Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-03
THE SUMMERSCHOOL.
An Outline Of The Splendid Work that
Vas Done
MANY SUBJECTS TREATED.
instructor, are Much Graiiiied al The
Rtsull-Practicn Nature Of
the Work.

At2 O'Clock In the afternoon gath
ering took place, and brief speeches
by tue instructors were made, each
entertaining his hearers In Al inter
ssting manner, the program forming
a fitting close to the successful session
held.
Tho character OF the instruction
given has been In the highest degree
oommen dable. From all who hI'enl
come expressions OF satisfaction relative
TO the thoToughness and practical M
ture Of the subjects presented Ihe
outcome cannot but be- beneficial TO
the Unlyersity, ~ the instruction
given IL typical OF that impattsd 10
the Institution, and the petsonnel OF
the faculty has appeared IN \ favorable
light ,.---,-.
The instructors expires themselves
A. poing much pleased with tho results
Of their LAHORE, aud with tue large at
tendance aud the interest mani.
fstted. Believing that au outline o.
work In the several courses oueTcu
mar not be devoid Of Interest, priei
ELEMKSrARY BJTANY.
Bo,any, Zoology aud General His
tory, Prof. Whiung inettuuiOi.- ne
subject was treated from broad y
evolutionary standpoint. TINS Woik
began with study OF the roots anu
stems, leaves, flowers aud fruits were
treated IN succession.
Few things were spoken OF In the
class which were not fully illustrated
by ppueimei actually In tho hands OF
the ttudenS. The keynote OF 'ht
course was T. make botany "a study Of
plants rather than n study OF books
about plants. One day each week was
especially devoted TO microscopic in'
yosligaiion.
ADVANCED BOrASY.
The work IN advanced botany was
,onf,peI ~ study Of our native
Allp. All OF this work was mict0sco-
licai. Specimens from the Hot
springs at Munroe, from our Hot
and Warm Spuuss, from ito'h
water ponds anu ditches, ana
from Great Salt Lake were carefully
examined aud, ~ far m possible, were
classified.
ZOOLOGY.
The work on zoology was based upon
Orton,s Comparative Zoology. An
safnest effort was made 10 distinguish
betw zen tho essentials and the non
essentials Of tue subject, Hnd attention
was directed 10 me philosophy Of
zoology rs well ne to It's iaots. The
whole course Was illustrated by mu-
scum aud itsh specimens. One dty
each week was coveted to lAbolatatJ
work, and typical animals were care
iuIly Lissectou 10 illustrate tnolf inter.
nal characteristics. Al attempt was
made W make tue students careful, acou.
rate, console. tluus observers OF nature.
GENERAL HISTORY.
A short course IN general history
was given. The work covered the
orusadcs, tho reformation, England
from 1890 10 1903. aud tho new German
empire. Tue philosophy, as well Ms
the facts Of history were discussed, and
u iou ndaIiOn for future study was laid.
LATIN AND GREEK,
Latin and Greek, Prof. Cummings,
l Instructor. There seems to bo n aenIi.
ment more OF less prevalent through
ths western country that we have no
time TO devote to the study OF Latin
and Greek; and yet, In spite Of this
fact, there have been four coutsss,
three In Latin aud one In Greek, given
Mt the session Of the University Sum.
mer school Just ciOHed. People are
realizing more anu more the sduca.
tionAl value Of the classics IN proNii,
ing n we'll equipped mind and u broad
culture.
The largest class Of tho session was
the one Ia beginning Latin. Tue
work was taken up with vArnostutss
anu real and the class have succeeded
In mastering the regular forms Of
Latin syntAx, have fair vocabulary
and are beginning to Translate tue
second book Of Cesar. n
Another class have been making
themselves familiar with tho literary
style OF CW ar anu studying the
structure OF Latin complex auu com.
pound sentences, This class has read
about half OF the first i've books Of
Ce,aT's dallio War.
rho third class In the study a. tue
Latin language has read the four OLA
tions OF Cicero against CAtllino iuyr,-
tigating the strength Of the Latin
oTatorlcal style and becoming some
what familiar with Roman life.
The young men who nave been tc-l.
ing the beauties ui the Greek tongue
have completed their mastery Ut the
regular noun anu VERT FORMS aud con.
stTucliOHs nuu translated niue chan.
tors ut thy first book Of the Anabnsis.
DRAWING ANp PRIMARY TEACHING.
Drawing aud Primary Teaching,
Mics A. H., brotherhood, instructor
In the drawing COursr given N the
Summer school, rpid drawing with
chalk and with cTaYOu WAS int taught
h Illustrating stories, elementary sell
ry9e, geography anu history, 10 show
that from correct drawing ny the
teacher, the children uuvOnsciousIy
BuIultr the elements Ut perspective
puu light ami shade. DRWing Uf 10.
LEI MAYS In connection win discus.
5lou ui agtugraphy cOulsr was he next
study,
Mkt TO this draw ing from natural
ubJeu q, he tyre sOliJs wei USED g.
teach perspective by vU'erv,,iou And
suaIiug,
4 seTes OF lessons on scientific per.
syecuve showed how tnl- suppose
4ililuult subject may be IA tde intelU.
guile anu easy sixth gtaIr pupils 10y
Jssiug IL upon Oh eTvatiYu. Tue Num-
Der OF sludeuls enrolled was twenty.
a c1utsb Ia water Tor painting wua
IiVen on the same uuuCll les AB tue
having course. Two students en-.
oiled