Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-31
Krse corsTT NORMAN INSTITUTE
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MORNING. sRRaroN.


GnInber present. Sc.
TIE WILL" By Lir. Morgan: C9n,
science should Be n0ticsd sefars dis
eussiua the will. Our object u NOS n
give something which you can teach, b1i
20 aid you tn preparing for better
teaching.
Conaoienee 10 ths3 faeulsy Of the mind
By which 90 knoaE right from wronR
We are Constituted 90 a. 20 psonosDos
moral jud9ments. This 10 - mNcb
part Of oar nstags ~ any other eiemeca
Of the mind. The .iOus,isBse b E9v-E
M for q purpose, snd 90 are faIly do
veEoped men and 'Eomeu In proportion
~ Il IL developed. when ve meet q
man that has no conscience We recogHizs
him - neral wreck. The traieing oil
conscience DOES not rest alone vttb toe
Sunday sehooI or church, bat Is iasi 81
much the work Of the scsool teacher ~
10 tbs training OF bis intellect. The
great Law Of growth n exercise hen0s
the conscience Of the child m1st b.
called into action He must b taught
10 recognize right, love IL, and do it
We are governed in ell general sGtions
by conscience. rather than By Statutes
Nov every sehool IL . miniaiars world.
where this great controlling prinoipie Is
70 be constantly tsaght- II teacbefs
fail 10 feaeh the ssjnscisros they fail 10
their chief Offices
Ihe will is the regal power Of man.
The inteilect 10 the legislative. the con
science 10 the iadiaisl and the will IL the
executive, departments OF the mis- :.
Break the will aud ycIu destroy the power
10 accomplish anything. Many parsons
think the system of Iublic schools.
By their machinery, haye tendeney 70
crush cut the viii power inhsfently IN .
child, and this idea Ia not entirely vita
ous foundation. Progress depends
largely upou hope and individuality,
which spring from freedom Of thu will.
Slavery IL bat the result Of breaking
the will We take pupils a. they are,
and say 10 them, = Uss Jour will" and
We strive 70 presefvsi thetr individuality.
We muss not cruah oct this individu-
atty, bat must rnake II subserve the
uses God designed. We must appeal TO
the motives thst inhaen0e the wili. We
can cultivate the will through the do
sirea. The desire Of appreciation 10 q
means Of reaching the chtid's viii
This mosiye will eontiuae 10 move the
viii altar tka habit OF its use has been
acquired. The lovn OF knowledge pro-
duoes great and npble exercise Of the
viii power. stady biography and you
will end that this love OF knoviedgs
has stimulated The will and made soIus
Of tie greatest men of history. Grants
unc0nqusfAble gill made his army in
vinoible. The ssule poseF makes the
United states stand a. the head OF ma
tiona today.
The child may b. made 70 Strengthen
his win b. the desire Of power. The
power 10 think, 10 do. 20 perform. re-
inforcea the will power and develops It.
In childhood 0fisn the uill must b
onfbed and made 70 know there Is {
powsr superior ~ lie oUn. This can b
done generally by hfmnsss on the pari
of thu parent or teacher. without crush.
ing the will. The skillfaI teacher 10 be
who can meet crises Of insubordinA-
tton witheut doing violence to the
ehild's individuality or will. We most
appeal 20 conscience, Judgment and the
6nor emotions, and work from within
% that the child sill be more and more
enabled 10 plan is o'En course IN life.
Tho will grows aud becomes master.
The ehild snbofdinates its desires and
its whole body 10 the will.
Vocal solo by Mics Jennie HouRhsen.
king County tleho lls.n by SapeFin-
tendene jones. La 1871, counmittse
met at olympia ~ form school Law.
The early laws sere in fact q blank.
More recent legislation has greatly
changed the educational affairs OF the
Territory. This change was largely the
result OF the edortg of the teachers.
We nov have three grades Of ceftiii.
oates. The standard Of requirements
- ths sarioas braIiehes emitting al 40
plisant 20 q certificate compares favor.
ably With mel hboFinp States and Terri
toriea. There are but few second aud
third grade certificates held Ia King
county. The Number OF pupils in the
county daring this last three years has
steadily increased, and the character of
instruction Is fully up 20 the standard
elsewhere.
The school fund last year WAS 40 10
per capita for children Of sahDol AGE,
and this year u IL e774 The attend
anoe last year va1i aboat Sc per cent. OF
the csnsus lie puneinality IN nDs 10
20 What Il ought 20 be. bat il IL believed
that teachers will do much 30 create
wholesome reRulationa BY school boards
20 prevent iFFeRulari.y. This niattor Of
attendance lies alnosa wholly With the
teachers. YOaF efforts must he relied
upon towcrk . reform. Teachafs ranst
acguaint themsalves with the school
Law. that they may kn0w their legal
rights and duties, the obligations Of tue
district, and thu soaool eifioars, ste,
Nearly every lesaalalnre changes the
school lac, and recent changes have
made our laws less efficient thAn thew
we're seven yeats ago.
IL waiting schools Il has been OBJ.
served that there is Q general habit Of
noisy study. small schools should be
just a. orderly a. lArsnr ones.
a. matter af encouragement, the
superintendent said the intereBs mani
Tested in the work OF the Institute leads
20 the belief that the future will prose
more progressive 10 ell the educational
hesn.
DE- Msrsan suggested that arrange
msnts BE- made fUs another Normal In.
sfitnte nexs rear, and that prozfam
y prepared which viii not touch any OF
ne snhisets trt'aied specially this term.
h.sifufaeutal aslo ~ Miss Annio Hail.
Aslsr some obssryatious upon orthog.
fApny, Prefssaor kdn,n took up the sus-
jscs Of advanced (ieegraphy." IL Ia
taken for granted that The outline given
for TIVE YearH 81 early work has been
pAssed o'tex. Use analytic method. Re.
mevs objections 30 topical method by
orally outlining ihe lesson for and With
TIE eiass. Assign lessons al the haQin-
mag ct retitsiiosa Baek lsausss in
etadstnG RsogsAph3s niak0sy and
bteefaphy sheald Be- used ~ far a. prae-
noahls in tha study Of eaoessphy.
aussn exerchieii" may be HsifyiasahIs
by the tsaoasw or pupils describing =
eeens, city, on journey, and having
others sasae and loosla the same. util
ase newspepsra IN your class. Sauna
pxs your work on each eoniipenl Make
tina written summary brief and sne-
kssaixe. FollowsnR y a. outline recon.
menaed TOR ths study and revm@ Of
each ooatipeais,
!. striking characteristics.
u. fositaasL Hhspe aud size: border
waters; adjacent islaIlas.
III. Surface.
~. Drainage and soil.
". oAimAtss ranperAfure, humidity,
giaAs.
VI; LAfe. Vegetable; animal; human.
vi: industries and occupations.
VII kxsssis and imports.
< Hi.ssrs. apsmmeas, religious,