The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-23
An Interesting Session Held in
Logan Yesterday.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
PROFESSOR BRIMHALL OF PAY
SON MADE PRESIDENT.
superintendent Millspaugh First
Vice-President; Dr. ]. M. Tanner,
Second Vice-President; William
Allison, Third Vice-President.

Logan, June 22-The Utah State
Teachers association met at 10 O'Clock
this morning, in the Thatcher Opera
House. in general session, business
meeting. President w. ]. Kerr presid-
ing. A, beautiful selection on the piano
was given by Mr.. Prinder. of Smith
/ field, and prayer was offered by Pro-
fessor Eggertson of Brigham Young
academy.
| The minutes of last evenings session
were read by Secretary John T. Game,
Jr., and approved.
President Kerr announced that the
next business before the assembly was
the election of officers for the ensuing
year.
tons be made from the body of the
house, and on motion of Superintendent
Allison the vote was by ballot.
The following gentlemen were placed
in nomination as candidate for pres
ident: DR.. ]. NJ. Tanner. president
Agricultural college; J. F. MillspaugA.
superintendent Salt Lake City schools.
and Professor ]. H Brimhal1 of Brig
ham Young academy On first ballot.
Professor Brimhall was elected on a
majority of thirty votes, and on motion
of DR.. MillsDauch the vote was made
unanimous.
Superintendent ]. F. Millspaugh was
elected first vice-9resident. DR.. j. NJ.
Tanner second, and Superintendent
William Allison third vice-president.
At this juncture the further election
of officers was postponed until after the
report of the executive committee had
been received and acted uoon. The
election VIII continue tomorrow at 10
q. m. in the opera house
An excellent paper on Relative
Value of Scholarship and Method in
Teaching" was read by W. r. Malone
of Salt Lake City.
This subject was discussed by Super
intendent Mills9augh. Professor Gil
lilan of Salt Lake High school and Pro-
fessor Brimhall.
At p. m. department meetings were
held in the opera house and Brigham
Young college.
Primary department met in Brigham
Young college. and the following of
ficers We're elected: Miss Kellogg, pres
ident; Miss Merrill of Cache, secretary.
Miss Alice Chapman. of Salt Lake.
read a splendid paper on The Kinder
garten and the Primary School Dis
Horace Cummings, of Salt Lake. read
an interesting paper on Natural Stud
les"
Grammar department met in Brig
ham Young college at 2 p. m. and or
ganized as follows: t H. Merrill. pres
ident; secretary F. N. Poulsen, Salt |
Lake county.
F. N. Poulsen read in instructive |
paper on Additions to and Subtrac-
tons from our Grammar Courses"
Lizbeth NJ. Qualtrough of Salt Lake I
read an excellent paper on Grammar /.
School Discipline. Formative and Re
The discussion on this subject was
led by Professor z. r. Owen of Wells
vile and followed by W. ]. Mccoy, |
Oquirrh school. Salt Lake.
Department of higher education and
met in the opera
house at D. M and organized with
he following officers: superintendent
5. Oldham, president; superintendent
Jennie Hubbard. of Logan. vice-pres-
dent: Superintendent Marks, of Tooele,
secretary.
Superintendent Oscar Van Colt. Salt
Lake county. read a very valuable
PAPER on What is Implied in Effective
Discussion was led by Superintend-