Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-30
TEACHERS RETURN HOME.
State Teachers Convention Closes
Prot. 0'Shea's Lecture.


ed Saturday afternoon and nearly all
the teachers, except those who are at
tending the church school convention,
have left the city for their respective
homes. The convention was a record
breaker In point Of attendance and en-
thusiasm and the excellence Of the
thoughts presented
During the session a resolution was
introduced by President Kerr providing
for an appropriation Of $50 to maintain
the Utah headquarters at the national
convention at Minneapolis next sum
lner A wordy war was precpitatcd
when Prof Gillian arose and objected
to the appropriation for the reason that
the resolution did not require the Utah
director who Is Prest Kerr, to account
Tor the disposition Of the money. Prest.
Kerr declared such an expression to be-
personal insult, entirely uncalled for.
Prof. Gillian replied by saying that he
dld not intend 10 insult anybody, but
SAID he made the latter statement by
way OF explanation and not as an apol-
oBy. The resolution was adopted and
the appropriation made
Another controversy arose over the
proposition to express the conventions
concurrence IN the proposition TO
erect a national university at
Washington, and to commend the mu-
hiiicent gift OF $4,000 900 to the prospec-
tive institution by Andrew Carnegie.
some Of the teachers did not think il
proper to mention Carnegies name. be-
ing opposed TO millonares buying the
colleges of the United states. After
some further discussion pro and con the
resolution was adopted.
II was nearly o'clock before
Prof O'Shea began his lecture. II was
q most excellent effort. the subject
being, The School OF the Twentieth
Century The lecture was in part az
follows.
Every teacher knows that boys and
girls have their little whims and char
acterlstIcs The old idea that all may
Dc taught by the same method Is dis
appearing rapidly, and i'm its stead we
nave system that takes into account
the varying individuality OF the pupils.
some ludlcrOus results are seen from
the old styles Of teaching where ii was
incumbent upon the pupil 10 memorIze
definitions, many Of which had no
meaning for him"
Or. O'shea then produced book.
from which he read many funny an
sWers to questions asked pupils In the
public schools, Here are few sample
answers quoted by the lecturer:
'The tropIc of Cancer is very deadly
and dangerous.
Food i8 very useful article, which,
- go We're to 80 without, we could not
DO It,"
.A adjective Is a word which can be
made into an adyerb by the adding OF
syllables."
Illustrating the two definite kinds Of
character to be found in the public
schools, Dr. O'Shea gave this as an
example:
John, how would you divide seven
apples among Eve boys?'
Now, IL John would only sto, and
think a moment az his opposite In tenn
permanent would d. he would see the
impossbillty Of the thing. Instead Of
that, however, John Is Of the active
temperament, and must be doing some
thing, So, after much cogltation, he
says; i know | can divide seven APP
pies among five boys,
"'How?
"'Why, make em into appesass.
Resuming the same frankness which |
caused him 90 tell an audi |
ence composed mostly Of women that
nearly all genluses were men, Dr. |
o Shea continued;
"The mental and the motive temper |
ament are the two characteristics 10 |
be found among pupils. only q few
doors away from my house In Madl- |
son there Is a wealthy manufactures, |
who has two sons, one Of them learns
easily and stands high In his studies,
He has little difficulty with his lessons.
The other one Is averse TO anything
which requires mental concentration
lie gladly works I'm his fathers ma
chime shops from early In the morning |
until late at night for 50 cents q day
Anything which requires the employ
nent Of his hands is attractive 70 him
md he ~ sklllWl with machinery. His
'ather insists the boy whose predilec-
ions NJ him for an artisan shall take
he ancient classical course at some
The FIRST boy Is going !
along smoothly IN that path, but the
iecond one never can.
observation, | believe, will teach !
he modern educator that there are
tome boys who cannot complete the
lnclent classical course. There are
many who can, but II is time some
was made for those who
,annot. For such there should be more
manual training institutions. They are
'eadily Interested IN such work and
many a boy has been actually re-
,laimed by manual training.
every day Is adding 10 the things
necessary Tor the progressive teacher
o know II may seem az first It Is not
worth the while, but when we reflect
hat II is a great privilege 10 guide
he destiny Of human life, 70 prepare