Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-27
TEACHERS GATHER
FOR CONVENTION
Nearly Two Thousand Educators
In the City for Annual
Gathering.
NOTED SPEAKERS ON PROGRAM
Or. suzzalo, DIR. Ballet and Ada Van
Stone Harris TO be Present and
Deliver Addresses.

Tstween 1.50O and 1000 teachers wer
ip their seats In the assembly hal
when President Frank NJ. DrIsgs cnllet
20 o"der the Sac Convcntioa OF tho
Teachers association at : ociack tais
afte-roon. They had been gathering il
from all parts OF Utah and some from
Idaho ana other surrounding states
since yesterday morning. in order to be
present at the opening session of tho
convention. President briggs was OF
hand yesterday preparing for the af-
fair. and he was busily engaged all
tic morning in winding up the flna
details of arrangement.
AT 10 o'clock this morning meet
Ing OF the executive committee was
held at the Kenyon hotel. where head
quarters of the teachers association
has been established, which was at
tended by President briggs, Secretary
Max w. Woodbury.. and the other Of
iicers of the association.
II had been expected that DR.. Henry
suzallo of Columbia University. DR.
Thomas NJ. Ballet dean OF the school
or pedagogy OF the University of New
York. and Miss Ada Van Stone Harris
assistant superintendent OF the public
schools of Rochester, N Y, who arc
scheduled to deliver addresses during
the sessions of the convention, would
arrive in Salt Lake Sunday and the
latest report was to the effect that the
noted educators would arrive in Ogden
at IL o'clock this morning, reaching
Salt Lake City about IL. 30.
President briggs, president of the as
sociation, is enthusiastic over the pros
poets for most successful convention
the sessions of which will continue
N1Ar le.r .fk L. 90
the best convention ever held in the
state, said President briggs, this
morning. THE eastern educators who
Will deliver lectures before the teachers
are among the most advanced eX-
poncnts OF the modern system of men,
tai and physical development. and their
lectures will be attentively followed
by the assembled pedagogues. DR.. Suz-
zalo has been in Utah before, having
addressed the teachers at Ogden two
years ago. For several months past nc
has been lccturing throughout Europe
and he Is man of wide learning along
the lines of educational SOCIOLOGY, Dr.
Ballet Is equally noted as modern
educator He is dean of the school OF
pedagogy OF the New York university,
and he Will speak several times during
the convention. Miss Harris is an ex-
pert In the line of special education
3nd her addresses will be listened IL
with great interest. The work of every
department Will be covered by COM
petcnt professors. and the discussions
VIII be conducted so that all may re-
colyc tho greatest benefit"
DANCING ON THE PROGRAM.
After the general session at the AS
scmbly hall this evening. the visiting
teachers will be the guests of the Salt
Lake teachers at a reception at Odeon
freshments and an enjoyable occasion
is anticipated by all the visiting and
local teachers. Admission to the recep-
lion Will be by badge.
After the departmental work on Tues.
day there will be n physical educationa
demonstration. in which a class OF deal
pupils and class of blind pupils from
the state school at Ogden will partici-
pate. There will also be dcmonstra-
tions of the primary and grammar
grades games for high school boys, etc.
which will be OF general interest.
The public is cordially invited to at
Tend all sessions of the convention
There VIII be a general session this eve
ming. and Tuesday morning in the AS
sembly hall, and again Tuesday evening
end Wednesday morning at the same
place. The other sessions will be de
partmental and will be held in tn,
various rooms at the high school, a
which the public Will also be welcomed
This evening at o'clock the follow
ing program viii be given in the AS
sembly nall
Invocation. Prest. Nephi l.. Morris
Music. the Imperial quartet
Lecture. "Thc Training for Vocationi
In Democracy" DR.. Suzzallo.
Music, the Imperial quartet.
Our guests: Miss Ada Van Stone Har
ris. assistant superintendent of schools
OF Rochester, DR. Thomas NJ Ballet
dean OF the School OF Pedagogy. Nov
York university, DR.. Henry Suzzallo
Teachers college, Columbia university
3:1o p. m.--Rcccption at Odcon by tn
teachers of Salt Lake City.
ToDAY's SESSION.
After President briggs had Gale,
the session to order. invocation was of
fered by Rev. p. a. simpkin
PRESIDENT briggs ADDRESS.
Taking as his subject. movement
IN Education" President +. NJ Drige
said.
There are a number OF impor,ar
movements going on in the education
world that are bound greatly
change the complexion OF the publ
school system of today These NOV.
ments are exceedingly complex. an
are bothering the best thinkers an
educators of the country. All OF III
leading magazines are full OF articl;
dealing with various phases OF the.
questions Every educational aathe
ing is devotng much time to paoc,
and discussions looking toward the :.
luton OF these problems. Though the.
movements are complex and manifo
in their interests. we can agree th.
their final solution Will give us a grca
~ changed school.
| venture to predict that the scho
of tomorrow Will aim more at the rea
and the. practical, and that 1t Will gi'
more and more the kind OF trainlI
that fits for life. and thus promote [.
welfare of the child by enhancing h
chances of becoming a more producti'
citizen with greater interest and 4
fluence In the life of his community.
One OF these movements with will,
the country Is concerned is the dcm2I
for more efficient and better train
teachers. We are coming moro full
TO realize. that the teachers who be
direct and inspire these little men al
women who are to be the citizens OF {
morrow. are those who arc well trai
ed. There is growing need for stron
well educated. and expert teachers VI
love children: teachers. too. who a
proud of their profession: teache
whose ideals lead constantly onwa
and upward; scholarly optims
teachers who command salaries cor
mensuratc with their qualification