Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
UTAH TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION.
Sixth Annual Session Convened at
the Assembly Hall Today
PRIEST. NELDEN'S WELCOME.
Response Made by President Kerr Of
Logan President Tanner speaks
President AIlison's Addres.

President AIlison's Address
The sixth annual session Of the Utah
State Teachers association convened at
the Assembly Hall this morning, and
the attendance was much larger than
anticipated, delegates being present
from nearly every section Of the State.
The proceedings were exceedingly In
terestlng and the two important adj
dresses, made by President Allison Of
ogden, and Supt. Frank b. Cooper OF
this city, were listened to with rapt at
tentlon, while w. A. Nelden, President
Kerr and President Tanner made infor-
NAL talks that were appreciated.
Il was not supposed that David Star
Jordan would arrive until later In the
day. and arrangements had been made
for a committee TO meet him, but he
stole In upon them unawares, and on
being introduced at the hour Of ad-
journment, made some humorous ref
erences 10 his former visit here, remark
ing that the people had long time ago
named one Of the Utah rivers after his
family.
1t was 1890 when President Allison
called the session TO order, and Crissie
Lawson gave as an organ solo the In
termezzo from Cavalerla de Rusticania.
PRIEST. NELDENs WELCOME.
W. A. Nelden, Of the board Of educa-
ton, was then introduced and gave the
address Of welcome.
President Nelden said he felt highly
honored In being permitted TO welcome
10 this city such a congress OF Utah
educators. He came before them WIN
the biggest and heartiest welcome ever
registered In the State OF Utah. While
he had not been specially Identified with
educational matters for any great
length Of time, still the months that ne
had snent I'm his work az a member OF
the board Of education were among the
happlest OF his life. The greatest bat
ties ever won had been won In the
school room, and they we're registered
upon the hearts OF the boys and girls IN
school rooms. Yes. and the victories
there won would shine out through all
the coming years. The teachers en-
ployment was OF the highest order. All
tried 70 do the greatest good 10 the
greatest number and were Inspired by
noble patriotism. The time was long
past when any school was intended 10
turn out only those who intended TO
thereafter live upon their money OF en-
ter upon professional career The
schools were for an classes, for the
farmers boy, the miners boy ana Tor
the carpenters boy More practcal
work was needed in the schools, so as 10
III the entire boy and the entire girl for
practical life. More klndergarlens were
needed. too. and more OF manual train
ing. and he hoped TO see more OF work
along these lines In Utah. II was MI.
Nelden's belief that the teachers were
the poorest paid people In the world,
considering the amount Of work they
did. He believed they should be paid
more. He had men in his employ who
received more salary than that paid the
superintendent Of schools Of Salt Lake
City.
PRIEST. KERR'S RESPONSE.
President W. J. Kerr. OF the b. Y.
academy Logan. responded TO the well
come He referred TO the large attend
ance as indicating the interest taken
In educational work. What was being
donc In The schools OF Salt Lake was
widely known abroad. and the people
OF I'tah were proud Of the publ schools
here. II was a pleasure to hear Fresl-
dent Nelden of the board Of education.
speak so kindly Of the teacher proies-
sion and show such high appreciation
fhnfFnhF
ers should be paid for what they did.
lust as men and women In other pro-
LESSONS were. The visitors TO this con-
ven;lon had come In order 10 receive
helpful suggestions Utah now ranked
well along with th1 older states 10 the
amount Of money expended Tor educa-
tional purposes, Here, too the average
salary paid the teachers was hlsher
than IN Some Foster states. lie again
returned tha-l- ID behalf OF the VISIT
ing teachers, for the hearty welcome ex-
tended.
PRIEST. j. NJ. TANNER.
supt. Nelson. of sanpete county, be-
ing unavoidably absent President Tan
rer. OF the Agricultural College was in
troduced and made en- eloquent address
He was much impressed by the words
Of Prest. Nelden with reference to the
side Of education, and his
Of manual training. This
education developed the judgment and
fitted both men and women for the re-
sponsibllitles Of life. There was some-
what Of a chasm between the school
ana the practical affairs Of life. The
between the school room
and the farm and workshop was not
yet cutie close enough. To make that
closer manual training was
Germany, u all nations OF
earth the foremost In educational mat
tiers, made this feature very promi-
nent. And so In England, which had
made more progress than any nation,
the power OF the workshop had been
seen. The moulding OF our own COM
was largely in the hands OF |
the teachers and the Importance and |
responsibility Of the profession should |
be fully Appreciated. He represented |
those teachers from the outside towns, |
and they came here TO get new ideas |
in educational work For these, they /
all looked 10 Salt Lake They appreci-
aled the welcome given them. and be.
ieved they would have a profitable /
lime.
An innovation was here introduced
he children from the Ocurrh school |
under Principal Mccoy. rendering
,horus in manner that brought forth
'ounds Of applause.
PRESIDENT ALLISON.
President Allison read a valuable "a
ser on school work, Of which any synop.
is would fail TO DO justice, II was
He'd with thoughtful utterances. and
helpful suggestions. As TO the ele-
common school, he though,
here were too many units or centers
around which the work was grouped,
md believed the studies should be few
r in number and the course followed on
we'll defined lines. Reducing the mum
ser OF main subjects and grouping the
Incidental work would, he thought, give
stter reeulis. One OF the cardinal pur-
)Oses Of the elementary school was 10
.arleh the child. The nearest approaeh