The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-20

The second days session of the Utah
Teachers association meeting now be-
ing held at the Assembly hall. was one
tached and the attendance was notice.
ably larger than on the opening day.
The feature of the day was the address
by President James e. Talmage of the
state university. which was delivered
in the morning in place of the one
programmed for that time by Professor
Roylance, the reason for the change
being that DR.. Talmage found it i'm
possible to be present in the after
noon.
DR.. Talmage assumed that the pres
ent is an age OF practicability and in
speaking to that theme said, in part,
that while all knowledge is valuable,
some kinds are invaluable for the at
tainment Of special purposes As life
is short, our pursuit of knowledge to
be successful must be guided by the
most careful discrimination. A re-
markable feature, If not indeed the
most remarkable of the characteristics
of the spirit of the present time, is the
tendency toward a rigid economy in
all mems work, physical and mental,
and while the greatest care is eXer-
ciSed to secure economical conServa-
ton in the material and forces of ma
ture, we are still wofully wasteful of
mental energy in the arrangement and
pursuit of our school and college cur
ricula. Education is most practical
which most thoroughly fits man for
high and honorable service and enjoy
ment in life. 1t should equip him with
tools for his work, giving him power
! -
main student as long as he lives. 1t
must enable him to help himself. to be
his own teacher. II must purify his
pleasures, sanctify his labors and en-
noble his soul.
At the conclusion of DR.. Talmage's
remarks his paper was discussed by
/ President Tanner of the agricultural
/ college, Professor Stewart and Presi-
dent Kerr
Superintendent Millspaugh next de-
I livered an address on the subject of
1.-The Non-Professional Training of
Teachers" which was discussed by
! Professor Brimhall of Brigham Young
academy of Provo, after which adj
journment was taken until afternoon,
when the following programme was
carried out:
Paper, Modern Educational Theo-
ries." W. G.. Roylance, University of
Utah; discussion, w R. Malone, prin-
cipal Salt Lake high school. Paper,
Drawing in the Public Schools ]. F.
Harwood, special instructor in art,
University of Utah; discussion. Pa
per- Practical Correlation in the
Grades" j. E. Mcknight, principal
Fremont school Salt Lake City; dis
cussion, A. o. Clark, high school, Salt
Lake City.
In the evening the association was
invited to the laboratory building of
the university To witness photography
by the X rays, after which Professor
Cummings lectured at the same place
on THE Greeks in Art and Literature"
At todays session the following will
be the programme of the day:
| 10 a. m.-Discussion, what the Com
mon Schools of the State Need as Re
CARDS Organization" c. A. Whiting,
University of Utah; E. NJ. MacEwan.
agricultural college; Oscar Van Cott,
schools.
Paper, 1.-The Standard of Higher Ed
ucation in Utah." W. ]. Kerr, presi-
dent Brigham Young college. Logan.
Discussion. G. NJ. Marshall, Univer-
sity of Utah.
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PRACTICAL school ROOM YORK.
F'irst-Reading, Maud May Babcock,
University of Utah.
Second-Spening, John T. Miller, SUI
perintendent Juab county schools.
Third-Writing, May V. Cavanaugh,
Salt Lake City schools.
Fourth-Arithmetic Attewall Woot-
ton. superintendent Wasatch county
4 schools.
Fifth-Geograpl1y Anna Youngberg,
Salt Lake City schools.
sixth-Grammar Willard Done, prin-
cipal L. D. S. college.
p. ma trip to Saltair beach and
reception at Saltair pavilion.
Comfy superintendent Meet.
A number of county school superin-