The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-31


subject OF DIT John N. Tylcr's last adj
dress before the teachers. And. like
6oth OF the previous lectures delivered
by the famous biologist and eminent
educator OF Amherst. his CLOSING speech
was alive with interest. truth and most
iorcetul philosophy. In part ne said;
Pans school Athletics.
college athletics-and particularly
footballs one of the most ridiculous
and ludicrous ingredients Of modern
education Why twenty-five men should
engage in mortal combat. with 1900
other men on the side lines yclling
themselves hoarse at the performance.
is question L have never been able
to solve The twenty-five men ON the
Eridiron are least Of an those who need
the exercise. 10 is the spectators on
The side lines who need 20 and they
are The ones who DO not get 30.
Athletics Tor che boy in high school
should not be too severe. The heart
ai the time the boy is iu high school
!r YET weak and Tire tissues are not
tough. Every commander breads TO
take with him into the field Of battle
poNN 81 eighteen or twenty years. They
oi' or like flies.
me 'anEer OF ovcr-pressurc in
study, especially after IIc first year
l" HlEh school is not great The great
,r' lahEtr ls too much social excite
. take more strength out Of the student
than thirty days OF hardest study.
The boy and the girl Che boy i'm
particular. imagine they must learn all
there is TO know. and 10 fs n blessiug.
.c ooN girds zap his Ioius and goes
Wherever He VIII iu search of every
'Li'lE eNptrieuce- Ile win eat ot the
tree or good and evil fl 90 cost him
paradise. We can't stop him. We
couldut IN We would. and it's lucky we
can Tor we Wouldn't Or we could.
No ScIr-ControI
Tho boy has little ecTr-EnowIcdge
and stI loss seIf-cuuIror Impulses
aT" -nIug ON within him and re DIS ODD
prepared To- resist them. Tf fUr sun
hines today the boy thinks &c viii
shine forever. and II Tho maiden uc his
admiration frowus today hc thinks the
sun viii never shine AGAIN. but there
i- roHrcUCu about him. Don't YOU
ever think that he IS going to come
Q" us with his troubles. FOR De won z
DO IT, Nature has put she'll of reti-
cenCn about him. just as she puts a.
l.L around am esq So that we viii
out influences of carly home train
ing are aI-importart and If those in
tu"uces have been good they win hold
him The boy is generous 70 fault
ana loyal above all things. You revcr-
ence MIN today and grip him by the
uape Of the neck tomorrow. but don't
use switch. Hit harder than that or
uon hit ar an Instability is his most
marked characteristics. but sympathizo
with him. Remember your own foolish
childhood Character ie formed iu the
high school. but never later. II the
boy F1s good qualities boo school Ic
win usually keep them through life.
bur if ne is filthy iu his boyh0od Die
VIII always De so."
Educational Duty.
At the morning session Tho teachers
were addressed by Ur. T.. E Brown
United states comwie siour- OF eduCH-
ton. iic declared chat not only fs Do
gilficuIf Tor lad tu grow up these
days and escape "a school teacher. but
the time fs cOuiu- when the federal
government viii feel that DC owes an
educational duty f1 every Individual
OF the commonwealth during every pc
Rod % his Eic. from the cradle to- the
grave.
Dr. Brown declared that the teach
inE force throughout The country fg
being strengthened continuously and
I.ai tHcrc is StrDnE current moving
ever onward toward greater and more
thorough education
The committee appointed bv the last
convention t0 report tu the present see-
sion its findings ON the subject Of i'm
austrlaI education submitted its re-
port at Che o'clock session. Accord
ing TO the report. the necessity FOR
Industrial education rises through GI
the social needs of child. CD the
psychological demands OF child nature.
cd its relations TO character building.
and 90 it- economic value
At noon Yesterday the visiting teach
crs attended special ORGAN recital at
tho Tabernacle. Professor i. j. NcC1c1-
Ian presiding at the organ.