Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-26


gradual Improvement during the yyar
aud The schools now miniIcsuu q
marked degree the good effects OF iis
operations
Essay by Miss Leah Hansen. DO years.
o' Twenty ninth District Central school
Read Mayl isgf 90 commencement
exercises.
Education.
Education Is thc uniform development
OF the mental, the ph5gI tHc moral
and the spiritual faculties. With ,nis
definition, you will observe thar { have
enough - write about. Hul as my t.re
Is limited, ] shall Wm 90 being very
buci LET COS imagine Co ourselves "a
state of things where mankind was edu.
Gated according o. ths definition. where
divine and human laws would bee re-
sprcicd and obnvad. aud where the
golden maxim, "lll unto uther as yr
would that they should d0 unto you. A"
You would say with me that the MI.
lrn.um would Doe there. The suicidal
policy Of cuItyaung the intellect. aud
what b. iust as Important the spiritual
faculties OF the mind, ls illustrated in the
lives OF men lnH women around u8.
There 1fe those who carefully cultivate
Their minds a. Il almost entirely neglect
their bodies.
o. late year more attention has been
given 90 physical culture in our schools
than ever before; the reform was very
much needed.
some people, however, imagine they
iulhll every requirement of education by
developing both intellect aud physical,
ucElcgtnE the moral Lord Chester.
held, We ate told in history, was one Of
this Kind. lie taught bis son manners
that would have made "a French dancing
master Cny'ous. but totally neglected,
nay even took pains 90 inIure, bis
morals
We should seek 10 IuCulcaie the laws
OF nature whereby a sound and healthy
body may Dee secured so Ear as human
means can do D. To- serve as the abode
and handmaii Of a sound and healthy
mind.
The food and drink that are most
suitable, the need of moderate exercise.
the imperative necessity for pure air.
pure water, pure nourishmcnt aud for
c.canncss DO skin and aimcnt the
poisonous effects produced by nuxi0us
air by the VIC nifty ol dccaying animal OF
vegetable organism, the value of temper
anc in all things, and the folly OF over
task.ng the animal or mental frame, by
keeping late hours. To fx the knowl
edge and show the reason why lew of
such simple matters as these and 10
cngrlln them in the mind and practice,
OF man, are the results worthy Of our
continued effort
Among the chief results 20 be aimed
NJ Is a general spirit Of intelligence, o
lair knowledge OF Gods works In the
animal, vegetable and mineral worlds,
.n the heaven above and the sea beneath
and OF mans works in the leading dc.
plrtmcnts OF science and art, q ready
and accurate memory, q wise and well
balanced Judgment, and some amount
Ji taste, q greater or less degree OF de.
Of the aesthetic feelings. so
.hat the beautiful in nature, in music,
all may obtain appreciation
and lmpart delight
Good religious and moral habits are
HE principal results OF a true aud well
theme OF education, and
among these we may number The love
and fear of God, love 10 mankind.
hatred and adherence OF ALI that BE-
mean. base and dishln1fabIe. a love for
he true, the just and good, ready
with the pleasures and sorrows
li others. Just dealing, tWihluucs8,
honesty readiness 20 help aud please
md be pleased, command OF temper aud
shecrlulness and the charity which
.ullercth long and Is kind, which cnwcIh
not !, not pulled mp, doth not behave
iscli unsccmly seekelh not her own, is
NOT easily provoked, thinkeih not evil
To aim, and to educate ourselves in
his WY, should enlist for by earnest aud
Industrious workers, and attended hy
he Divine blessing, show themselves IN
practice 10y the exhibition of still higher
granlcr and more beneficial results.
Children would honor their parents by "a
willing and cheerful obedience. brothers
md sisters would seek 10 promote each
others happiness hy mutual acts of kind. /
iess, helps, done 10y the spirit vi love.
Parents would seek TO train up their |
ions and daughters In the way that they
should go, better men and women and |
better citizens would produce happier
lnudgs and q more prosperous country
lutcmpgwuce would cease 10 cast h. |
haiow over our land, and ths vast
wealth that is now annually worse than
wasted, in the purchase OF materials of
misery crime, and shame, would find iis !
cgit'mute channel in the production gi !
um'urt health and innocent endowment |
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