The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-26
FoURTH DAY.
NOR SING SESSION.

March 1sSh.-A Jei the menb,ls had responded to
their names with maxims they entered into the dis
cnsson of the word "bad in the sentence IL feel
bad" and oncuded that 1t does not stand here for
badly, but must be disposed of otherwise.
Mr.. Addison Smith gave very neat and discrimina-
tive speech in VIII ich he held that teachers should be
sladuates, but that they should also be submitted to
established x'mnation. He held further that a
teacher should have certain Qualifications and
teacher may be graduate aud HES for a that
A primary tescher need not know as much as Others
but all should know ore than they re TO teach.
Mis- Nettie Emerson carefully criticised the pro-
ceedings Of yesterday.
Miss Gi5bs conducted class in Numbers with cred
1t both to teacher aud class.
Master Eddie Willard, the fve-y' r old W. kerville
orator, then rendered the American Flag, which was
received With stol IN of applause.
Miss Hotchkiss pleased her audience with an Object
Lesson.
Miss Nellie Pierce had we'll ". .ten and we'll read
essay on Should Very Young Children be Sent to
S"hool1' Tive Importance of the subject brought
out in lively dt .ussion these ideas The primary
school Is no platet SIND babies to save nurses Lit
tie children should only be sent to school that il
rendered attractive and theie is great saving IN Kin
dergarttu All email children should starr to school
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Some little girls opened the exercises very pleasant
ly with gong.
Mr.. David X. DiuIiy read paper on the Constitu-
ton of the Uni,ed States. He gave sketch of the
history and worth of great buSark OF liberty. He
thinks it is large thing and tnin. 50 too. The
paper was well worth the hearing.
Miss Sadie Hutchns skillfully conducted class I'm
Numbers, and in the d cusson that followed it was
decided tina, 1t is best TO teach number explanations
till scholars have m II: ed them, then drop them.
Miss Zona Bai'erton gavs aa es ly Methods of
Teaching Spelling" Miss Batterton showed that her
methods were along with ihs be AMI thTt she under.
stands the PROF. on he subject. Prot Hssse,l and
II. w. Reed thought III ,rn to p II correctly
by having picture OF tn word In the mind Oral
spelling gives US no such pCtercs, therefore written
spelling only tea"hes to spell. child should learn
to nse The Dictionary. Spelling Of word il hardly
con pleted III the word is unecrtt 3D. Mr.. j. Fegt
y aclui. ced in these opinions, while kessrs Addi-
son Smith, Cngan and Anderson held that oral spel
ling ha, its place sud therefore cannot be dispensed
with.
Mr.. cinsu rcsd paper or the Spelling Reform and
advocated the new :cmt mt. The essay handled the
subject skin uIly.
kyEN Q SESSION.
After quntette, sung by M,sse. Lin: Din and Fcs.
iy and Messrs. Howell. Larabie and Russell, supt w.
Eebert Smith introduced as the lecturer of the
evening" The subj ct was ''Oxys n" He led us
through all the mystic chemical changes and relations
that this el-ke substance assumes. The powers and
habits Of this mysterious subsr e wsre apty Illus
trated by the legend of Gree and Ulysses. Oxygen s
the Gree of the chemical wo Id and Florine lie its
Ulysses. The beautiful experiment OF burning
watch sprIyg In r. of oxygen successfully per-
formed. In conclusion, chemistry end the facts of
the natural werd about should not be left TO COZ
leges, hut all these attractive and wonderful things
should be opened up to the mind of tine inauiring
child He should thus be awakened to observation Of
life and nature for himself. There lei place In our
schools for something of Natural Science ST. Louis
does It. even though the teachers have not studied
these things before but required to educate them
selves and lead tie children along with them Limit
ed space cannot do Justice to the lecture butt sho we'd
thorough knowirdge of the subject and was q very
pleasing change from the general lter character of
the Institute 10 have taste Of Nature.
Music followed and then DR.. Holmes was introduce
ed After giving very closeshnking and Interesting
account OF the reception Of those single impressions
which make up what we cali education, he said "A
teacher is person thai has such command OF crm
mon sense and Of mental philosophy that understard
Ing the workings Of The chids mind. he is able to
lead IL along In accordance with the natural order at
its development. A teacher must have observation.
He must have simplicity, and thus BE- abs prepare
knowledge for the mind Of the child. A man u not
Il for teacher sho cannot tell funny story and
make you laugh. He q teacher for he has net the
faculty OF seeing the points that demand attention.
He then went on to speak In such an eloquent . nd