Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-19
PROVO.
Teachers Institute.

Teachers Institute.
Yesterday morning President Done
OF the Lstter.day Saints College de-
livered d lecture on The Ideal In Edu.
cation.
The speaker deprecs ted the tendency
among teachers to modify the ideslsoi
education to conform with the ideas
which exist In society and many OF
which are wrong. The better course
would be to iucuicste high and correct
IDEAS and thus through the elevation OF
the children elevate society Of which
ey would hereafter be members. The
true course 10 to prepare the ptope,
through education, for the reforms 1t
Ia desired to Introduce, becsu'e no
reform can be successfully ipsuguratel
until the people are prepared for 1t.
The object OF education IL the mould.
ing OF complete character and the
teachers were warned against an in.
complete educational ideal by accept
ing anything lees than this as the
true aim OF education; therefore too
early specializing is Injurious TO the
child as II tends to narrow the Views
and wilhprouuoe an incomplete char.
Boler. For that reason specisl Training
should not commence till the student
had finished the nigh scnool curse,
and the tendency to Increase the
school period and work was therefore
commenced anu the hope expre,e d
that the c mmon school system wouiu
eventually include high school
course,
Professor Stewart of the University
followed with another lecture on the
new system OF nriihmetics. He showed
fr m experience anu observations the
d f1ieuiiy OF teaching comparison OF
magnitude by the comparison OF num-
berg, and easier and more correct
method OF teaching arithmetic by the
ratio idea which is adopted in the
Speer's method. The lecture was H.
Illustrated by drawings on the black
board aud by blOcka, spheres and
cubes.
Doctor Hall's lecture was devoted to
the new Interest In the study OF ma
ture. The following interests wers
designated as nature subjects: Sclei ce,
art, literature aud religion, and the
progress OF the world depended upon
the progress made In these depart.
ments. The history OF the different
| sclructs teach that they have been de-
veloptd by men in love with nature.
"
| French artist, who had spent years In
| the investig alton Of art In Eurore, has
concluded that the highest position In
| art lie reached by those who have
| retained the love for the scenes OF us.
| tute in which they spent their child
| hood. So literature is the outgro W tb
| OF o love OF nature as exemplifiei by
| the writings OF the earlier times, W hich
are nature figpres. Religions had ori.
| eiuated In the love OF nhture's
| chilirep for space, stars, clouds;
fire, stOnrs, etc. Children re.
| peat all this; aduiia 90 moi
realize IL, hut the child repeats the
| history o; the race rapidly ind aed, but
| the instinct OF nstute. W Orshi . lie shown
| 10 various acts Of childhood. This Ia
natural aud leads to perfect, strong
| life. To interest the child In the dill.
| ferent aspects OF nature will lead the
soul up 10 9 point OF enthusiasm VIII ch
| will lay q foundation for the ecluipi.
| tol ami various branches OF kGowl-
elge. A strong plea was made TO the
| teachers, to Gu ltiyate q love OF ma uIeilu
/ themselves and with children aud
| teach from the whole to the part in.
| stead OF from the part to the whole
and rather teaching things than
meth DDS, as being more interesting to
| the child mind.
AFTERNOON.
Or. Hall's afternoon lecture was de-
| voted TO child study, methods and re.
| suite.
This was large and general mo We.
| ment towards studying the mind from
| the actions and peculiarities OF the
child. Books had been published
| giving the life OF the child to mature
| yeare, giving close attention to the
smallest details OF the chila's lie.
| o her investigators hal taken various
| IOpicO, such ss anger, fear, ETC., and
| treated them thoroughly, oil tend lag
| 10 arrive at a knowledge Of the
| ohilu's mind and enabling the
teacher aud parents TO guide It In
| the lines where the greatest success
would be obtained. Another ten
| dency of this child to stuuy is that II
increases the love Of parenthood. This
study had also lea to the investIsa.
ton Of the beet period OF paGentho5d
| and 1t had been found that the
| strongest, henilhiest children are born
by mothers who are OF the age OF from
| twenty-five and half to thiriy-four
ami haf mud whose fathers we've
rom thirty to thirly-one 10 forty OF
orty.three.
Tue Importance of the various per.
icds In the child life was Interestingly,
| presented and the necessity for adopt.
ing methods and courses OF stnOy 10
Tho JiR rent periodic OF life was point.
ed cut.
NOTES.
superintendent Millspsugb, County
| Super ntendent Van Colt ana PROBES.
| Sol S;Gl.lanG OF salt Lake, and Presi.