Show r rI I TAH WINS wms WORLD LEAD IN I EDUCATION TAT IS fIRST TO RECOGNIZE ALL RIGHTS Of CHILD Dr C. C A. A Prosper Prose Awards Palm to Commonwealth for Responsiveness to Modern School Demands America Will Be Y Years cars in in Attaining Standard Set Here Former Chief of U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S Vocation Work Says B. B C. C A. A DROSS PROSSER E R fonner former D DK DR director of the federal department de- de for vocational education e education uca- uca tion told the members of the Utah Educational assO association at ata a departmental meeting in the Tabernacle Taber Taber- nacle acle toda today that Utah has taken the th lead of ot the world and all the states state in advanced educational laws lawn The speaker talked on the the- subject of ot Utah's part time school law and was wall high in his praise of ot the experiment lie He declared that the citizens of at Utah have ha demanded through the adoption of ot the part time law that they want the best in education for Cor their chil chil- dren He lie predicted that Utah is ia so 80 far Car ahead of ot other states that it willbe willbe will willbe be many years before beCore the nation as aa a whole attains the same high standard that Utah has set up SOCIETY DEMANDS CHANGE Society has become conscious of ot its Ita own own destiny said Dr Prosser Civilization Civilization 1 has demanded that the period of ot infancy be lengthened and that every child shall be sent out to meet the problems of ot the world with a minimum of preparation And Utah has bas taken the lead Inthis in inthis inthis this matter It U has asserted the right of ot the state to control the work and education of oC children up to 18 years of age And by this part time school law taw the state slate guarantees to all children a period of ot infancy and an opportunity to prepare themselves to meet the problems of ot life lICe REVIEWS SCHOOL Dr Prosser reviewed the evolution e of ot education from Crom the time when children children children chil chil- dren were taken from Crom the home hom-e and placed in workshops at tender ages age up to the present period of ot compulsory education He lie declared that the time Is coming when th the nation as a whole will require every man and woman between be between between be- be tween 18 and 2 years of oC age to prove under regulation what they can do physically and mentally CONSERVE MENTAL RESOURCE He lie said that Utah's part time law lawwill lawwill lawwill will cost much in money and time lime to carry out lIe He declared however that the law will conserve the mental resources re resources resources re- re sources of ot the state much the same Bamo wa wax a as the waterways forests and other natural resources are being con con- served The first address of the departmental departmental departmental depart depart- mental meeting was given by J. J Challen Challen Chal- Chal len Smith on Socialising School Work Vork Professor or LeRoy Cowles of ot the University of ot Utah opened the discussion discussion discussion dis dis- on the part time school system system HS H'S tem of oC Utah defining the law and outlining outlining outlining out out- lining the purpose of ot the system m. FROM CITY POINT OF VIEW J J. A. A Powell director of ot the part time education In Salt Lake discussed the system from Crom the city point of ot view The country countr point of ot view on the subject subject subject sub sub- was va expressed by Earl Thompson superintendent of ot Uinta schools Mr Powell said that through the operation of ot the time school chool part system system tem tt m hundreds of oC children who left school before finishing would not come back upon the communities as SUI Continued on page S 8 a STATE IS FIRST Continued from page 1 1 failures in later years if it forced to attend attend attend at at- tend part time lime instruction classes classeS' EMPLOYERS COOPERATE Mr MI Powell told of the I Being received from employers of I children and of the advancement made madeI by part time students since they took I up the work He said that the high cost of living is being effectively combated combated combated com com- bated by the instruction of economic buying in the part time schools He des lared that part time students arc are being taught to buy less and matte make mane more Mr Thompson in expressing the country point of view predicted that the time will come wh when h the part time educational education l system will solve e the problem of juvenile delinquency t Jle He fe said the only reason it hard had not been en put into effect in the co country districts was as because of lack of funds fund DUTIES OF PRINCIPAL Orson Ryan superintendent of Car Carbon arbon ar- ar bon boa county schools spoke briefly on the subject of The The Supervising Principal Prin Prin- cipal The grammar grade and junior hig high school department meeting was h held ld prior to the general business session of the U U. E E. A A. A A. J J. Hagen of Salt Lake Was vas chosen president of ot the depar departmental departmental de de- de- de par association and Miss Alice Bui Burton ton of Salt Lake secretary At the business session of ot the state association a report from the secretary and the auditing committee was read lead I and approved bv by the assembly ReI Reports Reports Re Re- I ports port from the resolutions resolution and other committees were al also allo o riven c |