Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-17

a light breakfast, which should be ad-
| V0Cated
Then comes the "text-reading" meth
od, which should commence with the
second year IN the first Intern dlats
the text being road by the teacher
not The entire lesson but merely lm-
portant parts. The teacher should first
ask a few well chosen questions to in
troduce the subject, then read sections
OF the text bringing out the salient
| points.
During the third and fourth years
| pupils may be selected TO read extracts
| from the text, having first been encour-
| aged to read the entire text az home.
Home study said the speaker. is highly
essential and should be made a hobby.
Here he referred the meeting TO a Sec
ono article, "lf / Were superintendent, -
soon 70 appear IN the Juvenile.
Next follows the topical method
| which begins with the second nterme-
! date and should continue through the
hrst year Of the theological by this
| method the pupils should treat topics
| ana the salient points should be
| brought out by the teachers questions
| Ihis method payes the way for the
| fourth aud last, the lecture method,
| which begins With the second year Of
| the theological work and by II pupils
may lecture on either q part or all the
| lesson assigned.
The last two years OF the plan treat
docuinal subjects and all subsequent
work leads up to them. They contain
The great aim OF our work and should
be understood by all teachers, Teach
ers should study the entire course TO be
more thoroughly qualified 10 handle the
work OF their own department.
ANNUAL REPORT.
Supt. Burrows presented a summary
OF the annual statistical and financial
report for 1902 as follows
Number Of schools in the stake, 40,
inscrease over 1901. 8.
officers and teachers-Enrolled 997:
Increase over 1901 1928; average attend
ance, 1885, increase over 1901 1874: per
cent Of attendance Il 49, Increase over
1901, l-9
Enrolled, 9,lsS; increase over
1901, 620 average attendance 5.755: in
crease over 1901, 1886; per cent OF IN
crease, 62 2-3
Officers teachers. pupils and board,
lOl9F, Increase over 1901. Q4.
ThIrty-tWo schools hold regular 9ij
prayer meetings for officers aud teach
ers
Nincty-one and one-thlrd per cent Of
the officers and teachers observe the
word OF wisdom.
Ninety-three per cent Of the officers
and teachers observe the law Of tithlng.
Eighty-one per cent Of the pupils Of
81 schools observe the word Of wisdom.
Thrty-eight schools practice concert
Rotations and regularly observe fast
Ing and testimony bearing
one hundred and fifteen per cent Of
our proportion OF the nickel fund" was
paid by the schools Of the stake.
IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
Although the time was well advanced.
the meeting separated and very brief
routine business transacted In the va
rious departments. Among the impor-
tant Items presented before the super
intcndents were, Announcement Of
Humane day, with a request that II be
fttlnely observed Feb, %. the stake
conference March s, for which date no
theological lessons should be prepared
and the matter Of printing lesson state
ments for the various schools.
on Resembling Sister Lizzie Thomas
Edwards favored the meeting with a
most beautiful soprano solo, "A Dream
Of Paradise"
ELDER URE SPEAKS.
Elder JAS W. IRE Of the general
board being present spoke briefly on
the matter Of the new outlines and the
necessity Of seeking the Spirit Of God
TO aid us I'm the work, not forgetting
that the main object Of the Sunday
school is to teach the Gospel. The
speaker also spoke Of the good features
Of the new outline and necessity Of
thorough preparation on the part Of
teachers.
The hymns for the March meeting
were then announced as follows.
"Fy mn Of Praise Devotional Hymn"
For the strength OF the hills"
Ere the sun Goes Down" was sung |
FOR colsing and the meeting adjourned |
for one month. Benedlctlon was pro-
nounced by Bishop Nelson 4. Empey.