The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
DECLARE INSTITUTE
splendid SUCCESS
City and State superintendent
Express Qualification at
Work Accomplished.
ADDRESSES OF EDUCATORS
WERE ESPECIALLY TIMELY
Papers and Discussion Indi-
Gated Advance That Is Being
Made Throughout Land.

Now that the State Teachers insti-
tutc has concluded its work and the yis-
itors have all left for their homes. there
is time for reflection on the kind of in
sttutc it was. That reelection is
pleasant one. The testimony heard ON
all sides Is that the sixteenth annual
meeting surpassed all previous conven-
tons from every point OF view. Natu-
rally. the SaIt Lake teachers arc grau.
He'd that the institute was SO great
success.
Cnqucstiunably." said d. II. Christen-
sen. city superintendent Of schools. the
convention was the best We have ever
had. It, was the largest i'm point Of at
tendance and IN interest manifested The
topics discussed were timely They Gov
cred especially problems with which we
are dealing in our schools today For
example. Miss Harris discussed the de-
icctivc child, We arc Just beginning to
take definite action with regard TO Civ
ing especial attention TO this class OF
children. Miss Harris Is equipped 10 dis
cuss this question because perhaps no
where IN The United States has so much
attention bccn given IL the subject as
III The Rochester schools.
Talks Are Timely
"Dr., Ballet was particularly timely In
his talks. Tho industrial problem In tho
schools is one of the big problems that
educators have TO solve. DR.. SuZzalo
gave us some pDlloSopItlcdl lalES lnJt
Were Just the thing needed.
our own teachers. too. read papers
that were comprehensive and well pre-
pared. / have no hcsitancy in saying
that practically the entire field of educa-
ton was covered.
II think great deal of credit for the
success of the convention is due to Pro-
fCSSoT DriGGS. the president. Mr. briggs
had everything connected with the con
vcutioD well in hand. He carried through
the work cNpcditously and without a
hitch.
The visiting teachers wore Hospitality
received In Salt Lake and they were en-
iertaincd. ] have heard scores Of them
say they had Il good time.
Altogether. / believe the convention
indicated the latest thought I'm cduca
tonBl work and was a reflection of the
advancement that is being made every
where
State Aid for High Schools,
\, G. Nelson. state superintendent OF
schools. spoke i'm similar vein. Tho
convention was the greatest VIC have ever
had" he said. There was a fine at
tendance and the addresses were timely
10 the last degree. They were delivered
hy men and women who w"ro masters of
the subjects which they handled. Tho
discussions littcd the hour so exactly that
They couldn't have como more oppoTtunc-
ly If they had been made tie order
Il believe the thing OF foremost i'm
portancc in connection with the insu-
tutc. aside from the stimulus given edI-
cation in Utah. WAS the action taken by
the association on the proposed amend
mcnt TO the constitution giving state aid
TO high schools
Both Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Christensen
declared that the extension Of high school
work in the districts would mean a great
dcIl 10 the University OF Utah and would
increase the number OF students in that
Institution To a very great degree. The
university is now under the necessity OF
maintaining a preparatory school OF its
own where students may he fitted for
entrance into the higher school With
the establishment of high schools in the
counties. students would come To salt
Lake prepared go enter the university
directly.
For School Libraries,
Another point OF much Importance
sgid MIR. Nelson lis the interest shown
n tic extension Of Libraries under the
law passed at the session Of the lcGsa-
ture last winter FOR libraries ana gym
uasiumS DR.. George Thomas OF tho Az
rcultural college delivered a splendid
ncd to talk on it. for he had visited every
county and studied this problem especial
lv. He advanced the idea. generally
speaking. that the libraries in the diff
fcrcnt towns should he under the dircC-
ton of the school boards, and these
boards should handle the funds aud cX
pend them for the benefit Of the Libraries
which they could do much better, l he
licNc. than the trustees of the town can
school the center for the literary and
social life i'm tho community-more than
a school for teaching children alone.
Eyes. | think tho convention has been
a splendid one. | don't sec. really. how
il could have been improved upon