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Show MASS SCHOOL WORK CRITICISED Bay State Educator Tells U. E. A. of Problems in Education SALT LAKE. Oct. 20. In a satirical satir-ical address in which he said that the present school system turned out students on much the same basis that manufactured products were turned out. Dr, payson smith, commissioner of education of Massachusetts, was tho principal speaker at the opening session last night of the Utah Educational Educa-tional association meeting. Professor Ttoland li. Iwis of the University of Utah delivered an address on the necessity ne-cessity of teachers preparing themselves them-selves for their profession, l Nominations for officers of the association as-sociation and delegates to the national convention were made. 1 John Nut-tall, Nut-tall, J. T. Worlton and D. N Parratt were nominated for president; for vice president, Howard V Alston and W. Karl Hopkins of Ogden, for members of the board of trustees. I L Willlam-json, Willlam-json, James 11 Walker, Ci. J. Reeves ,and V. W Iteid. for delegates to the national convention, D A. Bro.idbe.nt. W. J. McCoy; t'. lleid. LeRoy E COWleSi -rBon Ryan, L John Nuttall Miss Mathilda Peterson, H. A. Dixon. C l". Gaufln and Btena Bcorup nil sin w i (.. I The I'tah educators were very much pleased with the showing made by I Utah at the national convention, which was reported on last night. The report bhowed that 3000 Utah teachers joined the national association associa-tion last year. This number is 81 petit pet-it ent of the total of teachers In the ! slate. Because of this splendid lecord I tah was awarded a first place banner foi membership at the national con-i con-i ention. J. M. Adamson, secretary of the association, as-sociation, stated that a survey had 'been made regarding the attitude of teachers to a proposed raise In mcm-I'bershlp mcm-I'bershlp dues The results of the sur-j sur-j VOy Induced the association to lay thf ! matter before tin business meeting t be held Saturday morning It will be Suggested that the annual dues be raised rais-ed from $l.w'5 to $2.50 and that the life membership dues be raised from 1 95.6 to $3o. The ( hanging of the association program pro-gram t" include a public speaking d -parlment will also be buggested. Following the addresses a large blue and gold banner was presented l Howard V Alston, superintendent of t;," a booja 'f South Summit county being (he first O.unty to obtain a jald membership of H'O jier cent The competition com-petition was unusually Keen ..his beting be-ting the first year that the association has offered an award. . I . I EtAL SESSIONS Today departmental and general , sessions will be held,. A special feature fea-ture i.t toda? s program Is the luni h- on to b given by all departments. Addresses and musical numbers have I been arranged . The mec lianical arts group will meet j for lunchoon at noon at the West Side . high school, The American public schools represent rep-resent the most important Industry of I lie people ur. snuui bum jrwuwuajr. It la Industry in which the nation has I invested vast sums for buildings and j equipment. It is an Industry that costs large amounts for Its annual maintenance. This great business on-irolls on-irolls practicajly one-fifth of the entire population a actual participants 0.-i000;000 0.-i000;000 f our yeuth being engaged in the bufinesu of going to school and I gettlng an education. "Therefore, the American B hool faces a problem not primarily of mass . i a! Ion, but Of right Individual ed-U ed-U ition. 1 declare it to Ac impossible impos-sible to educate a group as it group, a class as a class a mass of children j .ii the mass. I am not denying that there aro certain Individual reactions that flow from the . lass to th Individual Indi-vidual member. The result, however.. ,is to be found in the aggregate of the ; education tlvat each unit Is capable oil receiving and docs receive I protest the ld a that there l any 'individual righteousness In trying to find an average child In a class of hlldren, and after getting a course of .study presumed to fit the average. ! then" to expect that you can move an entire class forward on the ba-sls of 'anv such alb ged average." SITM.KIN I EN DENTS MEET. Practically every school district lu t'hs state was represented yesterday at i the second meeting of the district school superintendents of Utah In the state capital. The ideals in the minds, of the superintendents at this time and some of the topics discussed yes- t. . i.i were Hummed up in resolutions adopted without a dissenting vote 1mii-t RESOLUTIONS. The resolutions, in part, follow: "Resolved. That we recognize the high school as an educational institution insti-tution having a dual purpose to furnish fur-nish the best possible training to those who can secure only a hlh school education, and to serve as h preparatory school for those who are I to continue In higher Institutions of learning. Wo indorse tho action of. the state university, the 1APrlcullural college and higher Institutions in maintaining such standards as are essential es-sential for (lie successful pursuit of higher courses of instruction. We favo'ir .md pledge ourselves to i isc evcrj effort? to secure a 10 peril I cent mem nermup m mi u xuuvo.- Llonal association and also in tho National Na-tional Education association. We' also favor i.n increase in the membership fee for the Utah Educational ansool-atlon ansool-atlon sufficient to provide for lncreaa-ed lncreaa-ed efficlenc'l in the business organization organiza-tion of that association VI e recognize that the fundamental fundamen-tal need In public education lo an adequate supply of well-trained teachers, teach-ers, and we urge that salaries bo based on professional preparation, the nklll attained, and tho quality of service rend'-red "In view of tho fact that there is a growing demand In the rural commun-lUes commun-lUes throughout the slate for the ad-dlUon ad-dlUon Of the ninth grado t the work offered In smaller schools, we doe-m It advisable that extreme caution ho ob-ser ob-ser d In taking this step, and that it be taken only in those caBC where the preparation, efficiency and available avail-able lime of tho teacher In I 1, :rr of the school la nuch that ninth-grade work can be given with th. same de-gx de-gx f efficiency as in a well-organised high Hchool. "In our stato superintendent we recognize rec-ognize IiIh breadth of ucholamh lp. hlfl cpiRlltleH of leadership, and his energy land Industry' In giving personal er-Vloe er-Vloe In tho remote, as well as In the nearby, district or the biatu. A'e commend him for hi stand on ocon-oray ocon-oray and efficiency in school administration admin-istration and approve Of Me determination determin-ation to Bee thai nothing shall deprive the children of Utah from receiving the services Of tho most highly 'iu.il-lflod 'iu.il-lflod touchers "We favor action looking te the establishment es-tablishment of a permanent school fund, based on the at present undeveloped un-developed natural resources of the state." The resolutions committee was made up of T I, "Williamson, chairman, H Claude jevis. D, a. Broadbent, it. Lcirton and E M Kcld. district super nit endents |