Show L L LT T f f L Supt Wants to Cut it i Down to Eight Years Y Ci rs TO STRENGTHEN IT Committees Bee Appointed to Work orl oil 01 the Proposition mid and Elm Inato Certain Cerain Stu les City Superintendent of ot Schools and all several committees 1 of ot aul teachers of o the city i are al now In the consideration of ot n 1 plan to 10 tho th lr nt school chool course from Crom eight and aud anda auda a half to 10 eight I h years at the came n the course instead of 01 It Il weaker The Je will mean n a lot of ot haul hald und thought on 01 th Ih part of oC those Iho it In char and will wi months to 10 tI a suitable menus of oC accomplish In the dashed dc have LOCI been appointed by I I Superintend nt n to IQ work on UI the and 1111 It Is the thu Intention to tn undertake to tu feat cut features ures In tho various studies can cal bo ho dispersed with without interfering In way with the thorough b education tion on of ih tw on such subjects ets Sinco Sine the financial condition of lt the thc schools his necessitated cutting down the th term from 10 to nine months the entire course cours his has accordingly a I n ly to toIght I eight Ight a I hn years In order lo meet the demands of o nn Increased hol population nt lt tho til suno time keep within the limit of at means pro v ell by IW tho board it I Is I ab Ih necessary ary to 10 shorten the the entire eltre lureo to eight ald thus relieve relle th crowded condition con of ot the tho schools chool that much faster lster To Jo do this without Impairing tho Iho proficiency of ot tho course COlre Is I u 1 matter which will have to be studied out It I has hns Len been wi done don In other cities 1111 It Is by h Superintendent Christen done Ilone hero hern nt at the tho cen It cnn be he IIII lel I mime Ium time tho course can be b strength strengthened th ened The ht committees Ui wh n they UIO have completed their work will wi lo to the board of or education which of u course will have to 10 approve of any change wi before It li Is made It I Is expected that Ihn t the work will wl bo bp com completed completed all n plan Inn devised by the coo of the th present school year In e eX Ih object ct of the work Hild KII It I Is an 11 easy PUS matter mater to 10 cut cui the tho down to eight years Clr hut what 1 aim at II Is 11 to make tho reduction and nt lt the Rame strengthen the tM course lour c tl by eliminating features of certain c Btu dies Tho eliminating of Irrelevant mat matter mattel tel ter from iho tho fundamental subjects IH III where re the study ud must bo he ex exercised ed To fa secure tho Iho best results within the quickest t time 1 hlo glen given the tho matter of ot elimination to 10 commit composed of and teach teachers ers who either teach that particular branch or me lire very er proficient In It Ito To o myself perhaps a little dourer let Itt me ou an example Take arithmetic for lor Instance In III tho thore regular re ulal com courso HO n cot tain amount of ot limo and attention Is paid to stocks bonds Now I contend for tor nn all argument ment thit n II knowledge of or stocks bonds us rom nn arithmetic Is perhaps not essential eH to 11 n pupils education Perhaps tho week devoted to that of o othe the book ran be Le reduced to ono day or two and thi Ille other days or a 1 pint of thorn them given over to a 1 further perfection tion In III the of ot the tho rudi rudiments ments of arithmetic tlc A banking Institution for fOI Instance more for or a 1 man linn or woman who Is exceptionally In addition and and computing Interest than for or a II knowledge of ot stocks 11 0 1 I simply cite that thai an 1111 n a point showing more clearly what I 1 menu i hen I Ilia say eliminate Irrelevant sub Hub and give 1110 more mom time to 10 more Im Important subjects which will the general education along mathe mathematical 11 I lines II II 1100 efficient Hv II Inking off olt a 1 few Cew days das here In III this study and n a few el moro more In III some somo other ill 1111 the time keeping In III mind tho to 10 strengthen tho we WI can we hope see ee our way wn clear to 10 getting lI tho old eight jear course of ot tell len months Into Inlo an 1111 eight year car course cour o of months In of or the larger cities 1 ll voni lallI en uro Take l for lor 11 has hns a n seven loell course still Its ays 1111 cm of at education stands nt at the tho head houd of ot Ihl list Salt Lake City devotes H a 1 md n mote mOlo to 10 attain tho Iho samo of ot perfection If It 1110 they can do it Jn City CIl In III rears we WI ought ou ht to 10 be ho to tho In III eni The ht committees which will assist n the tho In III the tho work mo us fol tal 1011 own 1 D U U 1 S H HilI nek W S H Wallace H It S and n D II H l Van 1111 Colt Coli W W larton D A Nelson 1 K K 1 0 a V A J H 11 Miss May III Elizabeth 1 Mr 1 r McKay n 0 L 1 Martin Lucy Van ott 1111 Doxcy J JI 11 I W L I II ro I II lun and to Miss I M W V 1 Proper el lH Mary H n J 0 Cross CrosH Uta Power AN W A Ira 1 1 |