Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-15
TEACHERS IN SALT LAKE,
Progress Of The Work In tho Utah
Summer School,
Interesting Topics Receive Further
Timely treatment by tue
Instructors.

In the Utah Summer school In this
city, Mt Odd Fellows Hau,thc program
OF yesterday afternoon was continued
by Miss Winston, on the subject Of
music. During the halt hour devoted
10 this branch, few moments were
given to a further study OF the chart,
and the key Of one Hat was introduced.
a short lrill ON limo anu accent iol.
lowed, after which "pArn song con.
ciuled the exercises. Al the special
cinss brief review ~ the work
done Ia the general class wss given,
with thorough explanation OF the
staff, the scale and the Intervals. The
easiest, clcaTest way to present the
scales, time and accent to pupils was
explained at length, aud songs Ia
different keys and varied time closed
/ the exercises.
Mnp drawing oy Prof Augsburg III.
| lowed. Outlining and sketching were
/ presenteI. Maps Of Australia, North
anu South America were USED ns Illus
| ttalions In map drawing. heprUicssor
| does hot lavOr the use uf the moulding
] hNAAhN y ~ VI lhAAl Ah az fAAAAAhNA
! CDuTsc, aud n used at all, only because
at Ia the fashion," Prof. Augsburg
has very large special class IN draw.
ing at the close Oi the afternoon gos-
sion.
! Grammar was continued by Prot
/ Andrews. Words are arranged into
classes and sentence. The classes are
the eight parts OF speech, The cle-
mcnis Ut a sentence uro divided into
principal anu subordinate. Tho prluci-
pal elements OF sentence are the sub.
ject and predicate, the subordinate ule-
! mcut., adjective, adyeTbial, etc.
Sentences ATE divided " 10 thuir use
anu also their form. As 10 usr uoclnT-
alive, iutUffUghuve, Imperative aud
explanatory; uH 10 form, simple, cone
pound anu complex.
Rcauiug, by Miss Kenyon, followed.
Exercises Ia the different Kinds anu
forms OF breathing occupied a large
paEt OF the hour, followed by exercises
Ia pure tones. Emphasis was also
developed, each member bringing an
example 10 tbs class anu selecting the
emphatic word.
Tnie morning Prof Andrews occu-
pied tue tfst period IN presenting the
subject Of United Status history. lhH
] history tlhHft hANlhA hlANhAN NullFl#-
trud tue causes that ie1 10 tins TevOlu-
uOuGTy war reviewed the leading
events anu results W the war 20 The
/ signing OF the treaty Of PAris, sept 3,
1883.
Dr. Whites morning lecture was
devoted TO II review Of tue previous
lesson on reasoning, making clear the
distinction between induction anu de.
ducti0n, ana also between iuducjivr
and dcduCliye methods OF teaching.
lie next took up the growth U.
the several muutal pOwura hum
birth 10 manhood, illustra ing the
came by n CUlltcI diagram,
THIS showed that There lisa natural
order Ia which the several powers oil
the mind arc active aud reach normal
energy anu activity, Inc observing
powers are INST, then the repro.
ductlve powers, memory uud imug
ton, aud lastly the thought pJwers,
conception, Judgment Aui reason. the
last powers 10 acquire full energy are
the creative imagination anu the
, reason. Tue movement VI the mind
In knowing ~ from sense 10 reason,
through tue intermediate covers. he
next stated the primary axiom OIL
. tenchinr 10 be; "lustfucuuu must he
NAhhLFA - kNA NNIAb'AlAg % ANN
learner" Since the mental calnDility
Of the child varies us II advances Ia
YEAR, the Thought powers becoming
. relatively stronger anu more active.
methods uf iustruutiun must vary cJf-
rrspondingly. This gives us a cnauge
VI methDu-a primary method aud
an advanced me,nOL lie sktlcht q
. the characteristic features OF tins
change anu pointed out the mistake Oi
the old-timV teachers aud authors. Ihc
nrst attempts 20 grade text books were
based on tnr theory thut the mind OF a
little child differs nom the mind OF the
adult only IN strength. Tue primary
, geography, for example, Uttered rom
the oommOl school geography only In
size. IL contained lever incls'
:, Teachers attempted o. teach little
children the same knowledge us thRI
taught to Older pupils und by the same
mtthOd-tho difference being In the
length OF the lessons. He then applied
Inc principles reached 10 pr
mary teaching, giving ami illu'
strating the seven primary making