The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-29
DR., COOK TALKS
To UTAH TEACHERS
His Address Was the Feature Of
the Afternoon at the Con-
vcution.
OFFERS SOME GOOD ADVICE
Urges Teachers TO Study History
of Education as 'hey Would
Their Own Geography,
OFFERS SOME GOOD ADVICE

The third general session was held at
the assembly hall at p. M "Wednesday.
Invocation was pronounced by Raop'
Freund The WetZell octet rendered
two numbers Songs My Mother Taught
Nc" and May II" Miss Leola Schrack
sang soprano solo, Sonora, Spanish
love song.
Before Introducing the sp' aker OF the
occasion several important propositions
were disposed OF by President Mathonihah
Thomas An invitation was extended to
the teachers and trustees To visit the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
panys building. II was stated that the
company would furnish instructors TO
pilot the visitors through the building.
giving them every advantage which the
knowledge oil telephone system is TO
the instructor. The invitation was ac-
cepted and the time arranged for i'm
mediate visiting OF the telephone ex-
change after the adjournment OF the
meeting. Director Alfred II. Thiessen
OF the local weather bureau extended
kind invitation TO the visitors to IN
spect the governments operations on
top of the Boston building This was
likewise accepted.
superintendent John NJ Mills. in be-
half of the Ogden schools. presented TO
the associa tion the artistic banner, OF
emblem. for use in the National Educa-
tional association conventions. super
intendent Chlds OF the city schools re-
Spondcd in well-worded speech to the
presentation by the Ogden schools.
Teachers were urged TO attend the
Francisco. Arrangements have been
made whereby the round-trip ticket will
cost but $40
DR.. Cooks Address.
Or. John NJ. Cook president of the Hi
nois Normal. addressed the gathering for
speaker. and most interesting. lie is we'll
supplied with, original stories illus
Iratlng his original thought. There is
but one thing that ! cannot resist; t, and nd
opening statements. He thought that In
olden times the leaders we're concerned
most with the problem Of keeping people
out Of hsdes. while the great work Is
to teach men to appreciate Immortality
and to recognize the beauty and harmony
surrounding him. Each man now
one answered for the many" said the
doctor
DR. Cook is strong advocate OF cyo-
lutIon: Judging by his remarks. He
them as heralds of the new day. Tho
old method was instruction and govern
ment by fear; the Latin grammar in one
hand and the rod in the other--and the
prenatal influences were placed as the
great powers for good or for evil. He
said that the Fundamental notion is In
terrogation We learn by asking ques-
tions. That education Ia but in its in
fancy was brought forth as self evident.
In the realization OF his individual SELF, In
finding himself; In saving This Is l."
life. Il am I" he classed the awaken
Ing signal. Said he. THE American says,
Where am at? while the Englishman
DR.. Cook advised the teacher TO study
The history of education as though il were
his own biography. and therein find the
underlying principles that govern human
progress
One Sensational Feature
The only Sensational feature OF the
session was. The introducing .oi
some drastic resolutions calling for lesis-
lation against the ''stockade." Prof
Pratt of the Granite high school. who Is
pecfed paper. II was the professors In
tention to read them himself. but Presi-
dent Thomas demanded that they be sub
mi,ted to the chair. They ,.ns were read b,
Whereas. we, the teachers, superin-
tendenis and trustees OF the Utah
schools. are gathered together in genera
assembly: and,
Whereas. we have dedicated our live,
and our energies to the spiritual. mora
and intellectual uplift of our fair state
mo,
"Whereas, We are the legally appointe'
guardians. In part. OF the boys and grl
If today. the citizens Of tomorrow. VIII,
must be the bulwark OF our future com
monweath: and,
Whereas. Salt Lake City has the onl,
segregated. unmoiested. red light dis
trict in the United States: and.
"Whcreas. such a condition strikes a
the very roots of our homes, a menac
TO the health the happiness, the purit,
of our sacred hresides: therefore.
and women zen Of the the Utah State Teacher a her!
association. highly resolve that our pio
necr mothers and our pioneer father
have not struggled and kept themselve
pure In vain.
moral. unciviiized. un christike. III In
doctrine that the social evil Is a neces
Sary evil In our modern city life:
That We condemn for breach OF hol
promise. the perverslon OF solemn cove
nants. each and every officer sworn t
uphold and enforce the laws of ou
state: and II is hereby further
Resolved. Thatras the people give an
may take away. therefore we the Uta
State Teachers association. hereby ca
upon the legislature about to convene !
salt Lake City. to pass necessary law
enabling our patriotic citizens To put OF
OF office and into the penitentiary III
public official who Gishonors the IA
name OF our great and glorious state
There were nc names attached 70 1
As to who Is entirely responsible for I'll
resolutions no one seemed TO know. Ot
hcers OF the association, when ar
preached on the matter. would not stat
fsignins ignorance and surprise. Thu
the resolutions were a complete surpris
70 the president was stated on good al
thority. They are now in the hands I
the executive committee.
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