Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-17
THE UTAH NORMAL,
PROCEEDINGS at lho Teachers School
In this City.
Experienced Educators Continue
Inrir Course of Instructive
lectures.

The afternoon program yesterday |
was opened by Miss Winston ON the |
subject Of music. The exercises were |
much more spirited than usual. The |
fitsl subject touched upon was the i'm
poftouce Of the tongue, the principal |
organ Il speech. The study Of Che /
chart was fcsumei aud the class then
sang an exercise previously written
upon the board. The final work was
part ong by Franz.
Geography, by Prof Augsburg, came
next Horizontal lines Represent In
activity, as In the case OF the descr
perpendicular lines arc indicative OF
activity, n- the tree, beautiful IN ils
symmetry. The lake ami ils opposite,
the islaud, were considered; also other
divisions Of land ana sumv divisions Of
water were usUu TO illustrate the Uub-
joct before the class.
PROT AndfswH continued his lessons
Ia gmmmnr, boy presentation OF result
clauses, a. well A. objective clauses.
Several sentences were given by tue
CInfa, AMI Az interesting aud animated
discussion llowcl, much 20 the pleas.
ufr ami prlut OF the entire class.
Reading by Miss Kenyon, closed
the afternoon program. Pitch was Ia.
tr0IuuuJ anu viii bg considered to-
morrow.
Special classes In advanced work
were resumed us usual at the close VI
| thp regular session.
THIS morning the history class took
up the study oil civil govern mont. The
| historic events leading 10 tue formula
| lion aud adoption VI the national Goa
/ stitutiOu had been reviewed ia their
/ relation tn tue work ana experience Of
| the government under the articles OF
| confederation. The following question
/ was raised In yc'tcfdRy'a recitation,
/ and referred TO tonny'H recitation Tor
! he citation pi authorities sustaining
the upiui us expressed:
| Uuiur the articles " confederation
were the states equal or unequal In
| their representation unt voting power
! iu Congress- Article Y was cited Ia
answer % this qu, stiou.
ono STAKE shall be- represented In Con
/ gross by lees than Two nor by Wltc
thuu seven mpmb.rB.n "Iu CO'ttm u-
ing qurstiuus In tho United aia,ts In
! Or grus assembled, each state shHll
have one vote"
Thus the smaller states were led to
urge Boa the constitutional convention
that this principle OF tqIrlity should
be embodied lu the prDpOfo tuuauitu.
ton. The larer states, however, iu'
il-tud that representation Ia Congress
should he based upon population. That
controversy resulted Ia IA compromise
giving the states equal representation
IN the senate, but IN the House un'
equal representation, which SHOULD be
determined Oy population after allow
iug at least one representative TO each
state.
Dr. whites Grt lecture was devoted
10 the second trinity In teaching the
three iuuthmuu al principle, How
can knowledge bu tnugh,2 How eau
mental power be Developer How can
xii be- impnr,e.2 These qutltioni
were carefully considered, Leading tl
the following principle;
/. knowledge eau be taught Only
by 5ccaslouiug the appropriate activity
the learners mind. The teacher Il
nu Occaslluur OF sight activity
knowledge eau not be transferred
J from one mfud 10 another. IL II IN,
result u the act OF knowing.
.. The several mental pOH ers can be
Developed only by their oppOsl,,
activity. Tho trainer 10 eimply ia,
oceasioner Ut sight activity. Eact
mental power II trained by Ito owl
activity 90 observation by Observing
, judgment ny Judging, reason 10y
reasoning, etc. This principle WAS ap
Pile TO the teaching Of language, etc
%. Skill iu acquired by practice unde
guidance. Practice must be guide,
uy correct iutuls ana this rs tue teach
q lux work, We DO not learn 20 DO by
. simple dniug-but by guided doing
= We do not lenrn 70 teach by teaching
but by teaching under thu in,plrati1t
ana guidance d sight idasis an,
: principles.
Df. Whites next morning leclur,
: viii be on the three teaching processes
pruf. Norman concluded tue gubjcc
~ climatic influences, begun the day
before, The following IL ilucnces wet,
enumerated: /. Latitude. .. All
tude. 3, Prevailing winds. 4. Ocean
currents. o. DlBiTiuutlun " land ant
, water. o. Mountain ranges. 7
Character OF soil 8, Slope VI land
The subject Of tides VIII be taken uI
next Lesson.
Ia arithmetic, Prof Eddingnelc
introduced the sul JUct OI menfuratiOu
using tue cylinder euCtOb triangle
cone, etc, 10 Illustrate the principles
iuvOivrd In that subject.
DR.. Whites second lecture was on
moral instruction. lie clearly pro.
tuntsI tho euuB 90 be- reached; tht
principles 10 Lc observed; the materials
~ be- used, anu TIE muiuud ana Epiril
Of such instruction, No outline Cau
give u Just idea Of iti ggyat Lolpiulntti
J TO the teachers who heard IT,
NuIl3.
one OF the most spirited discussions
that has taken place during the session
occurred m the T.. $. history olas'
this morning.
Miss JeauuOl smith, principal Oi
the kindergarten department OF the
Utah Normal college, arrived on the
= RIO Graudr Wosrru tndHy, aud IL vt.
tending IA, Summtt Normal.
Prof Augsburg will give chalk
talk at CaIacf's Mus hall this rvon.
inr NJ u'u.0oF, Ilis subject will be-
"Hoaus aud Faces"
Several now faces were seen today
az the morning stssiuu. Tho in'erosi
stIll continue undated IN MI the de.
parlmeuts OF The work.
PoI EJdn4tpld's special class In
uhysIcs hud an uuuaunly interesting
! Itt.tf, In plpg| fIpItV ypHtrTl v