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Show The Deseret Institute. EhiTon Rki'uiimkan: As I am a stranger In Utah permit mo to say, be-foie be-foie I speak or the subject In hand, that I am tuily In love with jour grand old mountains and jour lovely allcj teeming with lire. The Agricultural college, the Logan temple, the Rrlgham Young college and the gicatcanals along the mountain moun-tain sides aro monuments of the skill and Industry of jour people. As I have spent tho last rout jcars In an eastern Institution or learning I am deeply Interested in the educational educa-tional work or this state, and for this reason I spent last week in the Institute, Insti-tute, wheic I made the following observations. ob-servations. In most class rooms that 1 visited I found a goodly number or attentive students, and well informed Instructor. Instruct-or. Perhaps, however, a bettor work could bo done in one or two rooms With less of tho lectin e system and better stimulation and direction on the part or the teacher. All teachers, no doubt, believe that "tho powers or the human mind are rightly developed develop-ed only with the needed seir activity" j'ct some or them disiegard It In practice. prac-tice. Excessive book work wlthmuch talk rrom the teacher i.nd little men tal or plijslcal expiesslon horn the student will not glvo the best results'. Germany has produced tho best schools In the world and the mosl progressive pro-gressive American teachers aro In sympathy with the pilnclples that the gieat Geiman reformers hi educational educa-tional matters have given to us. Much or the excellent woik done In your Institute is the result or the Inspiration In-spiration that comes rrom Gei many. The work In art In room seven undci un-dci the direction or 1'iof. Eastmond Is a perfect Illustration or the best German methods. The hour 1 spent In the kindergarten, kindergar-ten, however, was the most insplilng. I shall have much to say or this after I icturn to my home In Boston to me It was a grand revelation, as 1 did not expect to llnd anj thing like It In the West. The natural way In which Miss Rose Jones, with her well trained train-ed assistants aud eager, happy pupils, all hi appropriate costume, told and acted the"story orolir Independence" was worth a trip across our continent. In the largo gymnasium where the klndeigartcn Is done there Is ample room ror hundieds or visitors, jet thcic weie but few fathers and motheis piesent to see the splendid work of their chlldien. Any one de- piessed with the caics or lire could visit this department and be cheated from all his sorrow by tho plajs and songs or happy, smiling children. On Thuisday night 1'rol. Praeger gave an Interesting and deeply instructive in-structive lectuio on bacteria. Ho traced tho Improvements In the microscope mi-croscope and explained the cause and cure or many diseases Horn a bactciio-loglcal bactciio-loglcal standpoint. Ho emphasized tho necessity or cleanliness in all things pertaining to human lire. The week's work closed on Filday night with a lino program, followed with icfreshments and a dance on the lawn. This social was given by Pies. Unfold and his faculty to the students stu-dents and tcacheis or the Institute. It was tuily a splendid alTalr. Tho musical selections lcndercd by ho Thatcher people, Prof. East i )ud, Melv In Ballard and Miss Alku wore appropriate and Inspiring. The speeches made by Major Robinson, Piof. Hickman, Piof. Homo and Principal Johnson were gems ortruth, wit and wisdom. Tho recitation given by Pi or. Christensen was nearly a perfect per-fect lcndltlon. The warm words of welcomo by Pror. Llnford wcro much appreciated by all present. 1 will say In conclusion that I am spending a short time in jour city studying the psjchology or your native na-tive birds, and 1 would be pleased to meet any ono who can glvo mo any data on this .subject. I am located in quiet, pleasant rooms at 124 South Cth West, whero mv Irlends will please call on me. Respcctrully, Elmiua Adams. |