The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-26

Logan. June 24.-At the afternoon
general session yesterday OF the Titan
state teachers convention in the opera
house. Prof. william n. stewart, Eu-
rene 5. Hart and Prof. Brimnau FOL
loved Miss Abbie Hale of Provo in dis
eussing the papcr of J. L. Mcknight
on Recent Advances in the Ieach-
inc of Arithmetic" The report OF the
executive committee was read ana
adopted at the morning session. At the
grammar department at pm yesier-
day. in Brigham Young College, a pa
ner prepared by Alfred Bond of salt
Lake on industrial Training Essential
10 Well Rounded Education, was le%u
nv William 9. Reese of Benson. me
discussion was led by Prof. joseph
Jensen OF the Agric uitural College ana
follL we'd by Eugene > Hait
The higher education and supern-
tandence de.,artnaent held a session al
. pm in the tina tcher opera Rouse
An excellent paper was read by
-ViIliam $ Marks OF Tooele county, on
How Can We Increase the Popular
Demand Fer High Schools? ~ ". l.
Brown of Nephi led in the discussion
and was followed by Prof BrlmhaH,
SUpeTlntenGeQI OtuudiAA- 1 AoA- -s-oS-i~A-
end Superintendent Van Colt
The popular meeting session, held IN
the oDera house at s pm. last evening,
was one of the most interesting ses-
SONS of the convention
The Invocation was by Prof Mcench
of ogden. Ripley ;. Lyon, CASHIER o.
The Firss National bank OF Logan rem
dered a beautiful solo and was encorsd
Joseph Kirgsbury. president OF the
state unfyersitv of Utah. read q care
fully prepared paper on The kespec-
live Functions of Church and State IN
Prof Brimhall of Brigham Young
college. read very interesting paper
prepared by Benjamin Cuff. principal
Of the above institution. on the Neces-
sitv Tor the Professional Training of
Teachers.
LYON and Miss Bessie MoIehead, who
were .encored. Miss Foster was &C
companist.
President Cludrs paper precipitated
a very animated discussion which was
led by Prof Brimhall ard followed by
Superintendent William S Marks Of
To0ele, Superintendent Samuel old-
ham. President Joseph Kings bury,
Superinfendent Van Colt, Mr.. Gillian.
Prof f. :. Hart, J. E Mcknight Prot
9Ioench and Others
r. G. Easton concluded the evening
tiful solos and mis- encore If anything
eclinsed the first effort.
The meeting adjourned 10 $3.50 an
tomorrow. TO meet in Agricultural Col
lege auditorium
THURSDAY MORNING.
The general meeting session OF the
association met IN the auditorium or
the Agricultural College at 10 am,
President Kerr in the chair
An instrumental selection was given
by Prof. Pendrv of Smithheld-
The opening prayer was offered by
Willard Done, principal of the Latter
day Saints Academy of Salt Lake CITY
President Kerr explained that
through Dr. J. n. Tanners Illness. the
paper on training Tor Clt .l..eslli.,
assigned him, would not be presented
Prof. O. Il Alvey, principal OF Wash
tyaeton school Of salt Lake. read val
I liable paper on school Libraries.
Many important suggestions were made
~ the following gentlemen in the in
yorlra, discussion OF this subject: Pres
saent Willard Done. superintendent
larks President v. J. Kerr, /. NJ.
lillian of salt Lake High school and .
srof W J. Mccoy of Oquirrh school,
alt Lake.
on motion of Superintendent Marks
TCoele. the following committee was
ppointed on library: J. Z. Mcknight
ma O. =. Alvey. salt Lake: J. +. Mil
er. Logan: Josephine Kellogg, Provo, /
and Mrs. G. Geertson, Ogden.
DR.. J.. W. Snow Of Salt Lake read a I
verz- apls Dapcl On Diseases Taat /
Have Their Origin in the School /
Room, in which many wise suSges-
tons were made.
Informal discussion was made by /
Prof John T. Caine and DR.. Brewer OF I
the Agricultural College. Prof. Moench .
OF Ogden. Miss Hyde and Superinten-
dent Oldham
The secre6ary's report was read by
Secretary J. T. Game, AID on motion /
adopted.
che following resolution, offered by
Mi Gillian CT salt Lake, was adopted;
Be IL resolved. That we, the memOer
OF the Utah State Teachers associa-
ton. take this means and opportunity
s7f expressing 10 the citizens and teach
ers OF Logan and Cache county our 2p-
probation of and thanks for the most
pleasant and hospitable manner in
which this association and iy members
have been entertained: TO the officers
Of this association cur qualification be-
cause Of the pleasant programme and
benefit derived from the papers and
discussions: and our thanks TO the pro-
prietors of the Thatcher Opera House
and the officers of the b. Y. and Agri-
cult. raj Colleges for the use of the
halls for our department and other
meetings: 10 the Logan singers Of
sweet song ana pianlSlS Tor the most
excellent music to which we have
listened: TO railroads and newspapers
for courtesies shown
And let it he further resolved, That
we shall never be able to forget his
most pleasant meeting of this assGcia-
ton.
The following gentlemen and ladies'
were elected delegates TO the national
convention: President ". J. Kerr of
Logan. Hon. Mrs. +. X. La Barthe,
Miss Ella NJ. Dukes and AIiss-Cora L.
Paine OF salt Lake and Superintend-
en- Jennie Hubbard Of Logan.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed as the executive council by
President Brimhsll: superintendent /
Van Cott of Salt Lake, Superintendent |
AIagleby Sewer county; Superin-
fendert Porter, Davis county; Superin-
tendent 7. F. Millspaugh. Salt Lake i
CITY; Superintendent Rawlings, Provo ,
civ schools: President Willard Done, !
/. D. s. College, Salt Lake; President
William J. Kerr, 3. Y. College; Prof.
Whiting, University OF Utah.
Brief and appropriate speeches were
made by President W. J. Kerr and :
President Brimhall-
A sweet solo was given by Miss Tar
bett OF Logan. and thus ended an oc- |
casion long 10 be remembered.
President Kerr conducted the meet