Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-23

lions should be inculcatcd. tho new
facts should be linked with facts al
ready known by the pupll--an eyi-
donce of a strong geography teacher
in the sixth grade and upward the hab-
II of reading extensively should be en-
Couraged, In the slghth grade, espec-
tally class room discussions should be
OF frequent occurrence; and the pupil
should be led 10 deduce facts. Il was
held that power to discriminate results
from u proper course In geography and
that self-thlnkerS are produced
through careful study OF that branch.
In conclusion, the gentleman stated
that the br0adest minded men are
those who have "A practical knowledge
Of geography--a condition, which pre-
vents any possibility OF onc-sidedness.
Dr. Kngsbury Of the L. OF u. is
scheduled TO present q paper at the
next regular meeting OF the city prin-
cipals.
An optional meeting was held by
MI Parratt last week for teaChers of
the second, third and fourth grades.
The eighth number of the High
Schools Red and Black has made
it's appearance, As usual its stories are
good society notes, taking: gigglets
very amusing; and the general make
up of the little journal. credItable.
Ask the eighth grader what he thinks
of the High School and he IL willing
To say that his impressions from his
visit there last Thursday are so favor
able to that institution. that he will
be found there next Monday morning
as a "F'reshie,"
II was q happy day for the '04 boys
and girls, who were invited 70 see the
work OF the High school. Principals
Wallace and Coonbs, respectively OF
the Union and Lincoln, personally
presented the graduating classes to
their future educational home. Hearty
rounds OF applause and loud cheers
greeted the visitors. Principal Eaton
extended them cordial welcome and
bade them avail themselves freely Of
the privilege OF seeing the class work.
Pupils and instructors OF the High
school spared no pains to make the
day "A pleasant az well M profitable day
TO their new friends. Principal Wal
lace predicts that this actual contact
with the school has increased the list
of his graduates, who VIII enter this
| half year
The neat folder gotten out by the
| Lincoln school contains the program
which was so successfully carried out
| last Friday morning az the West Side
| High school, and also gives the list of
| names OF the graduates from that
| school.
Mr. Antonio EsterdIllo and Miss Pillar
| Zamora, instructors in the schools OF
! Manila, are accompanying Mr., Ralph
! Hagar on his American trip. They
| spent last Thursday At the High
school This is their first visit to
| America.
Monday begins the second half year
| In all the schools.
Miss Mcdonald OF the Franklin and
| Miss Lewis Of the Wasatch retire this
week from the profession
Miss Ellis Ship, who has been alb
J sent from school for several months
past. owing TO a severe attack of ty-
phold, Is expected at her old post, the
Wasatch, next Monday.
Two French plays will be put on the
boards at the High school in the very
near future.
Supt. Christensen was visitor AT the
| High schoo! last Wednesday
Principal Bradford reports having
broken all previous records at the
Longfellow for clearing the rooms Of
pupils during fire drills.
Three Of the members OF the board
of education visited the Sumner school
last week and made some very compli-
mentary remarks on the general man
| agement Of the school,