Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-14
THE SUMNER SCHOOL.


Tho devotional exercises today at
the opening session Of the second week
OF tho Utah Summer school were con.
Quoted by DR.. Waite.
The subject OF United States history
was taken up ns the FIRST branch to be
discussed. The class Ia history took
up Grs, a brief examination Of the
leading features OF tho Declaration Of
Independence, as follows:
i-Inalionablo rights, life, liberty and
the pursuit ~ happiness.
Governments Instituted among men
should derive their Just powers from tho
consent Of the governed. This principle
stands IN striking contrast with tho
governments OF the old wurld.l
3=lhe charges ol tho indictment
against the king ~ Great Britain, lRuad
each charge aud then mud tho history
necessary ~ sustain H.
i-rho manner und spirit In which
colonial petitions worO presented 90 tho
throne. How were they received aud
treated boy tho kiugG
j-Ahsolution OF all allegiance to tho
British crnwu.
d-That tho Omitted Colonies" are, and
VI right ought To hc, "irco ana indopon.
dent statos.'
They have full power to lcvy war,
conclude peace, oi'., oic.
s-Livos, fortunes, aud sacred honor
pledged 20 tho support of tho Declaration
Of American Independence.
Principles OF teaching were next
onunriated by DR.. white, who said
the first element Of thinking In geuer.
alizAtion. Conception h "a better wOr
than generalization. BY the process Of
comparison we form generalization.
by comparison we pick out common
qualities OF objects aud then syulhesizJ
th,se into general concepts. COncrp.
ton IL the balis %! Classification, In
this way We get words. the second ell.
emcnt VI thinking is 60 r1rispn
or Judgment. Jui ng Is thinking me
thing ua belonging t... ..,-. 600 .atn
affirming IL. The Ityuuct Of judgit K
IA thought. The expression OF u
thought II u tentcuce. HtHce by iudg.
ing We get sentences, Little children
perform these mental Hc,s. some
'.achers make q mistake IN teaching
tn,m, as though they do not think. The
ruild must not uu kept ON mere parlir.
ulare. When We go beyond the objects
within our experience 10 similar OBJ
ircts uveTywhrTe We rm a deduction
~ reason. When We iuI that u given
quality Is necessary We iuIm "a reason
aud even Affirm II oil uil similar on jee,s.
TnIs II more than % yuigmout-it Is "a
reason or deduction. iUmary teachers
'ofco deductions upon teachers when
they should form JUDGMENTS simply
By forming deductions We know
things beyond the reach NJ the sruses
anu our experience. "lhiH 10 how /
know there ~ a God" The sp.bkur
merely touched upon the subject OF
deduction. me object ut deduction Is
10 ufuye things,
Prot. Norman began series Of les
SONS the morning un mathematical
ana uhyeicai ge1sfuphy. Ailyr point.
ing uutIh different methods of IvnCh.
iur tho subject thc cbulur hypothcsis
was carefully considered, TIE earth u,
a planet among thr sister planets, their
pames Aud e imperative slzts, plyigg a
clear historical Wow Of the earth. The
evidence OF n heated interior were
takrn up anu discussed 90 roughly,
Work n hunters by Pro. u !ding.
field, Suujrct--FacIuue.
stop ~ The Dew lupmcut OC the
tue idcn Of factions ~ The reduction
of traction 10 lower and higher term;
(8l the cont inaIiOn % fractions having
Inherent dcu0miuatOrs. Children, he
sald, ail 10 gain a mastery OF this sub.
lsct not because the time devoted 10 ID
N loo short, but because the iunda.
mental principles Involved are over.
l5okei. 3 implicitly is the chief ele.
ment Of success In teaching number.
Moral training was next discussed