Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-04-28
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CRITI-
CISM TO THE TEACHERS INSTI-
TUTE.
CARSON CITY, Friday, April 2G.
TJTE.


To the Honorable State Superintendent
and Members of the Institute-Your Com
mittee on Criticism would beg leave to sub
NIT the following: The exercises for Mon
day evening, the first active session, consisted
Of an address of welcome by E. a Moody Of
Ormsby, a resnonee by E. J. Pasmore of
Storey, and an address by Hon. S 7. Kelly.
The address of welcome and the response
would have sounded much better if they had
hevn delivered and not road The reading
IL de us feel uncertain ot the welcome cx-
tended by Mir Moody, and that Mr.. Pas
more cared little about it. The address by
Mr.. Kelly was very fine production, and
contained many hints which it would be well
for teachers to follow and profit by. Two
essays were read this evening by Miss Ha-
bicht oi Virginia and Miss Everett of Gold
and the only criticism we shall offer shall be
in the way of Il suggestion. Both ladies' were
a little nervous, and should try and overcome
nervousness when reading.
pied by the subject of primary instruction.
Miss Fleming of Carson, read an essay which
showed that she well understood the subject
AS your committee agree with the substance
of the essay, no criticism can be given Miss
Salkeld of Gold Hill, then taught a class
showing the word method, and holding that
the scholar should be taught to read writing
at the same time as print. Most of the mem
bers agreed that the system presented was
the best one. It has drawback i'll the
amount of labor it imposes upon the primary
teacher
The afternoon session was taken up by or
biography and reading, introduced by an
essay read by Miss Dunlap of Virginia, fol
lowed by class taught by Mr.. Baker of the
same place. The essay was an ablo article on
the subject, and showed that the lady under
stood how TO teach reading. Miss Dunaps
reading was good; her pronunciation plain.
Mr. Baker infused great deal of life in
teaching his class, which is the only way to
make a class on this subject interesting. The
few expressions used in the class, as put up
Job, ;" ego it, etc, although not particularly
elegant, were very forcible ones, and showed
him to be original in language when defining
words
The subject for Wednesday morning was
arithmetic. Mr. H. II. howe of Carson,
gave short address on the subject, and also
conducted an experimental class His style
Of teaching was very favorably received, al
though think the majority present thought
be put too much stress on the point OF aecu-
racy in the school ROOM
In the afternoon, Mrs. Jessup Of Virginia,
-aught a class III grammar, and interested the |
Institute very much, as well as showing that |
,he understood well the art OF teaching gram
mar.
Mrs. Swift followed with a class in geo
,raphy, and displayed considerable skill, al |
though the map was of such character that
It would have confused older heads than those
scholars of whom her class was composed.
The evening session was opened by an ad-
iress on Capitalization, by W. H. A. Pike of
Churchill. The address was well written,
md showed that the schools in many parts OF
our State have been sadly neglected. The |