The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-29
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
First Days Observation-Disclosures. March
goth.
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MohNlNG.
AT half past ten o'clock, a. m., the sixth
meeting OF the Deer Lodge County Institute,
Cor more properly, the first of Deer Lodge
ana Silver Bow counties, twas called to order
py county superintendent Hardenbrook.
Election of officers resulted as follows:
President-C. X. Hardenbrook.
Observation-Disclosures Bell Shot.
Secretary--Mrs. M. s. Johnston.
BY request of the secretary, Miss Nettie
Emerson was appointed assistant secretary.
H.. b. Hassell, Mrs. Reinlel, and Miss S.
Hutchins were appointed a committee on
programme.
During a short intermission the enrolment
OF members was effected and the committee
on programme prepared a report.
This report was read and accepted and the
institute adjourned till 2 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON.
AT 2 O'Clock the roll was called, members
responding to their names by a maxim, wise
or otherwise.
Mrs. Gibbs, who has charge of the primary
department of our home school, gave a read
Ing lesson by the word method, to a dozen of
her little scholars. The children were bright,
quick and awake and plainly showed the
effects OF good teaching in past days. The
lesson was given by the use of Baad's reading
case and the word-method book. Mrs. Gibbs
gave also, a short lesson in numbers in which
the little folks seemed perfectly at home
counting backwards and by twos and threes,
so fast that the ''big folks" could hardly keep
the place.
Mrs. Johnston, of the second primary de-
partment, read a very clear and practical
paper on Primary Reading. A discussion of
the subject was briefly opened by Mrs. Todd.
The main points of the paper, proper position
OF pupils, how to secure correct articulation,
how to secure expressive reading, and the
benefits of concert reading were warmly dis
cussed by R.. b. Hassell, Misses Fegtly, Hixon,
Shot, Pierce, Crossman, Messrs. E. B. How
ell and S. +. Carr.
This completed the work of the afternoon.
This opening day of the Institute has been
one of interest and promise. In working
force the body is a strong one. A most COM
mendable feature is the readiness with which
the ladies take hold of tie work. No Teach
ers' Institute could be a success without it.
These teachers have a practical, buslness-like
way of looking at things, and a sharp way of
talking which prevents the Oldest topic from
becoming monotonous or duh. If there is
"nothing new under the SUM- some of them
know how to dress old truths in new and at
~tractive garb.
Music under leadership of F. Il. Howell en-
livend the exercises.
In order not to over-weary the teachers,
and for the convenience of citizens who are
anxious to attend every session, there will be
no morning meeting.
ENI
In the evening a large audience assembled
in the hall.
After music by Mrs. Blaisdell and Messrs.
Kennicott and Mcmillan, Superintendent
Hardenbrook announced an address by Prot.
Hassell on Education and Educational Pro-
gress.
The speaker reviewed the changes in
schools, school buildings and school teachers
which have taken place during the last cent
fury. Then referring to the proposed new
school building or buildings in Butte, the
speaker earnestly protested against a division
of the schools into two wards, since this
would result in doublingeach teachers work
by giving her twice as many recitations with
the same number of pupils.
S. F. Carr was introduced and presented a
paper on "The object of all education and the
object of all education the elevation and re-
tinement of the natural and moral powers and
subsection of the lower nature. He recon-
mended the establishment OF a territorial
normal school.
Second Days Proceedings - Tuesday,