Telegram-herald., 1890-12-23
MICHIGAN TEACHERS
They Are Here Both In Numbers
ana ia Quality.
THERE ElSsOIHISC STrPDML DlY
unprecedented spset4sis sf &ssry AsA
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tsrday afternoon in ths kSantsia
otTeet Baptist Church only the man wao
has counted the noses Is n poslton 10
So 80 The forLsth annuzi meeting Og
tie Michigan state Teachers Associa-
ton convened az O'Clock p. M. A
very peculiar feature vas that the en-
tlfe days program, As previously ar
ranged and published. Nas earned out
% the very letter That's what may b.
termed a succesa for the hrst day, and
wnen the manner OF the fulhllment OF
tbess arrangements is considered the
day success Nas snperlatlye.
After devotional exercises and music
for the opening the ASSOCIATION pro-
ceeded directly % business by the read
lng or paper by Prof. h. A. Hlnsdale,
OF the Michigan University, on "rhe
Institute system 10 other states" THIS
vas followed by a symposium by supt.
i. L. Evans, OF Eaton Rapids, aud
Secretary +. +. Law. of Yale. Subject.
Objects Of the Michigan Teachers In
stiIute st the Present Time" Tbs
paper was followed by discussions Of a
More informal character. first led by
Prof T. g. Demmcn, of the University:
sapt. Wesley scars, OF Jackson, and
supt. ". ". Cnalmers; ot tins city.
These three niOrmal speeches were al
we'll received, because they were re-
plete with points OF wl-dOm and OF Wit.
Prof. Sears rehearsed the articles OF his
belief, and then gave bis reasons Tor
the faith that IS ia hum. He SAID.
'Frst, / believe in the Michigan Teach
eTs Institute; second, j believe 10 has
accomplished much good; third, / be-
licve it has fallen short OF what IL
ught have accompA shed" The
manner Ia which he demonstrated bis
position la these three matters called
out frequent applause.
A remark Was overheard late IN the
evening % the effect that Supterlnten-
dent Chalmers made a good hit, aud
that bis speech VAS the imprOmptu
event OF the afternoon. lie spoke sub
stantally 8s follows:
IL have heard II suggested, IN a quiet,
way, tnat this audience Is too sober,
aud thar / am 10 be blamed for il.
THIS Was also SAID of the Lansing audi
euce. l do not ike 70 bear tins re-
proach, 60 | want you 10 smile, and
smlle now"
The audience. instead of accepting
the invitation, kept their seats and
laughed heartily.
First of all, / desire 10 make your
stay here as pleasant as possible, be-
cause the cOrdiaAty OF your welcome
here IS without modification.
\ teacher otthe long ago has said, TO
quote Hum freely, that institutions and
men must be jGdged by their works.
The institute must be thus Judged, and
] am proud 20 say that | think IL can
stand the test. whenever Il may be APP
Piled. Compare the district schools of
ten or fifteen years ago with those OF
today. Ten or fifteen years ago the
district schOOlmaster consumed the first
minutes OF MS day IN calling the little
ones and gOlng through with them
their s.. b, c's. You and | who went
through this tedious process know
what it was worth. Enter those same
schools now and you wlil see characters
and words on the board, and Will dis
cover the youth of the same age read
Ing words. Icu and fifteen years ago
sums M arithmetic were gotten bv al
diti0n FIRST taught. and then sub
stracron, and then multiplication aud
DIVISION. one after another taught
ia 0rod " Now, AZ .Gmeuc IS given %
tie pupil n move scientific way. It
WIS 50 w.fh writing. composition and
punctuation. Today children are
writing letters, perfectly punctuated
0t period ol 4Ie during which, ten or
hit.eu years ago, tAey could scarcely
form thg ietgrrs
"N0v what has brought this ab0up
-Four things First. t1e county SUPER
lo. l,.clis second. book, 0f q gh
if.raiy character. irt. thc rc1 cdU-
clU0fal i9ura1. sm uf the more recent
dtvs fourth, tac lDsataIc Instructor.
but e. tais Inst 7 attach tive pr mary
importance. because taey were else
pule.rs eut of whose lftor all She
r.st of tne -aod thu-f avC come.
"NsV. su.e tae usttste can do
sgc1 0ef> 3s thls. tne ogIy quests S
h.W TO elevate lt. AT answer s,
Frst oF "a Iut'cIous division of Che
warS. .aud. second be determining WHO
-hsI. tlacH n taesc Institutes. 10 tnis
lfftfr Question tae answer a iIr,t.
q .eV are demonstrated fl Dee the best
teachers. an3. scCoad. lne secretaries
az tae ce1ntv boards of seeao. exsm-
iners stV ne best teachers. because
= "a mdtreJs fo recall. some % the
teachrnc on chs hne A teacher comes
and asks the question. What is She
auwAn skeleton composed of And
answers t by wisely impsrtiug the ~
formation. The bones OF the head, Of
the trunk ami of the extremities
fIauchteri have been in Institutes
frat nad not much bold upon mv At
frnEor. There ace some men here
foav whom have wanted to get
away gron fGreas laughter. There are
rsau here today from whose teaching
have wanted tttresk away ano put .m an
srpTcshon- fthe speaker voice was
here drowned by wild applause. tne
audience seeming 10 snncpate what
praf. Chalmers was gong to say 50
sev. nat utu these Institutes only sucn
men as can set hold of tne city where
tnrv are held It needs somebody who
e~esvs how to k,udlo tae FIRE. hdt by
81 means. iet rs have TIE tire. lt y
tskes A week to start u. The FREY
-...~r,sl course which we bad lsst sunf-
-,.ar IA the best nodei I recall fer tnat
s.,.t,t1fs left here ID Michigan enough
=, .fsnd hv for whole year
Nr. Chalmers took bis sest ~ Al oTs-
tsn of applause The afternoon sss-
s.on elosfd with volunteer 'peecaes
fr.n, oeubers II the sssociaeon-
rvrNrSs SESSION.
The evening session wss genuine
-, - ,r.eh sardsrs intel iectna BEST
- r-l-lss address as Dos oeen ex-