, 1891-09-04
THE CLOSING DAY.
Laramie COunty's Teachers Insti-
tute Comes to an End.
Very Satisfactory Results for the
Sessions Work.
The Interesting Programme Which
Was Carried Out Yesterday.

The teachers institute which closed
yesterday was one of the most successful
and useful OF any that has been held in
this county. The instructions were prac-
teal and of material help to the teachers.
Increased interest was manifested in the
proceedings with each DAYS session and
all who attended, whether teachers or
visitors, were convinced that Miss Reel,
the county superintendent, exercised ex-
cellent Judgment in her arrangement of
the programme, selection of instructors
aud lecturers and management OF the in
stitute proceedings.
The following exercises comprised yes
terday' s programme:
Miss Celia Ford came before the meet
ing with an excellent address upon the
subject of History" She said: The
object of history is two-fold-to make up
right, orderly. patriotic American citizens,
asd to promote %keenness. precision and
breadth of view" The Young lady main
tanned that the study of mathematics and
science as now carried on in high schools
and colleges should yield to history; that
his DRY is more important to every Ameri-
can citizen than the abstruse problems OF
higher mathematics or the intricate calcu-
lations of science. In studying history
care should be taken carefully to observe
the progress of mankind, the evolution
of their laws and customs, and their
growth IN proper feelings OF humanity.
Tie teacher must be profoundly interested
in the subject and a vivid talker. With
Pericles he must walk the streets OF
Athens; with the Roman he must carry
the shield to battle. The newspaper, the
universal educator. must not be neglected.
The topical method OF teaching history
was advised and essay writing was rec
commended as a good method of review.
The ives of good men and women
should be subjects of frequent discussion,
and instead of the usual literary socie,
ties it was advised to form societies, where
the school was sufficiently advanced. in
imitation of the United States congress;
bills to be introduced, discussed, passed,
signed or vetoed, as the case might be,
in fact. all the business to be carried on
as is performed in regular legislative bod
les. Miss Ford cautioned the teachers to
avoid the cultivation of a narrow and
shallow patriotism. Boys and girls
should not feel like the Chicago man
who was upon the shores of the Atlantic
and was asked what he thought of the
ocean. oh! he replied, ut Is a very
pretty piece of water, but it is not Lake
Michigan" So a love of ones country
should be cultivated rather than the love
of ones particular state or section. Miss
Ford's address was listened to with at
tentlon and at its close was ~roundly APP
plauded.
Next came drill In reading by Miss
Julia King, after which a short recess
was taken. Following this Miss King
entertained the audience with a recitation,
and, being recalled, gave another ~recita-
ton in her inimitable manner 1t is need
less to say that both were highly enjoyed
and formed a pleasing change from the
strictly practical discussions of the
methods of teaching. Before recess Miss
King read a short thesis upon Evolution
of Expression" A short review is given:
"Oratory is the union of love, wisdom,
life aud service personiied in the
individual and manifested through
presence. voice, articulation and gesture
to the end of helping others. In studying
a piece try to get the idea OF the whole;
that once thoroughly understood, then
the piece will resolve itself into parts and
the proper delivery become a more easy
matter. The human mind first conceives
of things taken as a whole, so in early
Egypt the monuments were built to
glorify the great representatives of life,
then the religious worships broke up into
parts and the several gods and godesses
arose according to the various manifesto
tions of nature. The Assyrians went still
farther than the Egyptians and the Greeks
even deified mental attributes. True
teaching Of clocution or oratory has mind
as its basis. The foundation of oratory is
life, or energy. The pupils must be
reused aud interested. From abundance
of life comes smoothness. Do not tell a
pupil to talk more loudly, for distinct
articulation is of far more Importance.
Place the mind on the thought and the
body will follow the mind"
Prof. L c. Colburn of the university
was next introduced and talked upon the