Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-23
ThurstOn Comfy Teachers Institute

The following teachers we've pres i
MT: Miss Kate Ward, Miss Stevens,
Mrs.. Z. c. Hale, Mrs b. W. Brintnall, d
Miss Annie Abbott, Miss Janet :. |
Moore, Miss Rose BroGen, Miss Lizzie !
f. Browne, Benjamin Troyer, Miss !.
Cordoba kccncy, l.. Il. Byrnc, Peter I
Cochran, Maria Bethel, Prof. b. W.
Lucy Cadillac, Kate Craw- ,
lord, Annie Goodman, Miss A. 4. Bal
ley, Maggie Swan, Prof. l.. f. Follans-
bee, Prof. Lewis, Miss kester, Mrs.
Thomas Rutledge, Prof. L. p. Nenen,
Amelia Dittman.
The Superintendent, Mrs. 7. c. Hale,
requested the teachers to meet her i'll
the Grammar-room for the purpose OF
Miss l.. +. Browne was
chosen Secretary and Miss Broden and
Miss Annie Abbott, Assistant Secreta-
ries.
The Committee on Resolutions
were Mrs. Brintnall, Chairman, Miss
Stevens and Miss Abbott.
Committee on " Sociability," Miss
Moore Chairman, Miss Gaillac and |
Mr.. Byrne.
Committee on" Flowers" Mrs. Hale
Miss Bethel.
The teachers then adjourned in a
body, to the High school-rcom where
a large and appreciative audience were
prepared to receive them.
The evenings entertainment opened
with an instrumental solo upon the
organ, by Miss Aria Brintnall.
Mrs. Hale then followed in an adj
dress of welcome, closing with glow
ing tribute to the ability of the Coun-
ty Superintendent elect, Prof. l.. p.
Yemen.
Prof. Yemen being introduced, ad-
dressed the audience upon the subject
of Education" reciprocating with 4
glowing eulogy on the efficiency and
capability of the retiring Superintend-
ent, Mrs. p. c. Hale.
The choir then rendered 4 song of
welcome, which was followed by Prof.
Follansbee opening the discussion on
"The Duties of Parents" Prof. Fol-
lansbee said that there must be three
things or elements in order to have a
good school; that is thorough interest
of the teacher, thorough interest Of
the scholar and thorough interest on
the part of the parents; that no school
could have perfect order unless We
have the cooperation of the parents |;
that no teacher could be q success I'M
less he have perfect control over him
self and the faculty of gaining the
respect and confidence of the parent /;
that tardy pupil robs himself Of
time, robs the teacher Of time, and
that hardness can only be prevented
by the cooperation OF the parent and
the teacher; that punctuality must be
J instilled into the minds of the pupils
lat home as we'll as at school and to
bring it to a successful termination,
the parent must unite with the teacher
in the effort to promote punctuality ;
that children should be required to
bring excuses for hardness, for alb
sences and tardinesses; that re-
cert decision of the higher court de-
cided that the teacher had a right to
compel them to bring excuses for ab-
sences and -tardinesses, and in order
to have successful school the teacher,
parent and pupil must cooperate.
Mrs. Hale suggested that as the cub
} ject under discussion would likely take
up the entire evening and thus inter-
fere with the programme, that it be
postponed for future discussion.
A recitation then followed, by Miss
May Giles, entitled Self Sacrifice"
The next subject nnder discussion,
How to prevent Idleness," was opened
by Mrs. p. C. Hale. She made some
practical suggestions relative to the
amusement of the pupils which were
: right to the point and evidently appre-
ciated by the teachers and also stated
that the great secret of her order in
the school-room was in keeping chill
dren interested. Mrs. Hale invited
questions upon the subject.
Miss Moore then gave her method
Of teaching primary reading, followed
by Mrs. Brintnall, Prof. Lewis and
: Mics Kester, all of whom gave some
excellent suggestions relative to the
management of younger pupils; Mrs.
Hale closing the discussion by u few
well chosen words.
Miss Aria Brintnall then favored
i. the audience with a very interesting
recitation.
The programme for the evening
closed with trio by Misses Cady Ak
tell, Aria Brintnall and Prof. Brint-
nall.
After the reading of the programme
of exercises for the following day. the
Institute adjourned to meet at 8 A. NJ,
: Friday morning, Nov. 10Th, 1883.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION.
The Thurston County Teachers In
stitute convened at 8 A. M, Friday,
Nov. 16th.-
The session opened with the Lords
Prayer, followed by singing by the
choir.
Miss Swan then gave her method of
teaching spelling. She stated that she
selected q few easy words from charts
or readers, had the pupils spell the
words several times by looking at them
closely and then spell from memory.
Those who failed were permitted to try
again, until proficiency was attained.
For more advanced pupils, an exercise
to be prepared at their seats was given
them after which they were required
to write the words at the dictation of
the teacher upon their slates-ex-
, change and correct. Advocated oral
exercises in spelling occasionally, and
also in conjunction with reading les
sons, geography lessons, etc. Seldom
required pupils to syllabalize a word
unless convinced that better idea of
the sounds of the letters could he OBJ
tanned thereby. Preferred written
spelling because it economical time.
This was followed by a discussion
on the subject by the teachers, Prof.
and Mrs. Brintnall, each making some
: excellent suggestions in reference to
the subject and dwelling particularly
upon the diacritical marking of words.
Mrs. Hale then spoke on the subject
Of primary geography, giving q most
excellent class drill on the points of
the compass, showing that thorough
knowledge was necessary to proper
understanding of map-drawing in which
she also gave very interesting and
instructive class drill.
, Miss Rose Broden came next with q
class drill in language. Miss Broden
began by calling the attention of the
class to the sounds OF letters; then re-
ferring to letters as the signs OF sounds,
; sounds taken separately and collect
, lively as words, words as the signs of
ideas and the combination of words in