The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-04-09
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LOCAL MATTERS.
ProeeQSaangs Of the Regular Annual Sss
M a or che EAam C0@nty Te0ehsEs
AmnGaemees


Am1eaeaecs
The Linn County Teachers Institute
convened at Halsey on Thursday at
o'clock. The meetings were held in the
L. r. Church. the trustees having rendered
tlae free use of that beautiful building TO
the Institute. The attendance of teachers
was very large, there being eighty -four on
the roll, and the audience hall of the church
was generally filled to its utmost capacity
by the good people of HaIsey. who thus
manifested their sympathy with the OBJ
jects OF the Institute. Much OF the interest
and pleasure of the occasion was due to the
uaisey Glee Club who. volunteered their
services throughout the session also to the
EIalscy Brass band, who escorted the
guests to and from the trains. and also en-
livenet the evening meetings with their
excellent music.
State superintendent L. j. Powell pre-
sided over the meetings in his usual happy
and efficient style. assisted by County SUI
| printcndent, l.. n. Liggctt, of Albany.
| Mary T.. BlHker, OF Shedd. and Tl,ad. Ham
fold, Of Albany. were slccted Secretary
and Assistant Secretary.
The frSt days exercises consisted in a
discussion OF the subject. ..Reading.'
c. c. Hogue, of Halsey, leading: partici-
pated in by Rev, J. S. Mccain, Supe Pow
ell. Messrs. Gilbert, Sale, and others !;
Supt. Powell illustrating his method OF
teaching primary teadlng By chart. :
In the afternoon, after sonlc fine music
by the Halsey Brass Band. the subject Of
History was introduced by J. L. Gill
bert. Discussion followed by l.. Bilyeu,
f. F. Sox, c. C. HoGue, s. s. Train, S. B.
Mcfarland, j. H. Sale, J. w. Harris. and
others. Many different views and methods
were stibnittstl the general conclusion
being that only by constant drill Snd per-
Ristant menlor1zing can an accurate know
ledge OF the dates of history be attained.
Miss Mary L. Blaker read an essay entitled
Essentials to Success
Hon. l.. Bilyeh, of Albany, gave an adj
dress On the subject of the director and
his Duty :" discussed by Nessrs. Allen.
Train, Gray, Mccain, aud others.
Mr.. Bart. Allen arose aud propountied
tire question-''Why IS a woman required
TO do the satne work for $40 or $40 per
liitnth lis man gets $50 for ?" Prof
Powell gave as = reason. that more women
are competitors for schools than men,
which tends to reduce the rate of theil
wages. Mr.. Allen again asked if It would
not tend TO remedy this unfairness If wo
meh were elected as school directors, AM
1t that would not b. lawful. Answered b,
Prof. Powell In the affirmative as to tn.
latter point, bet he doubted whether tina
wotiid iti;tke airy difference with the wage
question,
The Chair appointed as Committee o
Resolutions. o. 7. Porter. j. l.. Gilbert
f. +. Sox. Misses Hettie Miller and En-
ma Biggers. Reports OF f. F. Sox an
Mrs. Train, critics of the meeting, wer
| received.
The Institute convened iia the evenln
at o'clock, opening with music by th
Glee Club aud by the Band. Mas Hetti
Miller, of Albany, gave recitation
sMona's Waters.'
Tie Band played . second piece. an
Rev. J. w. Harris. Of Albany. delivered
thoughtful and suggestive address on til
.'Relatlon OF Education to citizenship
After more music by the Band. A. Blal
er, of Shcdd. gave a recitstion-'sTh
: Boys"
More music followed by the Glee Clint
and Mrs. E. F. Sox. of Albany, read a
essay entitled, ''AlOne."
Rev. II. L. Sails, of the Methods
Church in halsey, then nude n lively speec
taking as his ssubject-"Cultivation I'll
speaker believed that rotation In the teacl
cr's office is undesirable, and that 1t is 8
injwlicious to change teachers every thre
months as it would be for n landlord I
change tenants on his fSrtn every thre
months.
TheSflrst days session was then close
with music by the Glee Club aud by ii
Halsey Band.
SECOND DAY.
9 The second days exercises consisted
discussions ol the subjects of ssMent'
Arithmetic, - Spelling aud ''Grammar.
The latter led by E. F. Sox and s. s. Traii
Mis- Rovia Alexander, OF Albany, IA
= Ored the Institute with :an essay entities
stCobweba.'' Lille Robertson. of IIalse,
read an essay entitled, s.Rcading.'' Mi
| Augusta BridgEor<i. Of Seio, gave q recif;
tion entitled. ''The Young Gray Head.
and Mrs. Train. OF Harrisburg. read q
essay on ''what shall we teach. and how.
The afternoon session closed with a iiy
Iy discussion of the question, '.kre Publ
Examinations and Exhibitions Advi
able 20 the preponderance OF argumel
being in the affirmative. Supt. Powe
believed the best way to protect the pc
pie against being mislcd and duped
their injtiry by Cliarlatans and to guai
against the establishment Of rf.onopoli
and aristocracIes whether Of education
wrath or what not, was 70 train The pc