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Show UACHE COUNTY. The Normal School at Logan. Looan, Utah, September 14th, 1877. Editors Herald: To day I, with others, had the pleasure cf visiting the normal school and witnessing the closing ceremonies of one month's session. The class has been conducted by our county superintendent, Mi 8a Ida Cook, who has taken extra pains to make it a success. One month ago the Invitation Invita-tion was given for all the advanced scholars and teachers of Cache valley who could, to attend this normal training for teachers, preparatory for the duties of the present school year. Many who did not might have availed themselves of this privilege had they realized the necessity of it, both for their own mental develop, merit and the future training of their pupila. However, quite a number have atteoded, endeavoring to make the moat of their opportunities, and to-day find themselves crowned with laurels for their labors; for I understand under-stand the board ol examiners of Cache county gave those who had been attending this class a gratuitous examination yesterday, and to day, in the presence of the visitors and friends of the students distributed their teachers' certificates, maoy of which indicated the correct answering answer-ing of from 85 to 99 per cent, of the questions. Many of them, no doubt, thanked Dame Fortune that they had been privileged to attend this normal class, protiuing by Lhe ex cellent training under Mhs Cook, learning bow to become success ful teachers'and arriving at, perhaps, the fulfillment of their present state. Miss Cook certainly knows the way to instruct the student bow to become proficient, and after having attained the scholastic ability how lo become a successful teacher, if he or she will only carry out one half of what we heard her endeavor to instill into their minds, for ihe certain; understands her business. She told the class today: to-day: "First become, yourselves, what you would have your pupils become, you then have reason to expect pro-ureas." At the close of the exercises which followed, remarks were made by President W. B. Preston, Mr. Hyde and Mr. Apperly who congratulated the scholars on their privileges, and encouraged them to continue in their good work. Bishop Preston particularly particu-larly urging them lo become teachers of honor and integrity, to have no vices thenidelves, and to instruct their pupila to rid themselves of all such habits, if they have any. We were interested in hearing Mr. Gus Lunherg, a cabinetmaker of this oity, deBcribe a desk whioh he invented in-vented and manufactured in Logan. I1, possesses many superior points to the other iron frame deskd I have seen, and is certainly very strong and serviceable. ser-viceable. Entering as we are the school season, sea-son, we anticipate an increasing attendance at-tendance at our numerous Bchool-houses Bchool-houses before long, and the children will be saying as the song naya; "Give us room that we may dwell." OltSERVEH( |