Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-29
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
THERE WE'RE MANY ptoAeoeuts PRESENT


Tearhtrs' aso1ciasion opercd ~ oglsu
last evening. laggc dttndante ~
p,dazogues being rrss,na The citizens
rsve .hiir guess a sight fo9li wei
CONF. sitEpic-s heif'g mfi on all In
coming iiasns by i,c1i commlaees ID,
II. Adams H. thi'fma1 81 the ACCOM-
moirs,r, comm..te. lie Il tnd1siri-
ouply ard ably usEstci by the fpli1S-
slg lidsa All gtIi3emtn. Thomas u.
pf.. Wnllhm AlHslr, r. ~. LCNis.
Marie Moffai. Gtcrge ~ Eaton, +. H..
chri.srpor. J. VI. Bishop. Msr,hi bur
.o.i. Samuel Doxcy. Nsg,in Mckay, Geo.
l.. Wade. wlaam n. Peterson. Fdrm'c
steior. Mrs. Lizzie II. Cray william
=. wallace. Gcegge p. McCabe. Mrs.
Mar,ar i. Bur.om
IN ~vensrk s;ssrn cimmineei at
1850 o'ci1ck. whsu the thilfmlu warm
~ Congratulated ine ttiohtrs on the
accomplishment 10 she pas year. after
which speeches % welcome wee mad
ly Mayor rayle. Judge Dee and Pt,a.
r. u. Lewis. supcrl1.I,.lept Petcrs W
she Boxcldcr c1ursy sch9os. Prin,irN
Mccoy " ifc Oqwrfh sthl1l, sA9.
Lake. and Supf rirfCf'lfr' Evans " 90
summit county schools. responded hap
PLY ~ the speeches of welcome.
PRESIDENT KINGsBuRY's AID
DRESS.
Professor Kingsbufy. president Of che
association. delivered an interesting adj
dress. saying IN part tina. there were
now fao.s and principles continually
b,lng learned and discovered In the
t.Nl l.ttf L.
being lcarncd In regard 60 the way
IN which the mind acts. and nothing
rlHlave In regard to what the mind
really IL. bfitlc more In known concern
gag the fsii sfscnta OF the mind sDday
shan WAS known over 1000 years ago.
Al matters dependent more 90 less
upon thc actions of tho mind are specu-
latlvc. and therefore. nW corthln,
Questions " economic nocl1iogy AMI
Uhtefs Involving the mind are hardly
such ~ can b. solved ws,h any great
degree 81 cssslin.y. The questions of
free trade ana pr0.ccilnn. monetary
problems. cannot be solved beyond
doubt. The mos, learned Republican ~
she mos crudite Democrat u unable 30
prove that profession would subserve
al an times or ~ any Time. or that frye
Grade j. the great piuacca of al the Ills
~ a people. These maticrs cannO; be a..
cortalnCd absolutely. az no One can an
alyxe the mind. determine what Il u,
and tell Just whnt Surn u n going tu
cake and what influence u ~ going 50
eNeri. The mlnd II constantly chang
Ing IT. point 81 view 81 ever changing.
and objects IN lie are seen incunHtnntly
changing phases, ever making dinerer
Impressions upon the mind. Every new
phase presented ami every new lmprct-
sion made mus Influence. more or less,
conclusions of gha mind ON al specula.
Give mailer. and even upon the weight
nr hearng wsli-rstabilshtd facts have
upon an questions pertaining 90 all hui
man affairs. No one can tell 20 what
c0ncluHons tho MIND Of man VIII lead
sh.m gr 20 what ciprlces Of ihc mind
UNFORESEEN events VIII give rise. Sya-
tens - school methods OF teaching In
vplve this unccrtisn factor. me mind,
outcome OF thc adoption Of any
school system or any mtshod OF teach-
ing. No uffense need. therefon. be Ia
ken. although We may question the
wisdom of any ones decision, ~ She
plans OF even the creates; scholars, OF
IN mos. profound students regarding
any proportion whatever Involving che
mind - speculative matter.
We may feel, therefore. perfectly free
60 discuss questions VI school muttera.
although others present may have con-
skiafed such questions more carefully
shin she speaker. and may also UNDER
Nmsrg tae auG.,lous discussed were
ths faa,oWlrgi
F.rs.--Is our system " education a
success &C = " fallurei
Secud-Arc ~ accomplishing TOR
,hg state what ought 80 be expected %
us9
rprd-couii mure be dooeg
Fonrlh-Ars We MAKING think RS
mon and women u depth 90 well az
brsad.h OF Ghought-or are We dtiftlns
suwpfd superfclilllyf
Flfth--Are We developing clriracfr
or arr 40 bfonging up boys ari
gafs. young men and women who VIII
be made urat % become good csu-
zcfla?
slxih-Is osr school work c,n.iuclve
10 heaish? Does our rrhloi work dead
20 correct the evils IN mankind?
Sevcnth-Are the new mc.hods 81
tcachlug bs.eier than the old waytf
NE'ith-Tadiy, nv our schpqi VOTE.
d. we pay too muoh a9crelpn ana
Give too much gime 10 recofd.keepWg,
repiri.maklng. met..ng-gdlHs and. IN
Glfs accouEg. through lack "a ilmc. do
we give ton lkilr alteniian and con-
sdtTu.cop 90 le,c rubjcIe ma"er of the
school work
Nlrlh-shuuM We compel or simply
gpide pupils. dcvelop .miatlap Or adj
Nduaiby?
Tcaah-shoud We ~, fimllarize
the pupils avn fhe uamfh uf great
nnd Fuud men. Gave readers lrrlullns
she compossong ara writings Of grtpI
poets. Mfrary mon - the p1si ana
Ape prCfcns. mucc than - nov Gus
gonaryY
RSgsqdLng 4hese questions she
speaker showed:
Nrsi--Our school system h nethcr
complete success NOR - complete iail-
ure, More, however could be accom.
plished were " modified 30 thaf maCtlal
fr'aanlng, shop work, garden work. ETC..
c2uM accompany every course pursued
fnorn she Kindergarten through flie col.
lege. afd thus every boy and every girl
blcone as accustomed to ustng their
bitsha as tlifir mlnsis More intelec-
tunlly ana morally could be accom-.
pliehid VIII the same expfQlNure u
mean. by such a change. even though
ssme u thu work ~ she present cur
ilcnlnm would have o. be eliminated "
much Shortened.
Suyrd-lisNcr work ard moN could
be accomplished for the Siasr. Puhlic
oplnsa AMI the pngss are Ddrh more ur
llss conservative regarlins school mat
tors, To make ncsitd yhaIgts Il re-
qurcs, shcfe FORE, stvrg. aggre ssiye
mon erd 'wNsntn with d.termln9t1n
utsi COURAGE,
mlfd-The fordSncy M much 81 che
rchcal work y eSieusiun aud NOT ius
sglsdy. brca1Jh not d,Tfh, Too many