| Show STATE instructors the second annual session of the utah state teachers association oo con 00 it at 10 thursday lo in the assembly Aa hall the session was opened with music prof daynes pro bided aided at the organ following came a fervent invocation by hon 0 F whitney and a brief address by the president state superintendent john joha R park to in which he be tendered a cordial welcome to the teachers of utah in convention assembled and expressed the hope that the proceedings would be characterized by con carted action sod and that the results of the meeting might accrue to the high oat eat good of the educational interests of the young commonwealth commonweal tb on request the proceedings edinge of the meeting at ogden during the holiday recess last winter were read by the secretary miss lucy M van bottand Cot tand with some corrections approved superintendent mosiah hall of weber ber county chairman mun of the committee on revlon revision of the constitution made his report and as an the same provoked considerable discussion it was wae thought best beat to refer it back to the committee this ibis afternoon when whelk provision would be made by which copies of cl the constitution should be furnished turnis bed each member mea iber in order that greater deliberation might occur in im the final adoption of the matter A recess was then taken until afternoon when the wingo program was carried out the dangers that threaten our pub schools oo hoole prof stewart siewart Sl ewart university of utah Discuss discussion iov L M gillilan Gill llan an high hibb school salt bait lake the ideal school curriculum supt bupt wm win allison ogden oden schools discussion superintendent W S raw iohd JURL provo city scho schoola olp at 8 pm p m this evening an address will be made by governor wells and a lecture given by dr karl 0 maeser the program to be interspersed with music among the teachers tea of the he state present were dr talmage Tal maRe president paul superintendent wm win allison alcieon All superintendent Mille millspaugh paugh superintendent wootton wasatch county superintendent H C utah county superintendent M hall weber county superintendent old barn bam cache county superintendent van cott salt bait lake bounly president kerr B Y college logan liggan president done it D S college principal ma loue of the salt lake high school ri choo dr C A whiting prof W M stewart dif wart supervisor augsburg principal C A short farmers ward instructor tor G Q H brimbau Brim baill bal B Y academy provo aud mr A 0 dark clark salt lake the second days session oi of the utah state stale teachers association began friday at the assembly hell hall the attendance tOD dance being considerably larger than that of thursday the paper by mr roylance Boy lanoe of the university upon modern educational theories was deferred until afternoon attern and the address addrece by president talmage substituted in its stead by reason of the inability of dr talmage to be present this afternoon atter noon in kilo his address before the convention president talmage took the posit position ioL that thai the present age to is one practicality while all knowledge nala the speaker to Is valuable some kinds are invaluable for the attainment of special purpose As an life is short our pursuit of knowledge to be successful must be guided by the be most careful discrimination A remarkable feature if not indeed the most remarkable ol 01 the characteristics of the spirit of the present time is the tendency toward a rigid economy in all mens work physical and mental wise and experienced thinkers have suggested that we are running to an extreme in the struggle ruggle et for utility and indeed such a result might be anticipated to ia view TIOW of our proverbial reputation as extremists tre mists te and while the greatest care to is exercised to secure economical conservation in the material and forces of nature we are still woefully wasteful of mental energy in the arrangement and pursuit of cur school aud and college curricula education is most practical which most thoroughly fits file man for bagh and honorable service and aad enjoyment enjoy benl in life it should eq equip him with tools for his work giving him power and desire to be a student and to remain a student as long as he be livee to grow with the times to adjust himself to his environment and to make boake the environment contribute to his bis and increasing strength streng tb it should give him the power of independent judgment and action it should purify his thoughts so as to enable him to break the fetters ol of superstition and to sever cover the bonds ot of ill iii tradition it should give him a love for labor to in all jim its ph phaes teaching that handcraft the good old foi boim m of our modern handicraft to is kin bin to head craft it must enable him to be help himself to be his own te boher facher tt it must purify his pleasures sanctify his hi labors labore and ennoble his hie sou soul the doctora paper was wae discussed by president elect tanner of the agricultural college prof steart art and president kerr next came the address of superintendent millspaugh upon the rhe nonprofessional non professional training of teachers this paper being by prof Brim brimhall ball of brigham young young academy provo the third sad and last session of the state teachers association convened saturday the interest from the first b baa Increase dand the attendance saturday was considerably larger than that of the other days the subjects dis dig cussed have related to vital problems and have been discussed in the light of the most advanced theories and principles it is believed that the outcome of the he session will be for this the beat interests int eresto of the young state and that still greater interest inte will attack attach to all subsequent meetings the paper correlation in the grade by mr mcknight Mo Knight and which was waa to have been read yesterday was brought up for discussion this morning mor the position taken by the speaker was substantially ly the method adopted to in the normal training in abb city sod its results seem to be most tory to the university authorities the paper was discussed by mr clark lark of the high school and by prof stewart of the university following came the discussion of the be usper upon th the subject what the common schools of the state need as am regards regarda organ organization I 1 bation 11 those par nar being prof whiting of ef the university van of salt bait lake county the subject seemed fruitful of discus discussion and the paper upon the standard of higher education in utan utah by president kerr of the B Y college logans logan was deferred until the afternoon after nooD prof writings whitings tings paper called forth quite a running debate so to speak in which mr gillilan prof St stewart sWart supt bupt caristensen bupt van out boott and Millspaugh Dr took an active part parl this afternoon prof kerrs paper was wa presented and was discussed by prot prof marshall of the university the following were also dil cussed let reading maud may babcock Ba boock university of utah 2nd and spelling john T miller cupl supt juab einab co schools ard writing may V cavanaugh Cavana lake city schools ath arithmetic attewell Ait Att ewall wootton supa supt wasatch co schools ah geography anna youngberg salt lake city soh schools 4 oth Gra grammar minar willard done prin pria L D 8 college the officers of the association for the tb ensuing ear are W J kerr logan first vice prof W M stewart second vice president miss alice reynolds provo third vice president dept supt halia hall weber county secretary and treasurer mies mica A E brotherhood |
