Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-10


II. Sessions aud Hon. John sWett
Programme for Tomorrow and
Next Day.
The Storey County Teachers Insti.
tute began its work in the Fourth Ward
schoolhouse in Virginia this morning.
The double rooms OF that building were
crowded with teachers and High School
pupils, all showing great interest in the
exercises Of the day.
Carson was we'll represented. the del.
esstion being headed BY Prot. b. h.
Howe. formerly Principal Of the Gold
Hill schools.
The opening address Of Hon. d. r.
Sessions was marked by that practical
good sense which oharsoterizes every.
thing no says or does. he displayed
great Interest in all educational matters,
and made the teachers feel that in him
they had q friend who was able to under.
stand the difficulties under which they
labored, and who was willing to assist
them in the discharge Of their arduous
duties. Mr.. Sessions remarks were u.s.
tened to with deep attention. showing
the great appreciation in which that gen
tlsman 10 held by his associates and by
those under him in authority.
Hon. John SWEET. Of California, gave
the Institute the benefit Of his extensive
experience in teaching grammar. Ho
pointed out the many abuses which
grow out OF the arbitrary use OF text
books, and held that the extremes OF the
Quincy method were only the natural
results OF Q reaction from past extremes
in another direction. The speaker
dwelt at length upon the benefit accru-
ing to pupils by frequently writing eIer-
cises. He pointed out that pupils In
copying an article from . printed page
would mako many blundsrs. and that
only practice would free them from such
errors. Mr.. SWEET rightly considers
that the true test Of any PERSONS knowl-
edge Of the language is in writing 1t. He
directed particular attention to the
emptiness Of definitions given In works
on English grammar. and the parrot.like
habits Of thought and speech which they
sngsnder.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. swstt's re.
marks A. b. @. Davis. A. II. Willis,
Mrs. Jessup snd Miss Mcdonnell were
called upon for remarks.
Mr.. Willis said that moro theories
could be advanced in five minutes than
could DO taught to q class in . year. He
asserted that in Nevada the teachers are
required to do two and Q halt times
more work than in larger cities, and
that many OF the things recommended
by Mr.. SWEET were necessarily neglected
because OF o lack Of time. He said that
though II might DO that writing exercises
in grammar were sometimes slighted. an
impartial examination would show that
some other subject Of equal Importance
was put in its place.
Mr.. SWEET said he had advanced no
theories; that every word he had uttered
had been the result OF experiences, cover
ing a period Of twenty-five years.
Mrs. Jessup maintained that 1t was
necessary to teach some Of the arbitrary
rules Of the language before q pupil
could be taught anything Of the structure
Of sentences. She agreed with Mr.
SWEET and Endorsed his views on general
principles.
County superintendent Young. Chair
man Of the Institute. said that arrange
msnts had been made for the accommo.
dation Of visiting teachers. and an.
nounced that o recess until l:30 would
be taken.
The remainder Of today's programme
10 as follows:
Naturalization. Fl. H. Howe.
Discussion-T. b. Gray, Miss E. Wal.
ter, Mrs. A. n. Potter and Miss n. A.
Everitt.
Geography-John SWEET.
Discussion-Mrs. @. 8. Wentworth.
Miss Julia Nicholson, Miss Hattie May
and MISS Martin.
S~pelling-J. N. Flint.
Discussion - Miss George Wright.
Miss Jennie Brophy. Miss Mary Cashion
and Miss N. F. Hanley.
At 1880 O'Clock this evening the Inst.
tute will listen to Q lecture on SCHOOLS
and School Teaching" by John SWEET.
Tomorrov's programme has been thus
arranged:
lo:Oo-lo:l0 N. Musie.
l0:l0-l0:&0 A. .AritnhsIc
John SWEET.
i0:40-il:0e A. n, .............D iscussion
Miss Walter. Miss Kelly, Miss A. Sullivan,
Miss X. Hodgins.
ll:o0-l1:20 A. N.......P Primary Teaching
Miss Ida Lynch.
ll:30-ll:ls A. n. 1.-The CRUDE Methsd"
John SWEET.
II. Ii. Howe. j. A. Cssebeer,
Mrs. p. A. Hornick.
EcEss
u. oo-l:3o p. N. Nnsie.
l:io-2l0 p. M..........S School Trustees
Mills Van wsgenen.
2:lo-2:30 p. M...............piseu GUS
Evan williams, II. N. Huffaker, W. Z. r.
Deal. A. Il. Willis.
2:30-3:o0 p. "Phonetics
John SWEET.
3.eo-3:I0 p. M........... Object Lessons
Mrs. N. II. Swift.
340-4 p. scuss
Mrs. A. NJ. Potter. Miss Cassie Henderson,
Miss F. F. Lynch, Miss Julia Nsdigan.
REcxss.
Masic.
7:30-s:30 p. NJ, ''The Higher Studies In
the Common Schools'-D. r. sessions.
s:3o-9:3O y. M............M Moral Training
John SWEET.
On Saturday only the forenoon will b
occupied.
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