Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-28
CONVENTION KEY NOTES.

ton may firmly grasp and fairly solve
some OF the greater questions of this
vocation so closely identified with the
general welfare.
The teachers association had very
suspicious opening. Governor Spry gen
orally is ut his best when speaking on
the training Of the youth, ana he made
favorable impression upon the large
audience in his address of welcome, as
did also the mayor, in behalf OF this
City. That the wcll-timed remarks
were more than formal expressions of
their personal interest in this great
cause was perfectly evident from the
careful selection OF their subject matter
and also from the emotion apparent in
their delivery of 1t. When the highest
elective officers thus identify them
selves with the interests of the masses
OF the people in the better training Of
the youth. then the cause OF education
is certain of speedy and definite adj
Sancement.
Education" said Dr.. Brimhall, in his
response to the Governors hearty
greetings, lis the right hand of the
goddess OF liberty; and we are here
with the expectation of helping to hold
that hand above the clutch of political
part.sansm.
In the same speakers apt phrase,
the teachers came to the convention
with the expectation that our awaken
ing may be more perfect-that our
vision may be clearer, to behold the
transition taking place in the art OF
teaching"
The rapid trend from the textbook
to the laboratory, from the telling to
the finding OUT from the artificial In
centive to the inspiration OF interest;
from the external coercion to the inter-
nal awakening He remarked that the
schools are passing into an era when
the lesson assignment Shall be fewer
pages and more problems; when the
ability of the individual rather than
outlines of instruction shall he the
measure Of school requirement
The real key note to the proceedings
: of the convention was admirably struck
by President Thomas in his opening
address He hoped that the present
session Of the association would be one
devoted to the more general issue OF
preparing men and women than to the
idea OF institution iwork--that Is. of
Sharpening the tools so to speak, OF
the teachers vocation.
Several larger matters he declared to
be pressing for adjustment; of these
the relations between trustees and
teachers he regarded as paramount. His
own conviction, witch we believe the
psoplc generally viii share, was that
the trustee has merely general and
not special supervision of the work of
the school. He should not assume to
direct the work of the teacher who IS
the cXpert chosen for the special pur-
pose of performing n certain piece Of
technical labor Likewise. the trustee
shall not seek TO save the funds en-
trusted TO Ills management but wisely
cxpcnd them. ON the other hand. the
teacher may we'll be expected to be an
expert in his profession. II the old
ndaEc is true said Mr. Thomas, III
wc nrc receiving the benefits OF all pnst
nges-~if life now represents the sum o'
exrcrlences which have passed-thcn
with the increased Responsibilities OF
this time the father and the mother
must also be brought into closer touch
with the lubors Of the experts in the
educational field"
Here again is a proposition of great
moment, and one that should find ready
acceptance and approval, The teacher
business IL the true parents deepest
concern and is also the especial care
of tho state The education of the
youth is the real work of mankind
the principal occupation Of every truly
civilized people.
1t is OF the utmost Importance thai
this great work be We'll done, and ina
the teacher. above all other community
helpers, have the right attitude t"wNr'
his work In pursuance .! TINS 'uci
ami as Il beginning to this cn,, TN
President stated that two great reports
have been prepared to submit to thi
convention. One, ON THE Physich
Basis OF Education will undertake
In show tho necessity OF closer, NOR
complete. and, NJ the same time,
more tender care Of the suh-normn
child than mas heretofore been dcrmc'
possible or essential.
The other report is entitled Indus
trial EGucatiou' ON this the News
has already dwc,t nj some length 10
we need not. in this day expect I" SO
nm educated ana trained mind assoc
ated with nm uncducated and ,ntrainc