Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03
COUNTY TEACHERS.
Subjects Discussed al Th,if Hestil6
In th3 University Today,
LOWELL SCHOOL ROLL OF HONOR.
The Number OF pupIls Ia Attendance
At tn Ciiy Sci11ls-Propjrllon
In Each.

Tie county tolChors' Institute holl
a regular session a. the UnivosIty
building this morning ut li.l5 O'Clock,
a large attendance being presont. The
lfs, exercise on tho program was
u paper upon dispersion Ia n aI.
ing" by Miss NJ. a. hol.1u, super.
visor VI primary instruction IN the
salt Lake city schools. Among tue OBJ.
Iec,ious 10 getting expression Dy imila.
tiou tho following were given.
]. Independence is not gained.
.. Thought IL not rxpfotsuI.
3. IL does not make pupils work.
!. IL T. memory work.
o. ~ dUua uUt crcalun iovufUf reading.
%. 10 gives poor results.
Z. 10 violates many principles OF edu.
cation. Ga the contrary, expression b.
gained by queEtiDuing, Hud leading
pupi!8 10 appreciate the thought.
To question Alright IL difiltult
matter. Much ot tue success oi
teacher dcponIa up0u the character Of
the questions lac puts. Among the
rults Tor questioning considered ufilfm.
ativciy may bu named!
L., lhUy should he Logical.
.. They should 10 clear, conolsu and
70 the point, adapted to tue ability OF
the pupil; should be definite and lead
10 logloai Thought
As the ,imu was limited for fall
report " the paper, only a bflei synop.
IL, which 10 qiitu Incomplete, eau be
given.
Proi. W. NJ. Stewart followed, HE
subject briug "a continuation Of the
address given before tho Las. meeting,
wa. "AlDAl CONTROL ana inceutives.0
Pf1'. Stewart spoke from tbs view
Olaf oil psychology, aualyaus care
.uily the feelings AMI RnUWing the
relation Oi iceliug 90 viii, aud will 10
moral acton. Hs discussed carefully
motive, showing that It directs
moral action. lilo ALEC carefully
considered conscience, showing that
II tmbJGlcs the feeling uf Obliga.
ton, sui ia tho performance u tue
act, the accompaniment OF oompla.
cency ami rem rec. He held that tue
child acts through the strongest
motive, not overlooking the fact that,
conscious action directed by motive,
resulted In formation Of automatic 40.
ton whiuh IN cnar ctcr. lie also dis.
used malevOlent aud benevolent
motives. The theory was stated
that MUD has an Impulse
70 act In accordance with
law; that there 10 Ru Unborn
tendency 10 harmonic the self with
the universe, or all truth; and In II.
attempt 10 DO 20, 10 ignorance OF law,
II conflicts with law-it conflicts with
the actual realization OF self. This
conflict silli goes On, aud has from the
hfsl, aud nom this experience OF the
human race, CERTAIN facts Or certain
truths are adopted, which truths
furnish usamofni code. Children should
ho taught TO do rigat. GJoI results ana
strong character come from doing
right A. The muscles become firm
end strong by use, ~ character results
from series VI right actions, Statistics
show that In educated clmmuuitles,
whore good morals Ato supposed to
reach high plane, that there Ia n
large amount Of crime, thus "a yealing
tho fact that the training aud incen-
lives 10 rignt action arc wrong Ia thelr
premises.
NEAHLY EIGHT THOusAED Pupils.
Tue following report shows tue mum.
Der OF pupils belonging In tho public
schools NJ this city, lr the i've months
ending Jan. 26.h, 1894. The average
number belonging daring that tim,
was 7,00s; the average daily alton.
dance, 1916.