Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-07
CITY TEACHERS MEET
Commissioner LsBls Gives Them "AI
Educational Forecast.
THE COUNTY MEETING AT OGDEN.
Tho Meaning aud Purpose Of Education
by Mr.. Gillian OF the UJ
High School.

a general meeting OF the city teach
ere was held At the High School build
Ing this morning.
Prof. Il. Il. Lewis, Territorial com.
missioner OF schools. disclosing tho
subject "An Educational Forecast
confessed Temissness In not visit
ing tho city teachers before
in his tfiielal capacity, but
explained that he hal been .dsvot-
Ing his energies to the educational In.
teresls Of the Territory where his ssr.
vices were most needed. Ho stated
that to-day marked thu thirtioth ami
ysrsary OF his connection with the
public schools Of Utah. During that
timo rapid strides had been made In
educational liuen lie drow nne
picture Of the probable status Of UIAh's
educational system thirty years hence.
Ogden City ~ we'll Al Salt Lake has
educational edinees which ehAl-
lengs the admiration OF NIL
who zee them. Sewer. Willard
and other counties are erecting struc.
tures that would be q credit TO sections
OF country much longer inAaoitsd, and
whose sysIemA are Of much longer
growth and advancement.
Every child should have the adj
vAntRgos that come from an eduoAtioa
that begins with the kindergarten ssd
ends with the univsIsi ~, each depart.
meut having NJ Its funotiOd tho pre-.
pATALiOn OF students for 'ho university
and for the practical duties of life, and
| OF Intelligent citizenship. The speaker
amphssizsd the Importance Of building
we'll the isundAtional structure upon
which our grand system shall rest. In
elosing he stated that his earnest sym
pAthy was with educational work, and
| lust he expected to "dis In tho hAr-
| nous.p He gave n cordial Invitation
to tho teachers OF the city to Ettshd the
meeting OF educators At Ogden this
month TO form = state teschers' ass0oiR.
ton,
"rhs meaning and purpose OF
education" was then presented by Mr..
| GILLIAN, Of the High School. The
speaker said IN substance; Every
teacher must have some object In edu /.
cation; all should have the same end
in view, aud tho best results come
from all having the right end In view.
Education IL the possession OF power
mental power -embellisnSd by a well
trained coincidence, well trained feel
ings and manners. Tho Idea OF the
end Of education entertained by the
profession is the systsmailo develop.
meDt ana cultivation Of the mind and
other natural pnweTB and direction OF
feelings, tastes anu manner
by inuulcAlion, example, experience
aud impression, They believe the
ginning VI power OF mind more prAc,
tical than gaining knowledge simply.
That 10; A boy IL better prepared for
iiie's work by gaining power OF thought
than by gaiulng some knowledge and
little meutAl power.
Mr.. II. IL. Chaee, OF the Emerson
school read . valuable paper on tn,
Vgus Fun elton Of Education. 1t will
30 found In fall on RaoIner page Of this
issue OF the NEWS,
Commissioner Lewis and u. q. BY
water, tho latter n member Of tn,
board Of education, were called upon
snd made iuliolIOuh speeches up9t
mo True Function OF the Teacher;
their sentiments were cordially on
dofsed by tho entire BODY OF teAcberi
ptesent,
Al the close OF the meeting, Dr.
MillspRugh cillei attention 10 th,
prevslenee OF scarlet fever IN the city
ana asked prompt diligence In prevent
ing its spread through the schools,