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Show U. C. T. A. Tho .Utah County Teachers Ataocl iilion met nt Hie Farkcr school Iioufo iu regular session, Oct. 27th, County Snpt, Cbristenscu presiding. City b'upl. Hollins In nttendancc. 'After opening exercises nnd reading of minuted, the members adjourned to various rooms tor department tvork. The Frlmnry, Intermediate Inter-mediate and Grammar grades met in different rocms to consider the bci method of prcecntlng tlio stuJy i Geography, the Lelil Teacliers leadinl out. In the Grammar grade Mr. U. 1 Child presented tlio subject nnd deiincl It as tho study of the enrths mufaco, claiming Hint nil other views and torn. a of tho subject nro but die outgrowth f tho study when' properly taught, bringing bring-ing about a natural co-ordlnatioi A studies with geography fls. the gnat base. I'olitlcul geography U largely history; what tin) toil produces is 1 1 c llotnny of thu country; its minerals, i Geography; Its animal, its Zoology; m climate, rain falls, commercial advantages, ad-vantages, und nil tho environment from which tho condition of man iu n certain locality may largely bo determined, can bo very properly tnught with geogiaphy in thu higher gindes, hut there must first boadelliilto locitbu. Tlio gentle-man gentle-man discussed tho educational value ol the study as a matter of deMplinc, and alno as enabling pupils to perceive with great distinctness. Ho favored the method that grasped wholes, proceeding from Unit to details, provided tho wholes werowilhin tho comprehension of the pupil. Went Into method and ayttein, nnd tho best devices to be used by the teacher. The subject was well present-ed, present-ed, nnd in the discussion that followed tliolflcttuer was blo to sustain his tlicorlcti In ii manner showing thorough preparation of the subject. In the Iniernicdirtto grade W. T Tnylor,tprescnted tho same subject, aud 11. I linker offered n plan for tho be. giunora In tho study in the Primary department. On reassembling Prof, llydaluli, of tho ft. Y. Academy carried through n succession suc-cession of instructing nnd entertaining chemical experiments, bwd upon Talmage'n "Domestic Science," lllucra. ting of how this valuable little hxik could bo used in couuiioikschool w.rk. He exhibited n number ofinslrumc.its, simplo yet perfectly sjtietiictory 'hat could be made by almost uny teacher, nnd will just ns accurately demonatralr. tho lines and principles to bo tiiuglit as tho costly niiparntus Is entirely out of reach of the ordinary teacher. A ote of thnnks was prbpotrd by l'rof llueie of Spanish Fork, for thovtry inelructive lecture, which was warmly responded to. l'rof. Ileeto also staled that Trof Itydalcb had attended IiIh bcI.ooI when n child of six oreewn years only; had then been studlom, obediont and onergotlc, am it 'pleased him greatly to seo the promise of tho child fulfilled in tho nun. Ten questions of practical value wire presented by Supt. Christcnsen, winch were VJrbally discussed and answered. Itoll called oud sixty incinWiHi present. Adjourned till Nov. 10th, when lir.i Talinago of the Salt Lake Univeraisy j will lectufo, subject not nnnouncid. KLlkn J.ikti.h, I |
