Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-20

The patrons OF public school system
should take deep interest in the well
lafc OF the rising generation. The
schools should be matter Of great
pride. IL is said the most successful
schools are those visited most. II
patrons would visit them much as they
would a fair, and with as little iormality,
the result could not be Otherwise than
beneficial. On the other hand, the
schools should be kept before the public
IN the same spirit as a merchant adycr.
uscs his goods. Teachers do not al
ways consider this subject Ia ITS true
light The merchant more than the
printer reaps the reward OF iudiciuus
advertising, and II more attention were
paid TO keeping the schools OF a com,
muniiy before their patrons, the useful
ness OF a system would be largely IN
creased. The subject should have a
never failing interest to an interested In
educational matters.
With reference TO the city schools In.
/ dlVidually, visit was made to the sum.
nvr school this week. The handsome
structure In which school Is held a
| situated on Third East, between Sixth and
Seventh south streets, and In appearance
and finish Is one OF the handsomest In
the city. IL contains twelve rooms, two
Ia the basement, and five on each OF the
| hrst and second loOfs. After inter.
mission the pupils formed promptly In
line, and marched In a column OF fours
and with military precision to the en-.
trance OF the building, and ascending
the stairs leading to the first and second
floors, and descending TO the basement.
without break IN the step, aud with an
orderly bearing
Agais at work, the subject Of arithme.
Tic was taken up In one OF the grades.
The textbook IN use is the Common
Sense Arithmetic, Part One" The
lesson assigned included combination
exercises IN the four fundamental rules.
a column Of figures was placed upon
the board, and pupils called upon to
give results. There also were exercises
IN adding by decades, and a device i'm
the form OF a wheel, IN which digit
figures were placed at the extremity of
each SPOKE aud rapid calcuIa. ions
made. Combinations OF figures were
also made In which the right hand or
unit figure Is two; for Instance: 2
and S are 70. S and are
~; IS and 7 are ~. The design
IN all exercises was to cultivate facility
and accuracy M arriving at results. The
pupil was taught 10 be independent as
Ear as possible OF his textbook, aud 10
cultivate a spirit OF self reliance.
The lesson In geography consisted Of
review Of the lesson OF the preceding
day, The subject was South America
the outline being lbs location, surface.
mountains, rivers, soil, and productions
a representation Of the country Is hrst
made with the aid OF a molding board
OF the above features. From the topog.
raphy OF the country the pupil Judges
OF lbs productions The lesson upon The
moldlng board is followed by q written
review IN which the pupi obtains from
various sources the iniormlton he de.
slres with respect TO that country, and
appears IN recitation with such data
written or conveyed IN his own
language.
The work In science teaching Is given
in morning talks by the teacher. Bota
Is studied by securing leaves, naming
their parts, drawing the outline OF the
leaf upon the board, the information
gained forming the subject for a Ian
guage lesson. In these lessons, the Leaf is
drawn upon paper, and a description
follows. During the preparation OF the
Language papers, the teacher oversees
the work, aud makes corrections as it