Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

The University Is going TO make q
special effort toward conducting a sum
mer school during She coming season,
Already the executive committee, COM
posed OF Professors stewart, Marshall
and Lyman, has been appointed. The
school win open June %, and run un-
on July n. Courses In English. history,
chemistry, pedagogy, psychology, geog-
raphy. physical culture and manual
training will be offered. The libraries
and laboratories VIII be used for regu-
lar work. and students viii also have
the use Of the manual training depart
ments.
The summer school Of the university
Is Of special Importance 10 outside
teachers, as II Is at the State capital,
and students may enjoy the privileges
and chances Of city life. Many take
advantage OF the school 60 work on
conditions. and to get credits In studies
20 present TO the State board Of edu-
cation for the acquiring Of certificates.
The announcements for the school are
to be issued Immediately.
Mr.. Bond Of the manual training de-
partment has invented o botanical kit
which he claims 10 be far ahead Of
all existing inventions designed for coll
lecting, studying, and preserving bot
anlcal specimens The kit consists ~
a press designed for continuous pres
sure, a plan for collecting woods aad
flowers. a box OF cans and bottles. etc.
FOR collecting insects, seeds and fruits.
and box for instruments and tools.
Mr., Boyle, one Of the students. Is work.
ing on the tools and instruments some
of which are designed specially for the
kit. and the Workmanship Of which is
equal 10 that Of a professional me-
chanic. The following are some OF the
pieces OF apparatus a combined knife
and saw for cutting wood q root dig
ger, a toilet set. consisting OF mirror
comb. pins, needles, threads. buttons
and a telescope drinking cup; a pair
Of balances for weighing in the field
while the specimens are fresh. two
plant0meters-one FOR measuring yeru-
cal growth and the other the growth OF
the circumference all OF the above be-
ing designed by Mr.. Bond specially for
The kit The boxes win also contain
six assorted dissecting knives, two pair
Of weezers-straight and curved. --scis-
sors dissecting needles. magni6er, tape,
protractor. spirit level, magnetic needle
or compass thermometer. FISH scales or
balances for determining the amount OF
pressure applied TO the press The kit
weighs about seven pounds. Mr., Bond
has applied for patent on his new in
ventlon.
Professor ]. w. Hooper. OF the class
Of '95, was a visitor 20 the University
on Friday. lie Is the principal Of the
Brigham City High school
Superintendent Allison Of the ogden
City schools, with a large number OF
his teachers, were conducted through
the normal school by Professor Stew
art last Thursday. They all expressed
themselves as pleased with the work
being done IN the training departments
This evening at the Laboratory build
ing the debate between the Normal
and Zeta Cana societies will take place.
The question Is Resolved that the
Fiiplnos are not justified In resisting
the United States. The Normal viii
be represented by W, Calder and T.
NJ. Reese who win defend the aiiirm0-
tive; and A. yelling and L. j. Muir
for the zeta Cana viii take the mega
tive side The contest promises TO
10 be an interesting one.
Prof. Stewart delivered another OF
his lectures before the training teachers
last Thursday night. The subject treat
I'd was the relation OF kindergarten
training 10 the higher courses Of study
At the meeting Of the state Historical
society, held In the Assembly Hall on
Thursday night, Prof. Coray delivered