Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-28

! Jaws Mathematics. The symbol Of
division was invented iu 1880,
| ny Dr. John Poll, professor
OF philosophy und MATHEMATICS al
I Broin. The pysiem OF eauononts, by
I which the powers OF numbers are
/ represented, was intrlduc8I by Dee
/ Gates, and the radical sign by Steiiel
The viucuium was diet used by Vietn,
aud the patunthrsis by GirarIn, %
| Duich writer on algebra. Owing 30 the
/ tact that iu the use % the simpler
/ symbols when used IN combination
Of exercises are mot only Incorrectly
used by pupils as well as tplcuurs, u
short lime was given boo explaining
their correct usc by PtoL KEN la his
usual clear an convincing manner.
Prof WIN. ~. stewart delivered an
/ address ON "Causu in EIucatlou.O
His remarks, In substance, were a.
i3llUwi: All truth ~ related. The
world b. universe oi related objects
mud events. 10 10 only through teln.
ton that truth is known. NJU1o fact
stands alont; % know tho fact is o.
understand its relations. The hapui.
ness " the few iupuuis upon tho hap.
plueil " the many IT'S thu rcg0Enl.
lion Of THIS great truth that has given
COS the Free Puhllc Schools. Tho
march % civilization is along the liuu
VI universal happiness. Tho Que
thing above all o.hHrf, That Uiafds
progress, Do universal hate.
Tho whole work 0f education ls the
discovery of law AMI iis proper april.
cation. 10 Il the universal Relations
that constitute law. Knowing is elm.
ply Hugius relations, lu ail knowledge
.|H.H d.. o. q
nCceHliy. ThCY are members OF one
aud thH same process, parts Of one aud
the same whole. ono has up meaning
without the other ibis truth be- univer.
snl, hence a law. Cause nui effect
dinrr In one particular, cause ploccits
IN the order 10 time. Primarily, the
whole work cf education is the dIsr1y.
cry ui the relations If cause unI elect.
Law e. iuvariatlc;ii % were n0tsu we
would live iu world ui chance. Tho
experience of today vuuII Uo ul guido I
Tor tho conduct 0i tomorrow. We
could mako uJ Inference us 90 what The
future would be-. Fortunately tor ua,
law is uuChnugtnblt; q gauHu which
produces "a certain effect today will,
under similnr conditions, produce tho
same effect tomorrow. Tue work %
education Do work OF harmony,
work VI adjustment, "a conformity ~ /
law; n b the realization 0i svl'=thr |
unity ui tho real AMI The ideal. lguUr. |
hucn la nothing more than criur as
10 cause aud effect Whom nn Austria. /
Ian native Hroh one OF hlH tribe Ole /
without having been shot OF having /
met with any external Injury, DC con. |
Cludus that WitChCrntI muHt have been |
pfacticcl, aud iu order 90 discover /
who has slhlu his rlmtIiu hy Witch. |
craft, hu g1td iu thr direction 900 which |
the fret insect tccu loada him from the /
scene OF dratr; aud tho nul person bee l
then encounters must be- ihu murderer, /
There nru many among th1 sI.CalIei |
civilized who nrc just about 90 absurd |
in their Ideas OF cause, especially with |
reference 20 education.
The laws Of phyFic. and chemistry are ]
rec guizuI auI applied with Inevitable !
certainty, but the laws which regulate !
thu unfolding aud Development % the /
child urg neither ftuIiCi nor applied, !
Let me aHFufc you us trarurff chat tuis
same universal law holds good iu ciu-
cation, We nru nuluul ln teaching
ouly ns wcuuIouiauu cause aud effect.
The science OF teaching is based
upon this fact, mud tnH art OF
teaching, on the conformity 10
the law. When these laws arc
fully understood and properly applied
all evil will disappear ami there will
be- no such person o. % stupid or bad
boy. Why are some pupils interested,
others uog Way are some pupils
bright, others dulli some easily con.
tr0llrl, others inuJrrigiblt2 The an
awer is, ignorance Of law AuI its gppli.
cation; iu other words, nu imperfect
knowledge Of cause auI elect