Show FREE I 1 INSTITUTE prof E H griggs thee the lecturer psychology AND E ETHICS me he handles his subject well there is a fair attendance of teachers the annual summer school ol of the B Y A opened this morning at ac 1015 by singing a sunday school song improve the shining in moments 11 on the platform were prof cluff claff pres david john of the utah stake of zion mayor mayo r holbrook Holb of provo hon W H dusenberry treasurer of the board prof griges of the leland stanford university Eity of california and supt bupt rawlings of the provo schools after prayer by supt bupt rawlings Baw linga pres dabid john offered one red introductory remarks of a hickly educational character involving truths at once timely and patent mayor holbrook took it that two of the great objects of life are a studious care of our bodies as fit places for the soul to dwell in and a careful cultivation of all the faculties of the me soul to the end that each may perform its utmost not only for itself but for the race and the thereby reby uplift manki mancid id to higher levels and prepare all to enjoy the fullest fruition of bliss hare hereafter after he then welcomed the teachers to the hospitality of provo pres prea oluff claff introduced prof griggs the gentleman at once dived into his bis subject eubie ct psychology and ethics the educational idea of the day is a higher respect for per persons sous said h he that is there are three psychical ac tivi ties understanding emotion volition as an aspects of the mind and a thorough knowledge of these activities con coaplen pled with the power of cultivating them to their fullest is the aim of edu ada cation from this fundamental truth were evolved the following gems to know others one must know self to understand the laws of the universe we must most acquaint ourselves with the mechanical laws of self i the whole of truth troth is necessary to the whole of beine half truths are the worst of falsehoods the tha basis of society la a confidence the practical problems of life are variable and changeable and it is only through an artistic adjustment of ourselves to them is ia progress possible mans minds are under the dominion of general lawr law yet each pemon im ima haas a distinct individuality and the wise wine teacher recognizes these facts and ad justs his bis teaching accordingly each school is composed of distinct t individuals each possessing distinct traits of character which need individual attention for the purpose of training those distinct powers for definite ends enaa the good of the whole the brict edrict formalism of many city schools makes automations automat ions of tho the teachers and tends to crush crash the budding tendencies of individual children the spontaneous development of the child should be aided in its efforts to relate its growing powers with its en viron viro ment ament to grow is to know and to know is retting getting in touch with all sided aided truth to see oa as others see to feel as others felt each child is a key to the universe of man and his possibilities aro ara mirrored in the progress of the ago age |