Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-14
NORMAL SUNDAY SCHOOL.
,,, New Departure lnaugura'ed Yes
'D' terday in Provo.
u5sor psseret Ns'e"

don Of which by the uen ',o'.' ~ IT,
Wv Ionoy OF the Sunday School Union
W. already appeared In the NEWS
iuaugurated today in the brigham
Young Academy ,,,.a
.ul.,ed by the superior warm-air
-, Of heating, and everything was
commedious and comfortable.
rhs congregation, composed oil
..,d,su. normal students, Sunday
.'Sool teachers, visitors, the members
,bs faculty, and Sunday school
authorities, assembled In room >, ana
"a o'clock were called to order by
s,oa,,n,endent Benz amin Club, Jr.
~ the stans were Elders George
o,ddard and George Reynolds, OF tbs
General Board Of the Deseret Sunday
s,hool Union, President A. D. Smoot
and Bishop J. Il. Booth, OF The STAKE
p.,,d Of Education, the members OF tho
,.snlty. and n few prominent visitors
con,ea Of the SUNDAY School Union
-, hook had beon distributed and the
as,sgation sang "Beautlful Zion."
Elder Reynolds opened with prayer,
Invoking the blessings OF heaven upon
mi. Hnew Departure"
WDid YOU think to pray,p was tneu
ung and Brother Clun arose au
ave the following outline OF the WORK
asslgned In this department OF 'he
academy: 1919, ,.,,. ,hr..
Grades, VIA Primary, an ihte,'
mediate and q Higher over csoh
s,ad. there will be placed head
ss"h.r and as many assistants chosen
may he necessary, the design being
M, 10 give more than about ten pupils
n one teacher. Normal students VIII
bs present at the rocitations ~ the
elasse. as observers OF the methods Of
t,sehing, and these in their turns VIII
he chosen TO conduc, classes Here tho
Mammals present were divided into
classes OF observers for each grade.l
Each grade will have three sub
rfades or classes rs follows:
PRIMARY.
IA, Stories from the Bible with
eharts. -, n,.,,,o,
with charts.
(el The Primary Leaflets.
INTERMEDIATE.
(a.) Readings from the Old and New
Testament.
tb1 Reading from the Book of Nor
mon with dictionary.
(c.) study Of Leaflets.
HIGHER
n1A Study Of Principles as ar
ranged In Compendium.
o. Reading OF Orion Pratps anu
similar works.
lei Normal Instruction: Theory
oireaching adapted to Sunday School
work.
Following are officers: Superintend-
ent, h. Clun Jr. Assistant Superin-
tendent, Geo. IL. Brimhall. Musical
Director, II. Il. Giles. Head teachers,
Higher Grade, n. L.. Nelson; Inter.
m,dlato Grade, Walter NJ. Wolfe;
Primary Grade, Miss Amy Brown.
Librarian. Edward Holt.
The daily program will be- NJ follows:
:S0.lOl5--Lecture on Teaching.
O:l5.lO:3O--I ntermission.
l0:30.ll-Opening exercises and nd.
ministration Of tho Sacrament.
ll.ll;5O-Class exercises In the vari-
Gus rooms.
ll:50.l9-Closlng exercises.
Brother Cluf announced that the
musical director would spend every
Sunday ten minutes In each grade In
teaching songs appropriate to the age
sfpuplls. Singing would bo specially
emphasized.
The last remark pleased Supt. God.
dard, who now arose TO address the
meeting. He had been connected
twenty-five years with Sunday school
work. No prouder or nobler position
could be held by any man or woman
than that of teacher and especially
teacher In "A sabbath school. Weighty
results had been accomplished in the
past with inadequate facilities. What
might not he hoped for in the future,
now that he had lived TO witness the
organization OF a school, especially for
the training Of Sunday school teachers.
He congratulated tho young people
before him and asked Gods blessing
on the new movement.
Brother Goddard was trimming over
with the Joy OF being a Latter.day
Saint, Gnc Us usual did not fail to com
mlnlcate happiness to others.
Brother Reynolds stated that this
movement had the fullest approval
and support Of the general authorities,
and much would be expected from this
school In systematizlng aud harmonlz'
Ing the work throughout Zion.
Prest. SmoOt declared that no greater
or more glorious feature had been OF
could be added to the work Of the B
Y. Academy. He thanked God that
The work had been begun, and pro.
missed II all his influence. 1t cannot
iall TO DO great good in Zion.
"BIOther Goddard has Just told u.s.
began Elder James Il. Daniels, "tha
President Brigham Young, wishing Il
begin an important hone Industry
called him from the position Of leading
merchant In this city, to the humiliat
Ing office OF papor-rag gntheIer. ii,
ooeyed, and / think did well b obey
II the office did not confer honor OF
him, no conferred honor on the office
Tod has since rewarded him sufficient
IN the position he now holds.
cannot help thinking that Brothe
Hoddard's experience finds a parable
In the cases OF early Sunday scho0
teachers as compared with the presen
otat least future teachers In this grea
cause. Twenty-Five years ago 1t wa
hardly considered an honor 10 be
4 teacher In Sabbath school. II wa
1 generally thought men conierre