Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-22

The excellent ainglng exefcises were
given by the rhipecnth ward sunday
school choir.
TIE LHcTuRv.
Elder Horace Cummings delivered
an instructive and entertaining lecture
upon the subject OF "Atteution, How
" Secure II and How to Retain Il
whom OJlalned," pseiaeins his re.
marks by definition Of the subject.
Attention was Of two kinds, that
which Il obtained by compulslon aud
that Obtained or given willingly by
the student. Tho successful teacher
must obtain the willing attention Of
tns ehiidron, and In Leading
their minds from the known
70 the unknown. Com arisous must
loo made with familiar objects. For
| Instance, to tell child what q lion "a,
show Il a cat, and explain III chhrar'
| tor and by explaining that the Hon II
merely n very large cat, The child has
a very good conception 81 the subject.
10 present tue lesson 20 the children
IN an Indirect way, leaving them some
thlng 10 discover Themselves, In an'
other way Of obtaining closerniten1lon.
Tire love ~ appreciation, possessed by
nearly oil children may he gratiiied by
| n wise teacher ~ very good advantage
In getting the attention OF tho mem.
hers OF ths class. Then there are others
OF tho Glass who Ike 10 be looked up 10
by the rect OF the class, who, when
they have become Interested, MD the
teacher la interesting tins Oihers.
4 most excellent plan 20 obtain Rt'
teu,ion IL to intcrsporeo the Lesson with
an interesting story, aneciole or pfac'
tlcal liusiiation.
As a reward for carly attendance,
promise good story ~ all who Will b.
on time the following Sunday, and III,
children will not only 10 early, but
will be MOS, sure 10 come every sun.
DAY. The teacher who eau keep some
thing ahead VI his class, somcthing for
tue Children 10 LOOK forward TO with
eager anticipation, can always Interest
his class.
A teacher who obtains the love, 70
spect ami oe,eein OF hls children can
much more easily obtain aud retain
their attention, aud teRcheTs should
seek 10 ingTatintc themselves Into the
| hUcGtlOnh VI thtll NANh7'
ELDER 3. 4, WILSON
OF the Nineteenth ward school, 10 an
Interesting address, explained the
method OF teaching adopted In the
Nineteenth ward Sabbath school,
where q yearly programme IL arranged
In accordance with the Instruction.
given In the Sunday School Guido,and
which, n generally adopted, would
very materially increase the efficiency
OF the work done la the schools, nud
make them more interesting aud attiac'
tive to the chilLpn.
SUPERINTENDENT GRiGds
commend to the earnest considers
ton o! nll Sunday ecnO1l workers tue
plan adopted In the Nineteonth ward,
aud suggested that the plan be stu died
. by tho superintendent ami teacher
, with u view TO their general adoption
, in ali tho sehools VI this Stake. Th'
4 Lessons are planned and laid out Tor tn
!, whole year, for the four departments o
, tins graded Sunday scno0ls, and prs
cent such variety OF subjects am
lessons, adopted TO each department, q
i will furnish interesting matter that I
3. sure TO make the SundAy school u very
4 attractive Institution.
4 A few remarks were made bJ
r Elders Joseph Height and Hiram
. Pickett, vi Cassia stake, and Eide
e Lakin, OF this city, special hunda.
9 srhool missionaries In this stake.
v Teachers and superintendent q
r this stake wero specially requested {
O obtain a set OF the Graded Lesson cards
h nlreRdy referred TO, ncqualnt them
h selves with their contents, and pfosnn
u them 10 their schools, ana be prepare
y Ia adopt them In all the schools OF tn
+ stake the comiEg year. The cards ca
o he obIaiued At tho Juvenile lnatructo
!. Office.
"a The choir sang "l4et US oft spea
IL kind words 10 each other" aud Eide
10 John Afford Pronounced tho benodic
u ton.
1. The Fourteenth Ward school wi
8. furnish the musical exercises ut IN
VI next meeting, aud practical iilustrl
% don OF graded school work VIII b
I'd Given hy one OF the departments OF IA
~ Nineteenth Ward sohlol, To show N
"A method III using the programmes ear
N A, now adopted In that school.
JOS. HYHUM PARRY, Seo'y.