Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-06
TEACHERS CLOSE
/. THEIR CONVENTIO n
Final Session This Afternoon
Marked by an Address by Ex.
Congressman King,
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR.
Morning Session Included an Exhibl
ton Of Pupils from the Deaf
Mute School at Ogden,

with the election of officers for the
ensuing year and the adoption Of cer-
tain amendments TO the constitution
and bylaws Of the association, the
State Teachers convention was brought
TO successful close this afternoon. The
final session was marked by a ringing
address by EV-Congressman W. H.
King, who, In his characteristic vein,
impressed the teachers with a keen
sense OF the great responsibility rest
ing upon them, and babe them do their
full duty to those under their lmme-
date charge.
The session this morning was one OF
exceeding interest, made 80 from the
fact that on the program the state
School for the Deaf Dumb and Bllhd
played an important part. The lNe
exhibit" for such II was called by SUPP.
Frank briggs, followed an interesting
paper by the latter on "The state Ia us
Relation to the Defective Child IN
which the speaker held that the state
has no right to be partial IN rs dls-
trlbution OF knowledge, but should pro-
vide for oil without regard to thelr
condition, He said that the deaf DUMP
and blind were generally bright intel,
ligent and happy boys and girls ana
that the state school was thoroughly
and wholly an educational INSTITUTION
He told how these unfortunates We're
tnught and referred 10 another class
OF children whose education the state
had not yet provided for-the feeble
.h.I.J Vkgaa ha commanded. should
receive as much consideration as any
others.
"a LIVE EXHIBIT"
Following the paper Miss Frances
Eddy. teacher at the ogden school,
brought 10 the platform three bright
little boys ranging from 4 10 years
Of age, whom she drilled In oonsonant
ana vowel sounds, giving an exhibition
that was highly creditable ana much
appreciated by those present She also
drilling them IN motion songs IN which
the little fellows displayed good de-
gree OF efficiency,
Miss Bennett, u teacher IN the same
school, showed how the pupils were
drilled IN lip reading the children re-
teiying their instructions by watching
the movement of the teachers lips
This also was much appreciated
Miss Jane McClellan,a blind girl from
Dempsey, Ida, then read a greeting 20
the teachers by means Of the Graehl
System, the reading being equally as
well done as by those In the possession
OF all their faculties. The young lady
also rendered a plano solo.
Miss Elizabeth belong Of Panguitch,
Utah, graduate OF the School for the
Deaf and Dumb, as well as a graduate
az the National College for the Deaf at
Washington, DC. addressed the teach-
erg, expressing thankfuluoss for what
the state school had done for her
MYTH IN THE SCHOOLS,
The mornings program opened with
q chorus from the Jackson school, un-
der the direction OF Prof. w a. Wet
eel Then followed paper on Myth
and History In Elementary Schools" by
Miss ella Larsen OF the Brigham
Young university. The speaker told OF
The effect of myths on the children's
minds and said that their teaching to
the little ones depended entirely upon
their nature, II they savored OF the
reality then they were acceptable as
lessons Miss Larsen detained against
what she termed "inslpid nature stud
les" against which, she said a vlgOr-
Gus campaign should be waged.
SECTION OFFICERS.
After chorus by pupils from the
Webster school the different sections
reported the election Of the following
officers.
High school and College-George A.
Eaton Salt Lake, president, W. o.
Greer OF Spanish Fork secretary
School Board Section M0thonlhah
Thomas, presidents IL. ~ Hayes, Sec
rotary.
Arts and Crafts %. II. Eastmond,
Provo, president Anna Corbett, Salt
Lake secretary.
Parents Section Mrs w. II. Hutch
inson, Salt Lake, president, Mrs. w. j.
Lewis, Salt Lake, secretary.
Music-W. a, Wetzeu salt Lake,
President Aaron Roylance SprlngyiIle,
vice PRESIDENT NJ H. Chrlstopherson,
Salt Lake, secretary.
Elocutlon and Physical Science--E q.
Gowans, salt Lake president. Harold
Con, Bingham Junction, secretary.
Kndergarten--Sallle SCholcs presi.
dent; Vera Lane, secretary.
Grammar Grade--B, w. Ashton, pres
identi ~ 5, sheets secretary
The business meeting including tho
election OF officers, was postponed TN
this afternoon.
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