe be the most sensible There are I i pupils now enrolled in the part time schools schools I All AU must be instructed in civics I hey must be taught patriotism above all 11 things Health education and hy- hy glene come corne next in importance It is the aim of ot the teachers to give thema them j f-a f a knowledge of ot the fundamentals in I Border order that each one ono may know how to read to write and to figure k We Ve have attempted to segregate them hem according to to their preferences and adaptability Gentlemen this law I ls ts a new thing to you and It Is a new i thing to us but we want you to understand the things the law alms I Ito to accomplish and we want to know your attitude on the various phases of r the law i Dr Smith was assured by the 7 chairman of ot the meeting that the manufacturers were in hearty accord ith the alms aims of ot the educators of ot the state