The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
TEACHERS, INSTITUTE.
Seventh Annual Meeting Of the Teachers
of Deer Lodge County.

IEAChEHo
Seventh Annual Meeting Of the Teachers
of Deer Lodge County.
The seventh annual session of the Deer
Lodge county Teachers Institute was held in
the Court House Monday and Tuesday of this
week.
The following persons were recorded as
members on Monday morning:
Prof r. H. Howey, Territorial Supcrin-
| tendent
T. w. Catlin, County Superintendent.
Addison Smith, County Superintendent.
j. K. Marcum, Blackfo0t.
b. Failsr, Snow Shoe.
Charles T. Easton, Willow Creek.
j. III. Meyers, Deer Lodge.
Miss IONA Batterton, Deer Lodge.
Miss May Hodges, Deer Lodge.
Rev. Wiley Mountjoy, Deer Lodge.
Miss Maggie Evans, Mill Creek.
Miss Cordia f. johnson, Race Track.
Harry ID. Sims, Deer Lodge.
John II. Cole, Deer Lodge.
Miss Fannie Hart, Deer Lodge.
| S. A. Dean, Quinlan District.
| w. f. Schnebly, Warm Springs.
Mr.. T. w. Catlin was elected president of
the association, Mr.. J. K. Marcum, vice
president, the representative of the NEW
NORTHWEST was made secretary and Mr..
| Charles +. Easton assistant secretary.
The rules Of the former institutes were
adopted tie govern the present session.
Mr. b. F. Failor, Mr.. J. H. Meyers and Miss
| iona Batterton were made a committee on
programme.
President Catlin welcomed the teachers
and expressed his regret that the recent cold
| snap had prevented some teachers from at
tending who would otherwise have been
present. He had met all the teachers since
last June and many school officers, parents,
and pupils, and he hoped much from the
present gathering of the teachers.
On motion Of Mr.. Marcum a query box
was instituted, and on motion of Mr.. Addi-
son Smith an impersonal critic box was es-
| tablished.
Miss Maggie Evans read a paper on
Apologies" She said apologies are not
needed as much as used; that they are fire.
quently not in good taste; like credit, they
are better in proportion to their little use.
| Apologies for appearing in working clothes
in working time are wrong; your work is
your apology. Fine feathers do not make
fine birds. Noble purposes, self-denying
spirit, and faithful work make the man
Some will apologize for their food even after
saying grace over it. Gods gifts are not to
be ashamed of. The musician who would by
an apology seek to make his music more
splendid through favorable disappointment
does not thereby become q finer musician
but less truthful character. Flee apologies
when truthful explanation is sufficient.
Mr.. J. Il. Marcum explained his plan Of
teaching arithmetic, especially subtraction
His ideas on the subject met with consider
| able opposition from other members of the
Institute, and it was decided that the subject
should be further considered in the after
noon.
Monday afternoon Miss IONA BattertoI
read a paper on primary Teaching" Sh'
disapproved of the system of encouraging
study by giving prizes. She thought thu
children should be kept busy and interested
the school room should be made cheerful An
attractive, the recitations should be mad
short and prompt Music is highly salutar.
and has a tendency to crush frivolous ant
: sinful ways. Calisthenics should be praC
ticed few moments every hour. Elemen
tary principles of all branches Of stud.
should be taught. Reading, however, is tn
/ most important. Formal rules may be util
lied, but the teacher who has the ability T.
: read we'll will make good readers withou
set rules. "If we would know how teaching
| is to have its best results, we must leok b
| the known processes of nature. Man SOW
the seed, IL grows and produces the fruit; al
/. as we SOW the seed Of instruction in tn
young mind we should carefully watch
grow and see to it that il grows and produce
a good crop of knowledge. The primar
! | teacher should keep in mind that she is nc
: only preparing her pupils for the next highe
4 | department. but that she is laying the -four
| dation for the entire supeIstructare of thei
5 future education, and errors and mistakes Q
: this time are as enemies in tue rear in th
: whole course Of after study"
3 Mr.. s. A. Dean gave his views on tn
' teaching of geography, He thought thu
v | Montieth's system could not be improve
t | upon, but that text books were most too di
), ficult for beginners, and that, therefore, orr
instruction should be given.
!. Mr.. Catlin presented plan for the topic
t study and review of geography, and the SUI
v ject was further discussed by Prof. Howe.
Mr.. Dean, and Mr.. Smith.
J. Mr. J. e. Marcum again explained h
0 views on teaching subtraction and an int
It esting discussion ensued, the speakers view
being opposed by Messrs. Catlin, Meyer ar
Howey, and supported by Mr.. Smith.
| ap
|. Miss Maggie Evans were appointed a con
IT mittee on resolutions.
A. The president laid before the Institute
b. paper on Normal Institutes" by Miss ALI
q Ransford, of New Chicago. She held thi
% the work of normal institutes were too u
"a | systematic that much of the instruction W
repeated year after year, with the result
r wearying the teachers and causing them
10 stay away.
n Prof Howey read letter from A. j. Ric
n off, city superintendent of Cleveland, statil
I'd the teachers and pupils in the public schoo
u throughout the country were 'ntributil
ID finds toward erecting monument over Il
ne grave of the late President Garfield and su
s. costing that the teachers and pupils of Mo
IN tana might wish to contribute. The matt
In was referred to a committee consisting
of Rev. Wiley Mountjoy, Mr.. Marcum and
,d Ed. H. Irvine, for consideration.
d. Monday evening large number of citize
attended the SEES sion of the Institute. SoI
fine music was furnished by achoir consist
OF Mrs. II. b. whitehill, Miss Reed, M
ia VIM. Coleman, Mrs. Harry H. Mills, NJ
James III. Mills, and Messrs. Larabie, Catli
Beaumont, and DIR Owings.
w. Mr.. H. Meyers then read paper entitl
"Catechism and the Lecture" But br
". sketch of his address can be given. He sa
The fountain source Of life in cur Repub
IL the enlightenment Of the popular mir
r. and the proper means of bringing about I'll
enlightenment is a question for serious CT
sideration Intelligence and virtue are I