Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-25
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failure Though IL seemed 10 De IN many
respects, yet gave a new impulse to- edu-
oational affairs by requiring each county
suoerintendent to hold three days in
stitute within his county each year.
like many other laws, it left escape
valves open by providing that the
County Commissioners may" appro-
priate a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars for the expenses of such Insti-
tote. There are some Com uissioners
and good many citizens of the United
States who doubt the propriety of i'm
proving our public school teachers at
the public expense, and 30 IL turned out
that Snohomish county had no appro-
uristion for Teachers Institute. But
there is an old adage which says of a
woman:
when she will. she will.
And you may depend ont;
When she won't, she won't,
And that's the end ont"
And, although we may not credit elias.
sical county superintendent with such
homely English, yet there were words
TO that effect, and Mrs. Granger select
cd several helpers and won't resolntely
30 work.
On the first day the house was not
thronged, and the faithful ones were
free 10 exhaust their views on every
m0oted point. The first evening, how
ever. seemed to indicate flooding tide;
the Presbyterian church being we'll filed
TO listen to a lecture by Rev. ID. j. Pierce
Of Seattle on American Education the
Strongest Bulwark of Liberty"
On Friday morning n goodly number
gathered ut the school house and ex-
hausted the grammar theoretically and
practically, bringing out many points of
practical interest under the leadership
Of Mrs. Granger and the following of
Professor y. Z. Lee, Rev. ID. j. Pierce.
Messrs. Crattook, Morse, Griffith and
others.
Miss read shart essay ON Ge-
ogrsphy, bristling with points and only
needing a little padding TO make u
strong plea for map-drawing. topo.
graphical study and geographical com.
position.
question box was filled at i:30. and
for nearly an hour it remained qnes.
ton whether the preacher from Se-
attle" had captured the Institute. box
and all, or whether the "puzzlers ="
wonld drive him to the wall with their
demands for historical data, geograph-
lcal principles and philosophical prob
lens. The friends kindly helped him
in time of need, and at . O'Clock the
boys and girls had a recess, after which
Mr.. Heffner gave his views of teaching
United States history. We thought him
> q little too neutral in his plans, per
haps, but his head is level on the main
issue of accuracy and definitions, and
the boys will appreciate his history all
the better for the rattle of musketry
and the clash of STEEL
Miss Wetherell read an essay on Ge-
ography aud drew map of South
America based upon u certain number
of squares, by which She affirmed that
continent could be drawn in three
minutes, and certainly did great credit
10 herself in the accuracy of her work.
We were pleased TO tind in the school "A
full set of outline maps, fine Teilurian
illustrating the motions of earth and
moon, the signs of the zodiac, the plane
of the ecliptio and full and new moon;
besides good organ and plenty of
blackboard,
Prof. Lee of the University enter
tanned a full house st the Presbyterian
church ON Friday evening with bis ad-
dress on :" fhe world is what we make
it, and made a small portion of the
world very happy fer short time by
his unique illustrations and apt quota
tions.
The minister proceeded to take up the
necessary collection, by which the SCR
vices of the County Commissioners
we're easily dispensed with in this par
ticular.
On Saturday the war went on, and
Saturday evening the best feast was ex-
Speeted in an Evolutionary exercise by
The University students at the Opera
House.
The value OF Teachers Institutes can
not be questioned by any who desire the
best teaching. Agitation is always u
source of reform, even though IL may be
imperfeotly conducted, and no country
teacher can afford to be without the
drill of this intellectual conflict. The
public school is our best line of defense,
and its lieHteHanis need Common sys
tenn of tactics. A certain school super
intendent made the annual attendance
at the Institute one of the required stu
dies for examination, and gave one OF
ten IN marking to the faithful discharge
Of duty at that tiae. Ii soon prompted
steady attendance and stimulated aetiv-
ity in school studies.
Snohomish is hopcful suburb of Se-
attic, and prays for short direct commu-
nlcation with its natural center of sup
Plies. Our County Commissioners ought
10 be elected on the issue of building
roads to the various rural districts. that
We may encourage trade by land and
eea,
The distance TO Snohomish by water
nifty miles; by land it Is only twenty
ave, solid highway would double he
travel TO town and increase the traffic,
while II would bind the interests OF the
Two counties more closely together. Sc
attic needs the friendly alliance of all
ner neighbors-Mhite river, Green river,
Snohomish. Skakit.
81. Helens on the Columbia once had
iuii control of the steamers TO San Fran
CISCO. In this flush of prosperity she
invited the rualatin Plains to build a
road over the mountains and bring their
*neat to the headquarters. and the nat
afai center of the Columbia and Viii
annette valleys. ID looked as If st.
neieas was TO be the metropolis of the
northwest. IL should have been such;
ou1 while she waited for the country to
eoMe to her center, Portland enterprise
run out wharf, started trade and said
iualatin: IL you will trade With Us.
We VIII build road To your farms.
agreed. That straw turned the cur
.eut Tor all future time. Portland Is
VIC metropolis of the Northwest and
hne. ''0
ihe pioneers of Green river, Sqaak.
oquaimie and Snehomish should have
GOO, smooth, solid roads oentering in
muie. Then. with cheap fares t.
CDlakeiy, Madison, Gamble and Hoods
ssanai, and a score OF local steamers, We
may laugh at all disaster aud with
1ase and whirlwind wrestle."
ID. j. p.