Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-04
COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE.


convened at the High School building
in this city on Monday, Nov. Sd, for
the purpose of holding Teachers In
| stitute.
The following teachers were present.:
Professor Cummings, Alameda; j.
M. Quinn Miss Marquis, Miss Des
Grange; S. M. Adams, Azusa; VIM.
Mcpherson, Bolsa Gronde; Mr.. Nc
Dowell, Bog Dale; S. a. Waldron,
Cienega; Miss Etfie Rogers, Dearte;
c. Seward, FL Monte; Miss Mary T..
Austin, Fair View; G.. H: Dunsmore,
Green Meadows; J. b. Dubois, La
Puenta; +. NJ. RICHTER, La Dow;
Messrs. DR.. Lucky, Kimball, Sake,
Saxon, Misses Bengough, Fisk, Casad,
Howard, Heath, Scott, Porter, Bent,
BiXby, Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Du
Bois, Los Angeles; Mr.. Beall, Little
Lake; w. S. Reavis, Los Nietos; 5.
II. Butterfield, Maizeland; Robt. Fur
long, New River; j. A. Martin, New
Port; ID. A. Read, Old Mission; 2. c.
Tonner, Palomares; S. Mcpherson,
Richland; w. McFaddeu, Santa Ana,
b. p. Patten, San Fernandez; Geo. H.
Peck, San Gabriel: w. p. Mcdonald,
ton; II. J. Morgan, Vernon.
Superintendent McFadden called
the meeting to order at II A. NJ, Robt.
Furlong, of New River District, was
elected Secretary, and Miss Porter, of
Los Angeles, Assistant Secretary.
Thirty-four teachers present.
DIR. Lucky, of the Los Angeles High
School, was elected ce-President.
The power of appointing committees
was delegated to the chair. Commit
tees appointed were as follows:
PrOgramme-J. 3. Du BOis, c. G.
Cummings, Miss f. Bengough.
ResOlutions-Dr. w. Il. Lucky, J.
M. Quinn, H. J. Morgan.
Critiques-one day-A. Reed, Miss
Howard.
Music-Mr Sake, Mr.. Reavis, Miss
Des Grange, Miss Casad, Miss Bent,
Mrs. Du BOis.
Questions-W. H. Henderson, $. A.
Waldron.
Adjourned till l p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Singing. ...e..
Report of the Committee on Pro-
gramme.
Superintendent McFadden read an
address to the teachers of the county,
reviewing his course for the past four
years, giving statistics and much in
teresting information concerning the
present condition of the schools. The
document will be found on the first
page.
A communication was received from
the Secretary of Merrill Lodge, No.
229, /. o. G. T., containing an invita-
ton to attend social gathering at
their Hall, on Tuesday evening.
The invitation was accepted, and the
thanks Of the Institute returned in
acknowledgment.
Glass exercise in reading. given by
Mr.. Kimball and class from the gram
mar department of Los Angeles High
School.
Normal method of teaching gram
mar by Mr.. f. NJ. RICHTER. Discussed
at considerable length by members
present.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
till Tuesday morning.
At the Teachers Institute this
morning there will be, at 8 o'clock, an
Essay on "Grading in Schools" by
Mr.. Peck, County superintendent
elect.
AT 10 o'clock, class exercise in
"Construction OF Sentences" by Miss
Anna Casad.
At IL o'clock, a class exercise in
Mental Arithmetic" by Miss Fisk.
In the afternoon, at O. clock, class
exercise in Reading" by Mr.. But
tertield. .=# #.l# ne.
At 9 O'clock, class exercise in "Ge-
ography," by Miss Howard.
At 5 O'clock, class exercise in
Drawing" by Miss Bixby.
In the evening, there will be lee
ture on Elocution," at Leck's Hall,
by Mr.. Saxon.
The daily sessions of the Institute
are held in DIR. Lucky's room, in the
new school building, beginning at 9
o'clock in the morning, and at O'Clock
in the afternoon. The public are in
vited to attend.
Report of the Committee on Pro-
gramme.
The sessions Of the Institute will
open at nine A. NJ. and one P. NJ, and
close at twelve NJ. and four P. NJ.
ten minutes about half-past ten A. NJ.
and half-past two p. NJ.
The sessions will be opened with
singing, followed by reading OF the
minutes.
Every lecture and every class exer-
else shall be subject to discussion not
exceeding three minutes; during dis
cussion of Institute exercises and mis-
cellaneous business, no speaker shall
be allowed more than five minutes,
except by consent of the Institute.
Two critics shall be appointed for
each session (half day., and shall
make their report Immediately after
the opening exercises of the session
following.
Immediately after the critics report
the Committee on Questions shall sub
NIT to the Institute the questions
which they have received, and these
questions shall be answered or dis
cussed by the Institute, the discussion
being subject to the general rule of
section four.