Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-01-25 | Page 7 | weber County First to Adopt 12-Month School Plan

WEBER COUNTY FIRST TO ADOPT M0!TH' SCHOOL PLI 7 r - Definite plans for the hiring or principals prin-cipals of county schools throughout summer months to direct industrial, vocational and other studies among students during the summer months, were discussed this morning at the meeting of the county board of education. educa-tion. Arrangements were made to establish estab-lish the salaries of principals through the twelve-month period, Superintendent Superintend-ent Fowler stated, and the plans indicate indi-cate that the principals will be leaders in civic enterprises on the part of the students. Weber county, it is reported, is the first county in the state to embrace this idea. Other counties of the slate are following, however, and i psit are following, however, and it is predicted pre-dicted by officials of the Weber county coun-ty schools that the twelve-month hir ing of principals will be commor throughout the country before long. It is planned that a school shall be given on the farm as well as in the cities. The students will take up an acre of beets, for instance, and endeavor endeav-or to surpass their parents in raising beets. The raising of livestock and other features of farm life will also be included among the subjects for the students. no