The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-10
TEACHERS in
THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
MEET IN THE ROOMS OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Reception to be Held Tonight at Which
Teachers VIII Be Guests Of
SuPt. Mills and Others.

An interesting and instructive meet
ing of the teachers Of the city schools,
the superintendent and the supervis-
ogs was held at the rooms OF the board
of education yesterday afternoon. At
this meeting matters pertaining to the
management and control of the schools
were discussed together with various
educational topics by the supervisors
OF different departments.
Superintendent Mills briefly called
attention TO the necessity of harmon
ious work on the part of the teachers
and he denounced the tendency among
educators to unJustly criticise each
other and also TO crItlcise methods en-.
ployed in school systems. He said he
did not mean that there should not
be criticisms made but that the crit
lciSms should be made in the proper
way and to the proper persons and
not in spirit of meanness. The tone
of his remarks was that there should
be no knockers" in the ranks of
schoolmen
Miss Villa Spurgeon, supervisor OF
the primary department Of the city
( schools. spoke on school discipline
and made II plain that before a teach
teacher must be disciplined himself
She urged the teachers To keep the
children busy every minute and make
a success of their first days of school
: for then they had practically insured
/ their success for the term.
The next point was in centerlng the
attention of the teachers on the i'm
portance Of a careful study of the
course OF study TO be used In the
schools the ensuing year. She asked
the teachers in the primary grades to
use the semi-slant writing which was
introduced In the schools last year,
She insisted that the teachers them
\ selves use the semi,slapt system when
writing before their pupils
Miss Spurgeon spoke at length on
the educational exhibit at the fair
saying il was the best ever shown at
a fair. She advised the teachers that
the city schools had been awarded ten
first prizes The best display OF pen.
I manship came from the first to the
fourth grades.
The $40 gold medal for the best dis,
play of any OF the schools of the city
was given to the Mound Fort school
Mrs. Celeste Acree. supervisor OF
the music department briefly discuss.
ed the question Of teaching music in
the schools and in part said.
Il shall not go deeply into my plans
for the year. this afternoon, as | in
tend to call meetings soon, when We
can talk more intimately and salts
factorily.
'I am glad of an opportunity. how
ever. TO say a word OF appreciation
of the excellent work done by the
teachers last year. and of encourage
ment to all of YOU
when | was appointed last mid
year, you will remember the music
department was in rather disorgan
lied state. In those four months We
brought 1t into a semblance OF order
so that il Is now possible to make {
systematic plan Of study. Now fol The
encouragement at the National Sum
mer School in Chicago this summer
met supervisors and teachers from
almost every state In the Union, an'
was somewhat surprised and mucl
gratified to discover that Ogden is no
so far behind other cities OF its siz'
In its public school music.
II shall organize classes In sight
singing and ear training. and possibly
the elements of notation. and | an
sure | can make them Interesting Il
you
The art department was represent
ed by Supervisor Don BeaureGard, II
a short address encouraging tn
teaching of art in the schools and L
strive hard for the greatest el1cienc
on the part of teachers In that depart
ment
Mr. Bureaugard said the art worl
in the public schools should be essen
italy culture work. 1t should direc
the child's mind toward intellectua