Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-14
PROVO.
PROVO. UTAH. MARCH i2, 1sss
The Pedagogium.

There was n iiFEt tttfN'''''''
meeting of the Brigham Young Acau-
envy Pedagogium last evening ,.
Prof. w. NJ. Stewart of the univer-
sjty Of Utah delivered an interesting
and instructive lecture on EducauohAl
Fads He deprecated cohultlvl v,
crystallized conservatism ana also
condition OF of radicalism in education
nj worik hut of the two preferred the
latter. and called attention to ten
dency with many to designate any
change or advancement as a fad with
out giving any investigation or thouEht
to it's merits,
The following educational methods
he approved as highly beneficial ana
gave cogent reasons for his position:
% Science Teaching in the Grades.
(2) Manual Training.
t9) The Kindergarten.
az Child study,
80 Correlation.
(G) Speers Arithmetic.
Among some Of the methods he char
acterlzed as fads were: Parsing ana
diagrams I'm grammar: spelling orally
by naming the letters; formal clocu-
ton; physical culture; promotion by
degrees, and graduation exercises.
Prof. Stewart laid special stress on
the advantages OF manual training ms
tending to the coordinate develop
mcnt Of muscle and brain and 10 the
formation OF perfect physical and
mental man and woman. who would
know how 10 do things. which was u
test of the highest mental DEVELOPMENT,
In conclusion. he urged the students to
let their aim be towards well balanced
development OF all the faculties.
Miss Cora Alexander read m inter-
esting paper on Wnman's Intellectual
Advancement.
Prof. Brimhall stated that he was
pleased to he able to say that SO far rs
the academy was concerned, manual
training was populnr with the students;
the only thing IN the way Of this odu-
cntIonul feature becoming more gem
orally taken advantage Of was lnek OF
room and facilities. lie also advanced
the idea TINT this is the first period
in the worlds history where woman
has been educated for herself the cdu-
cation Of woman IN the past having
been FOR the sole purpose Of benefitiug
others, making her better mother,
wife, etc.
Musical selections were rendered by
Miss Ruby Christensen and Profit und.
Notes and Personals.
II. a. Vallaz has arrived from Eddy.
New Mexico. whore he has had charge
of sugar factory, to assume the sup
perintendrncy OF the Lehi sugar fac
tory. He was formerly chemist at the
I.ehi factory. Mr.. c. \. Granger. the
late superintendent of the Lehi sugar
ioctory, viii shortly leave for La
Grande. oregon, In few days to- take
the position OF superintendent Of that
institution. At It reception given To
Mr. Granger few days ago. Manager
Cutler. as representative Of the com
pany and employees. presented him
with valuable gold lockct. set with
diamonds and ornamented with an en-
craving Of Il sugar beet, as a memcnto
of his valuable services
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs
Bengt johnson Jr of the second ward
viii be grievcd TO learn OF the death
their 15-year-old son, Alvin, from
diphtheria. The boy had been sick foi
several days hut his nilment was not
considered serious. ON Thursday DIT
Pike was called and the disease was
pronounced diphtherln In an advanced
stage In the evening the patient died
and was buried yesterday afternoon
The family Is guaranteed and there
are not SO far ms known, any othei
cases In town. although number Of
people have been exposed.
Emily A. Aston of Pleasant Grov,
has subscribed to an affidavit to tn
effect that her husband, Edwin Aston
is insane. He was brought to Prov
yesterday afternoon and placed In tn
viii take place when Judge Dusenberr,
returns from Washington. Aston is suf
fering from Authorizations Of variou
characters and his family feared the
might lead him to the commission o
some serious acts II he were not re
strained.
trust deed from the Assyrlan AS
phalt company to Leroy ID. Thumat
both of Chicago. for $50 900. was flle
Eos .f4
Thomas yesterday. The deed il o
asphalt claims belonging to the grantu
situated in Spanish Fork canyon, |
Utah and Wasatch counties, and
given to secure the payment of $3.50
900 of first mortgage gold bonds issue
by the Assyrian Asphalt company.
A United States patent to II. J.. J
Gunner for Assyrian claims 1 to 9
situated I'm Spanlsh Fork canyon. Ia
been fled with the county recorde
ana u decd from II. l.. A. Gunner an
wife TO the AssyriRu Asphalt compan.
conveying the same property, has ais
been filed for record.
City Marshal Gemmell of Springvn
Inns again made n number OF arrest
OF young men charged with gamblinl
they viii have "A hearing before Ju!
tice Boyer. The city authorities al
determined to stop the evil, which, fro1
reports. has become quite prevaler
there of late.
Invitations are out for n grand ba
to he given In Southworth's han on S
Patr1ckH day. the nth. The committ'
In composed of prominent society PEE
pie and an enjoyable time is assure
Suit has been filed In the Fourth di
trict court by the Smoot lnvestmei
company against Georgina Elliott ar
Henry Elliott to collect $50 for lumbu
and building material.
Notice of location of the Bombat
and Humboldt mining claims. situate
In Tintic mining district, has been file
by Alex Ashman ct al. with the couI
ty recorder.
was in Provo yesterday.