The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.


Popular interest in the Utah State
Teachers association convention at Pro-
vo. on Dec. 27 to 49, is increasing to
surprising degree, especially among the
leading educators of the state. An excel
lent programme of papers and discus
tereSt has been arranged. and the rail
roads have consented TO make a rate OIL
one fare for the round trip from all
points in Utah. The attendance prom
Uses TO be very large.
The State Kindergarten association OF
Utah held its first annual meeting since
organizing, in September. 1886, IN the
teachers session room OF the board OF
education yesterday afternoon. The pro-
ceedin@s were taken Up with the con-
sheraton of financial statements, reports
reviewing the progress of the associa-
tons work, planning for the future, and
the election of officers.
The reoorts presented by the retiring
officers, Mrs. Augusta w. Grant, Dresl,
dent: Mrs. H. S. Young, secretary, ana
Mrs E. j. McVicker, treasurer, were re-
piete with satisfactory and encouraging
points.
Mrs. e. II. Parsons. chairman of the
executive board. and who has won the
gratitude of her associates by reason OF
having carried the burden of the mission
airy labor, until beneficial results are now
appearing, submitted a very interesting
report. Her paper clearly demonstrated
the surprising possibilities of human de-
velopment in child study as laid down by
Froebels philosophy. Children who have
taken the kindergarten course during the
imOresSionable ages, ranging from to b
years. are enabled to shorten, with ad-
vantage, two years of their subsequent
schoo. life. In many other ways the re-
port showed the beneficial results accru-
ing from kindergarten training. These
results. from mental and moral stand
points, were helpful to the state, the
community ,rlrents and the children
themselves. Many obstacles had to be
| overcome. but now success was in sight
! By reason of progressive legislation and
from the fact that the state constitution
| and school law recognizes the KINDER
| garten course as q, necessary part of the
! public school system, a footing had been
! obtained, but additional announcement IS
needed to battle against prejudice foster
| ed by misinformatlon and error. The kin
| dergarten training department or the
! State Normal school, under Mary May,
was reported to be accomplishing salts
! factory results in the way OF preparing
| teachers for the child-study course. The
chief necessity is that kindergarten
| courses be made a part OF the state pub
lie school system. which is permissible
under the law now in force With the
! state appropriation of $500 for the years
1897 and 1898 much had been done toward
diffusing information and directing in
Struction for courses of reading by teach
| ers in training. Mr.. Parsons report was
received with appreciative regard by the
! meeting.
Inc ASSOCIATION mas D66n u
the International Kindergarten union,
which meets in Philadelphia on Feb. IS,
1898. and to which delegates from Utah
will be in attendance
The sentiment of the meeting with ref
erence to the furtherance of the kinder
garten cause crystallized in the adoption
of the following resolution:
Resolved. That the executive commit
tee be requested to take such action as
may seem practicable and wise,
Il. Toward increasing the number OF
pupils in the Kindergarten Training
school at the University; and,
"2. Toward increasing the interest in
kindergarten work among parents and
prospective teachers in the rural districts
and throughout the state
The following officers We're elected for
the ensuing year. Professor w. NJ. Stew
art, president; Mrs. Jane w. Ballantyne
of Ogden, first vice president; Mrs. Anna
r. Craig of Provo, second vice president
Mrs E. !. McVicker, treasurer; Mrs. r
X. Thomas, recording secretary; Mrs
Mary q. Larson, corresponding secretary
Executive board, Mrs. Nellie Little. Mrs
b Wells. Mrs. H. S. Young. Mrs. L. B
Ridgley and Rev. DR.. r. G. McNiece.
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The Christmas and New Year holidays
in all the public schools commence on TIT
. afternoon Of next Thursday, and con
tinue until Monday morning. Jan. 8.
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, With the reopening of the public schools
the first Monday after New Years day
a large number of pupils on the east sid
) will find themselves comfortably seated il
! the new Webster building, situated OF
Eighth East street, near Fourth South
| and many, others viii be transferred t
other buildings. Superintendent Mills
, paugh and his capable secretary, Mis-
Cox. are compiling the lists of assign
ments and transfers from ample data
The arrangements are being made on geo
graphical lines and with due regard TO
the convenience of the pupils and the ca
pacties of the several grades and classes
John Egan Sentenced.
John Egan, found guilty by the jur,
on Friday of selling liquor to. Charlie,
Sireech on the Indian reservation. wa
sentenced yesterday by Judge Marshall +
is months serVitude in the Utah stat
rrisnn tngethar with a fine of 500 an