The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-09
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
An Interesting Session Held at the Thirteenth
Ward SchOolhouse.

Ward SchO0lhonse.
The Teachers Institute was held June
S, in the Thirteenth ward school rooms.
Prayer by Mr.. Walton.
Minutes of last session read and ac-
cepted.
Programme-Mr T W. Bliss had a
primary class which rected in language
and numbers.
Professor Brimhall, Of Utah county,
then delivered a lecture OF "School Incen-
tives'' The first school incentive is atten-
ton. Forced and Involuntary; first called
forth by an action u: the viii. the latter by
interest. II We cannot get the attention
by interest, we should by force.
ToaWakcn the interest we use objective
and subjective incentives.
The first object incentive is to get the
child to 90 to school by making the school
house attractive, the furniture, apparatus,
teachers. etc.
The teacher himself is an objective
model incentive.
Rewards and punishments are incen-
tives; but rewards should be the natural
outgrowth of good punishments the out
growth Of bad
The grandest incentive to attendance is
reputation, and That reputation must be
made by the students. The pest moral in
centive is to teach the child TO think some
thing of himself Have them understand
that their words and actions live forever.
Reading is u subjective incentive. Inspire
the children with d love for reading, and
then gradually cultivate their taste in that
direction. Pictures OF great men and
short sketches of the same inspire children
to read. Spelling matches, both oral and
written are cumulative.
Supplemental work. Current events as
the late flood i'll the east should he read in
the school room.
Arithmetic and language should be car
lied on in d practical and interesting man
ner.
History is dead and meaningless, unless
it is made live by events transpiring every
day all over the world.
Every school should have school diary.
question box and bulletin board. all Of
which ar incentives in some direction
The various school incentives were en-
larged upon in an intelligent and instruc-
tive manner.
Nh. Soranson- What the Institute should
be-
The Institute should have certain sub
ject to study at each session anu devote so
much time to it. Subjects should be
treated by the teachers and illustrated by
CLASS uFlll.
The teachers who make Il success in any
particular branch, should be placed on the
programme to deal with the same
We should have lectures from our best
educators.
1t was also suggested that the officers
be appointed now, TO save time at our next
sessions.
1t was moved and carried that the chair
appoint committee to select officers to re-
port the 26th OF J,.ne at p. m. The com
mittee appointed was Mr.. Mumford, Ny.
Collins and Miss MCGEE.
Examinations for teachers viii be held
July and 2.
On motion, the chair appointed the fol
lowing committees 10 provide for the en-
joyment of teachers coming from other
counties:
On Entertainment-Wil Bradford,
Prof. Cheshire, H Van Dam. H A. Smith,
Rachel Edwards, Alice S. Merrill, Ada
Faust, Athea Wheeler.
On ReceptiOn-J. j. Walton, Ella Nebe-
ker, Thomas F. Howells, S. Lizzie Klein,
G.. NJ. Mnmford, Lizzie Smith, G. G. Grape,
Drucie Hedger.
On Arrangcment-C. NJ. Sorenson, J. IS.
Moreton, A S. Martin, VIM. J. Dean, Hor-
ace Cummings, Bessie Dean, Anna
Thomas.
On Invitation-D. r.. Allen, Lizzie His
Iop, Ms T. w. Bliss, Lucy Van Colt, J. B.
Cardell.
On motion, meeting adjourned.
Benediction by Mr.. Stewart.