Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-26
STUDENTS CURRENCY"


The regular session Of the Studert'
Society OF the Latter.day Saints' Col.
loge was held Ffiday evening, Sept.
-, and was called TO order by Chair.
mau Maycook. Alter preliminary OK.
erciees the programme was proceeded
with.
Instructor Nelson lectured on the
"Studenps Currency" H.s rema.ks
were interpreted with characteristic
humsr, causing considerable mirth
among the hearnta. In speaking Of
Students currency no did not refer par
ticularly to cash, ~ that was something
that students M rule were short Of.
The speaker hero gave laughable do.
scription Of the coinB we use Rud the
metals composing them. He said there
was another Eind o. currency called
greenback's. lilo did not know why vn.
less It was because they were groeu
and never came back. But thostudenis'
currency no had special reference T.
was knowledge, learning, ability to
think AMI cohceutrate our energies, In.
heront powers Of development, etc.
He beloved that every person was u
student to n greater or lesa degree.
We have n cabinet In this college,
collection OF objects for study. This
cabinet IL particularly for the benefit OF
the normal students In giving them
training In the giving OF object lessons.
Children begin gathering their
cabinets Of facts worry early IN life.
The child beginH 10 learn fret In
the room in which II 10 born and
gradually extends its learning from
thence 70 the scope OF the other ma
terial things OF the outside world. See
thc little one when II IL leaning 90
waltz. IL very often falls, but II will
get up and Try again anu 30 continue
until IL succeeds. Note the pleasure
Of success In tho child. The lecturer
implied that useful lessons NIGH. be
learned from the child. 10 Is natural
for person to learn. In many In.
stances that natural aptitude for learn.
ing.is curbed by the 'njudiclOus teach.
or; such teachers are responsible for
much that In not learned. Some Of the
difficulties Of the child In trying 10
learn were pointed out; as for Instance
In the rules OF fraction in arith.
metic, which are often coniu-
Ing In the ehild'e mind. In con.
cluelOu, the speaker referred to
an Instance In tho tabled life
OF Hercules, who one day found a
strange animal known O. obstruction
In his path. Hercules began whip
ping II. Obstruction began TO swell
until IL became OF almost incrsdita!is
size. Apollo came along AMI advised
Hercules TO leave OF whipping. This
Hercules did. The beast sank down
again TO an inslgnificent size and Her.
cules made his way along his path
easily. Try TO remove an obstacle In
the right way ana you VIII succeed.
Miss Emily Williams sarg n cong
which was highly appreciated anu
received applause. An essay was read
by Miss Ida Bennion on "Events OF
Childhood" In which the events OF
child life were artistically portrayed
and its simple and pure virtues while
young compared with the average
qualities OF later life.
The "ropics OF the Times" were pre-
sonted In an amusing and instructive
manner by Mr.. Hebor Iverson.
Hungarian" was recited by Miss
Ivy solomon.
At tho conclusion Of the exercises
Chairman Mayo thanked the
visitors for their presence and deport-
ment, aud announced DIR. James II.
Talmage as the lecturer for the next
session. Il. q. FISHER,
Acting Secretary.