The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-05
TEACHERS ARE
NOW ORGANIZED
Meeting Saturday Prepares Public School Teaching Stan for the
Opening of the Schools Tuesday-Dr Bates Explains
His Duties Medical Inspector OF the Schools

an understanding is had between the
superintendent, the principals and the
teachers.
Nearly every person employed 10
teach In the ogden schools this year
was present and participated in the
convention work, a special feature OF
which was the meeting Of the princl-
pals and teachers for each school In
separate rooms in organizing for the
work that will begin tomorrow morn
ing
The superintendent saws that when
the teachers arrive at the school
rooms tomorrow there VIII be no
question with any of them as to just
what is e. be done. and how 1t Is to
be done The result viii be that there
will be no more disorder and con-
fusion on the part of either the teach
ers or the students than there is after
the schols have been In session for a
month OF more.
Superintendent Mills presided at the
convention. Superintendent of Music
Miss Marilla Hunter furnished piano
selections and Miss Maud Belnap ren.
dered solos Sueeches were made by
the superintendent: Dr. Gowans. SUI
perintendent OF the State Industrial
school and Dr. Edgar Bates. who has
been chosen to act as medical in
spector for the schools
Mr.. Mills made brief speech, In
which he called the attention of the
principals and teachers tc the great
work that Is before them for the year,
and urged them to get at IL with good
will and n determination 10 accom-
pliSh the best possible results. He
stated that he felt that the teachers
should see to il that the students do
great deal of individual work. and
that they he shown appreciation when
they do good work. II was his idea,
too, that the student should feel the
responsibility of the progress of the
school to the extent that failure in
discipline would cast a reflection on
him. and that he would regret that the
school, OF which he is part, should
fall down in any particular.
DR. Bates gave an interesting talk
on the Physical Basis Of Education" e"
devoting most of his time toAhe dis
cussion of the student and the neces-
sity Of the teacher knowing something
OF his physical condition. He felt that
many students failed because OF
physical defects that the teacher did
not understand and because no effort
was made TO correct the wrong
These physical discrepancies. the doc
tor declared. are oftentimes seemingly
trivial in their nature
He spoke largely OF the possible de-
fects In the eyesight. hearing. smell
Ing and in the nervous temperaments
and dispositions. He said that many
students became discouraged and left
school because his hearing was little
defective, or because they could not
see we'll, or from the fact that they
suffered of slight nasal defects.
The doctors work in the city
schools VIII be 10 examine every pupil
regarding physical condition, the eve,
ear, nose and throat TO DE given par
ticular attention The examinations
viii be begun Immediately, and will be
continued until every student, from
the high school to the kindergarten,
has been visited.
Superintendent Gowans Of the In
dustrlal school talked largely upon the
questions brought up by Dr. Bates.
stating that there is no question but
that good many OF the inmates Of
the reformatories found their way
there through physical defects not un-
derstood by the teachers OF the public
schools The boy or girl, the superin-
tcndent declared who cannot hear
well. or whose eyesigbt is bad. or who
has nasal or throat trouble. Is apt TO
become disheartened in school at any
moment and begin TO indulge In tru.
ancy, the end being incorrigibility in
some form. He did not pretend to say
that all or even majority OF reform
school cases came from this source.
but that many of them do
Other interesting matters OF educa-
tional Importance were presented to
the convention by Mr. Gowans.
At the conclusion of the convention
the pedagogucs repaired to the cook
ing department in the basement of
the high school building. and pnrtook
OF watermelons. The melons were de-
liciouS.