The Dickinson press., 1891-06-13
Teachers Institute.

N0oAANoI diOlAiiAlSs OoiAo - oiiO oSUSih-
ers of Stark and Billings counties he.
gan to arrive in Dickinson, and ut 9
p. M, when the institute convened,
nearly all of the teachers were
present.
Services were opened by prayer,
led by j. l.. SiZer, followed with mu-
sic, Miss Let's officiating as organist
and Rev. l.. Z. Brown as chorister.
Supt. Stickney's address of welcome
to the teachers showed much thought
and was we'll delivered. The speaker
called the teachers attention to the
great responsibility placed OH them,
as teachers; advised them to be care
full to train the moral as well us NEIL
tai faculties, saying you have it in
your power to do much toward mould
ing the man, and men make the ma
ton.
Rev. L.. E. Brown followed with a
few happy remarks in the same line,
at the close of which Supt. Stickney
introduced Prof. A. T. Wiles.
Prof. Wiles gave a brief history of
his experience Is a teacher, which
has extended over a period of 80 years;
lie said the great Importance of teach.
ing was first brought to his notice,
when it was defined by Prof. Kickoff
us 1.-The Art of Arts" After Il few
remarks OH this subject, the speaker
gave Il lesson OH language lessons
and primary reading bringing out
clearly, the relation of the two sub
iects.
Monday evening, II social reunion
was held in the Congregational
Church and all present report all eli.
ioyable time. Music was furnished
by Mrs. Goodall, Miss Fowler, Miss
Crowley, Rev. SiZcr and Rev. l.. Il.
Brown.
Prof. Wiles, Mrs. Pond, Miss Gala
ger, T.. Robbins and j. ID. Campbell
contributed to the literary exercises
of the evening.
1t is thought, that such Il large
number of pretty school ma ans on
the streets, made the Gods angry. at
any rate, the flood gates opened and
it rained, eve as Dickinson hath not
seen it rain for years. and verify
many of IL teachers took a lesson in
wading OH their way home.
On Tuesday morning it still rained
and the attendance was small at
opening,
The feature of the morning cxer.
cises, was a lesson on physiology, by
Supt. Stickney. The doctor gave Il
fine description of the heart and cir
culatory system, aptly illustrating his
talk with Yaggy's anatomical chart
and drawing OH the blackboard.
Prof. Wiles gave a lesson on gram.
mar, giving much emphasis to the
distinction between grammar and
language lessons. "Grammar is the
science of the organism of the sen.
tence." Most authors, continued the
speaker, make it include much more
but this is tho true dilinition.
The morning exercises closed will
a lesson on reading by Prof. Wilcs.
In the afternoon, lessons were Civ
en- OH language, diagraming, menta.
arithmetic and number work, by Prof
Wiles, j.. ID. Campbell and Miss Crow.
ley.
Miss Crowley brought ill u class OF
boys and girls, and put her method OF
teaching numbers into actnal opera
ton. This made the work very inter
esting and it was undoubtedly one q
the most valuable exercises of tho
day to the teachers.
Wednesday morning Prof. Wiles
gave a lesson on Syntax, taking the
greater part of his constructions from
the latin grammer. At the conclu
sion of this exercise, Miss Crowle,
continued her lesson on number worl
began the previous day.
Prof. Wiles closed the morning ex
~ercises with a lesson on reading.
Theory and practice vas the topic
assigned for the afternoon session
Prof. Wiles opened with a talk OF
memory, inauguration, conception
judgement and reasoning. j. d
Y Campbell followed with a talk on til,
teacher, his motives, preparation
, and etc. Misses Slack and Crowle,
: taking part in the discussion. Prof
, WiIes closed this session with Il les
son on grammar.
Wednesday evening was devote
entirely to patriotic exercises. A yer
interesting entertainment was givel
: consisting Of recitations, readings
short quotations and musical selec
y lions. A solo by Miss Thurston wa
lOuuly applauueu.
, Thursday morning, Prof. Wiles COZ
tinued the subject of grammer, afte
which he kept the teachers busy 70
sometime, folding paper, in connec
ton with teaching fractions.
j. d. Campbell then took the lloC
; and gave practical talk on sclloo
government, punishment, and ct
This was followed by a lesson OH pr
mary geography which was well pr
scented by Miss Slack.
I, Prof. Wiles presented the subiec
s of compound proportion in the after
: noon and was followed by Rev. l.. ]
T. Brown with a lesson on fractions.
The teachers all seemed to i
much interested in the last subiec