The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
MEETING Of TEACHERS
Completed For the Utah
State Convention.
SOME NOTED EDUCATORS
DAVID STARR JORDAN DELIv-
Frs SEVERAL LECTURES.
Prominent Educational Leaders of
the State VIII Take Part-Con-
vention Will Continue For Three
Days Expected to Surpass Any
Previous Meeting.

Previous Meeting.
The sixth annual meeting of the Titan
State Teachers association will be held
in this city on Dec "a. % and %. The
previous meetings of the association,
especially those held at Ogden and Lo-
gan, were full of interest and accom-
Iplished much. The session to be held
here this winter promises to surpass in
all respects any previous meeting. Not
only will the leaders IN educational
thought and work in this state partlci-
pate in the programme, but eminent
talent from east and west will also be
present Miss Jordan of the Chicago
schools will do work in Speer arithme-
tic in all the grades, and David S. Jor-
dan, president of Leland Stanford uni
versity, will deliver several addresses
upon education
The meeting will last three days,
| Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
Three sessions will be held each day,
the general sessions in the Assembly
hail and the department meetings IN
, the high school building. Prominent
educators from all parts OF the state,
and from all the prominent educational
institutions of the state will discuss
various phases of education
The programme committee, of which
Professor Byron Cummings is chair
man, has prepared and will publish
during the coming week the following
programme:
Wednesday, December 81.
Morning-General session, Assembly
hail. ss-.T.
10-11-Address of welcome. Hon. w.
A. Nelden, president of board of edu-
cation, Salt Lake City.
RESPONSIVE. ]. Kerr, president of
Brigham Young college. Logan; A. c.
| Nelson, superintendent of schools, SAN
| pete county.
Hill :30-President's address. William
Allison, superintendent of schools, Og-
den.
Music-Selected, Salt Lake City
schools.
11:45-12: 30-Address. 1.-THE Problem of
Individual Difference Frank B.
Cooper. superintendent OF schools. Salt
Lake City. 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS meetings,
high school building.
2-4--1. Primary department. Read
ing" Miss NJ Adelaide Holton, direc-
tor of primary grades, Salt Lake City;
discussion, Mrs. II. L. Baker. Lehi; A.
H. Rogers, principal of Uintah school,
Weber county. se
=. Grammar
Miss Lizbeth NJ. Qualtrough, princf-
pal of Washington school, Salt Lake
City. Discussion, Miss Rena Baker, in
structor in elocution and physical Gull
ture, Brigham Young college, Logan;
G. w. Decker. Il superintendent of
schools, Iron county.
8. Department of higher instruction.
What Constitutes Proper Prepara-
ton for a College Course?' George M.
Marshall. professor of English. Uni
versity of Utah. Salt Lake City. Dis
cussion, ]. NJ. Tanner, president of tie
state agricultural college. Logan: r. q.
McNiece, dean of the faculty of the
Sheldon Jackson college, Salt Lake
City.
4-5-School in Speer arithmetic. con-
Quoted by Miss Jordan of Chicago
Evening, S o'clock-General session, |
Assembly hall.
Music.
Lecture-"The Value of Higher Edu-
cation" David S. Jordan, president of |
Leland Stanford Junior university. Cal |
ifornia.
Music. uo-
Thursday, December %.
Morning session, high school building. |
S:30-10: 15-School in Speer arithmetic, |
conducted by Miss. Jordan of Chicago. |
Department meetings 10:30-12:30: 1.
Kindergarten department. -'Construc |
ton Work in the kindergarten and Pri- |
mary Grades" Miss Mary C. May, |
principal of the kindergarten depart |
ment, state normal school, Salt Lake |
City. Discussion, Mrs Ida Dusenberry |
kindergarten department, Brigham |
Young academy, Provo.
2. Department of drawing, School |
Room Decorations" Mrs. Franc r. Ell |
lott. director of drawing in the public |
schools. Salt Lake City.
Discussion. Miss Margaret B. Martin, |
Ogden; Edwin Evans, instructor in |
drawing, University of Utah, Salt Lake |
City.
3. Department of Superintendents-A
Round Table on School Supervision, !
intendent of Schools. Salt Lake City.
Topics-1. How May the Qualities
of a Teachers Work Be Tested?" g
How Fully Should the Published
Course of Study Be Outlined and What
Should it Contain" 3. What Should
How Should it Be Conducted?" 4.
What School Statistics Are Really
Valuable?'
A. Meeting of the Mathematical So
ciety.
Afternoon. General session. Assembly
hall.
Music.
Address. "Agassiz as Teacher"
David S. Jordan. president of Leland
Stanford Junior University, California.
Music, selected, Salt Lake City
schools.
4. Business meeting.
Evening. General Session. Assembly
hall.
Music.
Lecture, THE Meaning of Democ-
racy." David S. Jordan. President of |
Leland Stanford Junior University, CAL
ifornia.
Music.
Friday, December &c.
Morning session. $50 to 1918 High
school building. School in Speer arith-
metic Conducted by Miss Jordan of
Chicago.
General Session. Assembly hail.
Music.
1890 to 1880. 1.-THE Home as Pre-