Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-15
STATE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

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STATE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The Teachers Institute for Mower
county WAS held last week in Austin in
the high school room. beginning Monday.
Two sessions We're held daily. and were
largely attended by teachers. Prof. J. T.
McClcary, Of the Mankato Normal
schools, took up the subject of history.
geography, mcnsuration and school
economy. Miss $. f. Sprague presented
the bjec,s of primary arithmetic, read
followed the general principles Of Grube's
method in her instruction in primary
arithmetic lst, Perform the fundamen-
tai operations, addition. subtraction, null
tipliratioA and division, together with
simple fractions, developing each number
before proceeding to the next number.
Never allow the result TO exceed the high
est number considered. 81, Develop
values of new numbers by means of OBJ
jccts. 3D., illustrate every process by us
ing many objects. 4th, Let the order of
work be (a) objects (b) practical applica-
lions Co practical questions by children
(d) the abstract statement. 9th, Let every
lesson IN numbers be also lesson in Ian
yuage, 9th, Compare or measure each
number by all the numbers proceeding it,
To give thorough instruction in the sub
ject Of language, distinguishing between
natural or universal language and arti-
fetal language which consists Of any sys-
tenn Of words or symbols agreed upon by
people. On the subject of primary read
ing Miss Sprayue spoke Of the four
methods Of commencing this study, as the
alphabetical, the phonic, the word method
and The sentence method. Prof. Nc
Clcary gave instruction daily in~Aisl4sy
and geography methods. In teaching
history to advanced pupils, the essentials
are f.: a)topics, (b) dates, (c) relations to
geography, (d) philosophy. (e) review.
He also gave instruction IN arithmetic in
mensuration.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Emily n.
Weaver, gave her first lecture in drawing.
The lectures are spoken Of as having been
very interesting.
On Wednesday evening nearly one
hundred Of the members OF the Institute
enjoyed a very pleasant social in the
parlors Of the Fleck House Music was
furnish. d by members Of the Austin Glee
Club, Misses Sherwood ard Anderson,
and Misses McGillvary and Allen Of L.
Roy
Thursday morning Prof. McCleary and
Miss Sprague continued their instruction
in history and language. In the after
noon. after Miss Viewers lecture Oh
drawing, the Institute adjourned to the
new court room, to listen to the lecture
by Prof. S. A. Mclean Of the State Uni
versity, on "Old and New English :"
The Evening with Longfellow' at
court house hall Thursday evening. was
an interesting occasion, and the house
was well filled The exercises opened by
the audience singing 'Amerlca." Prof
McCleary, Il pleasant speaker, introduced
the subject Of the evening by giving u
sketch Of the life Of the great and popular
poet. Miss Mary, daughter Of Jno. A.
Thompson. OF Windem. read the bcauti-
full poem. Sandal rhon.' Solo, The
Day is Done" was sung by Miss Gertie
Sherwood Of Austin. Miss $. F.. Russell
of Lyle village, read the poem. The
Wreck of the Hesperus." Another solo,
The Bridge" was rendered by Miss Della
Anderson. The dialogue. from "Court-
ship of Miles Stanuish' -Eugene Derr Of
Dexter, taking the part Of John" and
Miss Almeda rruesdell Of Austin that of
Priscilla, was we'll spoken, especially
the part Of Priscilla. We might remark
right here that Miss Truesdall received
the highest marking in elucutlon of all
the teachers examined in the county at
the spring examinations. Another solo,
The Rainy Day." was sung by Miss Mat,
tie Messersmth of Austin. Then there
were volunteer recitals of quotations from
read The Children's Hour" then selec-
tons We're read by I little girls The
next reading was Tribute Of Whittier
to Longfelow." also by Prof. McCleary.
The exercises closed with the singing of
the Psalm Of Life" by the audience.
On Friday Miss Sprague finished the
subjects Of reading and language, dis
cusslng their place IN the I'd and 81 reader
! grades. Prof. McClearv gave some waltz
able information in geology, and spoke
also about valuable books to be purchased
| BY the teacher In the afternoon, the
poem, Paul Revere's Ride" was taken
up as model study. An outline map of
the vicinity of Boston was placed upon
the black board. Various illusions in the
| poem were studied and explained, and the
poem was finely read by Miss Bertha Case
of Red Rock. Miss Weaver gave her
closing talk upon drawing, and at the
black board and at the desk the whole
class received practical drill.
! The audience was large to the close
! 145 being enrolled on Friday afternoon.
ALI Of the instructors express Il them
selves as highly pleased with the members
t Of this Institute, and regret that they
could not spend longer time with them
! The following were in attendance al
the Institute. Total II.
AUSTIN AND VICINITY.
! Fred " White Minnie Quincy
! Anna Vail Julia II Quincy
4lneda Tr-sesiell Lucinda Goodsan
! Gertrude II Sherwood Minnie D French
| Evan Skinner Carrie A Edwards
| Jennie Short. Clara Edwards
Jessie Simpson Clara II Ella
Tiida SuIdberx Jessie S Dening
Lulu Richardson Eva peuing
Esther Royce Edith II Christie
| Hattie Rusg Annette Corneveau1
Emma Rice Eva Chandler
LYDIA Purcell Amy Cha niier
Esteia O'B-ien Laura Crosson
Winnie Ober Bsrtha Case
Maria Niles ETA Cooper
Allie Mcintyre Minnie Cameron
! Julia MiInesse Jessie Beiseke-
Hstsse Asssers-nish Della Anderson