, 1885-09-03
THIRD DAY.
Interesting Proceedings of the
Teachers Institute.
A Brilliant and Wise Lecture by
Rev. S. ]. Mum.

After the routine business, Language
was taken up and discussed. Prof Well
of Rawlins, in his remarks said that the
pupils who go out from our schools, and
indeed many people who are considered
and really are well educated, do not have
the command of language it seems they
should have. Before concluding his re.
marks he gave the outline of a plan Of
language teaching which, if followed oul
from the primary, and through the higher
grades, he thought might obviate the diff
fculty.
AT this point the president, being
obliged toleave, Prof. Churchill took the
chair, and Judge Carey was given permis-
sion to say a few words to those assem-
bled. 1t is needless to say that his re-
marks were fully appreciated, as he told
the teachers that Mrs. Carey and he
would be pleased to meet them, and also
all attending the institute, or connected
with it, at their home, after the session
this Thursday evening.
The invitation was accepted and a vote
of thanks returned TO Judge and Mrs.
Carey for their kind invitation.
A paper entitled How to Teach Ian
guage in intermediate Grades" was read
by Miss Fife Jackson, of Laramie City.
A very spirited discussion of language in
general ensued, Profs. Wells, Lytle, Ryck.
man, Halleck and Aughey taking part
also several of the lady teachers. A yari
ETY. Of opinions as to the time and atten-
ton to be given to the study of language
in the schools were expressed, and the
discussion was closed by a short address by
Mr.. j. c. Baird.
The leading feature of the afternoon
session was an excellent paper on Read
ing by Prof Churchill, the superintend
ent of the Cheyenne public schools.
The evening exercises in the Congrcga.
tional church began with a delightful vic.
lin solo by Prof. Hutchinson, accompanied
on the piano by Prof lnman. Rev.
Case, of Colorado Springs, then offered an
eloquent prayer, and a quartette, com
posed of Profs. lnman and Wells and
Mrs. Masten and Miss Kingsley, sang
Come Where the Lilies Bloom" most
delightfully."-. This was followed by q
paper from Mrs. A. b. Tisdell, superin-
tendent Of schools of S~weetwater county,
entitled General knowledge Requisite to
Success in Teaching This paper was a
very able one and remarkably exhaustive
of the subject. Following this was Rev.
s.. j. Nunn's lecture on Life, Character
and Destiny He began by saying
Life, the grandest display of omniscent
wisdom and omnipotent power. A breath
of Almighty God %pervading animate exist
ences. and His divine touch fructifying
universal nature.
Life is the gift of God. Mans power
is almost Unreasonable, | know, but it
stops short Of producing life. Mans
province is combination and embellish-
ment, but not creation. From bones and
fossil bones he can construct a mast0don,
and in his Promethian ambition can
shade the features almost faultless. and
then by the aid of galyanic or electric APP
planes can strangely simulate life. But
in such a case the movement of the eye,
the change of position, and all other
seemingly faultless appearances OF life are
but strange mechanical productions in
imitation-it is but a hypocrisy of life.
Man cannot draw down the living breath,
he cannot breath into such a mechanical
composition the vital fire from heaven.
That is alone the province of God.
In the work Of creation and develop
ment it has pleased the Divine Maker to
crowd the universe full of life, This
mysterious composition that We call air, is
full of life, ranging from the minutest
insect, visible only under artificial power,
up to the birds of most delicate plumage,
balancing upon their pinions in aerial
fight, swelling the grand chorus of har-
monte sweetness by their song, famed by
their flight INTO the ear Of God. The
CONCEALED mists that assume iiuidity under
the breath ofday' brightest kingand perco-
lated down our mountain slopes on then
way to the sea, to be kissed back into the
clouds and again distilled into dew drops
to sparkle in the brightness Of morning. are
swollen with life"
The lecture was exceedingly eloquent
aud strong, as the foregoing extract from
it would indicate, and it is to be regretted
that the length of it precludes its publ.
cation here entire. After the lecture Q
delightful vocal duet was given by Mrs.
Williams and Miss Kingsley, and the IN.
stitute was adjourned with a benediction.
Following is the programme for to day
From 9 10 70 It. M.
Typography, Prof Halleck, Evans
ton.
Paper, Primary Geography, Sara
Frost, Cheyenne.
Class work, intermediate Geography, p
Mamie Nowlan, Cheyenne.
Sand Moulding" N. +. Stark, Chey
cnne.
afternoon Session, from , 10 t..
History, - Prof Gibson, Rock Springs
Paper, How to Teach History, Mrs
A. Ulen, Laramie City,
Paper, "History in Primary Grades.
Emily Rankin, Rock Springs.
Erenia0 Session.
Paper, School Organization, Mrs
Lizzie Smith, superintendent Of schools
Carbon county.
Lecture, Sand, j. A. Sewall, presi
dent of State University of Colorado.