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Show STATE TEACHERS EiaUffM; Frank 31. Driggs of Ogden Is XewTrcsidcnt of tlie Association. RED-HOT DISCUSSION PRECEDES ADJOURNMENT! Question Discussed Is "Genci- osity of Boards oi' Education Educa-tion of State. Z OFFIOSES ELECTED. i -I- President : . -I-, v FIIAXK DEIGGS, OGD13. -r j r . r I- First Tico President: - JOHN S. WELCH, SALT LAKE. r v J- Second Vico President: 1). IT. JIOBEN'SOX, MANTT. n J v Secretary-Treasurer: v L. M. GILLILAN. SALT LAKE. .4. v Ex-ofucio Custodian. v A. C S"ELSON, SALT LAKE, i; DIRECTORS. v One year. W. S. Uawlinjrs. - Two 'years, E. M. Whitesidef. j V Three years, D. C. Jeaseu. 'y , -' , " The last session .of .the Utah Teachers' Teach-ers' association was beld in. Assembly hall Wednesday afternoon and hei'oro the final adjournment had been taken it developed into a scene of wild enthusiasm, en-thusiasm, and upon one or two occasions hocamo so heated that tho chair was lorccd io rap for ordor. AH 'the- trouble was started after the coinmiltoo on resolutions had offered its report for the consideration oP the body. Out of tho great mass of pooplo who packed the hall only a for.' remained for the election, and this fact alone accounted ac-counted for the defeat of John S. Welch, fiipervisor of the gnumnur grades of tho cit3 for tho office of president and the election of Frank M. Dripgs of Opden., Shortly before tho nominations were in order the committee on resolutions presented its report, embodied in which was the following resolution: "That to tho various. boards- of education edu-cation throughout tho stato thanks nro duo for tho generosity to teachers ou this occusion. ' At the conclusiou of t-U& reading of iho resolutions the trouble began, when a school teacher named Dubois from Spauisb Jj'ork arose and aft or announcing an-nouncing that he had been teaching school for the past twelve years, asked (lit meaning of the word "generohitv. " He atah'd that, ho" did not bolir-vo that Continued ou l'ane Four. t . i STATE TEACHERS ELECT OFFICERS Continued from Pago Qno. the. boards of education deserved an thanks, for they had not been generous to the majority of tho teachers, but only to a fow." Some of them, he said, had boon allowed their full salaries during the week rliey had been away from school, whilo somo others had been given "a mensloy $3." Others, ho declared, wero not allowed anything for expenses nnd wero not paid thoir salaries sal-aries during tho week. ITo moved that a substitute resolution bo inserted in tho report stating that it is tho sense of the convention that all tho teachers bo paid their full salaries for tho week they have boon out of school on account ac-count of the institute. Discussion Precipitated. This resolution immediately started a hot discussion, which continued for a half hour and until finally ended by the ruling of President George Thomas. Several expressed themselves as opposed op-posed to the substitute, while another school teacher declared that ho was bitterly bit-terly opposed to this "salary graft and salary grabbing." Ho said he did not consider a man worthy r.ho name who was ovorlastliiglv crying for money and looking to get all he possibly could out of tho boards of education. Tho substitute sub-stitute was put and immediately lost by an overwhelming vote. The afternoon's programme was opened with a selection by the Salt Lako Concert quartette, composed of "Miss - Edna. Evans, Miss Edna Dwver, Fred Graham and Horaco Ensign. They rcspondod to an oncore. Tho speaker of tho afternoon wis then introduced by Dr. Thomas, and as .1. IT. Aekerman of Oregon arose ho was accorded a very warm reception, lie chose for his subject sub-ject "The School Follows: It Does .Not Load." The address was a lengthy but instructive one, and was enlivened by tlio frequent relating oi' humorous stories. During tho eourso or' his address ad-dress Mr. Aekerman explained that in saying that the school does not lead ho did not moan that tho teacher was tho ono to follow. On tho contrary, he said, tho teacher is tho roal leader of the school, but the school is not the leader in the world that it should be. Continuing, he snid that tho teacher who tries to place into effect a rulo in her school room and does not have the public sentiment of her pupils behind her makes a grave mistake. She must have the hearty co-operation of her pupils and this "is gained through the teacher's good will toward them, when they in turn will show their appreciation apprecia-tion of hor or him by readily complying comply-ing with every request. Praised tho Press. Ono of tho greatest educational factors fac-tors in the world, Mr. Aekerman declared, de-clared, is the press, and ho believed that teachers and others failed too often to give to the newspapers the hearty support sup-port they deserve so richly. "When tho press comes out with a sta lenient which if? exceedingly encouraging to any undertaking, un-dertaking, he felt it to be the. duty of every teacher to immediately telephone the editor of that paper and express thanks for the article in question, be it editorial or news. lie also believed that when a member mem-ber of the legislature takes a stand for any question of importaneo and well-being for the schools in geuoral that legislator should receive a personal letter of thanks from tho teachers. This method he felt sure would cause legislators to stand by the schools more forciblv than ever before, and ho could thiuk of nothing which would bear such weight with members of tho lecihla-ture lecihla-ture as such a course as ho suggested. Teachers will gain and provo their in tluence in this way. and teachers should be more ready lopraii-o than to cou-antly cou-antly find fault. What Study Demands. The only function of the school, he said, is to moot the socialogical conditions con-ditions which surround, it. Ho further declared that what public opinion demands de-mands is what tho public school must famish. There aro but threo steps in the course of study, he said, tho lirst being demand, the second experiment and the third legislative action. As time goos on 'with tho pupils in the schools their books become thicker and the pupils become tinner. lie traced the varying course of study from 17S0, when Washington was president, down to tho present time, showing how the various subjects of history, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, drawing, draw-ing, physiology, nature study, science, and tho like have been added from time to time, and how the teachers always al-ways declared, whenever it was pro pos"ed that a new study bo introduced, that it was impossible, as t hey had no room in tho curriculum for any more studies and the pupils wero already overworked. But, ho declared, all this made no difference, tho studies wero added just tho same ami he was of tho opinion that they wero in tho course of study to remain. In closing Mr. Aekerman declared that 50 per cent of tho present school work is absolutely useless and that I ho truo funclious of the school must follow fol-low the demands of tho age. Mrs. Bessio Browning . dolighttully rendored Sobeski's "T Love Von" and was forced to respond to a hearty encore. en-core. Business Session. Proceeding to tho business of the meeting the commit teo rend a long Ibt of resolutions which expressed the thanks of the. convention . to tho citizens cit-izens of tho city for thoir hospitality, to tho speakers "from out of tho state, the boards of education, tho press for its fair, truthful and impartial reports, tho street car lines. Professor Wotzcll, the musicians, both1 telephone companies, com-panies, a warm and heart j- compliment of the splendid service rendered by Dr. George Thomas as president .and to other people and firms for the aid given to them. The resolutions ended with the following, the most important resolution reso-lution of the entire meeting: To Secure Enactment. "Tho stale legislature will soon convene con-vene to consider the needs of the various vari-ous departments and institutions of the state. Therefore, be it "Resolved. That the president, of the State Teachers' association appoint a committee composed of tho state board of education, the present president of the Teachers' association, his successor and six other representative educators and executives to formulate and define our school upocIs ami to secure itieir enactment into law." This resolution and all others wero unanimously passed. Nominations Made. Nominations wero then in order for president, and the following wero nominated: nom-inated: Professor William A. Wetzell, Frank M. Driggs of Ogden and John S. Welch of this city. After the seconding sec-onding of all the vote 'was taken and resulted as follows: Driggs. 1 51; Welch, 133: Wolzcll, S. Mr, Driggs was declared elected and the election was made unanimous. The fact that scores of Salt Lake members of the association left the hall before the election elec-tion lost to Mr. Welch the honor of tho presidency for this time, although it is a foregone conclusion that he will bo elected next year.t After the election of tho other ot-fioers. ot-fioers. Dr. Thomas adjourned the meeting meet-ing without date. INTERESTING MEETINGS HELD IN THE PORENOON During tho forenoon departmental meetings were held in the High School and Union buildings, and the five meetings' meet-ings' were largely attended. One of the most interesting of all tho sessions was that of the juvenile court work. Tn tin1- department Judge K. 0. Gowans was the principal speaker, his topic being be-ing "Tlio Mental and Pl'sical Comli- Hon of Juvenile Delinquents." Following Fol-lowing this interesting paper, a hot din clission of the subject was participated in by George S. Gibbs. J. Fred Auder son and Parker P. Pratt. Among other things, the. judge said, during his addrons: "There seems to prevail an opinion that all, or nearly all, children who are seriously delinquent; delin-quent; aro physically defective. Now. whether this comes from tho quite general gen-eral habit of observers of looking for tho fo-callod physical atigmata in "delinquent "de-linquent children, or whether in our sometimes scntimentnl anxiety to find excuses for children's delinquency, or from our inability to get out of the rut and do somo thinking for ourselves, I do not know, but J. feel safe in venturing ventur-ing the opinion that physical defeels. or the presence of the so-called physical stigmata, are not to be found 'much morn frequently among the delinquent childron of Salt Lake City than among those who aro not delinquent. "The most Borious fault of delinquent delin-quent children is a lack, not of health, but of food. Badlj'-nourished children are the rule. The great majority of delinquent children como from .unsatisfactory .unsatis-factory homes, and nearly all unsatisfactory unsatis-factory homes aro presided over by women who lack the first qualification of parenthood a knowledge of tho science sci-ence of nutrition. Truancy tho Pirst Step. "Truancy is tho first stop in delinquency, delin-quency, and almost all of tho children who run away from school and aro brought before the court explain that they feel that 'tho teacher has it in for thorn.' Tho practical point growing out of all this is that somo provision should be made for tho children among delinquents who aro mentally defective. If wo equip a detention homo or school for tho care and discipline of delinquents, delin-quents, wo have problems enough in lurnishing them with tho training which, means for thorn self-control and restraint, and we should not be asked to handle those cases that should bo in a school for tho feeble-minded. " It is not gcnenillv known that with tho backward child," if taken at the right time, there aVe two roads forking out from each other, tho one leading through a lifo of markedly low elli-cicney elli-cicney to liual imbecility: the other, leading up through wisely directed training to normal lifo at maturity. If tho people generally, and tho teachers teach-ers in particular, could bo made to feel this, tlioro would bo a simplo -problem before tho friends of backward children' chil-dren' during ihc coming session of tho legislature, in securing tho enactment of tho laws that arc nooded for tho establishment es-tablishment of a suitable school." The meeting of the grammar section was ono of tho most largely attended of all the. five. Tho first speaker was Dr. Joseph Peterson, who addressed the gathering upon tho mibjoet, "Havo tho Formal Disciplinary Studies Been Too Much Emphasized" in Our Schools?" During his address ho made a strong plea for less of tho toxt-book and more of tho experimental in school training. Tho text-book, ho declared, cultivates the artificial in learning and proves of but little practical value. Ho believed ! that teaching by experiment brings tho practical out in the foreground and hides the artificial. Male Tcachors Needed. I Prof. D. C, Jpuson spoko on the subject, sub-ject, "Should Moro Male Teachers Bo Frnployed in the Grades?" and said that tho school board has found that tlioro arc not enough good inalo teachers teach-ers in tho state. They aro obliged to chooso anythiug thoy can got, and tho result he declared to bo evident. He gave as his opinion that tho place for woman is in tho home, as a wifo and mother, and not in the schoolroom. Old maidsj he snid. had established habits of lile, lacked sympathy and kind-heartedness, kind-heartedness, and the knowledge of things industrial. Ho declared tho education edu-cation of the. boy to bo of moro importance import-ance than of tho girl, lu closing his add reap, Mr. Jensen suggested that women be placed only in tho lower grades, where their sympathies nnd kindliness could bo brought into play in helping to form the habits of tho younger children. Men, he said, should be in tho upper grades for tho giving of instruction in practical and systematic syste-matic education. In thu commercial or business section, excellent addrosscs wero given by P. S. Penderqrass of St. Mark's hospital, on "Tho Place of Classics in Commercial English"; 0. J. McNitt, auditor of tho Oregon Short Lino, on "What tho Business Busi-ness Man Demands of tho Commercial School"; 0. J. Stilwell, on "Demonstration "Demon-stration of Practical Banking iu Commercial Com-mercial School Work," and by Miss Elizabeth Mcsstnore, on "Benefits of Commercial Geography to tho School of Commerce. ' The ineetiug of the school board and superintendents, which was fonnerl.y intended in-tended to bo separate, was combined for convenience. An interesting paper on "Industrial Training in Rural Schools" was read by Thomas McKay of Ogden, in which ho advocated the. teaching of agriculture and industrial I subjects in preference to the scientific, believing tlio children would gathor vastly more from these subjects to as- sist them in their lifo 's work. Ho ar- guod that only 2 per cent of the boys ! who leave tho graded schools reach the universities, and that the remaining children go mostly into agriculturo and tho industries right from tho grammar grades. Other Papers Presented. Subjects of other papers and the readers were: "Tho Relation of the Superintendent to tho School Board." William Allison of Ogden; "What Can tho County Superintendents Do Educationally?" Educa-tionally?" L - E. Eggortsen. Provo; "Somo Plrysical Detects Retarding Mental DcA-elopmcut " John SundflJ qv i''r LllWdo ShouldfS School Board Givo tho Principal,! County Superintendent and Teacher GarMl. Marcussen. Price; "The Pol bilities of tho Kindergarten in Public School TJnder tho Present LaTu Prof. Byron Cumminga. ji Officers in tho different depnrtra'S wero elected as follows: ?J Superintendents A. C. Nelson. Sfif Lake, president; J. L. McCarroy,!!1 gan. secretary. . H Grammar Oscnr Van Cott, Lake, president; Viola Sorcuson. Prcl scerctnrv. ' VJ ,Crfttr S,T7riss AVlC(i Wheeler, TJni? Kity of Utah, president; Arthur Brotf Provo, secretary. 'fS: Business J. p. Goddard, Agricultti college, Logan, president; MissEnj Curtis, Salt Lake, secretary. jt . uvenilo Court Judge & G. Gowft bait Lake, president; J. Fred Atii son. Salt Lake, secretary. j? School Board-C. 0. Crnpo, Sa? president; W. Thane, Carbon S secretary. l |