Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-24
The MODEL SCHOOL.
A Salt Lake Stake Sunday School
Organization.
TuE METHODS OF OPERATION
An Institution for Developing and Sys-
tsmatlzlng the Work OF Training
the Youth

day, Nov. 4, 1894. Its seventh session
was held yesterday, Dec. %, there
being large attendance OF tue usual
representatives from various wards.
Elder willard Done Ia superintendent
and Elders Henry Wallace ana
Stephen II. Love his assistants.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the opening
exercises began, aud by 1880 tho Sac
ramont was administered aud the class
retired to their various depart
ments for the proceedings Of the
day. The school Representatives
distributed themselves In the var.
ious departments, s occasion re.
quired, TO secure information for
which they were In attendance. These
representatives take no part In the OK.
srcises In the primary and nrst and
second intermediate departments, but
take notes OF the exercises there with
regular class OF Sunday school chill.
dfen. The theological department Il
composed OF school representatives.
PRIMARY
The primary department IL In charge
OF Elder WIN. NJ. Stewart, who IL as.
sisted by Siaters Emily Dean anu
Lillian HAmlin. Here a class OF chill.
dren from four to eight or nine years of
age arc trained. The lesson for
yesterday, In the regular order Of o1er-
ciate, was the birth Of Christ, and was
responded 10 by the little ones with
wonderful promptitude, showing the
progress made. The questioning, etc.,
was interaperssd with songs, ana In
about half an hour the little ones were
dismissed, not being required to Tens.
hemble with the general school.
The purpose In this department IL 10
develop spirituality by means within
tho chlldrcn's comprehension. For
Instance, they are asked 10 name some
food which IL necessary for the susie
nance Of the body. This they do, aud
are then instructed that the spirit needs
food, aud ~ to the kind. This IL next
illustrated on n blackboard in way
the little ones can comprehend. AZ an
illustration Of tho subjects Il may be
mentioned that near Thanksgiving day
the subject was thanksgiving aud
prayer. Yesterday the subject was
treated In IL relation 10 Chtistmss gifts,
as the Savior brought the gin OF saliva.
ton.
Rnlsr INTERMEDIATE.
The first intermediate department,
which comprises children from nine OF
ten years 10 twelve or thirteen, IL pre-
sided over by Sisters A annie X. Hardy
and DOnetto Smith. The lesson was
on the Life OF Christ, aud the method
adopted IL TO convey instruction suited
to the minds OF the children by pursu-
ing u course OF Judioious Questioning.
This course IL pursued In most admir-
able manner.
sEooND INTERMEDIATE.
The second intermediate department
IL under tue guidance OF Elders Philip
X. MAycock and John n. Woodbury..
The leasOn for December % was Ia To-
gard 10 the translation OF tho Book Of
Mormon. This children In this depart.
mont range from IL or 10 10 ~ or is
years OF age, and are pursuing \ regu-
lar course OF Book OF Mormon stuuy.
The SUBJECTS presented through re-
plies 10 questions, supplemented by 70.
marks, and Ia \ most efficient method.
The pupils do most VI the work, and
the detail Of facts In the study Ia the
prominent feature Of the course,
THEOLOGICAL.
This theological department IL ia
charge Of Eldefs Joseph Il. Nelson anu
J. NJ, Tanner. In II the procedure IL
TO assign topics 10 tho class, anu moi.
viduAls are called upon indiscriminato.
". The study at present IL on Roberts
Ecclesiastioal History, the second sec
ton being under consideration. The
person hrst called ON discusses the
topic, then others are requested TO add
what they know, and questions are
piled by tho teacher, In the effort 10
bring out all Itho information at
tainAble and impress IL on tho class.
Then there IN review by the
teacher, and replies to questions
by this students, the ground being gone
over thoroughly Rseoond time before
the next subject IL proceeded with.
Tue chief idea In this department II
10 inspire the pupil with self conf
dsnoe and ability TO intolligontly dis
ouss n ques,ion--to speak TO subject
In n plain, straightforward, concise
manner, aud TO stop when he gets
through.
CLOSING EXERCIsEs.
At precisely 1915 a. IN. an electric
bell gives the signal tor classes TO ol0se
work for the day and Reasonable In the
general school room. Then there are
remarks by visitors or others, business
for tho school, AMI closing exercises
" which tgTmiuat nj /. $50,
SPECIAL SESSION.
At ll;8Oa special session II held Of
those who desire TO remain, anu few
seldom leave before II IL through. In
II IL most cOmmeDdable feature Of
school worn, a special lecture 10
given, and brief discussion OF school
methods had when necessary, aud At
~ O'Clock an adjournment In taken.
The special session yesterday was
addressed by Professor w. M. Stewart.
on the Relation VI Form to Truth, The
lecturer pointed out how That form
should be used tu express truth, anu
should never be given precedence. IL
had been complained OF that la secular
teaching there was more form
than truth, and the same mih.
take occurs with many In religious
training. The speaker pointed out that
formalitles without truth were
mockeTy, The truth Ia an ordinance
should DO understood before the form
IL Impressed, 30 that the truth will be
pre-eminant Ia the sludenPs mind,
When children are taught 10 repeat
Articles Of Faith Ms mere iOrmalltyi
repeating them mechanically, there IL
no religion taught, hence 10 many