Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

Without Il dissenting voice the recon-
mendations of the nominating commit
tee at the general business meeting Of
the Utah Teachers association, Friday
afternoon, were accepted; Professor
Joseph +. Merrill of the University OF
Utah was made president without
demonstration or contest of any kind
1t was very quiet affair and quite
unlike the election of the previous year.
Up to the very moment when Super
intenient H. r. briggs of the state
Normal school stepped to the rostrum
to announce the nominations, not one
member of the association, outside oil
the nominating committee knew who
the choice FOR president would be- There
had been no electioncerinG.
After reading the report of the nom
mating committee, Chairman briggs
moved its adoption; his motion was sec
onded and without the sign of dissati
faction or demonstration of any KIND.
the motion carried and the secretary
was ordered to east the unanimous ball
lot for the candidates.
Superintendent G. n. Childa read the
report of the committee appointed to
draft new bylaws and articles OF in
corporation. Upon the passage Of what
is designated as ARTICLE II" of the ar
ticlcs OF Incorporation rose the first con-
test of the convention. Article Il"
proposed that departmental meetings
be done away with; but strenuous OBJ
jections were made by various teachers.
especially those in the science and ma
ture study departments. Eloquent
speeches were Forthcoming, both
against the passage of this section and
In favor of 1t. An amendment was in
troduced under which the departmental
meetings vii continue as in the past
Finally, after long nnd continued de-
bate. the motion was put with the re-
suit that the amendment carried by II
small margin.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported. thanking tho speakers. musl-
clans, newspapers and the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-rlay Saints for
the free use of the Assembly hall.
DIR. TYLER's ADDRESS.
Growth In the High School was
the subject of DR.. John. NJ. Tyler's
address Friday afternoon before the
teachers. Like both of his previous
lectures his closing speech was alive
with interest, truth and most forceful
philosophy. In part he said.
college athletics-Sand particularly
footballs one OF the most ridiculous
and ludicrous ingredients of modern
education. Why twenty-five men
should engage in mortal combat, with
3 1000 other men on tho side lines Yell
ing themselves hoarsc at the performs
ance, Is a question / have never been
able to solve. The twenty-five men
on the gridiron are least of all those
who need the exercise. 1t IS the
futf on eth IL. s,,-I,1
It and they are the ones who do not
get It,
Athletics for the boy in high school
should not be too severe. The heart
at the time the boy is in high school
is yet weak and the tissues are not
tough. Every commander breads to
take with him into the field of battle
boys of eighteen or twenty years.
They die off like lllcs.
"The danger of ovcr-prcssurc In
study, especially after the first year
in high school. Is not great The
greutest danger is too much social
excitement. Late thcntcr parties and
dances take moro strength out Of the
student than thirty days OF hardest
study.
''The boy and the girl, the boy in
particular, imagine they must learn all
there is to know, ana 1t is blessing
The boy girds up his loins and goes
wherever he VIII in search Of every
worldly experiences. He viii eat of
the tree of good and evil II it cost
him paradise We cant stop him. We
couldn't If we would, ana It's lucky
we can't for we wouldn't If we could
The boy has little self-knowlcdge
and stu less solf-control. Impulses
are going on within him and he is III
prepared to resist them. II the sun
shines today the boy thinks it viii
shine forever; and il the maiden OF
his admiration frowns today he thinks
the sun Will never shine again. but
there is a retIcenco about him, Don't
YOU ever think that he is going to
come to us With his troubles. for he
won't do It. Nature has put n shell OF
reticencc about him. Just us she puts
n shell around an egg so that we Will
have to keep our laundering fingers
out. Influences of early home train
Ing are nll-important ana IL those In
luences have beon good they Will hold
him, The boy is generous to fault