Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-04


real life. but let 1t be of the wholesome
type and written by masters OF style
and though"
EVENING LECTURE.
The evening session, which was CIV
en- over to lecture by DR. Suzzalo OF
Stanford, closed the convention Dr.
Suzzalo discussed THE Teaching of
Life as Fine Art" He spoke in part
as follows:
The study of modern idea of
teaching will compel US TO face some OF
the serious defects in the development
of our civilization OF today, civiliZa-
ton which Is that of a period of transit
ton between the sixteenth or seven
teenth century ideals and the ideals OF
an age which IS yet to come The gov
eminent of the earlier period was a
militant force and its heroes We're of
the military kind. Its people worship
ed the victor In battle and showered
him with their applause and apprecla-
ton. Those ideals have changed, but
the reverence and esteem given In that
age to the hero militant has not oeen
transferred to the hero who is today
preserving the alleged ideals of The
modern teacher, But the APP
plause OF the populace is not for him
His work is done in quiet and without
Elart of trumpets or sound of drums
he teachers, then, must get out of the
teaching life something beyond the
quiet and apparently unappreoiated
work of the schoolroom The great bat
tie of the world will no longer be found
on the battlefelds as of old they will
he fought and won over the souls OF
men, where the forces of right and
wrong are arrayed. And the teacher
must be the hero. II is not required to-
day that men shall die for their coun-
try, but that they shall live for II. 1t
is not required that they shall only
obey. but that they shall lead,
AIM OF PROFESSION.
The teacher must be a commander.
captain. and she must turn out. nor
puppets, but commanders Of the spirit,
captains Of destiny and masters of ca
reers. She must be the artist and the
creator. and in order to do and be these
she must possess. above all else,
teaching personality, an unconscious
emotional suggestion. the influence of
which shall be the most potent factor in
the creation of the men and women of
the future
THE modern school Is too much di-
rect descendant Of the monks school OF
ancient times. These monks shut them
selves out from the affairs of The world
10 pass their lives In teaching Today
the teacher needs TO have the social life
the study Of conditions as thoy effect
the changing civilization OF the day IN
order to train and III the men and wom-
en- who shall shape the dostinies of the
nation of The future How many of
You arc today interested IN the great
questions that agitate the heart of
humanity--thn struggles OF capital and
labor, the political struggles and the
conflict between vice and virtue? You
nnaH hnnkapI,r NrIa hut
earthly social vision. You need the
vision that win enable YOU to see walk
Ing behind every boy that runs on the
playground. strong and mighty man,
sWaYing the forces OF mankind for good
or evil, the man that boy IL TO be,
Pint you must como out OF that
teaching personality sometimes. You
cannot give all the time, Why do you
SET yourselves ON a pedestal as modelsg
lihven't you the right 20 be yourselves.
the right to life and joy. and a relief
from your round of duty? You should
be OF many personalities, and for the
school room you should take the teach
ing personality unto yourself n may
be diiliehlt, but you can do II. putting II
on ana off I'LL II becomes second nature.
"As surely as the great artist is ere
ator, 70 surely Is the teacher She
takes tho raw material and shapes Il as
she VIII. stamping II with the stamp OF
her individuality and putting upon II
the impress of her personality She Is
not always successful. Don't think that
the only perfect art II with the masters
Theirs II the greatest art, but others
are good, II is your art 10 hush tho
oVll and bring out tho good. aud though
You may not all be- saints. you'll have
your hour In which YOU nIo the saint TO
some one ~ the minds intrusted TO your
care, The greatest art lies In adjusting
your ability TO your subject
Pr sf"~7ir iofi ~ trt -i--- r--