Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-03
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ogden. Jan. 3.--Over 1000 people
crowded into the Grand Opera House
this afternoon at the second seherai
session of the thirteenth annual son-
venti n of the Utah Teachers associa-
ton. The feature of the afternoon is
speecn by Miss Sarah Louise Arnold
dean of Simmons college. Boston, on
tnc subject, ",,enuial FroDiciHs ot
school Discipline.
Following the address it is planned
TO run a big excursion OF visiting teach
ers over the Lucin cutoff, the train to
return in time for the evening lecture
by Supt. Cooley of the Chicago schools.
who Is another prominent guest of the
convention.
One distinctive feature of the pro-
grams so far has been the music. 1t
has been arranged under the direction
Of Squire Coop and visitors and teach
ers alike have joined In praising 1t. At
the meeting of the high school section
yesterday afternoon Squire Coop was
praised by Supt Cooley for the musica.
program and he was advised to seek
wider fields than Utah affords for thu
development of his opportunities.
BUSY THIS MORNING.
This morning was taken up in de-
partmental meetings. following those
held yesterday afternoon. The meet
ings were all called at $3.50 o'clock, and
met at the various churches and other
halls. The departments represented
were kindergarten. grammar, school
board. music, eiocution and physical
education. and business.
In each OF these section meetings dis
cussions of an informal nature followed
the reading of set papers. and an cleo
tion of officers was held for next year
KINDERGARTEN SECTION.
Tho Kindergarten section met In the
First Congregational church, and lis
tened to papers by Miss Elrnina Taylor
on Kindergarten Occupations" Miss
Emily Rossberg on 1.-THE Use of Froe-
bells Gifts" Miss Fox, on Songs and
Games Miss Ida Dusenberry on KIN
dergarten Program" and Miss Morris
on Kindergarten Stories"
GRAMMARTANS GATHER.
The grammar section assembled in
the Methodist Episcopal church. b. w.
Ashton was In charge, with +. S. Sheets
as secretary. The following program
was carried out:
Conservation of Reading and Lang
guage in Grammar Grades" by Miss
hosalie Pollock of Salt Lake; Use and
Abuse OF the Text Book" by Oscar Van
preparation in English for the High
sehool' by Ella M. Dukes OF Salt Lake;
fundamentals Teacher Should
Know by Principal +. d. Keller of the
webster school, Salt Lake. The pa
pers were each limited to 10 minutes
and an Informal discussion followed
each.
=, The school board section met at the
Wener club. d. w. Moffat of the Muir
ray school board. talked of the organ
iAauon OF the schools on the county
BOARD plan. State Supt. A. C. Nelson
discussed the question: SHOULD Super
essVls be Employed in Schools Outside
OF the Cites?"
MUSICIANS AT CHURCH.
A, an interesting program was that en-
1Vytu by the members of the music
t,ecton, which met in the First Pres
oyterlan church. Prof. William Wetzeli
w salt Lake presided, and the program
consisted of the Informal discussion Of
muillper OF topics. among them being:
=, ~ the Music instruction In the Pub
ne schools Of Advantage to the Studio
Teacher?" we S'''''
when DO Children Have an Accu-
late working Knowledge of the Ton
ality of the scale?" Wv
nMhat Incentives Shall We OFFER TO
'hilaren 70 Study Music?"
chestra," S"S S'"oo' or-
o, me papers and discussions were
sven sven by Prof Ballantyne and Prof.
aoop OF Ogden; Prof Thatcher OF Io-
sani Prof Lund OF Provo: superinten-
nent boshard of Provo; siinervisnr
TrpSIance Of springville; Supervisor
IN rne Carnegie library building was the
nbyaIng place OF the elocutlon and
~
rowans presided. and The tonics d, ~
FUSED We're What Can the Public
r 2gn1p! DO for the Physically Defective
PANTS university, and "The Child am ana
ibosaN weed, on which topic many OF
rENMANsHIP THE THEME
", ), stilwell presided over the bus,.
sss mems section OF the high sehoo,
.Ipsenniy room; G. y. Carton spoke on
"' Trvun,hanship" j, \. Bexel Of Logan on
rss or Three Innovations Which 7
iiay n Introduced" n. Leo Bird or tho
-: y U. on How Should IN. @