Show mm NOTES OF PUBLIC A NUMBER OF OGDEN PEOPLE ARE TO VISIT WORLDS FAIR schedule of subjects for he midyear mid year examinations thero Is no institution which ac so much toward the solution of the immigration problem as do our public schools they are the one democratic institution in our social life here the children of all classes and sects and nationalities ib act on a common level the rich and the poor the black and the white jew add gentile catholic and protestant the child of the scholar and the little one who cannot yet make known his wants in the english language there are no pauper scabs scats here and no special privileges for a favored few side by side they all work under the guidance of an earnest tactful kindly teacher here they are taught not only to read and to write but to speak the truth to be sincere to love the beautiful to respect the rights of others to obey their father and tier and to honor their country and its flag it Is card for me to believe that a boy 01 girl could graduate from one of our grammar schools after being there four six or right years and not grow up into a loyal american citizen superintendent beede new haven conn an act passed by the attah tare at its last session prescribes that kindergartens dball be established in all tho schools ot this state in four years rom the time of the passage 0 the act in connection with this sub eject tt is interesting to note what sirs the teacher ot helen keller fays 1 I dont want any more kindergarten materials I 1 am beginning to all elaborate and special c terns ol 01 education they seem to me arto be built up on the supposition that caery cw ery child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think moving about freely among real things combining impressions for himself he will hava more growth than sitting indoors at a attla round table while a sweet voiced headier suggests that he build a stone wall with his wooden blocks she thinks the kindergarten a poop substitute for the social sports and enjoyment ot animals and nature which are open to the country child the following schedule has been sent out from the superintendents ot alce giving the order of the subjects at the midyear mid year examinations in the grammar schools wednesday jan 20 1130 to 12 spelling thursday jan 21 3 to 1030 nature study friday jan 22 9 to 11 history monday jan 25 to 1130 geography tuesday jan 26 to 1130 arian mc tic tuesday jan 26 to read ing eighth grade wednesday jan 27 to 1130 grammar A number ot city teachers arc preparing to visit the worlds fair at SL louis when the school year Is over injure injune in June it will be a splendid educational field for teachers in addition to the fair the national educational association meets at st louis in the early part of july in fact the dates aro the same for this meeting as for tho national democratic convention held at the same place at a principals meeting to be held in tho near future mr hanzlik of the wound fort school will present his observations ions on child study it is expected to form an interesting topic and will no doubt be discussed with enthusiasm mrs burton principal of the quincy school together with her teachers gave the pupils of that building a elelah ride yesterday afternoon after school it was a big treat for the children the grant annex is undergoing some repairs which will make the rooms more comfortable the washington school has lost a number of pupils this week owing to the action of the board excluding all 4 nonresident non resident pupils this school was affected more than any other school in the city principal regrets tho loss for many of them acro among id very best pupils MOUND aront SCHOOL dr of the high school addressed the pupils of the eighth grade on the high school courses of study his address was timely and helped the students to decide upon the course ot study to bs chosen at the high school miss orth primary supervisor made a tour of the primary grades this week all grades are and finishing up the work outlined for the half year preparatory to the examinations which begin next wednesday former principal joel harris visited the school during the week the school enjoyed his visit mn N stout called at the school and several of the rooms the words 0 encouragement coura gement spoken ho entertained the pupils with scientific descriptions of astronomical phenomena tho eighth grades graduating class will give a short program as graduating exercises the monthly report shows a total of pupils enrolled of which were boys and girls the average dally attendance was there were pupils neither tardy nor absent during the month and only 14 cases of tardiness miss liumes fifth grade and aless knapps sixth grade each had per cent of punctuality during the month the different rooms received a total of twenty visits from members of the board of education and eighty four visits from parents and patrons |