Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-04
TIE SUMNER SCHOOL.
Til, Teachers neing Taught At the
Brigham Young Academy.


Jay, August !, q. the brigna" ou"s
Academy at Provo Dh meesoi
opened tue session ~ p'"!'' -
sor Clut introiueei PROFESSOR -aise'
Of Boston, who mas recently oloseu
worhs session NJ ohatauqu" nv ""7
been a teacher Tor thirty'siA year,
There were about $50 teachers pres
.nt. who received him with applause.
CIV, W. ,.,Ls from him as IN Tho
AMER ton'o '. i.' 49,, -. :,
purpose In Nisiuhs oNni 'eV'rs VI
fen minutes was had for social conver'
,stion.
r.n,,, proiessor Parker gave
oh Ie-of."s ..'.,...s a..
an outline Of SUBJECTS 'or s'uus "'u 'n-
vestgation, anu the manner o, n'"u'
ling thom. There are 10 be instfuc-
dan. In DIR awing, clay m odoling, his
III, ,,o,,.rnn,.nt md pra,tleal
Tory, Wv" ~
methods ofteachinB'
In the afternoon Professor Parker
t.o,,,.t mn veovraphy as a basis OF all
,,., 'ai.n,,s
the nA'i'",
Mrs. Parker lectured on the Delsarte
tystem VI physical culture.
Niss Hefiron nlustratcd and ex.
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pAinVu NV '," -
the blackboard
In the evening Professor Parker leo
,uyed nm ,tArtist or Artisan,V
- rr,,a.d., N,s pa,b., nav.
Nn
another lecture on the DolsAtte syslen'
PROFESSOR ihtket ioiloWeu On Beo'
graphy.
Nils Hebron contlnuou heI iehsohH
and Illustrations ON the blackboard.
In the afternoon professor fmker
detcanteu on nuuoet woIk;
Mrs. Parker ioIloWeu WIN snort
lecture on articulation.
On wednesday we forenoon was &C.
cupied ny tho ioiloWihg programme
Mrs. Parker on Delsartc and his
eyttem; Colonel Parker In teaching
reading; Miss Hearing ON modelling
In clay and sand, and the German
professors In music.
me ns,Io nHI0rical sHe.vn mIs;
tho general Interest IN tho discoveries
he had mnde; aud the deductions from
those discoveries.
Colonel Parker opened up new
thought for the guidance OF the teacher
in this branch OF education. Quito n
discussion was maintained on the auos.
Hon of yholea W.. elementary parts,
decided In favor OF entlTetIes. In con.
elusion he said he was the best mis-.
understood man in America, and that
there was something in This mountain
air that Shortened time.
The clay modelling was 80 applied as
10 Illustrate tho relative values Of
weights and measures, and IA an aid TO
comprehensive illustration Of many
other etudlea IN used both 10 stimulate
observation and Impress retention.
The music lesson progressed from
that OF yesterday, and instead OF being
an obscure and difficult science, out OF
tue reach OF common morlals, mueic
seemed to DO easy OF access.
IL was announced that the citizens OF
Provo would tender n reception al the
Tabernacle TO Professor and Mrs. Par.
Fer for the entire class-teachers teach
ing, anu teachers studying.
wpnSrsn,x .,rS,.n
-,
fhe library was crowded to sniloca.
Ton hgain TINS evening To hear Colonel
fatkefr lecture on The Child,"
Inc Colonel II very easy and nm
i-hed epehket, reminding one, but fof
me .u'uuience III Theme, OF Charles
hins'
ihc SUBJECT OF having the steno-
graphic teporl OF MIR. iaTkef's Iec'
lures phuHsneu IN pamphlet FORM was
In,u uei9Ie the h'uuentr, anu ueciued
hhlrmhtlNely'
ihe following II m extensive aynop-
sis OF inc leclufe'
Fellow TenoheTs:-The unrealized
possibilities u development In the
child Ia thBm6 for our earnest con.
sidsthtion, aud that development We
owe 10 the next generation. The
whole question Hes In the education OF
the little child,an there il TO work TOO
good, no thought too great, no desire
to deep, nO ondtavors too noble 10 DO
concentrated in this Onu grand III
IL means better homes, higher morale,
uubltr aspirations, the love VI God anu
the pcrpetuntiOu Of our Republic.
The little child lies Graded In its
mothers arms; lie life u dream Of bliss,
earth lie servant, the sun ite toy, It's
surroundings sign anu sym Dol OF the
uniyerse. My life has been spent
among little children, and | think |
have learned TO read them n little.
say that the child Is u born savpge.
~ mol be startled by the assertion, Tor
when We have become better aCquaint-
OF with our ancestors we viii respect
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