The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-23
TrAonElss' INSTITUTE.
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Opened with song, elIelp II On" and
after roll call \ committee on Resolutions
consisting OF the following named per.
sons Prof NJ IYiiliams, Miss Long and
Miss kirkpatrick.
Miss NJ Brink introduced the aubiect
Language Lessons and in q few we'll
chosen words gave her Ideas Of what these
should be.
Mr.. Heron read paper on School Dls.
ciplinc and outlined the subject on the
board.
Mrs. O. 5. Pollock introduced Practical
Methods Of Instruction In Literature by
Class. Mrs. Pollocks subject was ably
handled and highly appreciated BY the
entire Institute. Extracts were rendered
from Mcabeth by the members Of Mrs.
pollock's class Of young ladies In very
crsdltable and happy manner The climax
was reached by rendition from The
Merchant Of Venice by eight eithc youag
ladies'.
Song by Institute, "The Old Mountain
Tree"
Mr.. Reid alluded to the exercises rem.
dered Oy the young ladies as something
worthy OF limitations by all teachers and
suggested To teachers TO introduce into
their schools some study Of Literature.
Committee on Teachers Associa.
ton made report fayoring such or
ganization,and on motion said report was
adopted. The county was divided into two
districts. Ist, Albany, Lebanon, ScIo and
Brownsville. Prof. Reid being made ~.
sDfeio President, aud Mr.. Hunt Vice Pres,
and b. A. childers, See'y. OF the and d..
vision, Tangent Halsey, shedd and Har-
risburg, Mr.. Jewett was made Vice Pres.
and Mr.. Williams, Sec'y. The irat meet.
Ing Is to be held at Lebanon April sth.
Mr.. Jewett took up the subject of reading
and discussed II at length.
Prof. Condlt thought the teacher who
spent time on the pronunciation OF the was
wasting time.
Suggested that teachers secure lnter.
esting works aad have their pupils read
from other than their text book.
FRIDAY EvESISo
TIE School Teachers Institute closed ilS
work Friday night after some very success
ful and instructive sessions. The exercises
were opened with a piano solo by MIss
Annie Finn, Of the Albany College, well
executed. Miss Ora vaughn, Of Jefferson,
reclted from Mark Traia's "Tramp Abroad
about his guide Ferguson. showing good cx.
preston. A quartet, consisting of Mrs. Geo
Z. Chamberlain, Miss Ina Robertson, aud
MessFs. Ph,ehard and Lee. rendered song
In very pleasing manner.
Prof. Condon,o OF the State University, was
introduced and talked about local geology
for an hour. The topic was an interesting
one, ably handled. The speaker diyIded his
lecture into three heads. Ist--a period I3o,.
COO years ago, when the Willamette Valley
was an inland fresh water sound, covered
with fresh water from up the Mckenzie TO
the narrow gorge At Oregon City and thence
to the mouth OF the Columbia, where IL was
similar TO the straits of Fuea, and up the Co
IumbIa to beyond walla walla, where salt
water prevailed. Then the elephant was
very common, and we can hardly dig mill
race without excavaiing his remains. The
forests were about the Aame as now.
Wards and Petersons Buttes In this county
were small islands. The second period was
that Of the middle tertiary, 100000 years
ago. Then this Willamette sound was a
salt water body and the Coast range was a
line Of islands. Scmi-lropicaI trees, s,like the
PAIN, and animals, Ike the tapir. rhinoceros
and hlppopotimus. prevailed, and up In the
Blue Mountains was beautiful horse 4 or
feet high. fhe third period was 100000
years ago, the early cretaceous period, when
chalk ruled. All Of Oregon was under the
Pacific, except the Blue Mountains in the
northeast and the Siskiyous In the SOUTH
west which formed two islands. Gradually
the rivers washed the mountains down, as
thousands of years rolled by the Cascade
Mountains arose from the deep and Oregon
was formed. Evolution, the speaker said,
was Gods way Of development.
A duet by Mr.. Adair and Mrs. Cochran
followed, and the following resolutions were
presented by the committee and adopted
RESOLVED, The thanks of this Institute are
due, and hereby rendered.
Ist.-To the lecturers from distance to
whom we owe the success of our evening
session.
7nd.-To the ladies and gentlemen who
have furnished music for the occasion.
5rd.-To the teachers OF the Albany Col
legc and others who have kindly assisted
US in our work.
4th.-To the citizens of Albany for cour.
tesies received
sth.-1o the o. & c. railroad to their re.
duction In fare.
]. NJ. WILLIAMS,
OLIVE KfRKPATRIcK,
HATTIE LONG.
A chorus of girls sang "Noddin, Noddin,
all Noddin," and were heartily encored, re-
spending with "the little waiter girls"
Prot. McElroy announced the National |
Teachers Institute to be held In San Fran.
cisco beginning on July 10th, and the State
Institute TO be held in Salem in June, and |
the Association adjourned sine die.
Messrs Foshay & Mason, druggists. are |
selling Wlsdom's Robertns wholesale and |
retail. and giving beautiful picture cards with /
every bottle Positively the most perfect and |
harmless article Of the kind in the market.