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Show DR PAUL PROMOTES TEACHING IN NATURE . Instruction of science In t e schoo s was the subject discussed at the gene a ses Blon of the Utah Educational association which began at 1 30 o clock yesterday afternoon in the Assembly hall on Temple square Addresses on this subject were delivered by Dr J H Paul of the Unl verslty of Utah and Dr J A Wldtsoe of the Ltah Agricultural college In a brief address Dr E G Gowans state superintendent of public Instruction declared de-clared that the subject of science, natural physical and social should be more gen erally taught How the Grades Can Lay the Founds tions for Science was ihe subject of tbe address by Dr Paul who declared the love of nature to be the true basis of culture and observation of nat re the basis of thought and knowledge He also asserted that some of the greatest dls asters to be brougt upon mankind were due to the lack of nature knowledge as for Instance, the destruction of a city's watershed by forest fires He predicted that within fifty ears Salt Lake valley will be arid Why should It be necessary for com merclal c ubs to adopt the slogan See America First? asked Dr Paul It is because our false and superficial eduoa tion has not opened our ejes our hearts our ears our souls to the beauty and wonder the m sic and me ody the drama the comedy the tragedy of the world life everywhere about us hidden as It were In other wor ds than ours Tea h then In th a and there w be no need for m lltary tra nlng for this will make the kind of so d ers who wl 1 win This remark was greeted with applause Dr Wldtsoe s paper on Science Essen tlals In the High Schoo s was equa ly as nterestlng Previous to the progran me of papers music was given hj a horus of boys from the Pavson high s ool and a stringed quartette from the Brlgham Tojng unlvers ty a Provo |