Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30

| the American spirit Is that OF freedom
| In The matter OF choosing where ones
children shall attend school. the doors
OF the different institutions are open,
those who wish 20 avail themselves OF
instruction IN either kindergarten,
| grades, high school, or college, find tbs
way rn0bstructed. IL Is erroneous ana
narrow TO suppose that the parent
should not have the right 10 decide
where his child shall DO educated,
The greatest results IN tho grades are
| obtained IN the development Of mem
| DRY, tho high school calls into activity
the reasoning powers, which. just as
| this adoescent age, begin to assert
themselves. and to this. memory In dc.
veloped further. In the college, the
reasoning powers are PUT 10 n greater
test, as much research work Ia pur.
sued 1t II the university that Is to be
the pride of the public schools, II is
the institution that advances ciyillza-
| ton, and approaches nearest the divine,
The culture OF the fine arts raises the
moral condition and improves the gem
eral tone Of the public. True culture
does not consist in dropping the RS
but I'm truly refined taste. and love
for the beautiful. true, noble, good and
honest. IL Is he who may consider
himself true type Of the cultured man.
who has set himself in harmony with
nature and his fellow man.
In conclusion. the speaker explained
the sources Of supnort for the public
schools, and extended n cordial invita-
ton 10 the superintendent and prlnci-
pals TO visit the different departments
Of the state university, which had made
amazing progress since first occupying
lts present comfortable quarters.
After the conclusion ~ the lecture
Or Kingsbury explained the attitude
Of tho University Of Utah towards the
h'gh school He stated that present
conditions demand a preparatory de-
ra'rment In the University. owing 10
the lack Of high schools IN the state.
This department. however. caters To the
supn0rt OF those only who DO not enjoy
hirh schools at home. He recommends
strongly that In such cities as Salt T.ake
and Ogden, pupils should finish their
hirh school courses in the high school,
before entering upon college work at
the University.
Miss Powers. who has been enjoying
a half years sojOun In the east has
resumed her former position as princi-
pal OF the riverside
Principal Martin will present paper
on ''rhe BOY Problem" at the next reg
ular principals meeting,
Supervisor Wetzell was at the Long
fellow, Wasatch, the Twelfth and tho
Lincoln this week. The gentleman has
now severed his connection with the
Riverside, over which he has been SUI
peryIsing. and will resume his work
In supervision In music. Az a token
of high esteem, beautiful bouquet was
presented to him by his corps Of teach
ers.
superintendent Christensen, Miss Pol
lock and Miss Powers were viewing
work az the Riverside recently. Some
reading work and exercises In music
were rendered for the inspectors.
The unprecedented innuex of mid
years into the high school reflects very
creditably upon the principals and
teachers of the schools. who have la
bored 30 assiduously to effect this
"transplantlng" into the high school.
also the parents and students them
selves come IN for good share of the
honors,
Prospects are that a very large class
will graduate from the high school this
year,