The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-14
END. OF INSTITUTE.
Teachers Close Their Successful
Meeting.
EIGHT DAYS or EARNEST WORK
Knferfasn5ng Literary and Mzsieal Kxsr-
eises-Leesures snd Discassfen Of
Educational Subjects


The King County Teachers Institute
closed Yesterday afternoon The institute
was the most largely attended and the
most productive of interesting discussion
OF any ever bed in the city. Seariy all OF
the 100 teachers enrolled were present on
the closing day.
The last afternoon Was devoted TO the
ciosing exercises, which were attended By
all the teachers and large number of out
ssders. The programme was as follows:
Instrumentsi music .-...---..s Mis- Amesbury
Rscifssfon $3.50, Miss Gerfrrde wsEernsn
scass-.'1he strssFa' sad .,Tne LatsIs Brown row.
sasssa Parting Lovers Asf iTer ys sss
EscIsztton-'.A Boy Glenn Tnyxsrson
song-.*sf Merry suushins, Olive Emerson
-~ThHmpkins.g Miss olive Emerson snd
Recitasio1--fn the Closer ollie Ouletts
Dialogue -"Pisying Elders''- .......--.T Two girls
Recitation "A Boy's Complaint
csorus--Do You KNOW How Many stars, and
Down In tee BuIseTcup Meadow
.---.--... Mis-. KeIla ., ei az.
Rscitssson- Young American - -.
Recitstion-aMoney Musk 49,. Alice Carey
Keading-'sTne School Masters Guest"
..-s...........~-.Mr Mrs Celeste Langley 8lausen
In the morning Professor Jones con-
Guided his series of lectures upon the study
OF arithmetic, the particular branch being
the methods by which the value OF gov
eminent lands may be computed, men sur
alton and exchange.
Professor Allen gave his last talk upon
physiology. closing his series Of interesting
and instructive talks upon that subject.
Professor FoIlansbee used the time al
iotted to English literature in talk upon
the history of education.
THE Pbenicians." he said, were the
FIRST to use an alphabet, and the Egyptians
were the first to introduce arithmetic. The
men of letters in Greece were greater than
her warriors Among them were Socrates,
the great teacher of antiquity. He was fol-
lowed by . pupil in the person OF
Plato. the author of the .PIatonian Pnilos-
opfly,' the profoundest of ancient phiIoso-
pliers. Next among the Grecian teachers
we find the name of Aristotle, under whose
tufelege Alexander the Great recei we'd his
education. Rome had its great teachers,
but these got their ideas and inspiration
from the Grecians. Bacon was the author
OF the indicative system and Aristotle was
the author of the deductive system of
reasoning. After these, in the eighteenth
century, we find that most noted Swiss
teacher, Pestalozzi, coming forth with his
system of teaching child life. He and
Eroebel were the founders OF the kinder
garden. The first normal school was es-
fablished in the United States in 1885, and
now these schools number over 400"
He called attention to the importance of
teachers taking special training in the
methods of instruction and school man
agement, and credited Colonel Parker as
the author of the Quincy method, q system
that has been the outgrowth of all other
systems.
In his talk on English literature Profess
or Follansbee said that this was an impet-
uous age. cit is reading age,n he con-
tinued, but an age in which taste for
light reading predominates. There is no
demand, as in years past, for heavy, phil
osophicai readings, consequently we are
not living in period of many strong liter
AIRY characters. Teachers should instruct
their pupils in the reading OF history; it
contains variety, and gives exercise to the
Imagination in the relation of fact In di-
recting pupils to read. great care should be
exercised You should not say to your
pupils. Don't read that book it will in
jure your mind, but suggest TO them the
reading of some other book, speaking of its
points of merit and interest. Unconscious
of your intentions they will gradually be
led into the most desirable class of read
ing"
Professor Pusey, in closing the institute.
thanked the teachers for the kindness with
which he had been treated. He regarded
It as having been the most pleasant and
successful institute he ever had the privi-
lege of holding.
A vote OF thanks was rendered by the
the board OF directors for the use of the
school building. and TO the instructors for
the excellence OF their services.
Today the county quarterly teachers en-
sminations commence, under direction OF
County Superintendent Pusey, in the same
room in the Denny school which has been
occupied by the institute. 1t is thought
that less than half of the teachers will re-
main for the three days session.
Before the adjournment of the institute
the county teachers who had attended the
institute passed the following resolution
supporting Superintendent Pusey's action
III calling an eight-day institute instead OF
one for three days. One malcontent at
fhe opening OF the institute denounced
this action as arbitrary, but the resolution
shows tnat he stood alone in this opinion.
Following is the resolution:
In view OF tine remarks made By some OF the
teachers during the early part of this institute
he IL
Rssolred, That we. the country teachers oil
King county, attending this institute. do mos-
heartily endorse tue action of our county super
in endent in making the term OF this institute
eight days instead of three And be it further
Resoired, That in our judgment the hardship
OF leaving our work, etc. Is more than compen
stated by the benefits we have received And be
il further
Resolved, That we extend our hearties
thanks to County superintendent Pusey anc
fine instructors. Professors Foilansbee Jones
Taylor and Allen for their untiring efforts q
make this the most successful institute ever held
il the Sound country.
W. J. MEREDITH,
DAVID THOMAS
Committee,
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