The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
Strong ADDRESSES At
EVENING MAIN SESSION
DR.. Ballet and Miss Harris
Deal With Problems of Deep
Importance.

SvluNJon tOf inc problem Oi moral eun-
cation by Dr.. Thomas NJ Ballet. dean OF
the school of pedagogy OF the New York
! university In a broad d-mnded. comprc-
tensive address at the evening session of
The Utah State Teachers association held
IN the Assembly hall. DR. Ballet con-
tended that the criminal law was too
loose. and this. in large degree, was
responsible for the immortality which cX-
lists among children. and explained, to
a certain degree, why immortality Is on
the increase.
The session was called TO order by
President briggs, after which the inNo-
cation was offered by the Rev, William
NJ Padcn. pastor of the First Presby-
terIan church southern Melodies
was then rendered in a pleasing, man
ner by the Orpheus club. and ii was
obliged 10 respond TO an encore.
For Special Glasses.
In a few appropriate remarks. PresI-
dent briggs introduced Miss Ada van
Stone Harris as .., The hrst spealker 81, Her
Classes in Elementary Education. She
declared. during the course OF her re-
marks 5hai for lalrneSs ness, to , Go.h S ,ns hpr
for economic reasons. special classes
should be formed for the backward and
segregated from the normal students
Her address was intensely interesting
and she had no difficulty in holding the
attention OF the audience,
At the conclusion OF Miss Harriss ad-
dress. win Siblcy rendered tenor solo
after which Or Ballet spoke on The
Problem of Moral Education" The ses-
sion was closed with selection by the
Orpheus club.
Is Great Problem,
Or. Ballet is prominent and widely
known educator and his address was Il
masterpiece OF fairness and compreheen-
consider with me in an informal way this
great problem, This great problem Is
often called the school problem. When
blamed. The public holds us responsible
for the moral training of the child. The
grading picture show. We need a strong
er enforcement OF the criminal law to-
day. Crime Is increasing at discourag-
ing rate
Need of Higher Ethics.
There is need OF higher ethics in the
legal profession. The legal profession
must help us TO clear out things. Public
sentiment should act as a restraining
the development OF conscience is public
sentiment. Thus we can what
force public sentiment is in the suppress
we should develop moral sentiment
in our schools. one of the highest ideals
OF the teacher should he to develop a good
atmosphere and environment In our
schools.
Hotels and boarding houses are very
very bad places 10 bring up children.
You cannot associate the thought OF the
home with the fiat or the tenement
house. Happy childhood is necessary for
most people to have happy old age. You
can sing Home. Sweet Home. but you
cannot sing Flat, Sweet Flat
Would Have Moral Effect.
''Ii we teach history as 4, should be
taught. If we teach literature as it
should he taught. they viii have a pro-
found moral effect These subjects must
be taught in d way to appeal 10 the
imagination.
time, which / think it is the high school.
and in the proper way, If this problem
is 10 he solved, | do not mean the old
sort Of ethics, but wat l mean is a plain
discussion of why one should tell the
truth, why II is the right thing 10 do TO
tell the truth.
industrial education is essential TO
useful citizenship. We should study
then. as means of bringing about a
solution of this problem, every student
should be compelled TO study political
economy y-socialogy.
Should Teach Religion.
schools should bring development Of
love, faith and hope. and these things
are important parts OF religion. The
schools in this sense should teach re-
llgion. The teaching OF theology is not
religion. When you come TO the teach
lIlS OF illS GellSlOn, however. doctrines
should not be taken into the schools.
Religion is restraining force-a con-
training force-restraining man from do
ing wrong. and containing him to do
their students and so By the pupils iml-
tation teacher acquires a most powerful
influence over her charges
Function Of State.
Miss Ada Van Stone Harris spoke in
part as follows; The function OF the
state Is to provide ample and comfort
able housing accommodations for every
child who knocks for admittance at their
doors The public school exists that every
child may be educated. that every child
and broadly; that ne may he able to al
his place In the world The aim OF our
public school instruction is to make In
teligent: independent men and women
who arc capable Of promoting and sup
porting high standard of civilization.
Our schools have been and are now
largely planned for the greatest good to
the greatest number. and possibly Justly
so. That we haey not been conscious
OF our shortcomings is due largely to
| the fact that In this country where APP
elected by the taxpayer, the taxpayer
must first be educated To a realization
| OF the needs OF the expenditure OF his
taxes. Sometimes this education has to
| be gained by hearing the cry OF children,
eracy brought home TO the public door.
Progress and Retarding.
Undoubtedly in every school in this
country are children both above and be-
low the normal line who are deriving
but little, II any. benefit from the in
| struction and training given. Children
| who are sitting for weeks and months
in classes where the work does not re-
quire intelligent effort on their part
must suffer retarding which in more than
a few cases ends in mental arrest, These
| children drag and a burden that
cripple the best efforts OF the teacher and
are generally stigmatiZed as incorrigible
or stupid The teacher Is Obliged TO give
these children so much OF her attention
| that those children who are able tU
progress by the instruction are greatly
| hindered in their development
| THAT there is great deal OF economic
| and financial waste In our education to-
| day there is no doubt Our schools arc
| crowded with retarded children (bcov
| the proper grade for their aee) who arc
repeating grades. This means thar we
are spending money in teaching large
numbers Of children the same things over
| again.
Better Hygiene Prevails.
1T is advisable TO regard the education
OF special classes both from an economi'
cal and educational standpoint. The dif