The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-08
B. Y. ACADEMY AT PROVO.
THE FAMED EDUCATIONAL INSTI-
TUITION IS STILL FLOURISHING.
Various Courses and Grades-The
kindergarten Work-The Train
ing of Teachers-Military Drill.

Provo, Dec THE B. Y. academy
at Provo, despite the hard times, has
an enrolment of pupils numbering $50
OF these 1870 are in the preparatory de-
partment and thirty-five in the kinder
garten.
There are nine grades, commencing
with the kindergarten, that do the work
of the common schools, which prepares
the student to enter the normal de-
partment. The higher department rep
resents a four years course. The prin-
cipal studies, briefly, are, pedagogy,
mathematics, language, natural science,
physical science, and English litera-
ture. All except about thirty of the pu-
pills enrolled in this department are
preparing for teachers.
The kindergarten, which lays the
foundation for all proper education, is
here exhibited in great perfection. The
theory is developing head, heart, and
hand simultaneously. The pupils are
from 8 to years of age, and are divi-
ded into two classes. Their games and
songs develop them physically, and
teach them grace and expression in
movement, and time, tone, and ex-
preston in sound; also, purity of
language. justice, unselhshness and
prompt and cheerful obedience on the
principle of common consent. Individ-
ual development and spontaniety are
encouraged by the endless variety of
work and play.
From this department the pupil
enters the primary, where play is con-
tinued. but observation is more minute
ard the students are required to build
thoughts, and combine ideas as we'll
as colors. Music, modelling. painting,
drawing pictures, written and oral ex-
preston are used. Numbers, reading,
language and writing are taught, while
many of the sciences are made to con-
tribute sweet truths without their ter
rifying names. and thus they are grad
ually led up to the solid book mark
done in tie senior grades intervening
between this and the normal work.
In looking through the building Wis
itors are attracted by the mechanical
art department, which without extra
charge, the students of the grade may
receive training in architectural draw
ing, and practical application of theor-
les. A few ladies avail themselves of
this study, affecting most the pocket
knife work.
There are forty regular pupils in the
ladies fancy work department and 1t
| is unnecessary to say there are no
gentlemen in this class.
The military drill is a fine feature,
and together with the physical Gull
ture. classes go far toward mitigating
| the bad results often arising from the
! sedentary lives of students
Music, vocal and instrumental, and
| the art department claim fair share
! of attention and commentator.
| The Sunday school and NJ l. normal
classes are features where teachers are
trained to eXpound religious doctrines
| and principles in a progressive, COM
| prehensive. logical form, and such in
struction is well graded.
Perhaps the strong point of the acad-
envy is neutrality-suspicious.. The prin-
ciple of the normal class is to give
each student one hour daily in prac-
teal teaching, While a regular teacher
stands by to criticize the student
teacher. The half year gives each
pupil an opportunity to teach two
weeks in each department.
The library occupies a room fitted up
for a study for the teachers. There
are $500 volumes in this library.
| The academy is not so we'll equipped
as it should be- and the students are re-
ceived without the previous training
that should have been given and a
certain process of maturing or of de-
veloping capacity, method, system and
habits of attention and application has
to take place before the student pro-
crosses much These deficiencies are
largely overcome in four years course
and the pupils who have left the B. z
academy, whether as teachers or bus
mess men, have been a credit to the in
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