Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-23

occasionally and incidentally In explain.
alton Of the work of the upper classes Ut
which It H the basis The work will
then bc confined tD objective, decora.
tive and mechanical drawing.
A little time each day has been found
for work ia physical training. Each
morning, promptly at nine O'Clock, the
entire school is taken through a series
of exercises by the principal The Ill.
rector OF music .n the city schools meets
the high school twice each week for
drills 900 chorus singing "A text book Is
used. Every pupil of the school IS proc
yiled with Nlson's Independent Music
Reader
The yearly enrolment OF the school
ai this date has reached 2s2.
swiE1 STAKE ACADEMY.
Ia harmony with the Church edu.
csUJnhlmIv.men., ia August, 1857, a
blasi of education wal organized for
tNp Sewer stake Of Zl1u, and On the
l7lb Ui Oe.uNur OF tur ,amn year, the
SEWER stake Academy at Richneld,
SEWER county was formally opened
with two ta8chgfi aud two depart.
uvua, y.H preparatory nni intermedi.
ate. supervision " Prlnci.
ual !, j. Hayes, tie 1hUol made rapid
aivaucrmCui. To meet the demands,
another department was added the
UtcouI year
Faithful, efficient work 81 the sever
nl priuCipl'a nnd toauheff, uivinely
assisted, has demonstrated tue value Ot
this ina.itutl1n aui Imprinted IT, mem-
Dry IN letters % love Ia this hearts VI
3D. patrons.
Normal students from this school
have lBb1rfi iu almost every school
iiFiTirt iu Slvivr county as also many
districts IN some u the adjoining
cluuuca, and many Of their leading
tuachCra laid tho foundation for their
education hatc.
rHr Stake boari Of cduoallon and
| directors 0i the academy are: w. II.
SrrFmlller, president; w. N. CLARK,
/ vlcr.urcsi lent; n. II. Miller, secretary
and treasurer; Andrew Hepplcr, Jonso
/. Jensen, Peter GDttiredsOn, II. o.
MnEuby, Theodore Bfandlcy, q. W.
Bean.
Anticipating the present financial
| distress the BOARD Rdvlrcdly reduced
the school year 10 twenty-five weeks
aud 40 arranged that school will DO In
session during the time that tile young
| ladies aud gentlemen are free nom
/ work. Tue Departments were also cut
down 20 two with but two teachers,
thus reducing expenses aud giving
/ greater attention 10 the higher grades.
Tho faculty consists Vi A. X. Cutler,
| principal, intermediate department,
theory and practice Of teaching aud
bookkeeping; Marinda Halliday, LADY
superintendent, preparatory depart
mont, drawing and music.
No regular courses have been ar
ranged and defined, but as the IN.
ttTuctions ar principally preparatory
| anu intermediate, tho system OF grad.
Ing In thp dis,tict school has been
adopted.
Tue preparatory department consists
OF the iinh and sixth grades, and the
intermediate department embraces the
seventh aud eighth grades, with a
CJursr IN theory and Practice OF teach
/ ing ami such other instructions ~ may
DO necessary 10 prepare students for ncg-
demic work aud useful citizens. Fol-
lowing is the daily program;
N-g-Opcnlng exercises.
| H=y.11.= theology two ClatHral,
| Il=l1,=hrHuiuHf two tlhsHcal,
! lI=Wal.=hrI mmar and arithmetic.
| '-lL=Autlmctc two rlhstcsl.
| In Arithmetic Two caTsusl.
| ~ IHlA-iirAdlnF Two cIassuHH
| EHI-I-rhyalrai and descriptive googra'
Ills -Niethods aud practice of teaching
| aud urHUuUuNu geography
! l.u=t.- OftN IffHpHg two rlAaicsl.
HlI-i -th'n1l1Fi, hygiene ana " ~ MS
| i-laA-B5o. Keeping drawing and music.
The Instructions In the academy
comprehend All OF the subject matter IL
the now Fuuklin fourth and NTH
readers, Max Wells Introductory anC
advanced lessons In English grammar
Harpurs second book In arithmetic
Appluton'a standard golgtapny, Mon.
tslth's physical geography, tue modern
| spelling book, 5teelo'a physiology and
p9tne-'g United States history.
Tho normal course Includes, In ad'
dillon TO the above, instructions In tue
theory aud drill Ia the practice oI
teaching, The bookkeeping oOuTs,
adds To the regular course the theory o
accounts, practical bookkeeping, bust
nets forms and principles VI CONNER
cial arithmetic.
Supplementary TO the regular sch0O
works are tho general Theological
r meetings, Priesthood meetings anI
I domestic meetings wherein the ttu
dents gain practical experience II
conducting meetings and have eNor
c.ses aud general instructions that vii
ne them for tnu dutluH Of lie.
Tue opening enrolment was twenty
seven, which now nas Increased 4
, fiNy.seven; u euty.iour In the pfepara
tory ami thiriy.soyen IN tbs inter
mediate department. Eleven are Oh
rolled IA tho normal course and six II
. tue bookkeeping coutte. A reinforce
mont IL expected after the holiday
and tho board, DO II said 10 their credit
las determined on carrying the schOo
through these close times, hoping for
brighter future.
MOSI IOEIAL SYSTEM.
On salur day last Dr. X. q. MEese
delivered before the salt Lake DisIrie
ruaohers' convention an interesliu
lecture on "rho Monitoral System.
Tho following In a brief synOpsis: tn
/ ! whole object OF education IL to pEepnr
, the student Tor the duties OF life, ma
: only as concerns himself alone, bu
, ! fur the good Of all others. The sense Z
! | public responsibility should be incu
. | cuted IN the minds Of al who are
; become Uit'z,ns Of this great republi,
D gud this can he best done IN school b.
tine creation aud tllling OF position
j when the Hu Ients Will have admin
I. istrauys duties 90 perform. This an
not the assistance 0i ths teacher In hl
discipline, is the object Of the monitor
. ial system. These monitors may b
r appointed TO take charge Of vaEiou
/ Interests In the school r1om-uuem
:. pIoycd students, blsckhlAtts, desk
,. books, floor, etc.-bGing uXpecie