Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25
DOCTOR SKINNER'S
VIEWS ON UTAH.
c.l Known Eastern Educator
Tolls Of His Impressions OF Our
State and People
ARE MODERN AND UP-TO-DA1f.
/, Interesting Chronicle Of What he
r,.od Many Pleasant Sur
otlses-How lie Relates 1t.

-,o visit 10 Salt Lake OF DR. Hubert
=, simmer the well known Chicago
.,or IL still fresh IN the minds OF
',.S reople. It viii be remembered
ss, he was brought here by the state
Ss,cbers association in January and
,,,,be delivered a number OF addresses
porreu hall and elsewhere. The
..hors 10 whom he spoke at that time
sm 10 interested in reading the doc
w. impressions Of Utah and Its peo-
", os obronicled In the 81, Paul Globe
>, sunday last His expressions follow
troh is utterly unlike any other state
., ,be Union in It's geographical fea-
.a,ss IN its history, and IN the pre-
Sominant type OF It's religion The tour
T., knows this In advance, and refuses
n he surprised at the anomalies which
have been described for many years In
sook and magazine and newspaper re-
.,ng 70 this state Of the Saints In the
far west
Vet surprises are in store for him,
.pa their number is not small. The
greatest OF an surprises viii be the
thoroughly modern up-to-date, and
,srulne character Of the civilization
and culture Of Utah Of today,
The meeting Of the state Teachers
association. In the lrst week Of the
prcsen, month, at Salt Lake City, Of
fered an excellent opportunity TO study
the educational and social conditions
In A state which has scarcely 1000
teachers who could expect to witness
an attendance such as one might see
At the annual association meeting In
Indiana Iowa, or Inlnos2 Yet Barratt
hall, The commodlous assembly room OF
the great university Of the Saints. at
Salt lake City, cannot accommodate
the throng in attendance though It Of
fers seats to LOO or more; and for
The principal meeting Of the session the
Great Tabernacle has to be thrown OPP
en-.
An inspiring address by the newly In
augurated governor, at the opening OF
the session, reveals something Of the
quality Of the man whom Utah has
chosen for chief magistrate Gov, CUT
ler is self.made man. 1t Is true. but
he Is wel-made, and has none OF the
cmieness OF the self-assertlng polltl-
clan. A quiet, scholarly man he seems;
man Of conscience, Of taste, and Of
force
A Spanish song Is rendered by
young gentleman, and various French
airs are sung with faultless Partisan
accent by young lady. Are these art
lists visitors who have been secured for
the occasion? by no means, They are
natives Of Utah. who have been trained
In Europe
Utah Is, FOR It's size, the most cos
mop0lltan commonwealth In America,
It's people travel more than any other
like population I'm the world, This Is
due to the missionary spirit, which
leads the men TO give some OF their
years OF young manhood to the work OF
esangelzlng abroad. The educatlve
influence Of the religion OF the Saints
Is likewise seen In the readiness and
purity Of the speech on every hand.
Every Saint Is trained almost from in
fancy to be public speaker-to take
part instantly In any service at which
ne may be called upon, Thus native
ability is brought out, and the speaker
improves with practise from boyhood.
me critic armed with tablet and PEN
gu to record slips In grammar or in
pronunciation will find little to critl-
clze In the English used in an educa-
uona gathering IN Utah. In this state.
moreover the theater has proved n
MSgtohg educational and moral force.
lne church has encouraged a high
Vlass drama, and from ancient days
mere mas been maintained in Salt Lake
Clsy q commodious theater, model of
and OF safety. In Utah.
a. u ancient Greece, the theater has
sluea 10 elevate the morals. inculcate
e Ue nner sentiments. and correct and
''g ", the speech Of the people,
ne lance likewise, has beenu nth
TSssu Us "a means OF popular education.
s IHe teachers association was opencd
r,o9 PAU IN which the newer dances
The people are all