The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-02
COUNTY TEACHERS.
An Interesting and Well At
tended Meeting.
ing Should BE garght and Its
Importance

The Salt Lake County Teachers institute
met in the university building yesterday.
After the usual opening preliminsries
President D. r. Allen advised teachers and
trustees to send in their orders for text
books to be exchanged. to the dealers be-
fore collecting the old books, in order to
make the exchange as soon as possible.
1t was decided that books already pur-
chased by trustees for supplemental read
ing might be used. The Sea Side and Way
Side series might be introduced in third
grade. Progressive exchange would be
allowed on readers.
Professor Augsberg was in Introduced. who
gave some very interesting remarks on
teaching drawing. He said drawing was
divided into three divisions l. Repre-
sentative, or the ability to reproduce OBJ
iects. This should be thoroughly Taught in
the common schools to grades from one to
eight. 2. The constructive, and 3. The
decorative, which should be taught In high
schools In grades nine to twelve. The uni
yersity. or grades. thirteen TO sixteen,
should be taught:
Department work such as architecture,
painting, sculpture. engineering. etc.
First Grade-Color work used in num-
bers, language, and for busy work.
Second Grade-Parts l and ii of element
airy drawing simplifed.
Third Grade-Part Ill of elementary
drawing simplifed.
Fourth Grade-Part " of elementary
drawing simplifed.
Fifth Grade-Part I Of drawing simpli-
fed
Sixth Grade-Part II of drawing simpli-
fed.
Seventh Grade-Part III of drawing
simpified.
Eighth Grade-Part " Of drawing
simplified
The professor said first grade teachers
required the greatest amount OF kncwl-
| edge in order to teach the subject success
| fully. Teachers for their own study should
begin with drawing, simplifed, and use
elementary drawing simplifed from which
to prepare lessons for school.
| Pupils should not use text book during
the first year. Any kind of paper would
do. The most important thing is to get the
| idea, or thought Drawing should be
| taught at least once day in such way
as to train the mind of the child the same
as in any other study. Draw before the
class; as the observing powers of the
child are the strongest and the child also
sees how it is done. A teacher will be
successful in teaching drawing in proper
zion to his success in mastering the matter
presented in the first nineteen pages OF
| drawing simplifed. The idea that per-
son cannot draw is erroneous, try TO draw
and persevere until you succeed. Recon-
mended short lessons for primary children
longer lessons for pupils farther advanced.
| In answer to the question, How could
| color be taught best. the professor stated
| that the color. its shade and tint should be
used frat. Use colored paper. Teach
each of the primary colors in this way.
| Drawing should be taught as much as
any other study, as we use 1t much more
than any other branch of learning. Gave
some excellent instruction on map draw
| ing, as form work. Evinced a Willingness
to aid any Of the teachers if they would
call upon him. A vote CT thanks was ten
dered the gentleman.
| Superintendent D. r. Allen stated that
the school law provided 500 for the benefit
OF the institute. Some discussion followed
as to the best way Of using this fund. A
motion WAS adopted that the institute en-
| ploy an instructor or instructors during
the coming year. details TO be discussed al
tho next meeting.
Professor Allen stated that flag should
be in every school house The trustees
should purchase one If possible.
The official programme for Columbus