Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-30

The people should not be satisfied with
mere singing In the school on special
occasions. The love OF music must be
implanted In the child and he should
be taught TO read music The work
should be presented TO him In an at
tractive style go that he learns TO read
music before singing IT, 1t Is all wrong
To lump at a tune ana sing without
reading, The reading end Is the proper
end to begin With.
After dropping few more Interesting
hints Prof stephens concluded and the
rest of the session was. taken up In the
discussion OF uniform text books,
FIRST SESSION.
AT the first session Of the convention
Saturday evening President Brimhall
spoke upon Theology in the Church
Schools" He first called attention to
the importance Of theology IN the
Church schools. Aside from this branch
of learning he maintained there Is no
need Of Church school system, These
schools, then, exist BY reason OF the
fact that theology Is branch Of the
curriculum, He suggested that evory
teacher conduct class In theology,
even Il Il be necessary to divide the
classes into sections. This VIII enable
the students to get the best thought
from specialists and the teachers to
come into closer touch with the stu
dents The historical subiects--Blblc
history including the New and the Old
Testament, hook of Mormon and mod
crn Church history should come nrst,
followed In the college courses by doc
trine and the philosophy Of the Gospel.
The courses. too, should, be argued, be
uniform throughout the Church. lie
added here that the Bible, and not a
commentary on the Bible should be
used as a Textbook, and that The text
be thoroughly studied and so IN the
Book Of Mormon class ana others,
where inspired records are used. with
respect 10 the object of teaching the
ology, he said that the teacher should
inspire the pupils with a love for trulh.
then the fruits would be proper con-
duct in every day life,
The points touched upon by President
Brimhal were discussed by the teach
ers with satisfying results.
SUNDAY MORNING.
AT 10 a. m. the teachers met again
at the college assembly room TO hear
President Smith. President Luni ana
Elder George Reynolds and others were
present IN addition TO good repre-
sentation of Church school teachers
President Smith began by expressing
his deep interest In the Church school
movement. He had watched its growth
from the time when II was first begun
under President Young TIL the present
When he thought over what the Churcn
had done IN this direction during the
wear Just closing. he maryeled. The
way had been opened up wonderfully
for procuring means to assist these
schools. lie was conylncel that the
people would DO more II they could. As
for himself he said that nothing that
he could do would not be done for TINS
great cause.
Then he referred to the need there IS
for such schools Every Latter-day
Saint would do all IN his power 10 train
his children In a knowledge of the trutii.
President smith said that he would
consider his nfes labor to have been
expended in vain If at the end his chll-
dren were 70 leave the Church. the
proper religious training could not De
obtained I'm the state schools hence our
own schools were organized Muoh as
there Is need for state Schools ana
that there is a need for them ne en-,
phasized there IL much greater need
for Church schools, II was the inten-
ton that this school training should 80
along with, not supplant home tram
ing. 90. ,
He concluded by repeating his open
inc thought. that he would 10 all IN
his power to promote the Interests OF
the Church schools,