Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-27

! the Church schools moro and witnos.
the theological work dolu by THEFT
children, their Interest In these school.
would be greatly increased, and the
would be better appreciated ami patron
lzfI.
Tue seminary hns VOL orsaulzs "a
choir David Frame acting AZ ron.
ductOr, nnt Miss Maud MillH-
a. uignnis', with Miss n,
uOhia Sutherland nh ntrluiHut
Each uay's work IL begun and fnisho.i
with appropriate devotional exercise.
-fingiug and performed 40.
most wholly by the students, unI
many u young man Inns been iuducuu
10 call upon hIs Maker Wa these cxcT-
csrs who hps never before prayed.
The Bible. Book OF Mormon, D1ctrinp
aud Covenant, and Compendium nfo
regularly and systematically usot A.
text books, ami tho principles % the
Gospel aru explained and proved In
daily class frcilatioun. Besides this,
regular Lectures are given by the tegCh-
ofs on subjects not treated In text
books, bu, necessary 10 proper ,duca.
ton.
General theology meetings nre held
anu presided over by stu Ia turn.
On hclur called o. preside the student
iakte the chair, directs the devotional
nEefCisrf, the reading ~ the minutes,
etc, aud then calls upon h.H fellow
atuuruis % render n previously pre-
pared program, which incluiCs the ash.
ing AMI answering OF questions on
tho1ll giCal SUI Jeu,s, reading a..
aayf, etc, the extra time being
filled 10 by tEtemporanrous addresses
by thr ttudrn,f. This procedure Il
ue8iguei 90 give the students pra1ti.
cal drill iu Irctiiiug. Although The
tcaehcu take no leading part iu these
meetings they nru present O. tcn that
proper answers arc given 10 qu,sii1ns,
anu 10 render tue presiding Student
any aid needed,
Ga last days regular fast meetings
are held anu tho time u occupied by
volunteer speakers from among The
pupils. Thls feature alone us wit.
messed this year In the seminarylwould
repay visit 70 the school. Busldrs
these exercises, an evening meeting
IL held bl.wcekiy, attended by not only
Tho students but by many Of their
parents aud ifi0nlu. Tho exercises
NJ q ! meeting are Of more varied
nature than arc those Of the others,
Of songs, recltaiions, foai.
ings, lectures, etc, the teachers often
taking part. Thus tue students aro
not only taught the various branches
Of education hut are afforded every
u putting TO actual use
what they learn, aud Of getting n
practice of inrstimable value 10 them,
Tho rules that oil agree ~ observe nj
MI times while they nfe members Of
.ho ichool prohibit the use Of tobacco,
,lfong drink, bad language aud all IN
becoming conduct.
Tho appointment Of students 10 posi-.
ions OF responsibility a. monitors.
'oniofs, trpplatof-, etc, cultiyattg with |
la thom publicapirileduvss - very i'm !
portnnt quality.
One matgoi effect Of the organiza.
tlun aud discipline OF the school h the
love and harmony that prevail among
the students anu their ieachefs. The
feeling last mentioned was manifested
Ia u most pleasing mnnuor NJ tho 10.
cent holiday vacations. On closing
school before the holidays the students
made each Of tue teachers twh0, 10y the
way, are serving this year as mission.
nfitH without the usual SALARY,
thus making tuition freel "a handsome
present; aud on tho inst day ui
school after the holidays they we're
pttseutrl with a number OF i've dollar
gold plectt, "a perhaps a moro needed
aud substantial tcstimpnial u the good.
Will Of pupils toward their Teachers. II
may he unnecessary 20 say that the
teachers were ai surprised M pleased
anu felt THAT their inUofs and sacr fees
were not in vain. Their true reward,
however was one that msury couli
not buy.
Altogether the summary is,doing
good work. It, growth has been steady
though pot very rapid; and dolpite the
financial pressure under which it now
suffers, aud the seeming burden Il has |
lcrn upon the people, Il has made |
ifirnds not 4 few; anu II b. the alncere |
hops aud determination " its prumOi.
RS that II shall continue 10 grow; that |
Ia iuturu VIII 10 brighter than IT, pret. |
'nt or is pasL