The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-08

observation begins in the school; color,
| form, size, etc., are used to develop it.
| Drawing perfects the connection be-
tween hand and sight. After the sub
| ject of general. comes that of inductive
| observation. There should be a close
connection between the lessons in
. :hool and the work outside. The
school cabinet is great aid in the
| training OF the observation. Pictorial
| illustrations are also valuable help.
The kindergarten is necessity in every
primary school. and this great need
will be met only by the effoits of the
| to achers.
Mr.. J.J. Walton delivered an address
on school regulations. and how to en-
force them. He said that it is only
through love for his work that the
teacher can dwell under the happiest
and most orderly conditions in the
school. Under the old method of school
discipline the teacher thought only OF
himself, but now he thinks of his
pupils, and the conditions surrounding
them. The school must be made to act
as unit in every way possible; and
this uniting may De attained by loving
aud reasonable Words Politeness exer-
Cl6Oo o kIC6s DOnCIg 660 tnhCo OA uaO
rough edge of command. Drawing aid
from the pupils creates strength in
discipline. An Differed school provides
desirable condition. The speaker de-
tailed the list of officers in his own de-
partment. By throwing the respon-
sibility upon the pupils. the best results
in school government are attained.
Common fractions were treated upon
by Mrs. 7. W. Bliss Alter a beautiful
definition of true education, the speaker
gave her ideas upon the teaching of
fractions Any child can comprehend
oue-halt as easily IS whole, by the
use of objects. The lady use,A set of
blocks, divided to halves, fourths and
so on, to illustrate the subject to her
pupils, class of whom were present.
Some class drills and examples were
rendered in ready and intelligent
manner.
The programme was not finished, the
time having expired The meeting was
very instructive one and much en-
thusiasm was shown. Si
Territorial Commissioner P. L. VIII
liams was present, and made a short
speech on general education princi Pies.
He regretted to sey that only FIN
per cent of the pupils of this co MY
attended school last year Il is i'm
peratiVe that the attention of the Leg
islature be drawn to The urgent need
of revision of the present schL ol sys-
TEN. 1t is weii-recogr:ized princi yle
that the education OF the children of
the State devolves on the STATE, and
taxation and benefits should go hand
in hand. He thought there should be
law empowering the officers OF the
county is l,v, tax, supplementary to
the Territorial tax, tie maximum OF
hich would be adequate 10 the wants
of the schools and sll the children in
the districts within the county; they
should also have power to compel
session OF az least two or three terms
in each year in all districts. The sys-
tenn of taxation >hnuld lie carried out
to the affair ent of is object. Mr..
presented from The teachers. to the
Legislature. and gave it as his opinion
that that body is most kindly disposed
toward the educational interests of the
Territory. The public chool must be
so improved that it can compete with
any private or denomlnational school,
or it will be forever under a cloud;
there is no reason why our public
schools should not be of a high
standard as any in the commonwealth.
The critic. Mr. s, w Stewart, gave in
q very favorable report
The programme for Janu ry 21st was
read. as follows:
Memory; how to cultivate it; Mr..
D. r. Allen.
2-Decimal Fractions; Mr.. D. B.
Richards.
3-Primsry History; Miss Rachel Ed
wards.
Educational Report; Mr.. j. B.
Moreton.
$40 what extent, ana :, should
whispering be controlled. ~ general
discussion; to be opened by Mr.. A. NJ.
Woolley.
Critic-Miss Alice Merrill.
Adjourned for two weeks.
Benedlction by 7. r. Wilson.
T. r. WILSON Secretary.