Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-02
THE SUMNER SCHOOL.
TOday's Session Of The Teachers at
Beaver.
the Attendance Lirgcr Than Ever.-
Miss Lnrsca On the Qualinca-
lions of Teachers

AioNtu NtIo blu'h ufHA lempletsN iaAtt
evening an attentive aud large audi.
enco WINS addressed for over an hour
in tho most beautiful grove on Beaver
river. This was illuminated by torches
and Chinese lanterns. at Cameron. The
lecturer was Prof Brimhall, on Kin
dergarlen methods and object toachiug.
This convention Ia called the
Southern BrauIh OF the Brigham
Young Academy summer School nj
the JOINT Teachers Institute. IL ON.
braces Beaver, Iron, Washing.
ton, Kane, Garfield and Pluto
counties. The visit and mission
Of Professors Clu1, Hardy anu
brlmhnu and Mics Larsen IL
the inauguration OF nm era Of intel.
lectual development In the meth Od Of
teaching IN day AMI Sunday schools,
anu In academic tuition In southern
Utah, aud Will never be forgotten.
AS reported in yeHierday's NEWS, n
more capAcious room flr the audience
and teachers had been obtained aud NJ
the afternoon lectures, II IA estimated
that not less than from fifteen 60 oigh.
teen hundred people were prescott. In
cons quence Of only Hemi.occasional
mall u the city from here, | am
compelled 10 wire a aynopsle of the
leCrdrc Of VI .nIny afternoon aud yos.
trfdAy, tue publication Of which Twas
requested by considerable number Of
the people living here and by ptoml-
nont visitors.
On Monday afternoon, Misc Lafson,
speaking on primary education, held
that teachers should be- trained In
every grade, but N this " impossible,
the next necessity was 10 supply each
department with qualified teachers,
who should not only be- taught In
lower grade work but In nil grade
work. Teachers who can represent
any grade are the best qualified Tor the
Child'H immediate growth and develop.
ment. The necessity OF teachure being
qualified In this training wns obvious.
They must understand for what they
are preparing the child, and should
know his needs. The subjects best
suited to him should I've commenced
with In the primary grade. Should
We leave the subjects Of phyaiUs,
chomlslTy, miuetalogy and geology
I'll the child enters the right grader
The child has naturally studied these 10
some degree ever since ne noticed any
thing aud how foolish II would be- 90
check this growth God has beautifully
directed. Never orHmp that growth
aud tho ohild's Possibilities. Bring
tho child IA contact with almighty
power let him read tho book
u nature, and feel that
law, finding In II the way, the truth
and the life, anu be IL never more In.
teresled than when brought face 10
lace with natures truths. When a
child Is interested there are two kinds
OF teachers generally found, one
searching for the law anu the other
always searching for some other and
new method regardless OF principle.
Everything In nature should be shown
20 that II speaks 10 the child intel
lectuslly, The trees, flowers, insects,
| cloudr, the sun, moon, aud all the uni
verse, and their meaning should all be
made plain TO primnry pupils by an in'
telligent teacher; this should be his
CHIEF aim aud object.
Prof Clull was the FIRST lecturer on
Monday. He said that he had met 10
discuss ut this institute problems Of
education interesting u nil the teachers
ana that will tend TO make all more
proficient and influential rs teachers
Of the youth. lie exompliHoI anu
explained that "the mOtivon
should DO the END sought In
education. To educate child
IL to develop harmonlously all
his tacullits; TO cause oil righteous
capabilities In his soul TO grow, % the
end that ho may have happiness ia
this life and In eternity. Education
h., then, "a process OF development
and not Of examining the mind
with useful facts. There are
many facts at work In edu.
eating the child, each bearing its
share u the resp0nsibiliiy-the home,
society, the school and the church.
All should work harmoniously TO pro.
duco the best results. Tho home must
do it, share. THIS IL the most proml.
nent factor. Nine-tenthA OF the lmmO.
raj rowdyiem, Ignorance aud ho0dIum.
ism heen today Is attributable 20 lack
OF proper homo training. IL the home
does It's duty "A change for the better
will soon come. Toe chief motive OF
end OF school education IL intellectual
development, embracing morals AMI
manners In minor degree ut present.
The school Is responsible for the intel,
leo,uAl status OF people, but not Tor
studies, the curriculum Gafiorda
means for school education;
these are the means tut not the end.
The latter Is the mind. a necessary
study therefore Tor lha teacher IL the
mind, for no cam I hope TO 40 his
work well unlrsl he understands well
that upon which no operates.
Next followed DR.. Milton II. Hardy
In one OF his lectures ON tue mutual
normal ufBe OF intrusion. He il
superintendent Uf thi. department, and
said this special cUuiso was for the
immediate benefit OF tho 10 resen.
lativcs from the associations Of lhste
Slake,: Beaver, Mlllard, PAnguitcb,
Par1wEn, kanab, -. George ami |
Wayne. Tins INST aessioh Of TINS
department OF instructions WAS occu. |
pied IN intrDiuctions,r receiving namus,
Credentials, organization, o1 plannilons' |
and Outliuiug work, rwenty.thrte |
certiflcatod student. aad twenty. |
seven non ceTtificAled student. |
answered 10 roll call, making
a total attendance Mt She nfst |
day OF hdy students. On Tuesday,
the second day, the subject VI true edu. |
cation was presented by tho doptor
under the following definitions: De. |
velopment and use OF ones entire self
ones entire self mprlsing One's phy.
sical sell or being aud mental
eell; accumulation and proper applina.
ton Of phy slcal, spiritual, mental and
moral power; the development OF cor.
,eCt activities and thoir expression to