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Show .JjV Utah County Teachers r w, , - "Met in R.gular Session at-1'rovo ' on Nov. 3.j. p Tlio Utah Co. Icnrlicrs mcl In rcfiiilitr session on Nov. 21lli, nt IVoio, Bitpt. F,1 Ulirlsicimcii prcM line nntl I'ruf, Olios f t- fiirliislilng nuigtrfor tlio occasion, ' t Mt0,r H'oionlnB exricl cs tli Sunt nniiotiiicvil Hint tlin usual inornm would lx) clltenncl with In order togltotlio tlmoto tpoilftlnKuleliiil lfitbrn, viz: Dr. Tnliungc ruul Cominlrffloncr Louis, ! Hit TtMiAnn A RAo n very finislied ndilrccn on the. nub. Jfct, "Teachers Instruct Yourselves." llosnld nmoiigotlierfliiollilnnatlml tlio Krontrst defent of modern tenchorH nntl leaching wns the failure to comprehend tlio relation that exists between the various departments. From tlio lowest to tho highest each nro dependent on ! .' he other, if tho Mnlidicd work is to ho allafactory Tho boait of tho iiliiu- - . t tccnth century la to economist) life, j J, ' lalwr, time, energy nnd money This .jj must lw dono in our school oyatcm. I Waste in nil tlicso dcpartmciita w-na clinrnctcrlattc of tho barliarnna nge. Tho spirit of genius in that It lakes ' ' Inflnlto paliiB. Perfect Inn tlriicmls up- ' . trifle, and perfrctlon la no trillo. Tho titio teacher In ninny n alndent. ( llo haaeomo fnNorite rtudy which ho ; puraueB ouc side of Ida clasa iropiirntlun' ; The children are to bo pUtlcd who hao W forn leaclicronewho nover Btiidieanny- r-gy thing hut the lirnnelitB ho is teaching. 1 ." Hucli nro only lesson glvera. Them nro 1 ! tow peiKons who nro only imllntivu, but most persona luivo n dlvlno spark of independent tliouglit mid capacity for f ' original wnrl. if the teacher hut nourish i . It inlon (Irmo Do not Bcok to control W by fear when n tnoro cirectivo method is " ultliln jour icach. Lovo our children and glo them Bpirltual and mental food and they will obey joii. Too much energy is spent In hating e II, it should beiiKed in loving good Tho use of tea nnd codeo aroearrhd to miclijiti cstrnl. r in nomaoruur JcojiicrnTOIieg"CM ns to be called n dlHCAso by pliyairans. It is not bo intieh the duty nt lending to tram ciilldren wltli facta na to tcaeli them how to got nt facta for themsolu-s. Tlio gentleman wni follow) d by Commissioner I.kwis. who said ho had seen ono nlmoit perfect Hchool liouso nt Dcbcrct, tho most nolnhlo fact being Hint it wns tlio finest building In tlio town, ns he thought cory Hchool liouso should bo Tlio N olijort of tho Loinmou tcboola waa to -" mako good cltlrcui, nnd theli mission Li would not bo completu until eery child ' had tho prhilcgo of n thorough edii. Lja cation. Hoped In our eiToils to inroiii- !?' ngo tlnio, energy and ninMiicr wu would S& mtgo tnniiollisrcxtrcni, nnd pop our J7 children In nt ono cud of mi eduruthiu Kf. machine, nnd gilnd them through, f k" ' bringing them out nt tho othor, p1 niachliie-tiinile cilLens. Ilvury t'Orson W1'"' lias his plnco In tho grent world. Tlio s individuality oi the i hild must bo en 10- ',. uily preserved hnd developed. Mauls i not iunnituinl slato when he is Inn JL snvago londitlon. O.ily i liu natural B ' " whi-n tliesplrituil, mental and physiciil E nio propci ly doclopul. One oftliu 1 most iinportniit duties of tent-lioiH Is to w liml thetltucMof ciich rliild for special for ' ocnloiis" Tenchor sliunld give tliL ' hcnteiuigy of hotly nnd ndud to their B'; work, but ti listers tlrould not rc(pilro u Bt tcnelierto stand on Ids fietlllolhoo isix hoiih) of the day's pension. Tli0 tcaehi'i who ran not control Ida school, f veiling duun 1 would not give much for. i! Tlio teacher who sleeps nhio hours, t irthliu tll) "l"''1! "" ill do better r wmU tiiiiti the one whojiets nlougwitli six or oeen D. Talumu i" n few siiplomeiitnl ro-nuiil.H ro-nuiil.H pulntoliiuttliuwii) luwliicli Mill education timid be mieeeiwlully piiiauid, mid staled thattbu fatuity of tho Uniei-I Uniei-I slty would lieouly too haiipy to aid tlmin in any m.uinur tliuy might dobiro, to eon cspoiid freely with tliein. An adjournment was tnUn, nud an informal inwilon hold togivotho triifctcts I present u chauro to tnlk with tlio Com- . iniatloncr. Many Interesting ipieotlons """ " wer0 Kpiung chief among them thendvls. ll.lllty of stni-.l'lB i' ,'u'1' "l'"t' 'K' If. school, to bridge oer tlio i?ip that now Ife uxislH Ktw cen thu elglit grades nf tho S . common schools nnd University work, i: III executive session the tilllcerH of the " - Association decided to hold their llireo special iMMlons : Pint before Cliiisl-l Cliiisl-l mas, in thoiioith end of tlio uounly; I Bceoud immediately aflei tho holidays, j In tlio B-jhIU end oftlie enmity, third at f 1'rovo D.itus nnd placo tu hu gixen later. Tlio two dlatinuUhril UltorM lcctniqd to nn niipitclallio itiidlonco nt l'.ijHon in tho oeiiiuv, and ttmk of a ! sumptions 1 1 post provided by tli. toacl ers Hi ian Jakbman. j |