Show MUSICAL EDUCATION ogden city and weber county justly pride themselves on the finest Scholl scholastic edifice in the territory it is indeed an in imposing and pleasing plea ing I structure the lie building on young street between fifth and sixth and it will tand for long long on yean as 18 a i filoni lluent to the public spirit of the citizens who voted and paid for it as well as to the enterprise c of the men who planned it and to the t kill of the architects and mcc hanica w who to built it but as a dead body without the spirit id is crude paluel valueless me matter fit only for decomposition thui a fine school buil building dim I without a fine school education is a hollow shell of brick and mortar lumber and lath wo we are fortunate that the same men and the same people who directed and erected the tile building have also cecen educators of ability and energy to conduct and manage the training za of young C minds in th the c central school year after year ear the public school system of aber J county has grown and expanded the wider its base became tho the higher lii z glicr could it lift its a aims im in g gradual gradual advance we have progressed from the dissemination of rudimentary education to practically all the children of the country many of them have obtained a fair elementary education as a solid foundation on oil which the more aspiring and ambitious can build a superstructure of lii glicr studies and more advanced learning some of the more practically useful branches of science are now taught in a pimple simple style adequate to to the limited limit etl supply I of apparatus the modest requirements of the pupils and the simplicity of their previous teachings true there arc are still defects and deficiencies but they are not on account of the system which is designed broad and wide e enough to embrace ultimately all disciplines of useful knowle knowledge dc balowin but owing to the circumstances still step by step these deficiencies are being supplied by the foresight foresi glit and liberality of our school authorities and every succeed succeeding in st scholastic year will see new improvements all contributing to the approach toward that imperfect perfection which is the lot of all things mundane the lot lotch t r P i in ane lil C dsenga central gel school looVis is the introduction of musical instruction music alusic has lias ever been one of the ni most ost p potent factors in the mollifying of manners manner and subduing of savagery En tollit mores nee einai essef trot frosY ovid its power to subdue and soften the passions haa has never been doubted or denied its influence especially ally on the more inore impressive youthful heart is of the greatest importance as an aid in the formation of character shakespeare suspects the man void of music as tit fit for treasons trea sons cirata sirata stratagems eins and spoils every teacher knows or ought to know by experience how a song will at once smooth the turbulent minds mind of exuberant youth or revive their flagging spirits to fresh activity besides being based on mathematical principles of undeviating viat ilig accuracy the teaching of music contributes greatly to the development of the calculating faculties of the scholars it impresses them forcibly and almost surreptitiously with the principles of proportion and measure princ principles i ples which will not be impotent in the of the scholars characters again what joys and pleasures music Ail lords at the tile don domestic lestic fireside and in social circles how often has it calmed down anger and charmed away aw ay grief raised drooping ng li hearts carts and Url iWed careworn eyes how n PT tyis the attraction it of sweet music discoursed by mother motier wife wire sister or daughter on tile son husband brother or lather who otherwise would turn his back on the family fireside and spend his eve nin ask he lie had better not be t i says an all old poet in lit his bis quaint lines where gro arefes the bart would and dolefully dolc dole fulle dumps W bynde op presse ga there litus icke with wi th spede is wont to send re dresse of trebled lyndes in every sore bath hath a salve asahe in sto store re for al all I these and numerous numero us other reasons the school authorities who have introduced the beautiful and useful art of music central school are to abe ile highly commended and it is most that parents and pupils support the new departure heartily and steadily dily |