The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-13

The regular monthly meeting of the
city teachers occurred at the High
school assembly room yesterday morn
ing, the chief feature of which was
lecture by Professor Muzzarelli, the
distinguished French author and edu-
Gator. Speaking from the subject THE
Necessity Of Developing the Moral
Sense Of the Child" the gentleman said
in part: ut has been said over and
over again, that of all missions which
it falls to the lot OF man here below to
fulfill, there is none, the vocation of the
clergyman only excepted, which is no.
bier, OF of greater Importance and use
fitness than the calling of the in
structor Of youth. Assuredly, the ply
stefan whose task it is to minister to
human sufferings: the wise magistrate
VINO frames or administers laws the
farmer whose unrenitting toll causes
the earth to yield abundantly; the mer-
chant or the manufacturer, whose Ell
forts multiply the opportunities of re-
nauneratiVe employment ana dlf1uSe
among the people comfort and ENJOY
ment; the author, whose writings IN
struct and elevate his fellow creatures;
the artist, whose genius created works
which do honor to the human intellect
and raise mankind to higher regions
of thought, assuredly all these, each
in mis- own sphere performs noble and
useful parts; but what is any of them
in comparison with him whose life
work is the up-building Of human char
acter.
In our time too much attention is
paid to material life; but an upward
tendency was given to the schools of
our United States in the recent holl-
day called Lafayette Day, day set
apart to foster in the hearts OF our
boys and girls the beautiful spirit of
gratitude; gratitude that materialized
in the heart Of each child who gave his
mite to aid in erecting the monument
to the memory of General Lafayette,
our faithful friend and supporter in
+ The time of our urgent need. He who
was called the nations guest still
lives in the hearts Of the children of his
compatriots.
when you shall have deposited in
the hearts entrusted to you, the germ
of the virtues which constitute the sin
cere Christian, the honest man, the
good citizen; when you shall have in
Spired them with the love of the good
the beautiful, the true, believe me, that
then the fairest portion of your task
viii have been accomplished; the re-
mainder will come in due season.
Let it be our earnest endeavor tC
bring it to pass that even the sons Of
the humbiest toiler may find a pleasure
in admiring a beautiful painting, thai
their souls may tremble at the sigh
of a statue representing a hero, mar
remarkable for his great genius, OF
great knowledge. Let them be glaC
that they belong to that great family
of men which has wrought so man!
wondrous things of every kind
in fact, let it be our cherished aim, 81
to work upon their hearts and affec
tons that at the story of some act o.
virtue, of some deed of Valor, of some
glorious feat Of arms in which the doe
is forgetful of himself and Mindful
only Of others, their feelings may b.
stirred to an answering sympathy, thei
eyes may be filled with generous tear
that prove their realization of thei
l1inship with all mankind, and their in
terest in everything that concerns tn
great human family, and that they fee
themselves drawn to initiate what i
good and noble.
Then, indeed, may we be able to con
template with pride what we have &C
complished IN the case of the plasti
natures committed to our charge. L
the upbuilding of human character w
shall, indeed, have formed men; the.
viii have great souls and elevated sen
timents; boys will become manly an
AlI1Ie. WITH lIlIl6AlDlG Will pow Il W III
girls viii become the most delightful O
(vives, sweet, unselfish sisters, the wo
manly mothers we still worship in tn
far distance of the past"
Miss Egbert, who teaches in distric
81. Mill Greek, was a visitor at tn
Webster school GA Tuesday.
Miss Emma Jeremy Of the eight
grade, Jackson school, who has bee
quite i'll with appendicitis, is rapid
improving.
Miss Louise Harrison has been invit
ed to speak before the Mothers club {
Centerville. Nov. %. Her subject wi
be 'Companionship."
The funeral Of the late Herbert Bre-
was attended on Thursday by the Ell
tire eighth grade, of which he was
member, at the Wasatch school, II
young man was held in high esteem
teachers and classmates, and expires
sions of profound regret are eXpresse
at'his early demise;
Mrs Banker of the Franklin scho
was a visitor at the Webster school c
Friday.
Miss Florence Ulmer of the SUNNI
school has been obnged 10 dlsconllhl
her work for several weeks by reasc
Of severe illness. Her duties are beir
assumed by Mrs. Hedges.
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Principal Van Colt, together wit
Misses Gabbott and MarSetts of L
Waterloo schools, were visitors at Il
Sumner school on Tuesday.
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- meeting Of the Salt Lake Educ
tSBal club will be held in the teacher
.todm in the city and county buildi1
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. II
paper, which was read by Miss Carr
L. Paine Of the high school before Il
State Teachers association at Pro-
last December. and which attract
much attention. will be, by reque:
read at this meeting. Professor Ma
shall Of the university and Mrs. Igl
heart viii discuss the paper and a mo
interesting session is expected.
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A meeting of the grammar section
the salt Lake County Teachers ass
citation was held in the city and coun
building yesterday. Professor Roylan
of the state university spoke up
How to Teach United States HI