Show SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION the monthly meeting of the sunday school officers ficere of and nd teachers ot the salt lake stake convened at the four word ward assembly hall on monday evening the insa the meeting was presided deJ over by sup T I 1 C griggs the singing for the occasion was waa rendered by the mill creek choirs choir under the t a leadership of brother J A cornwall representatives were present from eighteen eity and four country wards warda instructor maybock Maye ock of the latter day saints saintly ld college according to an dou no ement was present with a portion of his ulas class to give a practical illus of the method of studying the book of mormon in that institution the teacher began by explaining that the lessons were assigned to the clasa in advance that the students may be prepared in this preparation each one was required to make an analysis an alysia of the assigned for study this was W t give him practice lo in discovering the chief points in the narrative given for or a subject by thus noting the leading facts facto in ia th the story estory and grouping around them the various details the student can better remember the be lesson it was waa the he aim to have the students do the work as far as possible the teachers teacher Is duty was waa to merely direct their thoughts a and dd draw out from them the ideas they acquire from their studies the lesson for the occasion was waa the J journeys made by nepal mind and his brethren to obtain the plates from laban the instructor called epou two iwo members of the class to read react in turn the analysis each had made cf the subject assigned what was expected in this analysis of the narrative was a statement of the principal facts therein mentioned meation ed in order to give these facto the pupils of course had bad to read the th lesson carefully and note the subjects treated upon therein tb ereio As each member of the class was required to write an analysis of the narrative it was not known beforehand who would be called upon to read watt he be might have written and sometimes several pupils were called upon to read their notes As AB the pupils would often differ la in the analyst analysis they presented the teacher 4 tad found it necessary sometimes to harmonize these differences by forming a ab nb new analysis which he be presented on the blaes blackboard board to discover whether toe the students were thoroughly prepared on the lesson the teacher called upon them promiscuously to state the details jig as they had them grouped in their winds minds under each subject beading where one pupil failed td relate all the details belonging under one heading the class claes were called upon to supply what waa jacking in this way every circumstance mentioned in the narrative was brought out in detail after he teacher oath satisfied flud himself that the tory story or narrative was fully comprehended the students were called upon to state what lessons idere were to be learned from the story this practice caused the pupils to reflect upon their studies and derive that benefit from them which could be applied to their own lives the olas class was waa afterwards given an opportunity to ask ak questions concerning anything they did not fully understand about the lesson superintendent R 8 horne home an bounced that if any superintendent or teacher wished any special subject ventilated at these meetings the In intend enoy would like him to make it known in writing bupt T C griggs brigga called attention to the suggestion in the sunday school ouide guide concerning the holding of teachers 1 meetings gB in each school in these meetings matters pertaining to the welfare of the school should shoula be considered the teachers should be called upon to report the condition of their classes and to express their ideas in regard to promoting the interests of the ghe school statistics of their classes and the nature of their studies should h renor ted at these tea oben meet bro J W Summer of the general sunday school board exhorted the superintendents and teachers to have a plan to work to and to keep their ai mover in view A vocal solo and chorus were rendered by miss sadie cooper and the choir after which mo adjourned the south cottonwood cotton wood ward choir were announced to furnish singing at tho the next meeting which would be held on the third monday in november |