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Show t'hli Tcitrliera' Aasntlatlon. Inlbeunlverslt) building last night Iho first session ol Iho seojnd nuuual meeting or thu Utah I'saclirrs' Association Associa-tion was held. a" Tliero was a moderate attendance. Mr. Hlewart, secoud vice-pre-ldent, prsslled. The singing, under tho leadership of Professor Wolfe, vras excellent. It was rendered by twenty-four luplls from Ibe different dif-ferent schools of tha city. Mlas Hnydtr tang scv-ral solos which were much appreciated. The llev. T. C. llltl oirered rays r, after which Uovernor Thomas gave the addrsas of welcome, Hondverttd to the Interest taken In eJitcatlou throughout the Territory, allowing the advantages to be gained by the attaining ot pmia-r knowledge, and paid a tribute to the efficiency of tho new school law pasted hy the recent legltlaluie. The Importance of the calling of the teachers was also datltupou. In their h null, he said, lo a great txts nt, rested the rising generation. The education or the young was a ruatlor over which the government should exercise the wisest and most Jealous care. The Uovernor alluded, briefly, to the success of and lult rl st niaiilfestsd In the previous meeting ot the association, which waa organized last year, and hoped the present pre-sent wuuld be no cxcrllon to the rule. Hchool Commissioner Hon man replied re-plied In behalf or the tiuclnra aud reuisrkml that ho felt a great Interest In the causeor education. In Ills recent tour through the Territory he found the now school law working splendid-I), splendid-I), there being a grtat Improvement over old conditions noted everywhere, every-where, ant it had caused a general awakening lu the noble cause. He found agoodgrudo of teacheraever)-where teacheraever)-where eiu loyod people who were earnest and Interva'ed In their work, lucre sveof education meanladbcrrate af crime. The present rate of pro -reisi in Uuh would soon I ut her In the lead of mauy other places. The school law was, he thought, oiam to Imp rove-meiit, rove-meiit, and he suggested that thu luactl-ra luactl-ra should uas their Influence with the coming legislature to secure audi amendmeuu as were ueiesairy. The work lo bo done by the Uuh teachers In their avcond aunual meeting wuuld I watcbedaud noted by all Interested In education throughout thu Territory. It wua auggeated that a territorial rev ling olrclc he satabllshed, and a cummlttcu waaapjolnled to lay out a ptsu and submit It In tho association during tbe present meeting. The mm-inlttits mm-inlttits conalata of Mr. Avery, Mlaa Iliohel 1. Iwarda, an I Hupurlnieiideut Ureen, of Cache county. Commissioner iloroman said be had received tuveral oommunloillonv from Chicago, atklng what Utah minted tn Uu at tho Worll'a Fair, an how much spacu she wuul I deslru to mako an exhibit. He suggested that com-milieus com-milieus bu appointed to take tip the matter and report durluir tho resent meeting, I ut no formal acllou was now taken. The meeting was continued to da), when Ihu election of c Dicers took j lace. |