The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
UTAH TEACHERS
GATHER IN zion

Salt Lake, Dec. 26,-More than
LOCO school teachers of Utah will
gather In Salt Lake this week for the
annual convention of the state teach
ers' association. which opens tomor.
row afternoon at o'clock In the AS
sombly hall. The last meeting of the
convention VIII be held Wednesday
morning
Aside from Salt Lake, the largest
delegation is expected from Ogden
more than a hundred Weber County
teachers having arrived today and to.
night.
Headquarters will be opened early
Monday morning in the Kenyon hotel.
and committee of local teachers,
or principals will be on hand from S
o'clock i'll the morning until o'clock
at night each day during the conyen-
ton. The information bureau will
be in charge OF II, b. Folsom, princi-
pal of the Washington school who
has been busy with his corps of as.
sistants for weeks gathering data 10
hand out to the visiting pedagogues.
The central location OF headquarters
will be an aid TO the teachers. 1t is
believed. as they Will be able TO reach
it as soon as they come TO the city
To Be Best Ever.
The session will. 1t is believed, he
the most successful in the history
OF the teachers association, as near
" every pedagogue in the state has
expressed his or her intention Of com
Ing TO Salt Lake to take part in the
many division meetings held
Monday night at $50 o'clock
dance will be given in Odeon hall 10
all visiting teachers. this being the
only scheduled society event of the
week 1t is probable. however, that
tbeaters and other amusement will
be taken IN by the visitors at times
when the sessions are not on. and
some features may be arranged for all
during the week
Full Program.
The program Of the convention is as
follows.
Monday, P. M, Assembly Hall.
Address of greeting. Superintendent
A. c. Nelson; response. Superintcnd-
ent Orson Ryan; lecture, THE New
Meaning of Culture DR.. Henry SUI.
zallo
Monday. P. NJ, Assembly Hall.
Presidents address. superintendent
Frank NJ. briggs. appointment Of
committees; lecture, THE Training
for Vacations in Democracy" Dr.
Suzzallo. Our Guests-Miss Ada Van
Stone Harris. assistant superintend-
ent Of schools OF Rochester,; DR.
Thomas Nj. Ballet, dean of the school
OF pedagogy, New York university;
DR. Henry Suzzallo. teachers college,
Columbia university
Lecture, "The Teachings of English
or the Cultivation of the Language
Arts" Miss Ada Van Stone Harris,
Tuesday, P. M, High School.
High school commercial division,
J. p Goddard, chairman.
Recent Developments in CONNER
cial Education in American High
Schools and Colleges" George B.
Hendricks. Logan.
The Necessity for Liberal Educa-
ton as a Complete Preparation for
A Business Career" C. E. Allen, Salt
Lake
Means of Inducing Larger Per
centage OF Commercial Students TO
Take Longer Courses i. H. Holt,
Provo
Discussion OF the latter topic led by
G F. Roach, Ogden.
Nature Study Section.
President, c. C. Spooner, Salt Lake
High school, vice president. +. NJ,
Hall. l.. D. s. university, Salt Lake:
secretary. Clarence l.. Stewart, Man.
II High school.
Science program. "How TO Get the
Most Out of the Physics Course, Pro
fcssor Chester Snow. B. Y. u, Provo,
Observation-Disclosures A. a. Knowl-
ton. University Of Utah, and b. A.
Perkins, ogden High school.
Possibilities of Agriculture as a
High School Study" DR.. E. d. Hall,
Utah Agricultural college.
Observation-Disclosures A. l.. Neh'
Brigham City High school,
"A Rational Course In Zoology" "
Or. c. r. Vorhies, University OF Utah.
Discussion-Miss Helen NJ. BoXrud.
Salt Lake High scool.
Aims and Needs in Photography
Teaching" Miss Elizabeth Bond. Salt
Lake High school.
scussion-Supcrlnten X, S.
Baker, Eureka.
Departments Of Arts and Crafts.
Miss Althea Wheeler, president.
Fiftecn-minute talks on Methods of
Arts and Crafts for the Elementary
school"
Art. Mrs. Virginia Snow Stephen,
state normal; sewing, Miss Anna l..
Corbctt, Salt Lake Public schools I;
manual training, D. w. Parratt' SAT-
fakc Public schools; handwork, Miss
Ichool: domestic science. Miss Lucy
IAN Cott, Salt Lake High school
Juvenile Courts.
DIR 2. C. GowanS. president,
Paper. Judge Alexander McMaster
Paper, E. J. Milne.
kindergarten Section.
Mrs Ida Smoot Dusenberry, presi
"Thc Flacc OF the kindergarten in
Public Education Miss Ada Na9
stone Harris,
..Uac Kindergarten; It's Value as a
PART OF Public Education state Sup
,rintendcnt A. C. Nelson.
The kindergarten Properly Con
ooction Between Home and School'
Professor William Stewart.
Grammar Grades.
Oscar Van Cott, president
Geography Curriculum. SAL
Lake; Aims" Miss Anna founeDerg
state normal school; Expression
Miss Resale Pollock: Methods EN-
ma NJ. Iyie, Salt Lake; Resume,
2. d. Keeler, principal Webster
lchooI General discussion
Music Section.
NJ. +. Christopherson, president
Musical selection. =
Paper. Thought Develo )ment II