Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-12
the TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The Dsisgs o. che Psdagsguss Yes
tsrday Evesing asd This Mosn.
isE-rhs Institute Adjsurns.
Tho proceedings Of the Teacher In.
stitute were varied last Thursday after
noon by Professor Flint, who conducted
q spelling match. Most Of the contest.
ants wrote YER Q o M de plume. and
when that Of the successful one was
called she declined to make herself
known. The young lady's name was
Afterwards ascertainsd to be Miss Annie
E. Anglon. q teacher in the Third Ward
school. she missing only three words In
the entire List.
The special directions for assistant
teachers given BY Prof. SWEET yesterday
we're - follows:
1. Garry ont In good faith the general
regulations and methods Of the Phnci.
pal.
2. Al far - possible. govern your
class yourself without calling on the
Principal.
8. II IL not best to say that you know
more than the Principal, sven II you
think %.
4. Do not expect Principals TO b ab-
solutely perfect; II they were they would
be unsuitsd 10 the ordinary corps Of
assistants.
s. Do not narrow your work down TO
the strict limits Of the course ''lsid
down In the manual" but teach what.
ever the pupils ought 10 b taught.
O. Do not make Il your chief ambi.
ton 10 promote every pupil. and do not
worry pupils al the year with the threat
that they will not be promoted.
z. Do not expect that every class just
promoted to your grade knows every.
thing.
8. Cooperate with the Principal in
making your class . part Of the school
as . whole.
0. Do your work well. but do not
overwork ; your FIRST duty 10 70 take care
Of your health.
10. Do not allow Superintendent,
Principals or school officials TO force
you to an unreasonable amount OF work,
either in school or ont Of IL.
II. Be punctual ct school. and prompt
In the discharge Of your duties. A large
school must DO conducted on strict bust.
ness principles.
II. Endsavor 10 train your scholars
TO strict business habits.
IS. Be patient and forbearing with
your pupils when they take up . new
study. Though old to you, II IL new to
them. When you get impatient with
them, try 10 write with your left hand.
IA. Rsmsmber that what your pupils
do for themselves sduoates them; not
what you do for them.
Is. Vary your exercises enough to
prevent the dsadness Of monotony and
16. Assign reasonable lessons, and 70
quirs nothing more Of your pupils than
they are able 10 do.
Yesterday afternoons session was
by an address from Prof. Mills
Van Wsgsnsn. OF Silver, who made some
hits against school trustees,
OF whom ne declared 70 : wi.nout
interest IN sonool snsfs, sna 20 ut.eily
careless win fsgaro 20 me mocs 'iIa,
properly attend 10 their duties.
Mr.. Willis followed and In Q few tsrss
sen.eloes w
malot',y 9. senSoa Su.::ss, % o.
uom ae ~ 49, $500. p.os
~ Pe''o 1Wa sns asus. usm.s upou
nun "nsu na ... Iss
.p. .rsn,,sH ~ : .cSooI. ~ 49,
ths ABOLITION Of an Office which was oply
= dstrimsnt TO the system which IL wss
intended 70 benefit. ..--,u..u
oh;ast is..ons. vb;oS VA, ii.tsnsS 70
particular attention BY the less
sIpsrisnced teachers. II was rsplste
~l.n COCO sussss.,ons. snoxins muon
P,ois.sor Swat ]ooeunisd The remain.
der Of the afternoon In an exhaustive
on the general subject Of instruo.
lion, treating Of methods which should
DO used. and others that should DO
avoided In the public schools.
In the evening State superintendent
Sessions delivered an address on the
branches In the public schools.
appears in another column.
Professor LANCER rendered . very Ans
violin solo.
Tbs piano duet BY Prof. !sssup and
Miss N. A. Eysritt was loudly snoored.
Professor SWEET gave Q few sensible
remarks on the subject OF teaching NOR
In tho public schools.
ron,y,s srsstos.
,,. v--,u....,.a 49,. At.
hifs. ". o. AsooA' ''ouP'ea 'n'
part OF this morning with the subject
"HiRh Schools"
Durino thu discussion which followed.
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