Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-01

ing the power and enthusiasm
to acquire for himself knowledge ar
ter he leaves school The course re-
quires quantity. but nothing is said
about quality, and In the process ot IN
stituting new faculties and the acqui-
sition OF knowledge ! think something
I'm the line OF quality as wei as quan-
titv OF the work done should De indi-
Gated by the curriculum"
FACTS AND PRINCIPLES
A. Il. Miner. superintendent of the
Sanpcte county schools. followed in
the discussion of the subject. he said
in the opinion OF the teachers under
his Jurisdiction. the course OF study
prescribed was the best the state had
ever had. and the teachers had found 10
full OF suggestion and hclpfulness iu
their work.
Il DO not believe it Is right 90 cram
the chndc mind with facts and neg
lect the teaching Of principles" said
Supt Miner "and with reference 90
the course Of study. the teacher who is
able 70 eliminate the non-essentials and
teach the essentials. Is the one who win
accomplish the most good In the
schools.f
Thetc win be a session OF the con-
vention at o'clock this afternoon
and one at O'Clock this evening. The
program for these sessions follows; r
FRIDAY, 2 PM
Education and Industrial Life-Prest.
j. A. Widtsoe. Agricultural college.
The Importance of n Definite Course
Of Professional study TO be Pursued by
the Teacher M. Mills. supeunten-
dent Of schools, Ogden
The Importance OF Medical Inspec-
ton In our Schools-G. n. child, super
intendent Of schools. Utah county; Dr.
r. y. Beatty sccretry state board or
health: y. W. Ashton. superintendent
Of schools, Granite district.
FRIDAY. s PM.
The Common School Curriculum
Prof VIM. NJ. Stewart principal Utah
State Normal school.
care Of School Property. r.. Eg-
gcrtscn superintendent or schools, We
Der county.
piscussion-H W Valentine. super
intendent of schools, BoXelder county
Representative James said IL was
recognized that an attorney should
have the widest latitude iu cross-eXam-
nation and that Mr. Brandeis ought
not 10 be jerked mp"
Representative Graham-This rs not
the first time the chairman has by in
ference reflected upon Mr. Brandeis. I
insist that my motion be put
Repre- sentative Madison acted a.
said he thought the chairman's remark
was made hastily and he did not sym
pathize with &C. At the same time.
he continued % must be understood
that the chairman spoke as an indi-
vidual and did not represent the opin-
ions Of the committed
1--WE are standing before the country
In this inquiry" continued MI Mad.
SON. "aud m anybody is biased or inn
partial IL is being written by the news
paper men. Every member Of the COM
mittee must stand upon his record
What the chairman says is his personal
view except when he makes an am
nounCcmeut as the result Of a vote
Mr. Brandels said that in view 81
Mr. MadisOu's statement he was will
ing TO allow the record 20 stand
senator Fletcher moved that Mr..
Graham's motion be amended 90 read
that the chairm7ns remark did not re-
fleet the view Of the committee.
LAID on THE TABLE.
Representative Olmsted moved that
the whole matter be laid on the table.
A RON cali was demanded on this mo-
ton and the motion was adopted by a
vote of 20 3.
The ayes were Senators sutherland
and Purcell and Representatives Nc
Call Olmstcd, DENLY and Madison
The noes were Senator Fletcher and
Representative James and Graham.