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Show Commissioner-Ureres Chansre j To 6 Year High School Course Proposal to lecbissify public t'cbool work i'lio six years of elenieniary and sit years of high echoed work is the c-ub iec! of a c ircular I hat baa : been issued by P. P. Claxlou, Unite. lj Scales commissioner of education, j and a copy of which has been received receiv-ed by Supt. I). H. Christcnscn of Hie Salt Lal:e public, si boob:. 1 i " i'l'i'iv ing c-vf-act from tin-e'liclar tin-e'liclar i o n ( oni i:i ls..,ioner Claxton 8'"- he; ideas; on tb Hllbjei-t. "y- : v';gi .."! n:i is I bat tlie.-. ;.b''ied b" si?: years of c lemen i a-y f. 'h i-ii are! six of high sc.liced. the I,.-!: f, u,,-.; per.od bemg clivici. d i'.to ! vo ri v.: :o,.r. of three years each ; ihe ; r,: t:ir e y::r miglit tts call" .1 janr r )ii:,:i sc bii'd, the second thice (-: r s , ;.r . ) scdioai. '"lb" tc-ginning of liie adolescent period comes for most children be-tvec-.j the ar.'cs of twelve and th:r-'. th:r-'. f !rM'!-!i catering fcliool .t s;:-. j art! a iid ariendmg regulai iy, t.t.U h !: i is-h g! a ie i!is time, Tlrs ;). beg ;,!,, IK of ndolr-Fr-liee. m ii!:? G.e ;r.-:n.-ii rm from (hildhnocl " o -. 1 1 1 1 . T;-' ;:- Fix V n-je ici the I,:-), :): 1 .i;. ai d ciris win go n ''' " '" c:-i-ily have, nrt adiiiis-'- io c nilf g. . a lilll'dl 1 , !.';- cc-'e.rt of r.i:. , iieniri: Inngua-i-s. llB'. e. I ,'r ej r,u e : e nv ;l . auaiigeuK.-iit oi ih:. ki:,'l and a iifb- icu'e care in the preparation and ho-b ho-b (i.)n of teachers you may gain for Uio-I 'hildren two yeais In tho I wc I v." ft 1 1 j '"'inf endent ChriBtonHen, In disc, isiny Hi'- pi cjjiislt ion said: '".'he plan has been In operation n ihe S: Ii Lak: schools for a number num-ber id ;, im;s wiih most gratifying ro-pulls. ro-pulls. "The f.inair,eiit;il thought or prln-c prln-c i I" tii I'e ;.nijioHed plan is the ro-ii ro-ii ;;a n ii'.ii ' oil of eiibject mnt'er on the? lii-is of il'e child's c;i pabil i I les or ap-i'lni'. ap-i'lni'. c. J v,r examele, our ("Xpiirionce ' 'rid j enrs shov.-s ibet seventh i;a :.!; Id r"n may begin thesludyof a I " ' a .-' French or German with i, i.i Milium of pleasure at tho '?;,ei nie of a minimum of effort. t'.. -.ei, h -..nie children can finish "r.c cr'-i, lably one-half of the pre-jc.ihr.d pre-jc.ihr.d -..o-l, for (be first, high school ."sr. Li the eighth grade, they can 1 sue-, -sliilly add aim her year. In the i liin h i -.i'le hey begin the wen k both , in !;;. r"-". e and ma1 beinat ii h with j iidv.int ed i-t.'inchng. ! "ror ohviceiH rc-asnns vs c have pre-c-erii-i roi to use the term "junior jh'.1'!;. ' :1 lic.ngh our prejiaralory cle-; cle-; ' .' iu're saiislie'l (he basic pr.iic.i.j. .-a reoi ,-anized th ' ee-y ear ' ' rye ; .i.d ud i eg the two upper years of i hi gi am mar department and (hcj Ii "': '! ol high school. The term "jniii'ii h school " is used in so.no M " 1 ' gnn I c se ent h and eighth |