The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11
HOME EDUCATION.

1t has been the policy and constant
aim of The Herald to promote the ad-
vancement Of Utah and the intermOun-
tain region along intellectual as well
as all other lines. With this end in view
it commenced the publication a year
ago of the Home Study series Of papers,
prepared by the foremost educators in
- land. This department was estab-
Iiahed in the belief that IT would afford
q large class of readers opportunities
for self education and culture never be
fore enjoyed: that it would promote
the educational welfare Of the cOmmU-
nifty. add a most popular and profitable
feature to The Herald's columns, in
crease the number of it's readers and
widen it's field of influence. The result
has been a TuH realization Of al expec-
tations. and it is a source of consider
able satisfaction to know that The Her
AIDS Home Study Circle has carried in
struction and intellectual enjoyment TO
hundreds of homes.
The newspaper is now rightly regard
ed as the greatest educational factor
in American Hft and in the fUIhIiment
of its high mission as a public educator
modern journalism has brought forth
no greater or more successful enterprise
than the establishment of this Home
Study department In eO-0pera ton with
the leading newspapers OF the United
States. The Herald has been enabled to
secure. for its readers contributions
from recognized authorities in the va
rious branches of literature, science
and the applied arts. It's readers have
been given instruction by such men as
Edward Dowden, William J. Rolfe,
Hamilton ". Mabie, John Bach Mae
Master. David Starr Jordan. Nathaniel
=. Shaler, Brander Matthews and many
others who stand as the representatives
of the hes, modern thought The effort
has been made TO give the department
the highest possible value and effect
iveness by calling to it's support author
itative writer's in all departments Of
educational work. No single senOol, no
single university, could hope to enlist
the services of such a faculty on be
half Of its students.
For the spring term, which is to be-
cir next Thursday, the contributors
have been chosen with the same regard
TO their capabilities for dealing author
itatively with the subjects under dis
cussion. The list includes, among 9TH
ers. Dr. Edward Everett Hale. DR.. Jesse
Macy. a recognized authority on pc
Itical history; Dr. Thomas Marc Par
rott of Princeton University: Professor
Maurice Francis Egan and Isaac N
Demmon. The subjects Of study, which
have been chosen with a sEscial refer
ence to their timeliness. are OF unusual
interest. The study of the history Of
the American political parties in the
year OF a presidential campaign viii be
Of obvious value. A series Of lessons in
French VIII be presented for the many
readers who hope TO form an acquaint-
ance with the literature Of that Ian
guage. or expect TO put their knowledge
10 practical Use in visiting the Paris
exposition. The extraordinary discOV-
cries recently made in the field of sci
ence VIII form another course of pecu-
liar interest at the present time. The
three very entertaining courses on
Golden Ages Of Literature" 'Photog-
rdphy for Amateurs and Biographical
Studies for Girls viii be in the hands
of recognized specialists.