Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-15
IN SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Church School Teachers Hold a S6s-
sion al Provo.
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The Church school teachera'conven
ton, under the direction OF DR.. Karl q
Maeser, met In tbs Is. Y. Academy
building at Provo AZ 10 a. IN. on Mon
day, Aug. II, 1898.
On tho STAND were Dr.. Karl g.
Mseser, DIR. j. II. ralmage PsoL Is.
Gun, and Elder +. NJ Lyman.
The roll call showed representatives
from the following stakes Alberta,
Bauuock, Bear Lake, Bower Box
Elder, Cassia, Davis, Emery, Iron, Jua0,
M0IgaU, Aialad, Maricopa, Mcxicn,
Willard, Oneida, PniOWau, PauguituH,
Rich, SAupvte, Salt Lake, SEWER, 81.
George, 81. Joseph, Snowflake, Utah,
Ululah, Weber, Hud WRsltoh,
DR.. Mnpser delivered an address of
welcome. lie referred 10 the excel.
lencr Of the Church schools, anu gave
explanations on rcporls, quarterly aud
special meeting, district conventions,
faculty meetings, minutes, records, etc.
The speaker pleaded Tor uniformity
In organization, grading, manage
ment, etc. Ho knew some schools,
below academic grades, which needed
instrucl,o, tie following points;
1. Inc.dcntb qucsuons.
z. NumuhclAturu OF departments ana classes.
4 uiaFramng and Analysis Ia grammar
3. Hand, ticket rotation and promiscuous
methods OF recitation.
A vote was taken In favor Of an *.
PLANTATION from the general supeTin-
tenuent Of the difficulties no had
found involved In these points. This
request was compiled with.
The first point discussed was Incl,
dental questions. Most teachers pfes-
ont approved OF allowing students to
ask questions germano TO tue subject
In hand, 10 be answered at the time or
later.
DR.. Talmage advised haviug other
students answer IA many a. possible.
Prof Brlmuall formulated the fol-
lowing motion, anu explained that he
wished 1t TO be understood AZ recon.
mendatiOn only, not binding law:
~ move that incidental questions
bearing on the subject In hand be per.
mitted to the extent " subordinate To.
latiOnship only"
On the subject Of class nomenclature
the superintendent stated thar In
some schools class a 10 the highest
anu in some 10 ~ the lowest.
II makes no difference, ono Is Us g0UI
as the other but th,s IL u case In which
uniformity IL not only desirable hut
necessary, lie who uudits all the
reports has right to know what they
mean. Do not grade classes too close.
ly for COuvouienCt.
A motion was carried that the con.
ventiOn refers the naming aud mum.
beriug Of GLASSES 10 the byarI OF euuga.
ton.
IL was also aglerd, upon motion, that
at Is the seusc Of THIS convention that
in the eight RraJrs the mOuiloriai sys.
tem DO considered "a part Of the Church
school system, aud that Tor the benefit
VI the students anu not for tho benefit
of tho teachers" Also, "that II Is the
SENSE Of this convention that diagrams
should ue considered means and not
an end"
Prof Clun moved that II bo the
sense of this convention, "rhgl Ia
methods OF teaching each teacher
should cultivate variety; but Ia school
tactics no should have uniformity"
Carried.
Professors Gun AMI BHmhall, DR..
Talmnge and Prot. Done assisted in
the discussion. This closed the regular
business Of the convention; WIS then
addressed by d. THlmngc and DR..
MReser, ard the convention Jjourned.