Show A GALA DAY the teachers of utah county spend a good time in spanish pork tho southern division oi the U C T A met in spanish fork meeting heuse last saturday january at 11 a m the teachers were met at the depot with teams and sleighs and carried to the place of meeting those coming with teams v ero relieved of the same until called for at midnight the exercises were opened with instrumental music and prayer by spanish fork when all aure welcomed in warm and glowing terms by principal joseph A rees who ie viewed the history of the U C T A from its origin classing it second if not tiie first in the territory the inspiration and zeal manifested in the institutes of the county at woodberry park provo twenty two days hammock grove spanish fork canyon and in american fork canyon around Asit total lake on the heights of the iVa satch mountains had caused the minds of himself and fellow teachers to expand for the work of educational cat ional growth abe county the address was fallowes fallowed fall owed by a song by mibs ida coombs and a le citation by S P eggertson jr the audience composed of teachers trustees and parents of spanish fork paid marked attention to professor G H brimhall on moral culture for three fourths of an hour some of the items were 1 conscience good or bad is the result of education 2 innocence is not virtue but innocence is developed into virtue by right action 3 the heart is the center of desire jha head is the center of judgment 4 xoung people are often led astray through evil impulses unaccompanied by reason 5 therefore parents are greatly responsible for the course of the r children as they are the childrens judgment or reason the evils of ob bieno pictures light literature etc were vividly at 1 p m the was adjourned till half past two the teachers trustees and a few others were in cited to the grammar in chargo of professor ailees where a number of his pupils had prepared dinner for biety on nearing the schoolhouse a song of welcome was rendered in a happy manner by pupils all were soon made comfortable for table around a table loaded and groaning with substantial food and delicacies it was so pleasing to the eye and palatable to the taste that prof brimhall exclaimed if the teachers are as ful in preparing mental and moral food for their pupils as the children of spanish fork have been in preparing this sumptuous dinn erthe education of conaty will flourish and triumph the afternoon session was opened with a song by prof roylance then followed a speech in behalf of the trustees by nicholas smith welcoming the teachers reviewing the progress of education in their district and compliment ins the teachers who earnestly and unselfishly work for improved education miss lit boyer of springville Spring ville was appropriately applauded by the audience for her singing it S home spoke of the value of words and especially short ones eighty words should not be used when thirty would make it plainer shakespeare alis poet who used more words than any other only used eight thousand the elongated portion whish assists the fowl in locomotion should not bo asked for when we merely wish the legai a chicken miss fc pleased all with an instruments 1 piece and principal hyrum harris read a well prepared and logical essay on education misses annie and nellie bowe sang sweet voices singing questions were answered by prof H F thomas triphena brimhall aad mr finlayson the school committee deserve great credit for the hospitality given for the excellent care of tho teachers and their teams for which they will be long ro the free select dance at night was a grand success ia being free from round dances in commencing early and closing at 12 for being full of the innocent pleasure so desirable and for its mixture with intellectual pleasure such as songs recitations and a acu bic of tho highest B P EGGERTSON JR |