Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
EDUCA ION Ill.

| German in the fourth grade of the pri-
| mary school, Recently German
| scholar listened 10 the children, and
| took occasion to compliment Professor
| Andelin on the purity and the exact
| ness OF the PRONUNCIATION as taught to
the children. This is a proof that a
| skliful teacher can teach successfully
a language to children of the lower
| grades. b4
Judge Boothe, ganefallys succeeds I'm
| making his law class the most inter-
esting spectacular class In school. Just
now the boys are going through the
throes of State legislature. Bills of
all sorts designed for the welfare of the
students commonwealth are being dis
cussed.
The first debate of the season will
come OH FRIDAY evening. The question
10 be deb0ted Is: Resolved that the
state board of health should be upheld
IN It's attitude toward vaccination" The
boys had hoped that the State Legisla-
tufe would not decide for them, but will
now decide the question for their own
benefit.
professor Keller has been the victim
OF q severe attack OF la grippe which
prevented him from being in school for
several days In some eases the stu
dents have combination of this dis
ease and vaccination.
The movement to put down compul-
sorry vaccination has caused a feeling
OF Jubilation among those students with
whom vaccination was not successful
ana those who We're successfully vac
clnated are rejoicing for sympathy
Monday Prof Hinckley went 20 Salt
Lake to attend meeting of the COM
mittee which was appointed by the
recent State Teachers association 10
draft a petition asking Congress-
through the state Legislature. to pub-
lish, for the benefit of the intermoun-
tain region, text books on the botany.
geology and zoology Of the Rocky
Mountain basin. The students of ma
tural science In the academy say this
Is move In the right direction.
Mrs. Ida Dusenberry spent two DAVIS
this week in the city promoting legis-
latlon favorable to kindergarten work.
Mrs. Dusenberry has great hopes that
bill making the school age five years
instead Of six, with the first year kim
dergarten year will be passed Most
OF the educators OF the State are in
favor Of this, Should the bill be passed
IL means Improvement in the public
school system, and q great advance In
kindergarten work.
The Literary society was reorganlzed
last Saturday night The following Of
ncers were elected: President, Mr..
Dellbert Webb; vice president Miss
Barepto Seeyey; secretary Mr.. Frank
flnNss a., n
executive committee, Mr. Francis Kirk
ham, Burt Miller. Lee Snow and Miss
Martha Gee. After the election of the
officers, very interesting program
was given. The English classes are
arranging for future contests to be de-
cided in this society.
BRANCH NORMAL NOTES.
"Is the young man, Absalom. safe?"
Is the text taken by Mr. Lewis for his
talks In chapel this week Applying
IL to the condition of the young peo-
pie Of today. he has pointed out where
they are not safe, and has suggested
paths Of safety,
on Saturday next Mr. o, c. Anderson
viii deliver a lecture on Music and |
Culture" In addition TO this, there |
Will be a song by the Ladies' Glee
club and a brass quartet,
The class in drawing is doing some |
color work In the designing Of plaids. |
The Instructor reports the results very |
gratifying.
II has been found necessary 10 form a |
new class In arithmetic for those who |
are Just entering school. Mr.. Upton |
has charge Of this work.
The class in physiology and zoology
has been doing some elementary work |
on the embryology Of the chicken, one |
" the prominent features of the in |
vestigation has been the students ex- |
cursions to the incubator, at all hours |
Of the day or night.
The half year ends In one week. Sew
eral new classes will begin next term.
Courses ending this half year are
drawing to a close, and students are |
busy preparing papers, and reviewing |
for examinations.
The smallpox has nearly killed itself
here. The one resident who has had