Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-27
DR.. SUzzALL0's LECTURES.
Circular Letter Sent Out Setting Forth
Sterling Merits of Course.


According to the University faculty no
course OF educational lectures ever de-
livered in this state has sucb ne,3t ne
a., -
.iie ''ui 80 nv" oelis given az the
University under the auspices of the
summer school These lectures are civ.
on en- tho eoc,olog,oa,hos,s =, oaroa,Ior
- ~ 'O''i p'''' "a euuoa''o''
~ Su|Haio presents one OF the most
advanced thoughts In education. The
University officials annreoiata ITO value
20 ,,,, ,...
:" suci' an eA.ent 'N"t
q circular letter is being sent to all the
instructors OF the University urging
their attepaa,co at ,h. .,,.,
-, -, 'A'e summer sei'ooi'
~ 'uN"aho VIII give SIX more lectures
next week.
salt Lake CITY. Utah I,na Of Dear
Sir--Tbte lattor ,,,,io, ~ -
'e''e' winch am sehoiils 10
each instructor OF the University al the
suggestion of President Kjngsbury. con-
Germs the lectures on Eduo.+,on., c.
cioloey which mr. uenr,, s,,..,u,
Teachers COLLEGE Coiun,bia i s,,s,,, ,., W
ing In the simmer school %, e. 49,.
sity, "a '''o ~ WI
dDr. Suzzauos lectures have NOW
nave proved TO be so stimulating that
IL seems I. DltY that all the ITniVnrgit,y
instructors should not be able Ia hear
them DIR. Suzzallo lie tbororabI,,
trained scholar vol oori,1,,oa - . 80
in neaagogv ~. aiso H., b t,t'., ,iot oiily
logy. and biology He is ,yitboY,, c,,ss
tion ,,r.,.aotjts ~ 10 mi'hout cues,
media cogicoI thasS,,hn ~, huyahce9
,,,;,h i r. -. s 81 " the Jay dnG
- i' .i -. po"el ~ eNpouIld clearly
ana TO Illustrate apply, he is making
nose tnought much more attractive
than it is in the contemporary period
icals, II indeed 1t is to be found there
at all. Since we are all teachers and
since most of ne arc concorra5 - -.
in mart y,;tb he n,.a,., ,,eu az ieasl
~ POI VII Tue pieparatlon oil teach
IT,, g. Nc ousnl 10 De interested IN educa-
ucnai theory and practise. DIR. Suzzal-
los historical and sociological point of
view enables him to make his discuss
sions especially Significant Tho nresj-
bones tbat al, irst,,,o.,. Soliliills wee
=. ope e i,',i' on liis't ucuors VINO can ma
IL possible to 90 SO VIII attend the rest
OF the lectures of the course.
THE lectures will be held daily dur
ing the week at half past four o'cIorls
in the assembly room of the museum
building unless otheru,isa an,,o,,,,as ~,
TIC da a., IN
held at night; of this, announcement
VIII be made In the daily papers"
ae,,,
school as Progressive ana not a Re
10 a.oIy ihsiii,t t' was me subject
Oh lecture denvereu py Or. Henry Suz-
aaiIo at the University OF Utah sum
Iner scnool yesterday afternoon Amqng
oeiie' 'hihss ne saio'
Most of us think society is master
of the school, but IL is otten suggested
to us that the school is master OF So
ciety. School is not an Institution for
reformation of society. With opinions
of individuals and reforms In sneliine.
decimal systems. in measures ana
ures of social reform. the school mas
nothing to do. The school is the serv-
is not for the professor or the teacher
to determine what reform shall be made.
tempt reform through children mere.
ly because they are plastic and easily
prejudiced. Social reform of any kind
should be compelled to win its way
with the mature population before il
If brought on the plastic minds of chill
dren. School is not a social reforIna-
tory. 1t is, in fact. progressive insti-
tuition to intensity and expand human
progress by applying old and well ac-
cepted doctrine to the new situation"