| Show f f THE NEW COURSE OF STUDY FOR UTAH SCHOOLS Educators over the country have long long ong be been n of the opinion that the school curriculum curriculum curriculum curri curri- culum was overloaded The schools of our own State were no exception to the rule and nd so recently a committee headed b by State Superintendent A. A C. C N Nelson elson was appointed appointed appointed ap ap- pointed which made some sweeping changes In an interview with a Chronicle representative representative representative Professor Driggs of the University University V sity ity Normal School says The chief results aimed for were elimination elimination elimination elim elim- of the non-essentials non and concentration concentration concentration tion of the necessary work The committee were o of the opinion that too much work was given to the pupils and consequently too large a portion was under under- developed We if e have gone carefully over the Utah course of study and have made what we tiye consider some very important re reo re- re o visions In some instances certain subjects were eliminated entirely in others the subjects were shifted to other grades and in others the subjects were grouped Professor Hall has long been an advocate for the grouping of subjects and to him belongs a great deal of of credit for the present course cours of study o As the revised course stands it it its it's is s L 1 N Nature Nature I lY 2 Arithmetic 3 History 5 4 Language 5 Literature 6 Manual 1 Training Domestic Science a and nd Domestic Art Elementary Agriculture 7 Music 8 Drill periods for phonics etc I In the lower grades Geography has been combined with Nature so that the child rece receives ves teaching in both subjects at the same time Below the fifth grade the I two studies are combined above the fifth they alternate nature coming twice a week and Geography three times The arithmetic work has been materially materially materially mate- mate changed for stocks stocks and bonds exchange exchange exchange ex change and interest have been struck out Grammar has been removed entirely except in the eighth grade The other grades devote their time instead to live language language lang lang- work The language work of the State Normal School has been adopted as asa asa a guide and will be followed in all the Utah schools The language work and literature in inthe the Normal school have been worked out by Professor Driggs It speaks highly forthe for forthe the University Normal School th that t the committee committee committee com com- saw fit to approve in its s entirety ty the language work of this school Ut Utah q is among the first states to make male make this forward stride in education and Superintendent Super Super- N Nelson eison and his able colleagues deserve c congratulations th ion for the part they have h ve taken in this movement |
