Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-31
GOVERNOR TALKS
TO THE TEACHERS
Delivers Address to Assembled
Pedagogues at the Lafayette
School Today.

There was a meeting at 10 a. m. today
in the Lafayette school building OF the
principals and teachers of the public
schools to listen to an address from
Gov. Cutler and one from Supt. Chris
Jensen on the approaching opening of
the school year, and the work to be
done. The superintendent welcomed
the teachers back to their work. re-
freshed by the vacation, and expressing
his belief that the same success which
had attended the efforts Of the past
would only be emphasized 10y the
achievements of the coming academic
year Mr.. Christensen's remarks were
very pertinent and well received.
The governor commenced by express
ing surprise that one not connected
with the teaching profession should be
asked by Supt. Christensen to address
the teachers at this preliminary meet
ing, and then proceeded in part as fol-
lows
LAS he has not selected one who is
versed in the professional work of the
teacher, and in the sciences the teach
er must know and be continually adj
vancing in 80 that his or her work
may be efficient, i judge that he desires
something said today from the stand
point of the parent, the business man,
the state official. If teachers look at
things only from their own professional
point of view they will surely become
onesided, and will tend TO produce SIM
liar quality in those they teach. The
business man is likely 10 look at mat
ters from his own point of view, and
in his estimation only the financier is
worthy of consideration, but we should
be able to shift our position. as did the
men who quarreled about the color of a
shield, and we will find that we are all
right. Happy are the men and women
who can look at life from more than
one point of view.
~ desire first to say a few words
on THE Individual Child We have
made great progress since the olden
time. when the child as an individual
had no especial value. and was not
thought worthy of any particular con-
slderation. Since that time the child
has come to possess an individual
value in the eyes of civilized nations.
And we are gradually struggling up
TO the problem of bringing every good
influence possible to bear on the in
dividual child. to Increase his use
fulness his value to himself and tho
community. 1t is no longer the prob
lem of Kidding ourselves Of the weak
and abnormal child; 1t is rather the
problem of developing for his own
sake and the sake Of the community,
all the good that is in him. 1t is a
case of preservation and development
instead of destruction. And / an
sure you will agree with me when
say that from the economic stand
point alone, to say nothing of the hui
mainly of 1t, this is by far the bet
ter theory.
In the matter OF teachers salaries,
] will say that 1 hope to see a steady
Increase. and the increased pro-
1lclency required of the teachers seems
to make the increase matter of
justice. However, / ask You for your
own sake to refrain from unfriendly
discussion of tho attitude of others
on the salary question, until 1t can
be worked out properly
The principals and teachers of the
various city schools are meeting this
afternoon, in their respective build
ings to discuss the work of the coming
year with their principals The adj
dresses of the morning meeting will be
largely considered in the discussions
az affecting tho policies to be OBJ
served,