The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-13
THE TEACHERS ms It'll -.
The Regular Meeting Held Yester-
day.

The regular meeting Of the Teachers
Institute convened in the Thirteenth
District Sohoolroom at 10 80 Saturday
morning, with very large attendance.
Afte, the usual opening exercises, Piesi.
dent Stewart announced that the agent
of the Educational Journal was IN town
in the interest of that periodical, and
recommended that teachers SUBSCRIBE
for 1t. He spoke of the excellent
work done in country scnoois
which he had visited since the last
meeting, and made some timely suf-
gestions to teachers. Miss Youngberg,
the assistant secretary. had handed
MIN her resignat on, ard he thought
another sht ull elected at Cnce. he
also explained that the Deseret UnlVer-
shy recognized the district schools as
feeders to that institution, and that
pupils graduating from them would be
admitted to it without exahllnatlon.
The Univer ;ity Annual would INFORM
teachers as to the degree OF proficiency
expected o! pupils intending to enter the
University.
On motion. the resignation of MISS
YCungberg was accepted and MISS Lucy
VsnCott was elected assistant sec e.
tary.
Mr.. Dean suggested that a question
box" would be an interesting feature OF
the meetings, and the matter was le-
ferred to the programme committee.
In the absence of the principal for
the affirmative side Of the debate to be
held to-day on the question Of govern
| ing schools by purely mid means. the
| chairman threw the question open Tor
general discussion, and led out himself
by reading an extract from Aliens
Mind Studies in favor of the mild
method, and adding few remsrk Ks IN
the same strain. He thought that q
pleasure must accompany
THE SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITION OF KHoWL-
EDGE.
Punishment no. ID not be substituted
MI. Bludsoe Thought chastisement
should be given more to impress the
child with the idea that the punish
ment is an inevi able consequence OF
bad conduct, or disobedience OF right
laws. than as a means 10. force him to
learn his lessons.
Mr.. Cummings said teachers conld
learn the true menthod OF governing
human beings by studying those used
by their Creator. Sacred history SHOWS
that after patient forbesraDce, punish
ment is certain follower of continued
disobedit nee Nature teaches the same
lesson. Crime always brings lis pun
| ishment, and the sooner the child
learns this fact the better. Gods sys-
tenn is one of rewards and punish
ments.
Mr.. Cheshire said there should be a
recognized power behind the pupil as
there is behind the citizen, to secure
good government. The experience OF
nations shows punishment to be most
potent factor in controlling human be-
lngs.
Miss Faust preferred punishm emit TO
coaxing-the latter requires SO much
time. Pupils should obey from sense
of duty.
The discussion grew quite animated
and many tea hers of DOth sexes en-
gagged in it. Most of them were in favor
of furnishing after reasonable amount
of moral suGsion.
The discussion was al owed to occupy
the rest of the time, as Mr.. Grape was
unable to be- present to conduct the
class in Mind Studies.
The following is the programme for
the next meeting:
Primary reading, by W. J. Dean; In
termediate and Advanced reading, by
Miss Rachel Edwards; conductor of
the class in Mind Studies, Horace Cum
mings; lesson, chapters vi to Ii in
elusive. u
Adjourned until November "a, 1888.
Prayer by j. B. Noreton.
81. CUMMINGS. Secretary,