Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-25
uinh CnnnlY Teaehers.

The regular session Of the Utah
County Teachers association was held
IN Provo Saturday, Nov. 20, 1905.
After the usual opening exercises, Misc
Holton addressed the assembly on
1.-THE relation Of science TO the other
branches Of the curriculum" espoci-
ally emphasiLlng Its relation 10 read.
Ing, drawing aud history.
Prof. N. l.. Nelson, OF the ID. Y. A.,
addressed the association, bis subject
being "rho critic and orltlolsm.D A.
an Introduction he gave the popular
definition Of tue critic NJ one who
never sees good quality, aud never
inils TO SEQ bad ono; he Il the human
owl, nOueinE the earth, but never sor.
ing noble game, The definition ~.
plies TO tho cynic rather than to the
critic. The enlightenment Of tho
nineteenth century and all it,
attendant glory depend upon
the Characteristic trne critic
10 the man or woman OF good ludE.
mont; tho one who IL able To detect
the merits ana dement's VI n compost.
lon-ihe word composition being used
n tbs brosdest sense. II 10 tho busl-
meas Of tho critic TO assist The mind 10
act well, He who knows how ~ do n
thing well, IL a good critic, for tho
ability 10 critiolse, specifically Implies
the ability 10 do. We become useful
In tho exact ratio that we become orlti-
cal. Ths Advancement Ia all lines Of
human activities IL duo 10 criticism.
The clothing We wear owes Its beauty
aud perfection TO n multitude OF crit.
les, who have worked Ia such arts.
The results have been reached by each
workman becoming keoner than his
predscessor. This faculty 10 ctitiolse
or ~ improve Ia 80 universal In man,
that II must have been planted
thus deeply, for wlse puT.
poss. Let good enough alone,
Ia folly In tho extreme. II such
doctrine had been followed In Utah,
We would slill be living In the log hut
anu the cellar. As 10 the qualities Of a
critic, no man or woman IL NJ 10 DO
such who does not Lean 10 optimism.
yet either must have consld.rabIe
psisimism. This one locke for fault
the other forgives them. Reverse
Ihsas qualities and you have the care
Ing critic, one who cannot enjoy the
energy Ia focused TO catch Kramma.
teal error or n misspronounoed word.
PaIernalism andmatornRlisni, though
oxoellsnt In their sphere, must
not extend TO the children
OF the Intellect. The critic should
be independent. His building.up
qualities should DO IN the asoendanoy
Of his tearing down qualities. All such
qualities OF criticism should be shaped
aud made more perfect, for upon true
criticism depends all progress.
Miss H0lton again spoke 20 the
teachers, the subject Of her lecture
being, "How to Make Your Work
nyAtematic."
The Recitation was considered under
the following heads
|. II must DO complete In itself
2. IL must be one link OF chain and
Just ~ strong a. the Others.
3. II mu1I DO loined to what has gone
before.
Z. ChaTaeterlsiOs-A definite point;
logical; clear, thorough; Interest,
lug; something taught. Paris OF
an ideal recitation: inlroduc.
llon; middle parts; ending. Each part
should stand out clearly. Ideal TseitA.
tlous must be connected with the
previous life VI the children, Hnu with
this ptoyision-knOwledge. Ideal reel.
tallons must lead TO the world Of books.
Ideal reoltations must have important
parts, anu these parts clearly emphA.
sized. Results Of iGeal recitation i,
An Increased desire 10 learn; ., In.
creased intellectual power; 3. An in
crease OF organised knowledge.
The ntbt u the mid,wlnior sessions
Will be held at Pleasant Grove the sec.
0nd Saturday la December, II