Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-07-16

'hefe were about rs more persons on the in
coming train who expected to attend the Asso
ri citation. We were pleased TO see the familia
,v iaces OF our dear friends, Prof w. c. Hawle,
.. and wifc, of Wilbur. Mr.. Hawley informed
" us that there is possibility that he may liv,
n near Albany during the coming year. At thi
&c time 500 or 600 persons mostly teachers bav.
e attended the Association.
). WEDNESDAY MORNING.
). Excursions 10 the beach were decided,
:. popular; accordingly about two hundred
teachers went over to the beach again. Here
;. Prot Condor, the Agassiz of the Pacific coast,
might have been seen breaking rocks for the
!. fossils they contained. The Prof told stu.
dent that rock oyster is not an oyster a, all.
lhe surprised young man wondered if the
. Prof. took him ''for an OYSTER Of 10 the
. north We saw another man-an honest man.
tor he had hatchet-carrying sack full OF
o specimens collected. The ladies offered re-
wards Tor water agatcs, but none were reported
as found. In the afternoon Prof. w, S. Walk.
er principal OF the Brownsville graded school,
delivered an able lecture on the GLAND and
the Head lie favors giving child bus.
ness education before a literary education
Thinks child should not be sent to school be-
fore the age Of ten or twelve. Z. NJ. parvin
director OF music in Willamette University.
E sang, Dreams Faces" The Mechanics brass
oand' OF Albany, played one of their best
pieces at this time. Frank Rigler, principal
OF the Park school of Portland, introduced
u 5. History" He spoke on the topical
outline method, and the text book method
lie SAID IN the former, students gain in quality
more than they in the latter gain in quantity,
Miss Howard, of Albany, Prof Anderson, or
DerVaiS' W. A. Wctzel, of Portland, and Prot.
Egan, OF Brooks, continued the discussion.
Mrs. { Dunlap, Supt. Of kindergarten Train
inS school OF Portland, then related to the
Association some Of her experience in organ.
izIns kindergarten schools" in Portland
fer explanation of the benefits Of the Kinder
garten awokc general discussion that NAV
cu'mhnatc In the careful INVESTIGATION Of this
important subject. kindergarten is from two
German words, kinder meaning children. and
garten the German for garden. The two
words forming one meaning children's garden
She said that much Of their teaching is done
through the source of music. Miss Kate n.
upper OF the Portland High school, said there
is in the kindergarten the true germ of primary
education. VS.. Walker, Pres. 7. Johnson, |
Prof. Condor, W. S. Arnold, Supt. Crawford
OF Portland, Rev. Brownson of Albany, Mrs. |
q. NJ. Miller, Mrs. Carter OF Portland. all
brought up many sound arguments pro and
con the kindergarten. Miss Halle Parish
sang the solo, 'Never Leave Ne Again. In
the evening Prof. Walker introduced afirma
tive of the subject Of Granting Prizes in our
Public Schools. DR.. Bell was called out and
in five minutes the sentiment of the audience
was all "broken up Cheers Prof. Parvin
sang, The old grey mare is the better horse"
Prof Burnham, Of Portland, took ground
against granting prizes, and Miss Kate n.
Tupper of Portland then rccited (Which
Shall 1t Be-
THURSDAY MORNING.
" '~ - -""iilillb, Oi tilC oaICnl StateS-
man read an interesting paper upon "Thc
newspaper as an educational factor" Mr..
Manning Is Douglas county boy that is tax
ing steady rise toward some enviable posi-
ton. W. C\ Hawley, principal Of Wilbur
academy, then resd lecture on the "Develop-
ment of the intellect" Miss E. NJ. Howard
Of Albany, introducedN Language lessons in
primary classes. G. M\Miller of the Port.
land High School, lecturcd<on ''Mcthods of
conducting examinations" Miss Halle Par
l'h then sang, "Thc Waking Heart" TIL.
Crawford, Supt OF the Portland schools, in.
lroduccd the discussion, "How should whis.
pering be prevented in our public scloolsP'
tic sad that children in school will communi !,
cate whispering cannot be prohibited but
II can be restricted. Supt. D. V. S. Reid of j.,
Albany and Prof Royal of Oregon city con. :.
inued the discussion. In the afternoon, I. 6
Sweet principal ofthe Ashland public schools
Jackson OF Jacksonville, took up the debate !.
where the former speakers 'left off. y z. NJ.
ParNn then explained the "Tonic Sol Fa"
system OF music. Mr.. L. a. Nash said that !,
by that system little children most easily :.
earn to sing Rev. NJ. L. Rugg of Salem =
hen delivered lecture On 'Tru,h." Dr.
Atkinson OF Portland then spoke in favor Of
kindergarten work with Public
chool work Prof Royal raised objections
o the arguments made and statistics given by
he previous speaker. Mrs. Nash Of Corvallis
md Prot. Napoleon Davis of Forest Grove
hen spoke iurthcr on the question. A mu.
lcal and literary entertainment was piven in
he evening and from the beginning 10 the OF
aSt was one of the most apprcciablc occasions -
u inc kind. We have ever had the privilege of II
nJoying. Prof. Parvin and Miss Halle Par. en
ish sang beautiful duet ''Thc Fisherman br
y Gabuse. Master Jay Buford dcclaimed = p p
arody in German dialect in 'Barbarv Fri,,cb. 8
:. W. ~ Wetzel, T. H. Crawford l. A NJ
tanning and z. NJ. Parvin sang, with the ne
ide. Miss Kate Bristow of Lane county az az
ecited ''The Ride Of Jennie Mcneil Miss in
iallle Parrish sang, s'Thc Cuckoo sonq +. an
v ). Walker read Burns "For a that" da q.
lr. and Mrs. Wetzel sang, ''Thc Pale Moon y OF o..
liss Nettie Spencer Of East Portland recited
le Famine Miss Cummins, Of Chicago, :,
len rendered two piano solos. Prof. Parv;n tn
ing the "Bookswain's story" 'The mother 0
nd poet was recited by Miss Emile Heulat
Salem. colnical Scene in an old fashioned
hool room was illustrated by W. A. Wetzel
5. Sweet sang character song. ''Bonnie f.,
veet Bessie, was sung by Mrs. WA. Wet. =.
a. Two selections were then recitcd by Miss
ate F Tupper.
FRIDAY MORNING. J..
X'supt, Curtis Baird Of Oregon city opened cal