The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-02
AT THE TEACHERS MEETING.
Interesting Lectures by Messrs.
Howard and Kendall-Notes.

The Salt Lake CountyiTeachers' Asso-
citation met in the Fourteenth Ward
Assembly Rooms Saturday at II a. m.
Superintendent VIM. NJ. Stewartpresid-
ing. After the transaction of some
interesting miscellaneous business. the
programme was carried out as follows;
First.Lecture on Geology, Professor
OTson howard. The gentleman did not
take MS audience on the other side of
me ocean to find objects with which to
shd, contlne himself to local geology.
mountains are special objects of study
10 biologists, because they are the
!heat re, OF the greatest geological actiY-
lty. The WaSatch Mountains furnish
grand opportunity for the study of
geology. They form the crest of the
great fold lying between the Rocky
Mount. ms on the east and the Sierra
Nevada Mountains on the west. The
lateral pressure caused that portion of
the eartL'' crust which now forms the
crest OF the Wasatch Mountains. to rise
above the surface of the then universal
ocean, forming the first dry land. This
was OF granite, and rose to considera-
bic height above the surface of the
water, and was several hundreds of i
miles long. The force of gravlta,ion
caused a split i'll the centre of fills
granite wall, along nearly its whole
length. The western half sunk. causing
the greatest fault in existence. The fall. |
ing produced deep valley on the west |
and high mountain wall on the east,
forming a great cliff, 1000 feet high,
and more than hundred miles long.
The falling of the western half did not
take place all at once, but very little
at a time. AS the western half sunk the
crest OF the eastern half was gradually
rounded oil by erosion. From a west
ern view the Wasatch Mountains pre-
sent the finest example of a mountain
wall that can be found anywhere on the
earth. The last settlement of the west
ern half occurred but recently. and
before very great while we NAV looK
Tor another settlement, vixen an earth
quake will most likely be the result.
We are much nearer the great central
hre than we might at first suppose.
Along the whole length of this fault or
crack we have series of hot springs;
those just north of the city being a good |
example. During the glacial epoch.
this valley was filed with great inland
sea of fresh water, known as Lake Bon
neville. This lake had an outlet through
the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. |
We have evidence that this lake went |
through wonderful series of osciIla- |
tons. The surface of this axe reached |
point 500 feet above the present sur
face OF Salt Lake. A change of climate |
caused it to fall below the level of its |
outlet and the water became salty. The |
lake again rose higher than it was be-
fore reaching point $40 feet above the |
present level of Salt Lake. The water
again fell leaving the Great Salt Lake, a
pool, compared to the former lake. The
study of this lake will help to solve some
of the great climatic periods of North
America. The evidences of this ancient |
LAKE can be had by observing the marks
left around the sides of the mountains. |
1t rounded, the hills, and in the west
formed the great alkali deserts, which |
has considerable effect upon the dlstribu-
ton Of plants and animals in this re-
glon. Even migratory birds prefer fol- |
lowing around mountain ranges. to |
flying across desert wastes. By study
ing the geology OF our locality we may
learn how much the present is affected
by the geological changes of the past.
Second-How do you maintain order
~ the ScnOOI room MI. a. >. Kendall.
The gentleman thought ii would first be
necessary to see the pupils and their
before he could tell exactly
what he would do. Before attempting
TO govern school teacher should first {
earn TO govern himself The noisy
teacher has a noisy school. The teacher
should get acquainted with the pupils.
out not get on too familiar terms with
hem. He should be firm and punctual.
He should make helps of the larger
pupils.
Mr.. B. H. Jones briefly criticised the
exercises. The association adjourned
or two weeks.
The programme for March 10: :
First-What benefit is derived from a
of diacriticaI marks? Miss
Rachel Edwards.
Second-Duet by Miss Bessie Dean
md Mr.. VIM. Dean.
Three-Botany in a district school,
dr. VIM. NJ. Stewart.
Four-Critic, NJ. E. Randall.
Questions to be answered by Messrs.
}. f. Wilcox, J. B. Toronto, r. S. Horne
md G. NJ. Mumford. \
D. R. ALLEN, 4
Secretary.