Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-28

krohn because habltual activities arc
done with less time and less fatigue.
Habltual activities are performed with
more accuracy and precision the chill
dren, therefore, should Dee taught 20
make their activities habitual No
man or woman who cannot come ln low
ing. conscious contact with the children
can never become "a good teacher. II
means more than sentimental gush
% means constant, patient, intelligent
sympathy for the child Dr. krlhn
concluded with a poem. entitled Great
Heart Lovcth a Little Child'
MRS. McVlCKER OFFERS PRIZE.
Prest Van Cott stated that state
Superintendent Mrs McNiCkcr had ole
fered O. prize OF ten dollars Co the one
which would bring the best collection
OF insects and flowers. by next October
The specimens are Co DE gathered with.
In the vicinity OF the school
The committee ON constitution and
bylaws then made a report through
Mr. Mcknight it's chairman. The last
clause in tho constitution provided thar
the papers read before the association
Dee retained by that body. Prof Stewart
objected tO the clause Tie thought
that II man had worked for years
In getting together material Tor his pu-
per, IL is the property OF the author,
and the association has no right TO de.
mand g. After some discussion the
report was adopted as amended in the
last clause. The amendment btiup
that The papers shall not be published
without the consent OF the respective
authors
COOPER MADE PRESIDENT.
Pres. j. II. Paul then arose and
nominated for president OF the assocIa-
ton in a very complimentary man
ner superintendent Frank b Cooper
Dr. j. NJ Tanner seconded the nominal
ton. On motion the rules Were sus-
pended, and Mr. Cooper was elected by
reclamation
state Supt McNicker was nominated
for vice president by Miss Reynolds
She was also elected by reclamation.
William Wallace, principal of the
Union school, was elected secretary by
acclamatiou
Frank Evans OF ogden was re-elect.
ed treasurer of the association,
George Christensen of Sanpete county,
Superintendent +. NJ. WhitesIies, OF
Davis county, and James Brown or
Utah county We're elected members Of
the executive committee Their term
Is provided by the constitution for
three. two and one year respectively
Prof Nelson moved that the consttu-
tion Doe published IN the daily papers
and Ia pamphlet form, 10 be- distrlbut-
ed among the teachers The motion
was carried.
PRIEST. PAUL'S RESOLUTION.
Prest. J. II. Paul then presented
preamble 20 the constitution ana memo
rial 10 Congress. il explains itself A
committee was appointed To- present the
matter 20 Congress, composed of the
following members. j. ii, Paul, Dr. j..
h. Talmage. Miss Susan Stokes. Supt
Frank b. Cooper and Prof. Edwin
buckley OF Provo. The resolution Is
as follows,
Whereas. a knowledge Of the sciences
OF botany. zoology, and geology Is ts-
senual TO the teacher for the most sue
cossful work In the school room, and
Whereas. a mere book knowledge OF
these sciences Is very unsatisfactory
ana Is inadequate to the work Of teach
ing, and
, Whereas. nearly an the text books
hitherto published on these important
subjects. have been written so as 10
present The fora, and fauna, and min
erals of other localities. with only in
direct references 90 the plants, animals,
soils. rocks, atmosphere, ETC., Of the
Rocky Mountain region, ana
Mhtrn4e IlU hl.UN NNnlnaU Tf writ.
ing and publishing works suitable for
nrst-class instruction for teachers and
students within this sparsely populated
but well marked physical area west Of
the Rocky Mountains and east of the
Sierra Nevadas. viii probably prevent
the teachers and schools OF this vast
region from securing text books adapt
ed 20 local aspects Of nature for many
years % come. II we await the action
Of individual writer's and publishers 10
produce such books, and
Whereas the investigations of the
United State geological survey and OF
other similar governmental agencies.
have produced and are from time 10
time producing and publishing such
material but IN a form too bulky and
expensive for the purposes name dnere-
I'm. Therefore Doe 20
Resolved by the Utah State Tarhcrs'
association. IN convention assembled
that the department of education at
Washington. the superintendent of the
geological survey. the chief officer of
the signal service. and the Utah Legs
aure. senator's and congressman. be-
and that these men and bodies are
hereby memOrialiZad ln behalf OF this
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