| Show JiS SCHOOLS A from NtH New York City nn nl tho the opening of summer schools for to children The Is Ii made ml de that In III Homo cures ense school will willbo bo tie turned Into truck find ovary child who l will be bo to 0 n a plot pInt which the tho child will cultivate under Instruction harvest the crop COil tuko tUo home lome the product of ot their toll loll This scheme the tho board of ot education baa planned for tor tho the little poor loor who uro ure compelled to tl stay Htay in tho the city elty during the UIO summer For those children who do 11 not like the board will open schools chols of at in imm 1 training and art Why 11 should hould we wo not do this In Utah The rile moat most opportune for tor the study of or nature for practice In agriculture arid ind for tor training In crafts crane and trades Is la latho tho tile summer season rue Tho long vacation Is for tor most o t child children ren Ien cn InJurious Excessive play or over overwork work Is IB often otten a result 1 of ef the tho hI summer vacation And nd tho period of at supposed mental menial rest la li more usually a I period of ot dissipation of ot vital energy mid over Our Idea IB Is that summer schools In Inthe tho the forenoon should bo 10 established In Inmost Inmost most or of our districts and that the bi mechanic and domestic na nn nature anturo turo ture study and agriculture should bo be bohe bethe the he only courses ulven s Tho rIe Instruction lon Uon In these so branches should however bo be truly practical that la Ie i It be guided by knowledge and not merely a I a training raining of f the hand without a l training of or the heed head also ablo The roo child should be taught not only to do hut but aim alac to understand what ho docs does His Uis work should sh bo ho scientific progressive and educational In Ill character nod and not he the plain drudgery of or mere lucre hand hamS labor We Va think that such summer courses s would reduce the amount of ot school schoolwork work to bo be accomplished during tho the nine flifle months of ot tile the regular echoe year would the tho childs faculties bright I and ind his hla knowledge tresh fresh for tor the tho regu mr ar opening of oC school schoL In the tIlO tall fall would teach each him hint much of at outdoor ou life lICe and la Ia lax bo her x r that would be beneficial to t his Ws health henith his habits and his attitude to toward toward ward work ork and would Introduce Into nto the curriculum of the usual school pcr per od led a I a strong tendency ton ency towards the Uio practical dally daIly affairs of at life that lint It Is Isnow now flow tho the olin of at educators to establish In school courses The Tho plan would make necessary the tile employment of ot a u specialist In tore turc or other nature work In manual training traIn In und and In Iii domestic arts nut But we think tho the money paid out for fot such pur purposes purposes purposes poses Mould would be one of at the thu thi best beat invest the state could make for the tile or tit Its future citizens |
