Show STRENUOUS DAY FOR HE THE TEACHERS race t l Departmental Work of the Con Convention Convention Convention Develops Interesting i Papers and Discussions DR OR BALLIET ET DELIVERS TALK r Maintains Hint Enforcement of tin the Criminal Law Luw of the Country Is n a Disgrace DI When Then the morning session of oC the teachers convention adjourned Iron from tho the Assembly hall Tuesday afternoon It was to meet In the high hi h school build building lug ing In where ro the departmental work of of oC tho convention was to bo be earned carded out One of oC tho most Interesting demon demonstrations f was that of o the ph ical de der 1 which was held In iq tho the gym gymnasium gymnasium Greetings to tho the visiting teach tech ors were ero read irony from Dr W T C Ander Antler Anderson son ROn of oC Yalo Yale and Jacob Bolin Bolln of oC NewYork New NewYork ew York both of or whom were here during the rho sessions of oC tho the summer school drool Tho rho first class demonstration was wab that of oC tho primary department bj by b a class of oC little tots tats under the direction of Miss lUSs Erma of oC the tho training train In school The Tire drill by b the th children elicit elicited elicited ed much from tho the visiting teachers tea This was followed by 1 n a l creditable drill In ht calisthenics bv b by a class of or little girls from the Waterloo school chool under tho the direction of or MIs Ils Bertha Martin Games for high school schoolboys boys bos were demonstrated under the di direction direction of oC H L Marshall of oC L D 3 3 university Under the direction of oC Miss Misi Elsie Elslo J Ward ard Instructor for the girls In the tho Salt Lake high school the ap apparatus apparatus work vork foi for girls was well sett demonstrated demon that for boys bo s was demonstrated ed under tho direction of or Renwick W also an Instructor In tho tiro high school Tho The exercises for defective children demonstrated under tho the di ac action tion of at Mrs I S Ross of oC the State Stale School for tho the Deaf Dear and Blind at Og Ogden Ogden den by a class from that institution The Tho work of oC the tho little blind boys b s and an l girls was exceptionally well done and ond aroused tho admiration of all Classic dancing for tor college was demonstrated by a class under the direction of oC Miss Mis 1 t Loul Louise o Do De Laney Lancy of oC tho University of oC Utah C DR BALLS LECTURE In the tho nature study stud and science sec see section t tion tho the chief chic topic was the lecture lectura of oC Dr Di E D Ball of o tho the Agricultural col college college college lege who ho discussed the Possibilities of or agriculture as a high school study Dr Ball Ban declared that the study stud of oC agriculture in the high school has como come comoto comoto c to be bo an nn essential and said that tune tha th thoun young oun man equipped with a practical l land and theoretical knowledge of o agriculture agriculture agriculture ture can take care of or himself anywhere where and under tinder any an circumstances The Tile dU dia di of o Dr Balls able paper was w is as isled led bv by b A 4 L Neff principal of oC the Brigham City high school chool schoolA A Rational national Course of ot Zoology was the subject of an interesting paper papel by IY y Dr C T Venues of or the University of oC Utah A paper prepared bv by b Prof Chester Ches f Snow B Y T U Provo was read in the v absence of ot Prof Snow Tho The subject was WIL How to Get the Most Out of or the tho Physics Course The Tile discussion was l participated in ht by b Profs Prots A B Knowl Knowlton ton toll of oC the University of oC Utah and B A Perkins of oC tho the Ogden high school Tho Tine Aims Alms and Needs In laphy was tho the subject of oC a paper by br b bM ms Miss M s Elizabeth Bond of the Salt Lake Lako high school Election of or officers In tho the nature study tudy and sciences science adjourned until 10 o clock this morning Tho The officers who served during dulins tho the past year are as follows President C C Spooner Salt Lake Lako high school vice vico Ice president E B M 1 r HallL Hall Ball L J D S university secretary Clarence ClarenceL L 1 Stew Stewart ait Mantl ManU high school MUSIC lUSIC SUCTION SECTION OFFICERS b Election of of officers was vas tho the feature of or the session of o tho the music section which held Its meeting in part of ot tho the gymnasium of oC the high school Albert supervisor of ot music in the We Weber her ber county schools was as elected president president president dent M E B of oC Salt Lake was chosen vice ice president and Isabel A Odell of oC Plain City Cay secretary j S The meeting was presided over by b Mr who was tho the president F Miss Lillian Llilian H Whelan the secretary who vho has hac occupied that position since tho the death of or the tho elected secretary r Julius Tullus Schmidt of oC Sandy i Music In the tho rural schools schoos was ns the tho subject of ot a a paper by bj Prof Oscar Van VaIl Cott ott of Salt Lake Prof ProC Van Cott Colt said aId music was a So necessity in the rural schools A teacher trocher of o music need not be a master of oC Instrumental music but In his Ills opinion a good teacher In other branches branche could teach tench music also aso A paper was to have been read by Prof Proto W A supervisor isor of oC mu mude music sic de In the Salt Lake City schools but owing to the Illness of oC Pro Prof Wetzell the paper was omitted The school orchestra rendered a number of oC selections and a chorus of children rang Fang vocal selections J P Goddard presided at the tho meeting of the commercial section held in room El Iii of tho the Union building at the tho high school George B Hendricks of ot Logan J delivered an address on Recent Davel Devel Developments In Commercial Education E in American High Schools and Colleges and C E Allen of or the University of oC Utah gave vo an address on The Tho i tj ty t for Liberal Education aa asa a Complete Preparation for tor a II Business Career Air Mr tr Allen AHen emphasized zed the necessity of oC ofa n a vocational education In preparing the boy boyar or girl for or useful manhood or wom womanhood B E H Holt of Provo delivered a 0 lec lecture lecture ture turo on the Means of at Inducing n a Larger Percentage of Commercial Students to Take Longer Courses The subject was discussed dl at length the discussion being led ed by G P Roach of oC Ogden GRA GRADE s President Pl Oscar Van Cott Colt presided at atthe tho the meeting of or tho the grammar grade de department department department hold in the gymnasium lum as ns assembly room An interesting debato debate 1 was precipitated by b T P D prin principal principal cipal of oC the Webster ebster school who w took exception to a statement by Prof ProC Hall Hallin in a lecture delivered by the latter aller to tho tiro effect that nature study and geog geography geography geography raphy should bo ho correlated The TIIe de debate debate debate bate was participated In by bj many of oC the teachers present nt the general sentiment being heln manifestly In support of at Prof Halls position on the ground that It would mean tho the reduction In the crowd crowded ed curriculum of oC the schools school Miss Ada Ado Van Store Stone Harris addressed tho kindergarten department on The Tho Place of the Kindergarten In Public Education Mss Miss Harris declared that 1 kindergarten 1 training Is Im mm Important Important as I every teacher should know knows s how loon to train tho young joung The TIle kinder kindergarten kindergarten or garten Carten is tho the foundation on which all education Is II built Miss Harris said sata It r was nc necessary for Cor every teacher to have an Open heart hoart and to rule by hy kind kindness ness nCI and gentleness for Cor the tho successful development of o tho thu child in the tho kinder fan ton course Prof William Stewart a s short but pointed and well Mell receIved reached lecture F on Tile The Kindergarten a 0 Proper Con Connection Connection Connection Between Home and School EVENING SESSION SESSIO Dr Thomas M r Balliet dean of oC the tho school of oC pedagogy of tho the New York university lt delivered a 11 most interesting and timely address before tho the session of oC tho the Utah Teachers hers association n In inthe tho the assembly D hall lost evening Dr Balliet maintained that tho the enforce enforcement enforcement ment of or tho the criminal law of or the coun countI country try tI was a disgrace and this t hi In a 11 large measure In is responsible for tho among amon children After Aller the tho session was eras called to order bj bS b President Rev Re W 11 V M 11 Paden pastor palter of or tho the First Presbyterian l chinch church offered prayer Tho The lIrt speak ci er of the evening was liss Ada da Van Stone Slone Hauls as assistant assistant superintendent of the tho schools of Rochester Ro Now ow York Iles subject was ails Tile The need of or special classes in hr Elementary education Miss HariN said ald that lot foi economic reasons as 3 oil as 18 for r rite M II of or fairness lo to I normal and abnormal children alike I special classes should be ue formed ormed for fol forthe the lire backward and null inefficient In n order that the might ml ht be bo segregated front from the normal pupils At the conclusion of Miss IKs Harris lecture Will Sibley Sible sang ang a tenor solo which dais as much appi appreciated At the clo close c of oC the f session sc Ion the Orpheus club sang a n selection DR DP BALLIET ADDRESS Di Dr Balliet followed the musical number bj In Mr Ir Sibley Sible His address was In part as follows I 1 invite you jou ou said he to con consider sider shIel with me mo In nn an Informal wa this great problem This l great problem is Js often orten called the problem When hen vice I co inci increases eases the school Is always al alwa ways wa s blamed Tho public holds us re ic responsible responsible for tor the moral training of oC the child The Iho community owes It to itself and the school to control the tho saloon aloon and the degrading picture show We c need a stronger enforcement of the law toda today Crime is ii Increasing in increasing Increasing creasing a at a n discouraging rate There Is la need of higher ethics in inthe Inthe intile the tile legal profession The legal lelal pro profession profession must mURt help hep us ns to clear out things Public sentiment should act as a restraining rc TOwel power to these vices The main force In the tho development of oC conscience is public sentiment Thus we can see what a force foree public senti sentiment sentiment ment mont is In the suppression of or vice We Te should develop a moral senti sentiment ment iu In our schools One of or the tho high highest highest highest est Ideals of or the teacher should be to develop a good atmosphere and en on environment in our schools Hotels and boarding houses are very er bad places to bring up children You lou cannot associate the thought of oC the home with the Hat flat or tho the tenement house Happy childhood Is necessary for foi most people to have happy old age You can sing sInS Home nome Sweet Home Homo but you ou cannot sing Flat Fiat Sweet Flat If U we wo teach history as nil it should be taught If we e teach literature as It should be taught they the will have a pro profound profound profound found moral effect These subjects must be taught In a way wn to appeal appell to tho the imagination You must teach ethics at the proper time which I think Is the high school and In the proper way wa If IC this problem Is to be bo solved cd I do not mean the old sort of ot ethics but what I mean is a l plain discussion of or why ono one should tell the truth why it Is h the tho right tiling thing to do to tell teU the tho truth Industrial education is essential to useful citizenship We should study economics and sociology I should say then as a means of ot bringing about a 0 solution of oC this problem every eel stu student student student dent should be compelled to study stud political sociology Schools should bring a 3 development of or love faith and hope and these things are arc important parts of religion The schools in this sense should teach religion The teaching of or theology theolo is not religion When IHn You jou ou conic como to the teaching of or this religion however doctrines should not be taken into the schools Religion is lit I a n restraining force a constraining force restraining man manfrom manfrom manfrom from doing vv Wrong rong and constraining him to do right and teachers teacher are arc examples for their stud students en Is and so bj by h the pupils Imitation a n J teacher acquires a most powerful Influence over her charges es esI I |