Arizona republican., 1892-12-20
THE INSTITUTE. Opening of a Five Days
 Session. Outpouring of County
 Teachers,
And a Fair Representation From Pima and Cochise
Feature of the Institute, the Or ganlzation of Territorial As
 sociation-The Reception.

The sixth Teachers Institute oI Maricopa County assembled yesterday morning at the city hall. The attend snce was much larger than that of any previous institute ever heli in the county not only on account of rapidly grow. ing interest in school matters but be- cause this session is likely to give be- ginning to territorial teachers asso. estion.
 The meeting was called to order by Superintendent Baxter and after prayer by Rev. Mir. Vaughn America" was sung. The opening was succeeded by reciIations and class exercises by pupils from Miss Michsel's rooms.
 Prot. A. D. James of the West End school was made secretary.
 The following committee on honorary members was appointed: Messrs Fitz- gbbon, Netherton, Cole, Miss Dobbs and Miss Gerhck. The committees re- port admitted Mrs. Evans. Prof. Stor- ment. Prof. Kent, Prof. Lamson, Prof. Rich, Mrs. Bury and Rev. Mir. Vaughn.
 Committees on resolutions, school law and permanent organization of the territorial institute were appointed.
 The committee on resolutions was made upas follows: Profs. Ray ,Colling- wood, Metcalf, Brown and Mrs. Warren. |.
 The personnel of the school law con- mittee is, Profs. Fully, Netherton, StOrment, Mrs Evans and Judge Baxter.
 On permanent. organization of the territorial institute, Profs. Collingwood, Guley, Wollam, Fitzgibbon and Mrs. AS. Snyder.
 The Institute then adjourned until 2o'clOck when it was reconvened. The opening exercises were succeeded by recitations by Misses Helen Armstrong and Ethel Morgan.
 Prof. Ray presented unique method of teaching longitude and time. The territorial institute matter was taken up, Judge Baxter was named temporary chairman and Prof. James temporary secretary. The committee on perman- ent organization was instructed to re- port next Thursday, the committees on school law and resolutions, on Friday.
 Miss Mchsels effectively treated the subject of primary arithmetic and Miss MhUalt ICdu bll paper on mental arithmetic in the primary grades.
 This was followed by discussion of the subject by Professors Ray and Gully, which led a series of interesting questions concerning it. The discussion was joined by Professors Fully, Ceiling wood, Stewart, Cay and Metcslf, after which the session adjourned until this morning at Q o'clock.
 Teachers present from outside the county are, Professor Fully, Mrs. War ren and Miss Barnett, of the Tucson public schools; Professors Gully, Tour ney, Hall and Collingwood, of the university and Professor Geo. E. Met calf, principal of the schools of Tomb stone. A pleasing incident of the open- ing day of the institute was the recep- ton last night.
 The reception was we'll attended. Alter song, "Old Friends" Professor Mrs \. Ellis piano solo, "Tarantelle," was pleasingly rendered and was succeeded by an oratiou by R. w. Barnes, The Teacher the Hope of the Republic"
 Mrs. Frank Cox, vocal solos, 'Sere- made" and Sunset" and another piano solo, "Der Wanderer," by Mrs. N. Ellis, all of which were artistically rem dered, comprised the musical part of the program.
 The following toasts were also ex- Cellent; "The Teacher in the Study" Professor c. B. Collingwood; "The Teacher in the Schoolroom, Professor F, E. Fitzgibbon; "rhe Teacher in Society,"" Professor w. A. Ccy.