, 1881-07-02
WASHINGTON TEACHERS INSTITUTE
The Frs. Territorial Teachers Institute held
East CT the Mountains---Interesttns to
Teachers.
rHIRD par.
Hon-bsao rcreSiiinS.

] k8Sl Cl lie nJuUbtlu &Cos&Ao ~
Teachers
raIRD par.
Superintendent Houshtan presiding.
Al. Anderson presented methods of teach.
ing addition and subtraction IN ari;hemeiic-
As simple as this subject may seem 1t callei
| forth very animated discussion, an1 several
methods were explained Il Was the OPINION
of the majority th.. short methods and mul'
tiplicity Il methods should be avoided in the
primary grades
f. p. Gilman, professor of natural sciences
in the territorial university, WAS csi!ei upon to
address the institute. tie could not r-cun-
/ mend tha. the n .tural sciences be forced upon
the children by Compelling thom 20 study text
! books, Yet he would urge teachers To develop
the powers Of observation in children Dy short,
interesting talks, or object lessons. in bota-y,
zoola-y. mineralogy, etc. He urged teachers
| TO make collections.
Mr.. j. Chitwood said that penman>hip WAS
~: an intellectual. but mechanical art Pre-
| frrr-ti t. furnish copies rather than Use copy
booss.
Supt Houshton would have teachers pay
more attention tn hygiene than TO anatomy.
| Physioiogy Cannot be taught th"rous ly IN
public schools. Dr. Atkinson thought practi
cal knowledge should be Impaired Is u the re-
suits ari,in from bad ventilation, unclcanh
ness and the use Of ale ,h.lic st;mu.antS aud
narcotics.
| Miss Tina Johnston delivered few well
! selected re,narks on moral ira ninE- A. j.
And r,,r regarded this sunicc5 as worthy of
careful teDtion On the part If teachers
! Rev. G. II. Atkinson gave IN Instructive
til shown, how teachers teach nI"ra.it3,
| truth and sic with ut using ,he Dinr.
EVENING SESSION.
| A.. j. Aaders-,n, \. n, ..idf.,--d the In
stitute, At tie {. +. church, on n"rIna ILL.,
r,IGc;.on. Gave me facts a I" tn r"iu:'sr-
| ity Of normal training. He SPOKE of he nor
nal department Of the University. and Ms
anxious to plac. The department IN a Surrr
| ,ri beise. bass.
j. L. Cl.rk entertained J... u ueace nth Il
Aistory oi n,ralu schoo.s Il ,he Ua.I.d t.ir-.
| Ti,a -gor- an rd:a r. cHths; III
-. k,I traced mist Y, np-i.i,il cacIiii-
| ,hiuU.n ~ .rty srarS tIa, .aT- c,.'c
| sxy.s'.4., On .: ,rsIss - -.nt ~ :.-'r...-.
nis thoda.
Rev q. II. Atkin,on,.'n n followed Hr Is
! veteran IN the causr of e.iucati'n aud nev.r
fails To- interest his listeners
FOURTH DAT.
4 T,-r1nan-rlt arsaniz tion Was ,Grcte,l by
| tie IuItiou uf the following r-po:t:
Ne. PaE5IDsST Your committee On con-
rti Ution, after ,lue consideration, Ii; !e.'ve |"
submit the iol."wing report:
| In nr er gu ,.r,lI-- Ire lucationai n.crcSt
| If tn Terntory more .ffsc lively, "e, the
;-..viers and :rie ,'Is i e;ue.ti"a DO hereby
associate ourselves tnsetler and agree 20 b.
governed by til= following
CONSTITUTION
ARricL1 l. This a-~oeiari n shall b. stylei
tie Washington Telci rs Ins-Itu.e, Eastern
| Division.
AR1. II. The Territorial Sup,rintenisnt o;
Put.,'c destruction slla ! b. rr.uiiicio President
! of the Institute
AEr. Ill The ather ":fi,-rs Of the Institute
Shl,l con is Of is many Vice Presidents rs
there are un,ies in the Eastern Divisi n, a
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Tr, asuEer and
al Executive Conan ttee, consisting of three
members, who shall serve for one year, or
unit! their SUCCESSORS are e!e ted.
| Art ~ 1t shall be competent for the In
s,itute 20 appoint, in any way it may seem
| advisable, such committees as may be neceS-
| sary tO carry on its business.
AIT V. The Institute slili have power to
| limit or prescri the terms If it, membership,
the qualification for Office AMI 10 make asses
ments in the form Of dues or fees.
ART. VI The constitution may be am nied
at any regular meeting of the Institute, bat
each propnsei ann lment shall be introduced
On the hrst day Of the session, whcn it may,
! IN any su!.Seque 4. y, he &c ed upon, and II
two-t!.irdS Of thr IN -nlher> res mt we III
| IN Organization, yuur c. .snitt-- rec.-.-
ln-al that tn C"unty il2-r i.eli:n. II
w ich hr Inst tu'e j, hel ! we We Pre'i lent
| Of snc!, In, i,ute. Tn,j J. f. Clark b. SC
r.ta.y, Miss .Ie-.nie Schnebly assisi ant secre-
tarv. and Neal Chcatham treasurer For
executive c,an.tt-e We recommend j. II
| Miriam, r. NJ Me ull, and Mis- ina
| Johnston. j. w BROCK,
! J CMrwvoD,
| is. JvaHsroNE.
The executive committee were ordered I"
apIunt place t lrxt meet rs aId aTrIH--
! programme.
q II. Bvland introduced division in aritte-
| metic. AMI y. r. Livingstone illustrated rh.
ci>es Of percentage.
j. +. Carr gave his views in regard to
| teach ns Isrsuas in public schools,
| es,,lu.innS were L Optci rel"t.'e t" tie
pruf ion, c,Upci.sat,on, &c; that 1t Is the
.iuiy 0l a. Ic.,hrIs % attend the Institute II
PISS. ble 4; that the County Superintendent
| should give general notice o: the tine and
place # holding the In.tituIe; rendering
thanks to DIR. j. 5. Hcushton, J. +. Ciark,
| 10 the meme Of the faculty of the Territor
| ial Institute, President \. j. Anderson and
Prof +. Gilman, and also to lev Dr. Akin
| sou-
| At the afternoon session, G. II. Wheeler
presented a reading, after which school re-
p..rts took the time of the Institute until
o'clock, when fna Adj uTnmeht took place.
The undut mp rtance given the VIM
her Of the Derty 10y Enghshmen, who
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