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Show F*LEXIBILITY features being built into Wahiquist. Jia explained to Tennessee education leaders He oiner | 1 by Weber School Supt. T. H. Bell (left to night) The vis itors tine’ Weber School 3 e s i a ai r Pr : e e s r o 2 Tennessee Educat District officials for leading out in educationa research, the teachers’ The Weber School District's new associate Siredter of the lab. The pair said the new approach Gililand said. academic programs were-enthusiastically endorsed. Thursday as the ‘to school design probably will pro“of sev- }tai type of “‘bold new steps’ educators duce the mést significant must take if the public school sys- eral ‘contributions to educational tems are to suceessfully meet the quality they expect to come from silts, Dr Maher than ley ca cle”- D Gilliland séid,°"'and should ‘he po the Weber District’s new academic mitted to concentrate on these, Getchallenge of the. future. standing talents. ‘ This endorsement came from a programs. “And ‘some subjects | can ae *“We must have new concepts i on pair of touring Tennessee: educale others should be: taught | fe t tors who said, ““We have found how to improve education, a ie more things going on here to im- Gilliland prove education than in any district look at school. building is. bene struction necéssary in groups a ithe most urgent need.” iwe have visited.” to five students. -_ Dr. Gilliland said flexible aud: ffewTy astheoneWeber | The Weber ‘School District's new District, oe ‘Gi je appreach to: school design, featur- rooms. are = important because Wins we have the liland said, “the school, building is ing classroom flexibility, was sinmade an aid to learning in‘gled out for special praise by. Dr. teaching” John Ws | Mincy. Gilliland and Homer stead of 8 housing project.” ‘Gilliland “praised officials : School | Dr. Gilliland is professor of | er coat to go as far school administration and director Flexible ‘anieoseea!team, teach- | to of the University of Tennessee. laboratory. ‘Mr. ing and educational tslevicinnt per- | school planning is no inertia here.”" Mincy is an assistant professor and mits a district to. make maximum | ‘Weber for “the as they. have is alive and trying to do thin| ata |