Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-20
PROVO.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Lectures by Doctor Hall and Professor
K'rr-Ihe Teachers Enjoy a Fine
Concert.

" ith a lecture by President Kerr OF
the Brigham Young college o.
I'll oroug hLess in education. The qnes.
ton was not what school q person had
attended or what courses OF stu1y he
had finished, but what power he had
obtained from his studies to be applied
to the affairs OF life and In the &c.
cushion OF further knowledge. Many
men were encyclopedias OF informa-
lion but were Not educatec; they had
not the ability to apply what they
knew.
One course for this superficlallity 10
a great extent Ia the lack OF attention
to undivided students; the me .tsl pc.
culiarlties OF the student should be
do in large glasses.
Another objection was the efforts 10
crowd u crest number OF stuuies into
u small period of time. THIS lesdstU
n superficial knowledge that was not
beneficial, and the habits formed by
this method OF education tended to y
sul eriiriality in all the affairs OF life
which wac not productive OF success.
More thorough WORK In the branches
attempted aud more attention to the
indlv dual Interests of the student
were strongly urged. The lecture was
very favOrabiy commenced upon by
large number OF tue teachers.
Professor Stewart cJntinued HE
course .of new system arithmetic lee.
lures, he was assisted by Mise kim.
bali OF Salt Like, who illustrated the
Speei's mothUd OF teaching arithmetic
by use Of the blocks, Spheres and cubes
employed to show comparison an0
ratio.
The professor gave a number Of
practical illustrations of eolviug arith-
met cal problems by the system OF
ratio ant comparison as NOV GATED by
SpeerH, showing that the method was
productive Of the dsvelopme mt of the
mental faculties to a far gsestsr ex.
tent than the old system. Another
advantage claimed for the Speers
system was that it would make 1t
necessary for the teacher to under.
stand something more in regard TO
arithmetic than abstract rules before
hey were able to teach it.
Dr.. Hall continued bis lecture on
Cnila Study, devoling his remarks to
muscle training. He referred to the
old Grscian athletic gsmet; The Ger
man theory OF BODY training; the home
| industrial pursuits OF tue OLD New Eug-
land, all tending to make u yhyscl-
| calIy psriect man. Tne Idea has been
expressed by German writer that
"Jnly strong muscles can make men
| great and nations strong.
The fundamental and accessory
minds were referred to; the former
were developed at birth or developed
| rapidly thereafter without auy
fort OF the Will. The acce,-
s1ry mucles were developed by
work superinduced by thought
| and many illustrations were given
| OF this development and the necessity
for doing a variety OF work In order to
develop them pointed out. The doctor,
in advocating physical training, spoke
isvorsbly OF football, although there
was the objection that q good man
was killed oncs in while, but tbie
was better than to have them die
through vices brought about by lack OF
robust habits. And while he was not
in favor Of pubic exhibitions of of
| pugilism, which ne denounced as de-
grading, he spoke a good word fJr
boxing, which was one of the best
| known cures for anger, because when
man stands up before his opponent
aHd is hit in the eye, the necessity for
keeping his temper becomes vary
apparent because II he loses his temper
he as lost the contest.
The need for a well.knit texture OF
muscle ana nerve was earnestly point
| ed cut In order to accomplish gOou
work In lie. Health 10 holiness and Is
The fundamental basis for the greatest
achievements In Life, and In order to
MAMA health work and exercise
should be encouraged anu children
ehouid be tarneu cut OF school not
slckly and feeble, but healthier and
stronger tnan when they entered.
AFTERNOON.
DR.. Hall commenced his altern DON
| lecture by calling Elk young men 10
the platform, who. standing in q row,
clasped hands. Doctor Hall staining
at one enu, raised his arm and al the
same time pressed the hand OF tue
man standing next to him; he passed
on the pressure ami when inc last ma n
received the pressure he raised his
arm. This was done for the puTp 30 OF
showing the time required for the sea-
SALON OF feeling Travelled. The mucn
more rapid transmission Of IDEAS from
mind to mind were referred to.
The age OF n child from shout to
a. VI nun W IL WAS uttctlDel rs the
age which wAs lets Understood than
any other in the chilu's life. The
chiIu diu not grow mucn and did not
slow muon development; but 1t was
Know that this Is the period IN whoa
language had It's golden period. This
10 the periuu when foreign languages
eau be most readily Learned by Ine
ear method. At this time the sIu y
|
universe In its broadest teuee
| -nnn he aiuIiln.i In nnuant...r 4.