Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-08-14
The County Institute.

The programme Of the Thurston
County Teachers Institute, with a
few extracts, have been submitted to
US. They are as follows:
l. Organization - Miss Nj. Free.
man and Miss Amy Case. Secreta-
ries.
2. Suggestions on the organ;zi-
ton of schools.
3. What to do with beginners.
How to cultivate the percep,ive fac
ulties.
4. How the power of attention can
be cultivated.
5. Primary reading. The eye as
a factor in education.
6. Phonic drill.
Z. Geography and History.
s. Primary Arithmetic.
8. Language aud Grammar.
10. How to cultivate the moral fac.
u!ties. How may temperance be
taught in our schools.
How to teach numbers to begin
ners was discussed ami practical
ideas suggested by teachers and Su-
perintendent. Methods that ad-
dressed the perceptive faculties were
illustrated. Early lessons should
be taught in connection with OBJ
iects. 1t should be the aim of the
teacher to cultivate correct express
sion IN teaching numbers as well as
all other branches. Some novel
methods were presented, and the
idea emphasized by the Superin-
tendent, that the end of each and
every recitation should he to bring
into exercise as many faculties of
the mind as possible. Young chill
dren gain ideas through the percep-
live faculties, and early lessons
should be adapted to that end. In
the teaching of arithmetic bow many
are afforded of givin.
IL practical character to the work; by
assOciatine articles of commerce in
the neighborhood with toe ques-
tons; requiring the pupils to make
out bills of parcels for themselves, and
to make them out accurately and
neatly. The tables of weights and
measures should be determined by
the filling of gallon or
quart from pint measure, the filling
Of pint bottle from a small phial Of
a certain number of ounces, the
measuring of lengths with a rule OF
tape line, finding by measurement
the contents of the school-room,
play ground or some other portion
Of land, all having in view practical
work, as we'll as practical knowledge.
HOW TO TEACH TEMPERANCE.
How shall we teach this How
shall we reach the children Let
them be taught the effects of alcohol
on body and mind; show to them,
prove to them that alcohol is dan
gerous to life, destructive to happi
ness and is the cause of nearly all
the poverty and crime in the world.
Pupils should understand these
facts. Impress the idea and they
will think for themselves. Prove by
example that persons of weak or mis-.
directed will-power fall easy victims
to intemperance. Teach all this
draw on their sympathy
and imagination; the tramp, the
beggar, the criminal was once a rosy
checked, curly-headed school boy.
How old was he when he began his
downward career? Do all teechera
know the sweet. abiding influence of
q confidential chat with pupil when
face to face aud heart to heart, the
boy reveals himself with all bis striv.
ings and temptations. Do not
thoughts, suggestions and kindly
precspts on great and moral points
help to enliven lesson set the
children to thinking and cultivate
the spiritual nature
At the teachers examination, held
Thursday, the following named ap-
plicants received teachers certifi-
Gates: Misses Jennie Moore. Alice
Parsons, Jennie Barnett, Linnie
Gaillac, May Macarthur, Annie Par
sons and Ada Wysham.
No first grade certificates were
granted.
The Examining Board consisted
Of the Superintendent, Mrs. p. c.
Hale, Prof. j. H. Henderson and
Miss Minnie Freeman.
The Puget Sound Conference OF