The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
What was Dane at the Session Yes
terday.

Il
The second days session of the
teachers Institute opened yesterday a,
a. N. The FIRST on the programme
was lesson on geography, led By Mr.
orville Moore, OF Renton. This was
followed by talk on punctuation. led
By Miss lille Piper Of Seattle, ans!
I participated in By Prof Taylor and
others valuable suggestions were
given As to the hest methods OF teach
lag pancta@tion. Some Iadierons ex-
ainples were given showing the need
OF a thorough under tanGing OF pune
taztioa, among which were, Woman.
without heF man, i a savage, . instead
OF Woman. without her, man is 4
savage, ard Lord Palmerston then
entered on his head, = white hat upon
his feet. large but well-po.ished boots
upon bis brow. dark cloud in his
hand, his faithful walking stick in his
eye. a neaacing glare saying nothing.
During recess the teachers pat in the
time becoming acquainted with each
other.
After recess Rev. John F. Damon
made some timely remarks on the
benefits OF the teachers institute.
Mrs. Wheeler gave some well ar
ranged thoughts on the methods of
teaching physiology and hygiene and
went over the ground quite thor
oughiy.
The members OF the institute we're
invited 10 meet al the university
grounds at ) =. M by Professor Smith.
a government scientist. to u e his tele-
scope in examining the stars. Many
teacher. ayailed themselves OF the OBJ
p9rtusity.
A motion was carried, thanking the
managers OF the Chantauaaa in tituie
for their kind invitation to meet with
them, il being iaaGvisable 10 accept.
The institute extended to the Chat
tauquans cordiai invitation % vi,i
the teachers in this city.
IL rGE AFTERNOON.
Roll was called promptly at > y. m,
and nearly all Of the te4ch hers respond
ing to their names. Miss Nande Van
ter read 8 weii-prepaied paper on
= I'd cation and School Discipline. .
Miss Nande FanteF handed the sub
jest cxceel ingiy well and her paper
would have done credit to an oder
head. This was followed by a general
experience nlee ing on discipline, after
some good sound advice from the more
experienced teachers, the exercise gave
place 20 an excellent lesson on gram
mar BIZ Prof. Taylor, who touched
mainly on infinitiyes and gerands.
After recess Mr. n. IL. Cracker
made some excellent remarks on tue
subject OF primary reading. A geae-
raj di cdsSiOn followed anu many good
thoughts were advanced.
It Mas decided by a vote OF 10 10 5
that printing should not be taught 20
children bat to teach script from the
start, Is printing can be of 10 use 10
the child in after liiei A stIoBg argu-
ment was made In favor OF suple-
lnentary reading.
Frpnz II Coe, NJ. D., of the Miehi-
gan univer ity has consented to give
talk in"school hygief e" this afternoon.
The teacher vi be very glad to have
TersonS interested in education visit
the institute and see what is being
done.
The following additional teachers
We're ITSsent Yesterday Lille II.
;,gghite, Martha F. L1cas, Maggie II.
Yarno. rfs. Jennie +. Hal, Lcttie
NJ. Scott and Clara 49,. -.a5neh. OF
Seattle; Linnie A. Mohurg. OF Reu-
ton; N. /. Lattimer, Of Seattle; Lulu
j. thompson, OF Snoqualnie; Charles
Boyce, Of Tolt. Julia +. Kennedy,
training, teaeher iilinois state normal.
Gabrielle Paumel. Queen river; Kate
Gramm, city; LOU Monroe, Mouth
Yakima; Annie Mattoan, North Yak
lima. This makes a total oi 46.