Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29

pared by Mrs. Emma J. McVicker oil
Salt Lake, but on account OF hsi IN
abiity to be present Mrs. Coray pre-
serted the paper. when ShorouBhly
and lucidly treated OF the e1ucltlv .lI
work done by the Womcns CLUBS since
their organization in 1852.
Miss afonahan rendered piano
solo from Schubert in her usual artis-
tic manner.
Professor A, c. Lund favored the
audience with bass solo.
President Joseph y, Kingsbury next
read n paper entitled, what Should he
the Aims In Education" Like all Of the
educational efforts Of this gentleman.
the paper was able. practical and TO IN.
point. The aims Of education. briefly,
VAS described TO he the power to think,
intelligent Industry, economy patriot
ism, the cultivation OF moral char.
acter, love and charity for all mankind
and to destroy prejudice, bigotry ana
nnrrowness OF mind.
President Kerr, OF the Brigham
Young College. spoke BREEZY upon the
necessity Of encouraging the pupil to
think and not merely cram his mind
with the thoughts Of others, so thnt the
pupil may thoroughly understand the
ground he traverses.
Miss Ramsey rendered an alto solo
which was vigorously applauded.
resolution was adopted faVoring
the attendance of the Transmississlppi
Educational convention to be held In
Omaha at the time OF the Trans
mississippi exposition In 1898.
President Tanner and superintendent
Mlllspaugh addressed the meeting in
favor of the National Teachers asso-
citation meeting TO be held In Washing
ton, ID. c., commencing July z. 1928.
The latter gentleman spoke most en-
couragingly of the prospects for Salt
I..fH. n. -. a. n
in Salt Lake City in 1899. DIR. Mills
pnugh, President Tanner and Superin-
tendent j. l.. Brown were appointed
a committee to promote the attend
ance ut the meeting in Washington.
for Salt Lake City in 1899.
After The regular exercises, the meet
ing adjourned to rooms in the lower
story of the building, where the com
mittee on entertainment had prepared
a delicious luncheon for the visitors,
and the remaining part of the evening
was spent in gastronomic pleasures, and
impromptu music and song and in So
cial conversation.
THE MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY.
Advantage was taken of the presence
OF teachers to reorganize the Utah
Mathematical Society. This society
was organized. as many teachers will
remember, some 1--WE years ago; but
of the society or election OF officers
has been held for two or three years.
a meeting was called by Prof. Kerr
the last president. today for the pur-
pose of effecting reorganization.
Probably fifty high school teachers
county superintendent, normal school
teachers and Others We're present. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, w. J. Kerr OF Logan; vice
president, ID. II. Adams of Ogden:
secretary L. NJ. Gillian of Salt Lake;
treasurer, G. n. Mckay of Salt Lake
After the adjournment of the society
the officers, who also constitute the
executive committee, were called to-
gether by the president and the follow
ing plan of work was agreed upon
The society will meet three times per
year, viz. In April and October at Salt
Lake and again at the same place, and
near the same time as the Utah State
Teachers association.
This society extends cordial invita-
ton to all Utah teachers engaged or
Interested in the teaching of arithmetic
or any higher mathematical subjects to
Join with the society in helping to
raise the standard of teaching in these
subjects AT present no further cond-
ton is placed, upon membership than
simply a desire to help and be helped
In this work. II you desire to become
a member, and have not already done
so, please send your name and address
to l.. NJ. Gillian, Salt Lake City,