Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-10
The UTAH SUMNER SCHOOL.
Eminent Educators Continue In
Their Work.
rac school Teachers Engaged In
close aud Interesting
study.

The school teachers were gu. In force
this morning at the opening Of the
third days session OF the Utah Sum.
mer school, In the Old Fellows' Hall
Af,er the close OF the NEWS report
ycsierdsy afternoon, the program com.
menced with music by Niles Jennie
winston Of the Utah Conservatory oi
Music. The exercises consisted Of
singing the scale. the use Of the chart
ana Ia ptautiuing n selection. The
class " making very satisfactory prog.
tuss under Miss Winston's efficient
management.
Prof. Augsburg continued the sub.
jeCt Of drawing, uslug n hox In ditlcf.
cnt positions as an illustration, with
reference 10 the center Of ViliOn. The
many different problems Involved In
tnu various positions were brought out
nnd discussed,
Langu gc was continued by Prot
Andrews, the fret part Of tue
nOur being devoted 10 name
words. Amer celebrating the
toun, active verbs were taken up
ami discussed. This class "
vctus naturally follows nouns, as
the idea OF motion or action ~ IN the
mind Of the child In connection with
TIE object. Grammar, In order 10
b. an Interesting study, should be
stripped Of ~ useless definition, ~.
Iecinlly In tho early part Of the cniii
iiir.
Physical culture by Miss Kenyon
,iusel the regular program VI the silcr-
noon. ExCrcisCH 10 secure correct
Oise OF the body were given, and con.
tiuued during the hour. Tue dev0.
l.onM exercises this morning were
conducted by Or. White, Miss Winston
90 the 0rgan.
ptoL Andfows continued tho work
20 ". s. history. lhe permanent set.
i,uents In America by the French,
English anu Dlich, aud the early
settlement Oi Virginia were presented,
nua the historic events connected with
$50 growth considered. They were "a
mrirly dsurganized mass without any
iurn OF government, aud were To DO
n'similhted into one peOplu-cfystallzrd
Into One gOvctuneu tue thought, tN-
prtience ana life Of the pioneers of that
ule.
DR.. White followed, taking the In.
elect az a fuuject for discussion. Tue
,uHufa Of the mind nrc preventative,
10 preventative and thought powers. A
mary law OF the mind 10 this, that
iuarr nud tendency bre results OF
ligutnl acts. The tendency OF cur
tciug 10 10 reproduce our past expert
ice. The representative powers are
thu powers OF simple representation, Or
phHntnsy, memory anu retention. Tue
Uwora Of the memory are reproduc.
zion anu recognition. The power 10
reproduce l. immortal. All force IN
immortal, inuestTuctible. Retention
II the power TO reproduce q thought,
feeling, Ornny past experience.
Professor Norman, In physics, dis
Cussed the subjects VI light anu heat.
The sources Of heat are percussion,
c0ncussiou, friction and chemicil nc.
tion. The methods VI cOmmunicnt.
ing heat are cOnnt elton, CONJUNCTION
nnd radiation. Magnetism will be
considered In tOmorrow's lesson.
Principles OF arithmetic came next,
Professor Eddingfield conducting the
recitation; exercises In grouping aud
separating numbers, In which the best
methods for number lessons were pre-
tontod TO the class. Addition and sub
traction should be taught coordinate
ly, as should multiplication and divi.
sion,
d.. White occupied the closing hour
with presentation Of school govern.
ment. Methods 20 be EN- pl0yed are
mechanical and moral. Tue mechan.
zeal part Of the work consists IN the
proper seating OF the pupils, the al
iangrmont Of the uaily program, ana
Arrangement Of nystem OF govern.
mvnt that shall be- Belf-rogulating
Pupils should be- seated that they may
he comfortable and with all tempta.
tons removed. By well arranged
school the government becomes self
regulating.
Moral methods viii be considered
tomOrf Ow,
The question box was introduced for
Inc first time today, and formed very
Interesting part OF tne program.
Tho number OF teachers In the
tpecial studies ut the close Of the ses.
sion Is AZ fOllows: Physical culture,
80; drawing, 2s; botany, s; physics, j.
music, s.
This evening DIR. White lectures on
Character"