Show X OF birter alf i SAINTS throughout liotis tile the length and anda breadth of utah in the smallest ba hamlet nilet a as s well as in the birget city there are needs presenting themselves continually to lie demind eilind j of the thoughtful teacher t our district schools which require coille discussion betit batitis ls not the purpose of the writer to search too diligently 6 for the flaws alich na nay my Y c exist in aut out present methods of education nor do does es he anticipate to spring all questions that should be sprung and handle them as necessity aire A f few drw plain facts laid before th parent Varent teacher and pupil will be to answer the purpose of this present undertaking der taking calkins says knowing ing that which is to be learned is a great attainment knowing what should he be taught and how to teach it is a hig high b art to lo secure tills this necessary attainment is the first duty of every teacher ta acher to master the iii high h art is like unto the first duty daty in its importance it cn en chances tite tiie value of the attainment in knowledge and insures success in ill the great work or oi education asa As a community the latter day dai saints are said to be wonderful odd and peculiar they are looI loosed ed upon by the world as being a different species of humanity almost I 1 to vastly contrary are many of their ways from froin those of the world this difference does not only extend in matters religious but matters educational cat ional as well and perhaps the more widely wa differ on this latter the better if the present system of school teaching 1 as provided bylaw by law in our I 1 dis district brict s schools shall long prevail regail it ris is not the iu of the writer to td be understood as inferring in the least dezree decree that the district schools of utah are not A 1 1 but that they are not emphatically not the schools tho latter day saints want for tiela children this has been made more plain to 0 our ur minds minde since the establishment of such schools as the B Y academy at prevo the B Y college at logan and the beaver fillmore and salt lake stake sta ko academies these institutions have fully demonstrated I 1 the he fact the that the children of the latter day saints need an education differing materially from the mere hook bouk other institutions tut ions there is a t moral training is needed there are principles to be inculcated in the youthful minds tai that lat dare dare not be handled by our district school teachers no matter how well informed they themselves may be upon these and all other subjects in the beast bl cast ot of the true latter day saint there is a h hope ope forthe tor the future of his big children there is a longing desire which he feels with all his big soul and lie he shapes the course of his children to that goal ochi of his s long longings ingsby by every means within Ms lus power if education williena will wil lIend tend toward assisting himin him in his holy work lie gives it to his children but through the enactment of f a selfish law tb the e mo mormon rmon I 1 children have been deprived of their rightful education they must be satisfied to receive such morals as the law provides for fo them all the 0 parents can see this and an ut alter it it must be endur until something inora in keeping ith the hopes desires arid abid anticipations of the saints shall relieve re giove enem from the feir fear future of their children they see that tile the principles of their religion must be taught to the children as a branch ofa f common or scientific aduca tion they comprehend fully that th i meek eyed infidelity is creeping g into tho the ranks ranka of young 0 isreal and making makin 7 sad ad haleo there and that there then are arc no rest restraining mining influx influences aces to counteract its encroachments encroach ments aone at least until lille the wisdom wisOn lOf of s P pro P lica of god A secroy seer of latter days foreseeing t the drift of circumstances cum stances and the conditions of tile the people fer removed noved the barriers to a successful attainment 1 I of the I 1 fondest fonde st hopes of the he latter day saints by having ha ving organized under his personal and careful tion schools that would do much 1 to overcome the difficulties sur rounding his people president brigham young over eleven years ago in his for k krowl owl edge of the conditions of the laople instituted a system of education suited to the requirements ot ottic the latter day saints ile he placed upon on a successful footing 0 the B Y academy at provo and from this as lie he tio no dou doubt bt knew would be the result a similar institutions have been organized for the aspeci il al benefit of the latter day saints with the sanction and blessing blessing of the priesthood of god these schools havn been instituted as already stated in various places in beaver we have one and it is for far the saints of this place to see to it that it shall not noti suffer from lack of their encouragement and support established for their benefit it dt is is a matter cf concern with them and must be maintained |