The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-06-07
TEACHERS ISTITUTE.
Full Report of Proceedings of the Insti-
tute Held in this City Last Week.

The Teachers Institute which has been
in session was opened on Monday morning,
May 26th, at 9 o'clock by Supt. A. G. Con-
nelly. The meeting being held in the upper
room in the brick school house, goodly
number of teachers, ex.teachers and friends
I being present from varions parts of Wasco
county, including all the teachers in the
public schools in this place.
The session was begun Monday morning
by singing america" which was heartily
joined in by all present. Supt Connolly
appointed Mr.. Aaron Frazier chairman of
the meetings.
An address then followed by Mr.. Connolly
welcoming the teachers to the institute, and
earnestly recommending all to avail them
selves of the benefits offered by the meet
ings TO the mutual benefit, knowledge,
health and power of all. He spoke briefly
of the qualifications of the teachers as re
quired by the state and of the vast influence
held over the morals of children committed
to their charge. Mr.. Connolly closed his
remarks by asking the teachers to give due
attention to all branches presented during
the institute, giving little wholesome ad.
vice that cherished hobbies might grace
fully be allowed to take back seat and in
viting all present to enter into discussions
freely that the work of the meetings might
not be IN vain.
The organization then followed. The
chair appointed Miss A. NJ. Lang secretary.
The following committees were named: On
music, Misses Meyers, Hildebrandt and
Lang; On programme for evening, Prof. NJ.
s. Smith and Miss NJ. MichelI; On resolu-
tiops, Misses Rintoul, Frazier and Hide
brandt.
Miss Minnie Michel then read an inter.
esting paper on Orthography. A brief
summary of remarks showed that while
spelling is in part natural gift, no child
with proper application to the new methods
now taught need be ashamed to write in
after life whenever he may be called upon
so to do. Miss Michel gave some excellent
methods as used in her work. A discussion |
followed by the teachers on the several |
methods employed.
The meeting closed at ii 80.
The afternoon meeting was called to order |
at las by the chairman, Mr.. Frazier. A |
class of children from the primary grades |
sang several songs. The regular programme
was then taken up, the first being talk on
Geography by Mr.. Troy Shelley. The
talk was very practical-full Of good points
and well calculated to make any less ex- |
perienced teacher than the speaker more |
hopeful Of success in the teaching Of the |
subject Mr. Shelley has had many years
experience in the school room, and is one |
who has never deemed himself infallible on
methods, thereby by careful observation |
and comparison he has broadened his views
and cleaned many valuable facts which he
explained in a very concise way. The con-
nectIon of history and geography and their
unbounded help to each other-facts con-
corning places and the people therein,
stories told to interest children and awaken
an ambition to grasp more, objects as in.
dispensable in presenting some topics,
methods of remembering herd names. as by
games and by rhymes, were all talked about
at length by Mr.. Shelley. A discussion
then followed which was entered into by
number of teachers. Prof. Torbet, of the
Wasco Academy, then presented to the
teachers very comprehensive method of
extracting cube root, using blocks especially
designed for such work.
The meeting adjourned to meet at P. NJ.
in the Court House.
The following programme was rendered:
Muslc-Wake, ''Says the Sunshine" by pri-
mary pupils; Music-"The Doves" by pri-
mary pupils; Recitation -''The Pride of
Battery b" Dotty Mcfarland; Music
Greetings, Mrs. Woodwork and Miss Lang;
Readings-"R "Rivermouth Rocks" Miss G.
Towies. Mr.. Frazier then gave lecture
on the subject Home, School and Church.
1t would be hardly just to attempt to give
a synopsis of the lecture in few words.
1t was listened to by those present with
interest and those who were attracted else
where during the evening lost some very
homely advice.
Tuesday mornings session was begun at
$50 with talk on Grammar by Mr.. Fra.
zier. On this subject as well as on others
on which he spoke Mr.. Frazier gave his ex.
perience and results of persistent effo.ts to |