Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-04-27
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
An Interesting Session Last Night.-- Address by Rev. Howard Billmau-. Music and Other Exercises.

The following is the programme ca
 ried out yesterday afternoon at tn Teachers Institute:
 Miss c. Cory read paper on Kinder
 ten work and also had her school wit
 her and demonstrated her work by clas
 exercises. Miss Corey is proficient i
 this work, almost to perfection, and tn
 CITIZEN knew what to expect from he as the Kindergarten school on Conven street has been visited by the reporte before. The general tendency of tn present methods of education is to tn kindergarten plan, not only for tn younger pupils but for students of al ages. Objective teaching is but anothe higher step of work such as is carried ol in the kindergarten schools. Miss Core! was highly complimented by all present on her work.
 Next came Fractions. by Miss Clark She illustrated her methods of teaching fractions in a class-exercise.
 Mr, Gillett then talked for short time on mental development and did some work on the blackboard.
 THE NIGHT SESSION.
 There was a good crowd present at the methodist church last night to hear Rev. Howard Bihman address the insti- tute. MT. Billman spoke from manus- script and had evidently made careful preparation for the occasion. His re- marks, were clear, pointed and eloquent, and were principally directed towards the question of the necessity of teachers having a correct idea of what kind of a person they should strive to turn out in- to the world from the school room. He maintained that the perfect man or wo- man should at the same time receive in- tellectual, physical and moral training, and that all three were actually essen tial,
 Before MT. Billman commenced to speak Mrs. c. M. Strauss had played some excellent music on the piano.
 Mir. Willis P. Haynes then set the house in roar of laugher by reading some comical selections. MT. Haynes is always able to entertain audience that he rises before and he was in happy mood last night. Rev. G. H. Adams then ad- dressdd the Institute briefly on the ques- tion of industrial and physical education. He was listened to attentively. After MT. Adams had concluded Mrs. Strauss kindly played some more music and the audience was dismissed.
 To-DAY's SESSION.
 The Institute was called to order at 9:30 and the first thing on the programme was Professional En- thusiasm" by MT. c. M. Fully of the San Xavier school. MT. Pulley read an able and lengthy paper on this subject and demonstrated the fact that he had thor oughly studied the subject and was inn Oued with the burning idea that enthu- 'iasm was too often lacking in the pub ic schools. Mir. Pulley believes in en- 5husiasm in all professions and that when an object is desirable 1t is worth working for and those who strive to at ain it should devote their whole mind md strength in that direction. MT. Fully received many compliments on his success in presenting this subject.
 This was followed by discussion.
 Miss M. A. Mulford of Arivaca, then cad an interesting paper on Corporal Punishment" and took position favor ng. This question always has two sides md a lengthy discussion followed.
 Miss Borton was next on the pro- ,ramme with Hints on Teaching Mexi- ,an children" but sickness prevented Ter attendance. The session will close this evening.
 NOTES. The Institute was a success.
 Several of the teachers were absent It roll call, but all came in later. Rev. Billman of the Indian school, vas born on farm and is a practical armer. Mir. $. G. Harper, who teaches at Fort 1uachuca, came in to-day and partici- )ated in the exercises. The superintendent thinks intellectual development is something that a mother annot teach her daughter. Miss Lizzie Borton, who has been | onger in the Tucson school than any ther teacher was prevented from at | ending the Institute by sickness. Had the Institute been held at the pera house as first intended the atten | lance would have been much larger and | he interest correspondingly increased. The subject of Professional Enthu- iasm fell into proper hands. It was ssigned to Mir. c. H. Fully who certain 7 displayed great enthusiasm in educa- ional matters.
 The Teachers Institute speaks we'll | or the schools of Pima county. The | eachers, when together make fine | 'ody of people. They are all proficient | n their laborious profession.
 Hon. c. M. Strauss was the greyest, fr. J. F. Black the baldest, MT. A. K. Hitchcock the shortest, a stranger to | he reporter was the beardiest, Rev. U. | Gregory the profoundest, and Mir. c. H. 'ully looked the soberest.
 The young trees planted in. the yard | the school house on Arbor | Jay are all growing nicely and the | rounds are kept in good condition. The rustees deserve credit for the improve | nents they have made during the pre- ent year. Some of the teachers are wonderful | rtists and the reporter was allowed | o take a glimpse of some of the ''fiy" ketches made in pencil yesterday morn ng during the discussion. The work vas crude, of course, but 1t carried the "phiz" of the subject in many instance. Easter Servicee at the Con-
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