The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-27
A TALK ON PHYSIOLOGY.
An Interesting Talk by Professor Acker
man---lnstitute Notes.

An InLcTOBG1nB 1AAk ny GTOAcSSOI ACAcE-
man---lnstitute Notes.
Professor Ackerman began the pro-
gram yesterday morning by an exercise
in numbers and arithmetic, in which he
showed what the child's work should be
for the first year. When the pupil has
learned all the combinations of figures
up to ten he has done his first years.
work.
In the mental arithmetic work, Mr..
Nowlan was at loss to know where the
squirrel went, which was hopping up
and down the tree, till the instructor in
formed him that the tree was hollow.
From the impression which Prot.
Wetzel left on the little children in the
model reading class yesterday, it must
be admitted that he is success with
children and child teaching.
He lays special stress on cultivating
the voice in reading, for it is sure indi-
cation of a refined, cultivated nature.
The instructor touched some teachers,
we feel sure, in his tone initiating a
country school boys reading, and the
! teacher was left to take the hint.
I / Professor Ackerman's instruction in
| physiology this forenoon was in the
form of an entertaining talk. This ex-
the subject, spelling. The professor gave
as an illustration of the old way of SPELL
ing the word, in-com-pre-hen.s si-bil-i-ty,
but got the hen and the bill (bil) go
badly mixed that the chicken escaped
from him. The remainder of his exer-
else consisted in tracing the history of
words. This was one of the most inter-
esting exercises of the institute.
Up to noon the roll showed forty-two
teachers in attendance.
Instructor Wetzell is an enthusiast on
vocal music. In fact he says he will
not be angry if some person>should call
him crank. By the way he is the mis-
sing link in our institute, for, an insti-
tute without vocal conductor, is insiped.
Neighbor Gilbert of Hood River got
throughly stirred up over Prof. Wetzell's g
instruction in writing, and thought like
Miss Meyer, ''It may be all right, but 1
don't agree with you"
Prof. Wetzell in his subject of history,
yesterday afternoon got down to the
practical point in teaching. This prac-
teal side of the question is what the
teacher is looking for, and, by the way,
the instructor took occasion to give our
Monarchial State Board of Education a
shot on the enforced use of the state
series OF textbooks. We are glad to
hear our prominent educator of our state
raise his voice against these tyrants.
At the afternoon recess yesterday, Mr..
kand Mrs. French furnished the teacher
"a treat in the form of three big card
I board boxes filed with peaches the
rarest specimens from their garden.
The only thing better than the peaches
are the big, kind hearts of those who
remembered the teachers so generously
COME again Mr.. and Mrs. French
whether you have a peach or not.
Following recess, Prof. Ackerman toob
up the subject of geography. If there
is a teacher in the institute who does
/ not understand the subject of mathe
matieal geography as far as the professor
has gone, we fear he is a hopeless case
Fhe final subject for discussion yester.
day afternoon was "The state series O
text books.' Supt. Shelly appointed P
A. Snyder to lead the discussion. Th,
i weather being hot, the time short, anc