Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-11
Teachers institute.
THIRD DAY.

The teachers were called to order
at nine o'clock by the Superintend-
ent. After music and roll-call Miss
Yda Adds and Mr.. Bell, critics for
ye sterday, reported. The criti-
cisms were able and witty.
Mr.. w. M. McFadden, whose
subject was "Book. keeping" took
occasion in his opening remarks to
display his profound ignorance of
financial science. He then turned
to the subject assigned to him and
exhibited In satisfactory manner
his method of teaching. QUESTIONS
were asked by Mrs. Jeanne Q. Carr,
Mr.. Hall and others. Mrs. Carr then
spoke in favor of teaching school
children the art Of keeping house
hold accounts. She stated that no
English woman was considered
educated who did not have such
knowledge.
Mr.. McFadden related some ex-
perieDce of Prof. Swiuton in the
High school of San Francisco, aud
what caused him to introduce this
branch of study Into the High
School.
Mrs. Arnold then read O paper
entitled "Success in Life" The
essay was full of good thoughts and
showed careful preparation on the
part OF the gifted lady. She refer
red TO the fact that too frequently
failures result from defective school
training. That all instruction
should have for its al M the prepara-
tiOn of pupils for the active BUSH
nesses Of life.
Alter recess. the Superintendent
read the names of Committees on
Resolutions as follows: J. M.
Quinn, r. B. Warren, J. B. Du-
Bots and Mrs. j. 4. Carr. Miss
Isabel Babrock then gave an Illus.
tration Of the Word Method of pri-
merry instruction in reading. Much
interest was manifested by the In
stitute In the class exercises, and
the lady answered many questio MS
relating to the practical work.
ings of the method. She makes use
of the word method alone, for two
PRODUCES vocal analysis. She does
not find it necessary to teach the
names of the letters, as these are
picked up long before the children
get through the first Reader. In
black board exercises she Uses the
Roman forms of the letters at first,
afterwards the script letters
The proficiency of the class, con.
sisting of primary pupils who
have been under Mrs. Babcock' s
instruction, demonstrates the ex-
cellence of her method. i.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Music-Star Spsngled Banner.
Mr.. N. Hewes addressed the
Institute on "Business Arithme-
ticn He divided the subject of
arithmetic into two parts, dlsci-
plinary and practical. He recon-
mended paying more attention to
practical arithmetic than Ia usual;
pupils should lie taught that "com :
pound numbers" is but va
ration of the common decmisl
notation. People generally ought
to understand the measurem ept of
surfaces rs applied to lumber and
land. Mr.. Hewes thought the peo-
pie should also understand some
thug about the United States sys-
TEN of surveying the public lands,
sectionizing, etc. After giving il
lustrations showing how to identify
Ian nv the usual descrjptiOus by
&c ctions, townships, and ranges, he
proceeded to give practical meth
DDS of balancing accounts, making
out bills, etc., including short
methods for calculating per cent.
age,
The next subject was an essay
by ]. e. S. Bell, of Vernon, entitl-
ed SWEET the Ropes" He discussed
the question as to whether teach
ing is profession. Applying the
tests he decided that it is not. He
then investigated the causes which
prevent making the teachers art a
profession. "reaching he said can
never be a profession so long as its
ranks are open to every one pos
sessing q modicum of education. II
teaching IL ever to be honor
able and lucrative it will
only be by making the
teacher petent. He advocated
the study of the Greek and Latin
languages by those who design
making teaching life business.
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