Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
That is the Province and Distinction
Of the Home.
PAPER BY MRS. COULTER.
woman Now FiIis the sphere Denied
Her ancicn,iy -s'roI stephens on
Music In Education.

This mornings session OF the State
Teachers association opened with an
address by Mrs. Mary @. Coulter OF og-
den, president OF the Utah Federation
OF women's clubs. Her theme was;
"'rhe Home as PREPARATION for the
School," She said that while the home
had lost none OF It's influence. It's
responsibility has been shifted. An
GENTLY the mother was not much more
than the slave. the father was the all
In ALL But In modern times woman
has been permitted to iiil her sphere.
She II IL who shapes the minds Of her
children. ana 1t Is In the home that all
progress aud education takes deep
root. Mrs. Coulter proceeded 10 por-
trny the salutary influence Of the home.
ana Indicated what way Il assisted the
school The main thing was the edu.
cation OF the heart, a province In which
woman IN queen. IL IN question
whether tho mohtor or johnson. Car
lyle. or Burns knew the way from
Moab TO Mecca.
The speaker briefly alluded to the
law or hcrldlty but there were many
sad conditions In children laid at the
door OF hbredity which were due only
be organized like the school and the
childH study should be as specific In
the former AS the latter The indlffCr-
ent parent Is the father OF that boy
We call the heather. Slack. easy.
good nature may do In the ordinary
walks but II doesn't count for much IN
the great battle OF life. Children
should not be forced into the unnatural
position Of conycntinnality. The home
should be no full OF good and beautiful
things that the children should have no
time for contemplating anything evil.
The home can help the school great
~ IN cultlvntlng taste Tor literature.
and the teacher should assume that the
training OF the child, begins at home,
The horne and the school must solve
the social problem. Their motto must
be "a universal brotherhood
Following Mrs. cOultcr's lecture was
q song by Prof, Young'H cluss OF the
Washington school. which was rendered
In a very crcditablc manner.
MUSIC IN EDUCATION.
'Muslc AZ a Potent Factor In Educn-
tion" was the theme exploited In AN cx.
tremcly interesting style By Prof Evan
stephens. Music seems to be like an
unfortunate tree. with delicious Fruit
which IN plucked before II IN ripe ID Ia
not mastered. The hrat obstacle that
should be removed In the teaching OF
music. IL Incorrect method. second
making II an amusement instead or u
HAuhst NnNu Ane hhhAl OF USING tne
faculty OF Imitation instead OF thought.
OF pouring the melody Into the ear In
stead OF evolving II from the mind:
fourth. the lack Of Individual appllca-
tlon: and NTH. the failure to give
music the proper time and attention.
Prof. Stephens treated his subject In
an able and learned style. Going into
detail In pointing out the many errors
In the method OF teaching music, and
submitting many splendid prccepts.
The discussion OF the subject was
opened by Miss FELTON,. instructor OF
music In the ogden city public schools.
Her treatment Of the theme was inter-
| cstlng In the extreme The burden OF
her paper being "A discussion OF the
songs OF Mrs. Gaynor Prof. Young.
instructor OF music In the salt Lake
schools closed the discussion. lie
placed music upon the same plane as
anything else In the school curriculum.
II should be study and not a rccre-
| alton.
GILLIAN moved the appointment OF a
| committee OF three ON memorial Ia
draw up resolutions Of respect for the
late Prof 4. u. Lewis and Prof. George
r. Mathews. The motion was adopted.
The committee are Profs. Marshall Of
the University. Engle OF ogden. and
| President Kerr of Logan.
Prof Martin OF the Grantsville school
moved that fratefnnl greetings be sent
to Boise. Idaho, whore the educational
association of that state w now Ia sca-
sion. The motion carried.
A telegram was read from Suporln
| tendcnt Nelson OF the Sanpcte county
schools. stating that the next assocla-
tlon would be welcome Mt Mantl.
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