The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-23

SihSiiiS ny Gne cnOlT.
Roll call by the Secretary, and responses
with maxims.O ~ dpTrT
Reading the minutes of the preceding SEES.
sion by Secretary. { MI
Answers to queries.
The following question was discussed bv
Profs. Hassell, Howell and Smith What is
the difference in meaning in the two senten-
ces, Il feel bad and 4 feel badly'?" The
distinction is as follows: In feeling bad we
do not feel badly. If we feel bad we refer to
the state of our health in this case bad
would be called a predicate adjective follow
ing a neuter verb. Badly may be used refer
ring to the sense of touch; in this case badly
would be an adverb modifying the verb feel.
Iie next query was referred to Mr.. Addison
Smith: "Should men or women. as teachers.
be graduates 2" He stated that in taxing the
affirmative side he would saw that orr school
law requires each applicant to pass a credita-
Die examination in seven ordinary branches
OF study if he or she fails to pass thus far
the candidate should not be permitted to
teach. Because ateacher is a graduate is not
proof That Ire is a good teacher, as he may not
possess the slightest requisite pertaining to a
good teacher other than the knowledge he
derived from school books, but no teacher
can know too much for the interest of the
school. OF course 1t is not necessary for the
primary teacher to possess the superior edu-
cation that a teacher of the higher grade
should, but every teacher should know more
than is required Of him to teach. t.t.
Following the critics report, which was a
precise correction of yesterdays proceedings
read by Miss Nettie Emerson, was the ap-
pointment of Miss Butcher as critic for the
day.
After this a class exercise in numbers by
Mrs. Gibbs, Of the primary department. The
little ones seventeen in number, and none of
them exceeding the age of seven years,)
acquitted themselves very creditably during
the exercise, their prompt, accurate answers
and pleasing illustrations entertaining all
present.
Master Eddie Willard was then placed on
the table and recited the "American Flag so
bravely that the little orator received storms
of applause.
An interesting lesson in objects by Miss
Hotchkiss.
A we'll written paper by Miss Nellie Pierce,
''Slould very young children be sent to
school? ?" was read in a happy, expressive
manner to the interested audience. The
subject, being an important one, ELECTED a
lively discussion, which was prolonged until
noon.
SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at 3 p. M.
The choir being absent, some little girls be-
cises with singing.
Reading the minutes of the morning ses-
sion by the Secretary.
A paper by Daniel R. DINGHY on the Soon
s~titution of the United States" He believed
that our constitution was something that
should be thoroughly memorized by every
scholar in this country's jurisdiction before
his school days were at an end. As we have
lived within the bounds of our present con
s%titution and we are now travelling upon the
road to financial success, and as Boston IS the
huh of the New England States, SO will this
glorious Republic likewise become the hub
of the Universe.
Miss Hutchins called a class forward OF
teachers belonging to the Institute, for the
purpose of illustrating the teaching OF the
fundamental principles in Arithmetic. Her
method was clear and concise. This subject
gave rise to a spirited discussion.
Miss Elite Hagadorn, q pupil of Miss
Crossmali, was called to the board and gave
some clear explanations of the examples left
upon the board by Miss Hutchins.
Miss iona Batterton read an excellent pa
per OH Methods of spelling" giving her
methods of teaching spelling-Frequent drill
in the various text books, necessary to secur-
ing a thorough knowledge of spelling. She
believes the use of the blackboard a great aid
by having the pupils write the words on
the blackboard and let them mark the neces-
sary corrections. Professor. Reed believed
that he had some radical ideas on the subject
of spelling. There is a sort of glib way OF
spelling without any definite idea of the true
relation of the letters to each other. The
anpearance of the words aid us much in spell
ling a word correctly. He would not have
any spelling in school but written-does not
believe the old method of mechanical spelling
of any use whatever--thinks at least half of
the words given to the pupil to spell should
he both written and defined. Professor Has
sell thought that analo gy had much to do i'll
aiding the pupil IN remem boring the way a
word is spelled. There are a series of words
in which there is no analogy. Much diversi-