The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-06
Urges Manual Training.

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Urges Manual Training.
Elder George Reynolds advised the
/ people to pay more attention 90 the
/ training Of the young In the trades
More attention should be given TO
/ the teaching Of manual training In the
schools said he 'I have regretted
I that more consideration has not been
/ given this department in our schools.
I In President YOuugs day this country
/ was fun OF the. best mechanics on the
1 earth. but today where are they? The
/ young do not turn in the direction of
/ these callings. We have increased in
/ numbers. but decreased In the number
/ OF followers Of the stable occupations.
/ lne remedy is 10 turn our attention
/ to the trades and not look so much 10
] the learned professions.
feel that some of our schools are
J paylng too much attention 10 athletics
! ana basket bah and such Ike sports.
/ ne trouble is that TIE strong ones
: are selected 20 participate in these
| games ana those who need il stand By
4 ana yeH their lungs out over the vie
/ tories of the strong ones"
] PRESIDENT r. @. Miller of the Emery
stake then gave a report Of the church
{ work i'm that district.
We have all the modern orpaniza-
uons of civilized society" was his
I statement I'VE have saloons in every
/ hamlet and an those other places that
20 win them. ] am thankful to say.
{ IAough, that our people are not Of these
{ organizations We have lots of coal in
/ our stake and We are anXi0usly await
ing the day when these fields VIII be
/ opened up to supply the world
De-
President w. c.. Parkinson. of the 4v-
/ rum stake said, THE men Of our high
. council are an good 1.-THE payers and
/ observe the word of wisdom. We nave
1 but two saloons in our district"
President Thomas j.. Bassett Of the
. Fremont stake reported that the
uthing i'm that stake had increased
materially over that of the previous
/ year. He was sorry to report that his
/ people had mortgages ON their farms.
/ but they would not sell their lands IN
less they could dispose OF them 10 those
/ OF their own faith. He also stated that
a manual training and domestic science
. department was 10 be added 10 the Pix
! academy
After prayer by John Henry Smith
. the meeting adjourned until afternoon.
Senator Reed SmOot was the princi-
. pal speaker of the afternoon He laid
/ particular stress upon the growing
/ tendency of the times toward chndless
/ marriages. and he reviewed the situa-
I ton in the light of a racial danger. He
! also plunged into a Caustic criticism Of
4 the indifference TO the laws of moral
and sanitary cleanliness.
Senator Shoots Address.
They say that cleanliness is next to
/ godliness. 1 want TO call attention to
. this subject-nOt only to the subject OF
J cleanliness of mind but of body. OF
home, of city streets. and of towns and
cities. L trust the presidents and the
bishops when they go home win call
the attention Of the people TO this i'm
: portant subject / have often said that
q clean home does not mean a mansion
but ii means a home where the mother
+ is interested i'm keeping il clean. /
! have not time 10 tell YOU of the thou
sands Of benefits that would come Of IT,
4 One thing IL would do would be to make
the child happier ana healthier
When Brigham Young was alive he
. visited one Of the towns where he had
( been accustomed 10 stop ON his trips
/ and refused TO stay. because Ii was too
4 dirty He called the attention of the
/ bishop 10 the fact that the same Old
/ rocks were lying I'm the streets the peo-
| PIE lived in the same old abode houses
, they had the same old gates. The same
/ Old fences and there were the same old
. puddles I'M front of the tithing house
/ and he told him that ne would not re-
main I'm town that showed so much
/ dirt and SO little thrift and progress.
III has been said that there are three
/ reigning sins-g gambling, intemperance
+ and moral impurity. Another reigning
+ sin ought to be added TO that and this
/ IS the one Of dirt and the degradation
( 10 brings
Talks Of Race Suicide.
Another matter is tne question of
( race suicide. There are too many peo-
I pie who do not want 70 be bothered
with children. There are too many
Z unwilling fathers and mothers. Iii was
/ one of the first laws given TO man. we
ought certainly 20 hve the children
[ better than We do the laI, dog. Presi-
! dent Roosevelt has called attention to
/ the question OF race suicide. Mrs.
/ Roosevelt Is thankful that she is d
mother and can bring her children up
/ % be American citizens ! wish
/ could say 60 the world stop this race
/ suicide III you don't want faIaines.
/ don't get married.
Senator Smoot also called attention
I % The need ~ training schools He
said there are too many bookkeapels
and not enough artisans If an ads
/ yerllsement were put IA the paper for