Show mm alie course of sn SPEECHES the talk by sutherland graham and simmons many may not bo abaro of the fact but there ia in provo today a summer school which would do honor to an eastern college town about fiffy five students aro in attendance principally practical teachers from all parts of the territory who although well qualified in their profession desire to keep abreast of the times in educational methods and practices the courses offered are first school management and discipline by dr K G maeser dr maeser is well known as one of the leading educators of the west his work as a teacher in salt lake city in the B f academy and lately as the organizer of the church school system recommends immediately tho courses lie offers the next courses given by prof B duff jr are in the history of pedagogy and in psychology in its relation to education prof duff is one of provos young men who has by his own efforts placed him aalf among the leading instructors and educators of our territory after several years in the B Y academy as instructor tor in tho mathematical department he decided to go east and prepare himself for more advanced work he matriculated in the university of michigan in the fall of 86 and graduated in the spring of 90 avith the degree of B S having studied principally pedagogy or the science and art of teaching and the courses he teaches in the school are well calculated to stimulate self effort on the part of the students and point out to them new lines of thought and investigation prof bramball Brim ball offers courses in school devices a most interesting and profitable subject for the practical teacher brother brimhall ia well qualified to conduct these exercises having had an extensive and successful experience in room work and habinc been all his life a hard and energetic student of the methods and practice of education to the primary and intermediate teacher his coureas are invaluable elementary sciences are presented by brother emil B isgreen the regular instructor in sciences in the B Y academy the value of a knowledge of the sciences on the part of both primary and intermediate is fast being recognized A teacher is decidedly lame it he is not in possession of an I 1 elementary knowledge at least of this subject the courses offered by bro isgreen aie well adapted for all public school teachers and will tend to make them more proficient in their school work prof H E giles one of most proficient music teachers offers a course in banging binging according to the tonic sol fa method thus simplified music not only becomes possible to all but interesting to all the disciplinary value of singing yn a school is well recognized javery JK very teacher should know how to eink is an oft repeated quotation the summer school will strive not only this but during all future years to present to teachers juat such songs and as will aid them in conducting their schools the kindergarten is also a main feature of the school this aims to give to the teacher instructions both theoretical and developing ve loping the childs faculties through the activity of play the teacher strengthens tho mental powers and thus prepares the child for more effective work in the school ayery mother in provo city should take this kindergarten course and thus learn how to develop the faculties of her children harmoniously and in accordance with the law of nature in talking with the students of the summer school we find they are all enthusiastic thusia in praise of the courses I 1 offered and the way they are presented it is the faiet school of its kind ever started in utah and should receive encouragement coura gement from all and especially from interested in making provo a great educational center republican convention the following was crowded out of our yesterdays report of the republican convention at the opera house in this city dr simmons moved that a county convection for the nominating of county officers be held in on monday july carried dr simmons stated that mr ghaham had at one time called mr names and he desired a refutation air graham had public aUy asserted that was a republican war borso mr stated that ho was willing to give mr simmons tion by meeting mr graham in 30 days in a 16 foot ring with six ounce gloves in the meantime while we we want to ourselves to meet alie common enemy and by the grace of god we will enow those fellows under eo deeply that they will never be heard from again the democrats generally make a great deal of noise beating tin pans etc 1 heard one fellow say if the salvation army had followed the democrats through paydon they would davs had a good field to work anthe republicans dont do that they are quiet but they do a great deal of thinking when it comes to logic in the language of the great psalmist the democrats are not in it when republican literature is issued it is full of facts and figures as an eak is lull ol 01 meat the democratic literature is fall of torn acol pictures that appeal to prejudices and not to the reason they capture a great daany on abort notice but as boon na they have time to think the matter over seriously they become republican when you educate a man in threw months to become a doctor he will kill more people than he w ill saye when you educate a man in three months to become a lawyer he will tangle business up BO that it will take all the lawyers in heaven to straighten it out A 1 the lawyers go to heaven aliey hae ot no ube for them in the other ulace the speaker was frequently applauded plau ded the chairman was called for he r ait it responded amid applause his opinion was that mr had struck the keynote wherever intelligence and education are paramount there you faud republican majorities where you find a people who dont know theira b CF there yon will fiad democratic majorities the great issue between the two national parties today is the tariff question but there are biber issues that must not be lost bight of aej may eventually be able to educato the democrats up to a theory of protection the speaker then entered upon a lucid explanation of the question of state 1 strong central government showing the fallacy of the ideas advanced by the democrats he was greeted with enthusiastic john C graham waa called for tha gentleman took pleasure iu responding rep he had been identified with the kepko lican party just lona enough to beam that the democrats were tar behind he had always been tainted with republican ideas someone down had asserted that ho waa a life long democrat hut be would defy any man to prove that he had ever been a democrat a democratic article or made a democratic speech he congratulated the convention on the successful completion of its work and asserted that the intelligence of utah county was to be found within the ranks of the utah county republican party two weeks ago the republicans in this county could be counted on the finfera fin gera now they are enrolled ly the hundreds dr jimmona wanted to eay one thipa that the democrats hardly avei touched upon when buchanan sat in the presidential dental chair and the states commenced seceding he simply sat there and said he coula do nothing when abraham lincoln was elected president there was no money in the treasury but he at ence called for 75 men now the democrats eay that the majority of the army were democrats each of the volunteer regiments of the army were polled and the results were sent to their native states when the war broke out thousands who were democrats became republicans john A logan was a democrat and general grant was a Democrat but they changed their politics I 1 was a demo crat but when fort sumpter was fired on and my party said I 1 could do nothing I 1 sent in and I 1 had to before the knights ot the golden circle caught me more enthusiastic applause alie convention adjourned with three mighty cheers and a rousing tiger for the republican party of utah county |