The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-26

LANDS DESTINY
RESTS IN WOMEN
Should Look After Culture Of
Their Children.
DEMAND BETTER TEACHERS
PROF. CLARK SAYS KEEP EYE ON
SCHOOL FUNDS.
DEMAND BETTER TEACHERS

Professor S. II. Clark. with all his
popular talks and readings, made the
talk Of the whole course yesterday aft
ernoon at the Ladies Literary club.
And It was not one outlined in the
course, either Speaking Of the indi-
vidual responsibility. he said;
You are the people who hold the
matter of education, and hence Of poll
tics and public morality, in your hands.
II Is for you to see to it that correct
conditions exist in educational matters.
The men who attend 70 the so-cal1ed
practical things in life, business and
large affairs, are prone to leave the
civic and educational questions TO you,
and 1t Is for you to assume individual
" the responsibility.
Put your taxes into your schools.
where they will repay the largest rate
OF interest. Secure for your teachers a
high standard Of pay, and they win re-
pay you in culture and accomplish
ments for your children. ! do not want
cheap teachers to take charge OF my
children. ] want teachers who can
travel in their rest time and recuper-
ale from their labors. I want teachers
who can go abroad and bring back to
the schools a culture and refinement
which the poorly paid teacher can
never get. I want to see teachers board
I'm the best places to be found. not econ
omize for six months at time on
pork and beans. You pay teachers a
mere pittance and the poorest of them
give you more than your moneys
worth.
Elect Only Good People.
1T is for you women to take up this
question. Not enough Of your taxes
goes into the school system. How
many of you know now that your city
is taxed TO it's limit; how the taxes
have been spent? How many know
what kind OF men you have on your
board Of education? You women, who
are here. are sufficient to control edu-
cational matters in your city. See TO
81 that the best woman you know is
Nominated for a position as q member
of your school board. and If you fail
20 elect her-but you can elect her
you viii compel the opposition 10 put
up the best timber they have against
her.
1T is due TO the women in many of
the large cities that there has been a
growth along educational and civic
lines. tt was the CLUB women Of Chi
cagO who started the Civic Improve
ment league Of which the city is justly
proud. When they reached a point in
the morals Of the city where they could
not manage the matter alone, they
called in the men, who were glad to
lend their aid 10 good thing already
started.
Look After School Funds.
stand back Of your teachers. seeing
that YOU get the best possible. and the
meo will Join YOU IN the matter. II is
a disgrace to think Of the possibility OF
the public schools being closed two
months short of the year because OF
lack or funds. Find out what has been
done with your funds.
Chicago paid $4,000 to find out that
she had been swindled out Of $4O,00O.OOO
1t was an expensive investment out ~
paid. See how your money is spent III
educational matters. and you will have
funds for your schools"
Last evening at Barratt hall another
great audience greeted Professor Clark
and listened to the last Of the dramatic
recitals. The subject chosen was
Henry W the poets hero king. Coco
King HaT' is one example of MAJ
triumphant in the realm practical a;
well as the realm spiritual \ nobl'
man, a glorious character and a gooc
monarch, is shown forth in this play
which is more truly an epic than z
drama.
How to Instruct Children.
Henry is the play. and as the readei
set forth the principal points in his
reading the listeners felt that it was
the character Of Henry, and not the
action in the play. which constitute the
whole of the poets theme.
Yesterday afternoon Professor Clarl
gave for the teachers a practical dem
OustratiOn with pupils OF the third
grade taking a simple selection, and
leading the little people 10 see behind
the words on the printed page a pic
ture of the thing represented. Aftei
q number of the class had read The
poem-Or rather pronounced the words
he showed the pictures. and then haC
the same selection reread with
marked Improvement.
This morning at O'Clock professor
Clark gives a practical demonstration
with sixth grade pupils. and at 1
O'Clock he viii speak on Standards o
Criticism" Both of these meetings vii
be for the general public as we'll as 70
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