The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-04
Especial TO The Herald-Republican.,

would be benefited By the advance
ment OF the community.
The following report was presented
BY President Brimhall:
To the President and Members Of the
BOARD OF Trustees of the Brigham
1Oung university
We respectfully submit an outline OF
our annual report FOR the thirty-fOurth
academic year.
The registration shows $50 enrolled,
an Increase over last year OF 81. but
the marked increase has been in the
regularity OF attendance. Never IN the
history of the institution has so large
number OF students entered at the
opening OF the school and continued
until the close.
Measured by the number of gradu-
ates the educational harvest Of this
year Is % per cent greater than that
Of last year. The church teachers col
loge furnishes ) graduates equipped
for management and teaching in high
schools: the church normal training
school turns out "a teachers trained
for grade school work; the High school
contributes 32 prepared to enter the
college. the commercial department is
ready for business life; music depart
ment with the preparation OF music
directors and teachers: arts and man
ual training department 2. capable OF
dictatorship in manual training work:
and the agricultural department 5.
making a total OF lis. Four OF these
are taking two diplomas. making the
number OF persons graduating Ill.
The Policy of the school.
The policy Of the school with the
student has been to prove by instruc-
tion and activity that the greatest pos
sible liberty and progress, individual
and cOmmunitive, is to be found in the
principles OF the gospel and in its or
uinances. to demonstrate through ex-
perience that to do the work is to
know OF the doctrines. TO show that
there is perfect harmony between sci
entific facts and revealed religion: 10
exercise general directive Influence
over the students by a distribution Of
responsibility; to repose confidence IN
them. AMI grant them the utmost lib
erty consistent with the welfare Of
the individual and he school but 90
exact good behavior and honest work
Special efforts have been made to
give training In economy OF time, en-
ergy and means; TO furnish clean,
high grade amusements;' to guard
against the invasion OF improper asso-
citation and false ideals. to stand un-
compromisingly for temperance, truth
and the sacredness OF religious and
Each student has had the advantage
OF the personal counsel and advice and
the helpful direction OF an advisory
teacher. Through this advisory teach
er. and a system OF correspondence,
the school has been kept in close touch
with the home life OF each individual
student. Under this policy the great
majority have cheerfully responded TO
counsel and advice. some have waited
for the command. and with but very.
In instruction, a two-fold aim has
been kept I'm view; First the growth
OF the student in mind content and
power to do; second. the placing and
keeping OF him in a positive attitude
/ towards something higher and better
higher scholarship. higher manhood,
higher womanhood, higher home life,
| higher citizenship; better farming, bet
ter business. better government. and
we have especially emphasized the pol
/ icy OF educating the students towards
/ their homes, rather than away from
| them.
Policy With the Faculty.
/ First. to keep in view the fact that
| a weak faculty means a poor school,
/ no matter what the requirements, and
that a strong faculty means a good
| except a student body. Second. to rec
I Ognize the necessity Of giving every
Z good teacher his own way In teaching,
| and holding him responsible Tor re-
/ suits. Third. 20 secure from each one
his best efforts through cooperative
| interest and mutual appreciation
Under these policies the faculty OF
/ fifty-three teachers giving full time
| and seventeen giving part time has
worked as a unit, with results that are
before you.
Recommendation.
Judging from the satisfactory re-
| suits OF the work done in the mission
airy class. the sub-high school and the
| Sunday school kindergarten class, we
Strongly recommend that the church
| authorities. both general and local, be
/ induced TO increase the attendance IN
/ these departments. the facilities Of tn.
[ school in these lines being such thai
[ more can be accommodated.
| We recommend that the board OF
/ trustees make more extended provi-
/ sions for the church normal training
| school and for the church teachers
college These divisions OF the uni
| versity must continue TO be Of such ar
/ educational quality as to attract the
brightest and best minds OF our com
I munities. We have not only to sup
ply the immediate and growing de-
l mands for teachers. but we have also
/ great educational problems to wOrk
| cut in the light OF the gospel. prob
/ lens which cannot be solved in edu-
I catfonal institutions where the field OF
| revelation is either forbidden ground
I or looked upon as Improbable Tc
I our minds. it seems that upon the
l church schools rests the responsibiit.
OF bringing to the world harmony
between science and religion and C
/ DO this we must be in possession OF
both
From our alumni, far and near. come
I words OF announcement and approval
Z OF the policy OF the school, and We
/ are in full expectation that through
/ the efforts OF the Alumni association
| ihe Maeser memorial building viii b
| teachers college at the beginning OF
the next school year. Respectfully
/ submitted.
GEORGE n. BRIMHALIA
JOSEPH =. KELLER,
Presidency.
List of Graduates
Degrees were conferred and diplomas
awarded to the following graduates.
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