Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-01

Editor Dsscrct NewG
The people " Sevisr are alive TO the
spirit Of the times In educational mat
tefe, VA In other thlngs. This is alum.
dantly proved by the Interest taken In
the summer school now In session At
RiuhhelI.
Tho teachers Of Sewer cou nty have
for year, appreciated the benefits dc.
rived from attending summer schOols.
They have, ~ q heavy expense, freely
paironizej the schools vt Provo aud
other place., until they look upon the
training thus received AS belng almost
Indispensable to their success Ia the
schoolroom. with that idea In mind
Superintendent IA. y. Hayes called
the teachers together to determine on
tho ptopriety OF holding tcl1Jl IN
SEWER county. The vote was unani-
nous In favor OF the proposition, and u
committee was appointed % take tho
matter In Charge AMI comnence opef.
atiOns. The reasons advanced favor.
ing W important move are. First, "
summer school now seems 10 be almDsi
necessity ~ the progressive tcachtt,
second, II has cost RJ.ui one thousand
dollars PER year u ecud our teachers
elsewhere ~ summer schools IN TIE
pasl, and then only var. Of them
have gone, third, by tGainiaining a
summer school NJ bone 10 not only
places IN circulation Ia our own county
tho money that would olhcrwisD DO
carried out, but II also places bJ imporl.
ant ttRiuing within the tUgch ut every
teacher ia the county Ms well NJ Of
many others WhJsu desire ~ 10 take
some special branch; fourth, ifsunItuCr
schools Ia goutfai are blessing to
other localities, WAY should no! 0nu
prove 10 10 us2
Nor ARE those the only advantages
acoruing from the summer EulsOl now
IN full blast IN Richflelg. The ever.
yigilant committee, having In nina
the interests Ut tho eItige public, have
arranged fur Cfurso VI lectures In
addition % tho general summer school
WORK, 10 be givOu Ia several Of tho
loading ee.tloueuta Of tho county
thus laying NJ tho very doors II tho
masses much' valuable iubiruetluu.
In thiB tho commlltce has bsOn um.
inenily successful IN securing some Of
tue beat known speakers Of the Terri.
tory, amOug whom arc De. James T..
TamagC, Com missioner 4. Is. Lsw q,
Df. Kari q. Mausrf, Pfof. b. Clun IT,,
DR.. J. NJ, Tanner, pr.f. &. H.. Whiting,
Pto. WIN. y. Stewart, Prot. n. J..
Nelson, Hou. VIM. II. King, Miss
Maud May iNbcOoE, Pot J. u. Paul,
Hon. o. w. Powers, Hon. Jonn NJ.
Isnc, Hon. Is. II. Roberts, Rev. Dc.
I'M, GOV. Caleb w. West and PggL q.
IL. BrmhRll.
School was formally opened May ~,
aud viii continue five week.. After
being called 10 order by Supt. Hayes
aud the Offering Of an opening prayer,
Mayor Theo. Bmndley delivered
brief addrefs OF welcome. His address
was followed by short talks from ex-
Supt. WIN. II. Seegmiller and
Judge |. X. Wright. The instTuc-
tors then each IN turn gave n
brief outline OF the work he
proposed to accomplish. The pflucipal
members Of the faculty NJ present ARE:
Prot. y. l., Nelson, Prof. J. h. Horne,
Supt, II. n. Hayes, Mr.. q. ID. Jensen,
Mr.. O, NJ. Bean, Mr.. Il. W, Nc Daniel,
Mr.. /. j. Stewart, Mis-. LeKis Harris,
Mr. John Meterr, and Misc HELEN
WinterS-to which uunbor will he
added later the services OF Prot u. IL.
Brimhsli, Prot. ID. X. Augsburg and
Mis- Lillian HsmblIn.
Win an enrolment already Of
! 0ighIy earnest puplle, and uuler such
psunciout instructors, We cannot but
look Tor good results. Aud white W.
40 not feel 10 boast over other less ia.
y0fed communities, or envy those
more blesi, We do feel to rejoice In our
succetBlul initlatoty step In 10 i'm.
pgFtaut pfEisrwUrthy n cause.