The Placer herald., 1873-04-19
PLACER COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

of holding their Regular annual Institute
AT o clock p. M, about thirty teachers had
assembled at the public school no use, were
called to orde4r by the Supintendent end at
once proceeded to permanently organize by the
election and appointment of the following Of
hcers and conn nittees.
Mr.. II. W. /Fenton and Miss C,pda J,vtle
were unanlmo nsiy elected to serve as Secretaries
of the Institute
A. ii. Good rich II. c. Curtis, Mrs. E. II. Hum
phreys' Miss Anna Carroll, Miss Leila Krutzer
md Prof.C III Allen of the State Normal School,
were appoint I'd by the Superintendent as a Com
mittee on ca estions and Order of Exercise.
Miss Cindr Lytle, Miss Mary Maddux and
Miss Mary H. Graham We're appointed Com
mittee on Music.
o. f. SeGvey, f. D. Baldwin. NJ. Lowell Miss
Mary Mex inze, Miss Mary Taylor and Miss
LIZZIE Gri lin were appointed Committee ON
INTRODUCED on.
j. I. Darwin, A. NJ. Gill, OF Seavey, Mrs. Z.
IL. Humphreys and H. w. Fenton were appoint
ed Com mttee on Resolutions.
The organization being completed the whole
Institute joined in singing America" after
which 1.-THE Battle Cry" was sung by a class of
young ladies from the Auburn public school
Superintendent Kinkade then addressed the
Institute at length, the address we will pub
ash enclre in our next issue.
More singing rendered by the Auburn
school Pupils, after VIII ch Mr.. NJ Lowell was
called on to give class exercise in arithmetic.
This exercise, though very ably conducted, was,
rs the subject usually is, rather dry; eictng but
uttle dsbate from the members of the Institute
Mr. IL. called out class, but to their apparent
satisfaction, he seemed willing to do most of the
work. At the conclusion of Mr.. Lowells re-
marks and illustrations on the study of arthme-
NC, Prof. &. III. Allen was called on to address
the Institute. Though cheerfully consenting to
talk to the teachers, exchange notes and compare
experience for their mutual benefit he denied
that he came here as instructor, His talk, which
was also confined mostly to the study of arith-
metlc. was, considering the subject, quite anus
pS and very Instructive particularly to teachers
of lin tied experience. At the close of his re-
marks the Institute adjourned for the day
THE SECOND DAY.
AT O'Clock A. M. the Institute was called to
order By the Superintendent; the minutes of the
previous day were read and approved; critics for
the day were appointed, A. II. Goodrich was
elected Vice-Paesdent; the Committee on Order
Of Business reported programme for the day.
and after singing by the teachers and prayer by
the chaplain the Institute at once proceeded to
business. Mr. Goodrich led off in a discussion
on the subject of teaching arithmetic, which he
handled for about half an hour in very able man
ner. Prof Allen took up the same subject and
put an institute class through rather thorough
hlll, illustrating his method of teaching the sub
iect. The Institute then took a recess of fifteen
minutes, after which a discussion ensued led by
". ii. Fenton, on the subject of teaching Geog-
rdphy. BY way OF variety, Prof Alien pro-
nounced to the teachers twenty-five simple
words IN common use, to test them on orthog-
raphy; and rather strange to say of thirty who
wrote the words, but two had spelled all correct
y. OF course they must have been confused.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Mr. Benson lead "A class in grammar, which was
followed by considerable discussion, and by Prof
Allen giving the general rules for writing com
position. Short recess Prof. Allen conducted
exercises in language lessons; condemned the
pracuce of passing pupils from reader to an
other without having thoroughly mastered the
irst, and enjoined the requirement of natural
xpression i'll reading. A. Ii. Goodr ch was in
Structive on Natural History and also in giving
ais method of teaching Botany, and recommend
ID collections for cabinet in each school, by
he teachers. The critics, A. NJ. Gill and Mrs.
humphreys, then reported, when the Inst tute
adjourned to meet again in the evening to hear
LECTURE
to be delivered at the Court House, by Prof c.
n. Allen. of the State Normal School At half
past o'clo k in the evening the court room was
'rowded with teachers, and ladies' and gentlemen
Of town The lecturer, on being introduced re-
marked that we had 13j 600 school children in
California, 80, 600 OF whom attending school,
md he proposed to consider the question, What
can we do for these children to prepare then to
become good citizens, and how shall we do it p
We have but room to say, briefly, that the sub
iect was handled we'll This work, the parents
md the teachers must do or it would not'be done
md to be successful they must work together.
His remarks from first to last were very inter
sting, and decidedly instructive, being froughi
with many hints and suggestion to both par ents
md teachers, deserving their consideration At
he clos of the lecture the superintendent
thanked the audience for their attendance and
declared them adjourned until o'clock A. NJ, I
he next day.
THURSDAY FORENOON
Present 32 teachers. Music Prayer by Rev. |
Morrow; minutes read and approved. The Com
mittee on Exercises gave the following: Fore
noon-Discussion on morals and manners; num-
oers, by Prof. Allen; Spelling; miscellaneous.
Afternoon: Course of study; discussion; report
ON resolutions. Critics appointed, Miss Carol
and A. H. Goodrich. The exercises were taken
dp in the order above given, and duly disposed
of, the teachers very generally anticipating.
When the resolutions were read, the fifth was
s.r cken out and the sixth and seventh amend |
ed; with these alterations the resolutions were
adopted, and at 4, P M. the Institute adjourned