The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-12
TEACHERS HEAR
JUDGE GOODWIN
Pioneer of West Tells Educa-
tors of Days When Country
Was Young.
DECLARES PROFESSION
Is HIGH AND NOBLE ONE
No Person on Earth Does More
Good Than Does School
Teacher.

Judge c. c. Goodwin addressed The
regular meeting OF the principals in the
assembly room for teachers at the city
and county building Wednesday after
noon at 4:15 o'clock. SUPERINTENDENT d
II. Christensen. in introducing Judge
Goodwin. said that hc had told the judge
10 choose his own subject
Judge Goodwin began by saying that
he had Il grudge against Mr.. Chrislen-
sen, because lle had asked him 10 make
"a little talk" and had announced in
the papers that he would lecture. Now.
/ suppose the judge wittly remarked.
when lie talks to you, be lectures you.
but there is good deal of difference
between talk and a lecture.
II feel especially at home with school
teachers. because | once taught school
myself. ! began To teach in New YORK
asb oel1f anG sng d gG1 Por
benefit of you who do not know what
that means, | will say that | had Ito
board with each family that had children
was governed by the number OF chill
dren the family had in school; and as
was pretty tough on the teacher.
His One Discreet Act.
Il quit teaching the Judge continued,
because became afraid That the
bright boys | was trying 10 teach would
find out now little | knew and that
thing I ever did"
csaTD @sg Spe then Ss tSf Of he s0ing rS tG
little; there were few children there in
those days, 1t was a land of men. who
had come there TO seek their fortunes
smiled upon them and rewarded their
efforts
And such men they were" exclaimed
the ,n.,s, spea5ker They included bright
fairs. These early western pioneers gave
the world Il good part OF Its wealth and
told the men of the east that they might
think i'm millions instead OF thousands.
Soon they found their way into Nevada"
Judge Goodwin told some interesting
reminiscences Of the famous colony at
OF the leading spirits.
Remarkablc men were these pioneers
or civilization in the west and IL was
their efforts that made the present cul-
ture and prosperity of this great country
possible They we're prompted by no
miners love Of gold; they wanted to
mere incident. The first comers were
poor and endured many hardships. AS
these men toiled on and their forms
grew bent and they sank into their
final sleep they saw the reward OF their
laDors already I'm Il transformed coun-
Try. enjoying many of the comforts of
True Men OF West
NOW. because OF the foundation they
Iaid. an area larger than The whole OF
Europe has been civilized. the savage
mas been tanned: the earth given up his
hldden store OF gold. Men of the west
from the first have been brave and
true. and nave never asked anything OF
the world but square deal. These pio-
neers were sympathetic and easily
touched by Il pathetic story. They re-
Sered pure women for while their hearts
mad grown strong, they had also grown
tender"
The speaker closed with a tribute to
me profession OF teaching. There is no
hlSher calling than yours" he said mo
people on earth do more good than the
good training more than in the United
States. cannot promise YOU much in
inc way OF worldly wealth and honor,
put start as many little feet as you can
IN the right way and you Will be sur
prised at your final reward Your credit
VIII come on the other side where the
books are always Justly balanced