Show SO SCHOOL OOL TEACHERS IN INSTITUTE 8 T I 1 T U VE the institute ii ute me tp pursuant to adt journ ment at the he ward schoolhouse on saturday last january at nine am prayer was offered by the principal prof maeser and the regular order of business taken up reading beading 11 in the different classes conducted by the professor and hi his hii i two assistants all working with a zeal commendable in teachers teacher who have the welfare of theli their pupils at heart and who are keenly alive allie to the work of mental and moral culture the pupils of this school seem to 11 have caught inspiration from their teachers and are all workers the result of or thinking teachers everywhere and which we so sadly needed in this territory of utah the same energy was dis played through out ort the drill of classes and we must say the school of the ward ought to be proud of everything except the lack of proper recitation rooms and schoel school furniture much valuable time is lost by not n ot having the proper appliances in schoolrooms school rooms and this defect can be renie remedied died and doubtless will be in a short time then with the tho naturally bright intellects intellect 3 of our children endowed with superior aspirations the schools of utah will r soon 0 u compare with if not eclipse those these of any auy other territory state or country professor being called upon gave a very practical address upon thorough education replete with encouragement and enthusiasm aam recommended competition between schools for proficiency a decision to be rendered on the contest by impartial judges and followed by bishop john sharp the ward who wilo heartily en dors edthe the tho work in which we en engaged aged rendering us all the sympathy pat yand and encouragement in h his is power and said he was in favor of ajust adjust and equable school law which would not nob fall back upon the people as a lead dead letter and confidently was looking forward to the time not far distant when the people would remedy this defect he en cou raged 0 young men to go to school at a any ny age from early youth to forty five years and over and not be ashamed an apology being given in the exigencies of the past and lackl lacki backof of these ad advantages vantages in the first settlement settle bettle mant of these valleys prof riggs biggs closed the exercises of the forenoon by recommending punctuality in teachers as well as pupils pupil 4 and a aa usual entered heartily into the mission to which he is called as superintendent of schools for the territory of utah pm afternoon session house called to order by pres president I 1 t 0 H biggs Seere beere secretary report po retread read and accepted address by R marshall on the duties of or teachers deac hers wh who plainly pointed out the position they should hold in sll sli society clety and their responsibilities also spoke of their remuneration for services and the ingratitude sho she shown wn In inmany 0 miny I 1 instances by patrons in in short kave gave a rood good and pointed pointed address showing that ho he has sympathy with the eau cau causland cause seand and is willing to work miscellaneous business being in order a motion was made and car ried that the secretary be instructed by the president to give special invitations to all teachers in salt lake county by letter ietter to join jola this institute Ther chef members then proceeded to discus fhe following question CRe resolved solved that moral suasion is the only true method of governing a school 11 professor taylor of utica new york being present by invitation president of Tres ident riggs spoke upon the tiie question he is in favor of the priority superiority 11 of moral suasion over but cases eases might arhe arke wife when n physical punishment might sars sary after fter debating pro and con for some time the question wai given to bouhe ahe fhe house for decision and lost bif bya q large maj majority orits 4 committee reported the tho following roi rol low ng pr pro gramme grammo for the next meeting me nhe institute will meet at the tiie Gt oWard schoolhouse school houe houke feb I 1 W amt amm aft a W a m after the class exercise bythe teacher mr nir lir kelson keison and 11 chorne shorne SH orno orne will addres address s the school ress resa till 2 p in prof K G addres address the association up un ea n any subject he may select slats ux erette in arithmetic by capt X syi JYl theren will follow adjourned 0 mi briggs prest J WITHERELL secretary |