Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-12
The TEACHERS AT PROVO.
CLOSING Day Of The First Weeks
SESSION There


A lecture was delivered on Thur.
day evening last az the Latter.
day saints' meeting house, by
Miss Allen 81 the Cook Coun.
ty Normal, 10 the m,hos and
mothers, subject-"Nuuety In rcla.
tlon 10 school life" Ihi. was lrcu 90
the public and well attended. Mls
Allen said that when thcavcmgc child
IL born the tondercst part VI his body
liz placed in a tigh; bauJage, yet his
tender eyes are exposed to extremes
Of Hghi, anu In many ways his
weak organs arc injured, Ho e.
given what he needs only whel
hc cries, and h thus taught I
cry. Ho II fed irr,gularly aud IN.
temp rntciy aud thusnrotown the seeds
Of intomporance. II he cries for any.
thing he can have 10 3. given HIM, II
he cannot have Il be- is told call
gone" He IL systematically caught
in falls, hood ana sc.fcOtsc.ousness.
This stands Ia the way OF all that II
good.
Moincra iustinctively do for their
child much that " good, but that
docs not cave them from doing much
that BE- not good. They tram him 90
be an animal, ana thuu wonder why
| he is not a gentleman, WuUl lac Euts
| older and brUius bis luyustiEAtiJub
| they give him toys which are beyond
/ his understanding, aud hu team them
/ Co pieces 10 sCc how thpy are MADE.
/ They blame him, often hastily, iUr
/ being destructive. When be- IL fiX
/ years old no IL put 10 school, whore his
/ freedom II taken from him aud hi4
| activity h fcpteHsod, aud they wonder
! n he hates the scbOolro1m.
the speaker then proceeded 90 call
nt,eu ton 10 many mmOu faults Ia
thu training Of children. The sugZos.
lions made by her are summarized "a.
| fJll1Wt:
We should labor 90 surround cur
children with moral Influences.
L. dealing with them W. should do
that which will permanently impT,s.
| thrir characters Tor good; not that
which Is trAnsieully oxpedicnt.
We should tFon, them with rcIICct
a. reasonable beings,
II We must punish Ia word the
| lecturer strongly objected tol, we must
eliminate from our punishment tho
smallest element OF revenge or spite.
mEs RAIDER,
whose specially D. geography and how
| To teach 10, gave lecture on "ltaly, -
| illustrated pfu'usuly by stUfe1plcln
We've. The lady IA we'll read In
the history of the country,
ancient anu modern, aud ns the
audience passul with her over tue
Aprnnints, 10 Naples anu Venice,
viewed Italy as 10 Ia and has been, ami
learned lessOus Of geography, together
with history, that viii leave lifelong
impressions. The pictures OF tulucI
P0mpUii were especially interesting,
the uarkpurd room making the speak.
o's voice sound like "a voice 0f the
IHtt.
On Friday morning Pro. George IA.
BrimhAll announced that Miss E4hyr
being unable through Illness TO take
the trst hour this morning, Miss Cook
would occupy the time, THIS lLuy
was greeted by the audience
with much enthusiasm, aud pro.
cuedei 10 enlarge upon yestcrday's
prn ctical lessuus, With her class OF
fourth grade pupils, Illustrating ia q
highly artistic mAuler the cost Ut i'm.
parting knowledge. Some expert
ncnts with sand and water were
completed, ana the teacher tested the
CLAWS Rs 10 their memory ami cuucrn.
trstiOn. The lecture was Tcpl,te
throughout with inter,sling lniUrma.
ton.
Miss Batter gave the class lesson In
cRlIBlheniCs. She made few remark.
on development. A person may
possess unhHnd,Ump iUaturca, or "a bad
figure or complexion, but the atmuB.
phere with which they surround
themselves will tend to harmonize
those defects. Thus children may be
helped by training them ia easy and
graceful habits Of bodily motion. She
proceeded with hor SUBJECT OF How Co
Teach, giving a lengthy lecture ON
securing attention, making definite
observations, AMI applying them 10 the
active aud practical work OF life. She
also gave the teachers valuable hints IN
appliances.
Miss Hellerin Of tho Cook county
normal was introduced by PfOL
BrlmhRll 10 those who were not
present last year. The lady made
lew graceful remarks In greeting and
Acknowledgements She said she WAS
visiting Salt Lake, aud just ran down
10 greet the class because Of the pleas
ant memories which she carried away
with her last yonL
DR.. Baldwin then continued one of
his interesting lectures ON psychology,
giving many valuable Instructions. a
eynop.is viii not property convey the
ideas he eX pressed.
On Friday afternoon Prof William
NJ. Stewart locturud ON mathematics,
dealing with the various branches IN
most entertaining manneL lie full
tll,d his promise 20 give the students
one hundred problems 100 five minute.