Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20


The next rule established by Or. Mae
ser was, that every boarding school
should be organized. one OF the stu
dents, acting as an officer OF the facul-
", was chosen TO sac that proper de-
corum was maintained, that the splllt
OF study should not be intertered WIN
by the tendencies. more PRONOUNCED ~
that early day than now, TO nave .
rolickng good time a nights.
once every two weeks these officers
known ne seniors, would meet ana make
reports In turn, az Or. Mnesar oailed
upon them The points reported upon
Would be about as follows. Are all inc
students In and at work by O'Clock
DO any of the stuGeuia interfere with
STUDYING by foolish questions. nonsense,
or frlv0llty OF any kind? Are you on
obeying the rules OF the school? are
there any students at yonr boarding
hoise that smoke or drink 10 you
have prayers az morning ana evening
How is the health OF the students under
your care? IL there good feeling be-
tween you and the boarding house
where you are sthyingy Are any Of tnh
students contracting debts? These are
some Of the questions that would bc
asked Not all at time. but according
as tho. teacher had reason to ask iof
information,
Another feature introduced by Dr.
Maeser was the b-weelSly visits OF
students appointed to call on their fell
low students In given beats These VS.
jtors were chosen from among the lead
ing students. and were instructed by
the principal, TO make such Inquiries
and give such Instructions as eacn case
might require, reporting 10 MIN aH
cases that needed his special attention
and thus enabling him to know the In
tellectual, social aud spiritual standing
of every student, also the state Of his
health, and the condition Of his purse.
And when he called student TO the
Office for reproof or encouragement, no.
least of the elements OF surprise to the
student was how the dear old man
knew 40 much about him.
After DR.. Maeser's day, the school
grew so much In numbers that some
changes III the domestic organization
became necessary. The first Of these
changes was the dividing OF Provo city
into four domestic wards. each presided
over by one OF the leading teachers and
| the whole under the supervision OF
J President Cluff.
/ But gradually the school outgrew
| even those arrangements, and In order
to maintain the unity OF the organiza-
ton, President Clufl affected a radical
| change during the present school year.
| This was In the nature OF having AL
| students from given stake OF Zion
| belonging to one organization, and APP
| pointing from their number a president,
| with two counselors and a secretary,
| Tho orpanlyation itself being under the
w 49," az n,a oe tle ragulnr teach
su ui T tS s,ndsnt ,resldents appolnt
sa,,iors a. ,ba ,,arim,s boarding places
saiacted vIsltors. 10 call upon the stu
donts and couduct meetings In which
connniete renorts are made of the
s,aagino 10 eyary student in lie organi-
sa,inn ,vbere tbare nre Int few gtu-
San,s ,rn,n = given SECTION OF country
q n,,nher M stokss are Joined together
! 4, ~ ,ssociatinn Therp are AT pres
ant o. s,,ch nreanioatlnns IN the acade-
80, al, unda, No direct supervision of
psosidant Sg,o who has called TO his
"a "a yo,,rg men and women. who act
a, ,,or,y ,n,,ch Inc Some capacltv as tho
~ "iGs In the Mutual Improve
,rant' organization
NM nre.ldenrv az Waaateh Stake OF
no, IL IN he credited with the germ
,daa ~ tbis new system of domestic
school povernmept. President Smart
saa,ny 9hnt a noverfnl iInpetls TO the
s,lritnoI vvork In hls snake n large stu
Sent bodv among the Young people
aa,,la he called last yenr nearly 100
youne neonin m attend the brigham
yo,,ng ocadenv 1He requested that
,.osn to,,a ond orls no kent together as
n singIe orcanisation. and that a strict
record os each student's standing be
49,, Ga him mnnthlv Meetings of this
oroentration were held every month
ava come n,e,nber az the stake presl-
Sencv wos ALWAYS nresent.
,rhc results were 50, marked I'm moral
and enlrjtual directions and aroused
srch IN od,cational. interest at home
MAI ~ was fo,nd OF decided advantage
a. the school 10 organize fbe rest of
The stakes In the same way. II win be
seen thai by this advancement. n vital
relationship is established between The
s ,Sn var rio stakes and Of wards in the
eto,saS Towne that took onlv sporadc
interest IN the work Of tbe academy
are now Watching with pride. the nee
ard being made bv their representative
in scbooI and are moreover. assisting
in sending recruits 10 swell the mum
her
The various stake organizations meet
each semester I'm general conference
csnaclty Only tv6 sundays ago, n
series ~ three meetings were held. AT
which members of the First Presidency
ana a nnn,her ~ the Apostles were
nresant md addressed he students
The worL M oNerseainp the conduct
aaS s"c,ai bnhits Of Inc students forms
an notyr"i eea,ei ~ The theoloeical i'm.
st,n,ctian-a n,eans whereby praotice "a
49, ,n golIo,y nrecen, And If tht
i n'sa IN reiigion g,,en dav Inv day
49, osssotire a. eb"ninr he tiyee NJ th'
S,,,dants mon tSSy ieovo scbool n I.
Ii aroel'' Rome. these varv Icons arc
co. sf,y ON, IN 49, dallv Conduct Of Inc
s,,a'r. ,vtiin b. fe ~ srhoni' AMI fh,
S'egn, ,nr ~. nr.c,,ce ~ re;ieio,,
,'v, 1n,, H. ~ ~ aorinsttc orcsnieetion
F''''p' % '''
THE Proctor ACADEMY.
r,,o p,,o..,. o,oa.r,y co,d,o,eJ
-. 49, s,,,,,,,ee W ,he Corrrseo.
iionai Educational society WIN rev; ;
very successfui year The enrollmen
BE- now 2yI ana The enrolment gof IN
| ,...,.. tstit ,.s.t-atI,. ,y..f re0 , ln~1ai