The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-04
DRILL FOR TEACHERS
Educators in Training for Fall
School Duties.
PROF. HEsToN ON PEDAGOGICs.
Arithmetic Discussed by Principal Fa-
ran-The Members Adjourn for
IN Excursion Today.

The county teachers institute was continued
yesterday. many new arrivals being in attend
ance, with Interesting exercises and gratifying
results. The institute adjourned yesterday
afternoon until Monday. Today ell the mem
bers will participate in a complimentary excur-
sion to Sroqua!mie falls, leaving the Northern
Pacific depot, al the foot of Columbia street.
promptly at s:45 a. m, and leaving snoqualmis
fails the return trip at p. N. Tomorrow
they viii in a body visit Chautauqua, so that
active institute work will not be resumed until
Monday morning, when the faculty will renew
its pleasant aud profitable labors. A number
were presen. yesterday VINO are not teaching,
but who are interested in the educational prog
ress OF King county and who recognize the good
work which the institute is doing.
Professor Whiting resumed his instruction in
music, and paid especial attention TO the exer-
eises in note singing for grammar grades.
Professor Jones in happy manner alluded
To the calling of the school rolls. He then pro-
ceeded to explain some interesting theories
concerning percentage. He believed in cuiti-
waiting tie critical powers of the pupils by CON-
pelliag them 70 work out the same problem in
as many different ways as possible.
Professor Pagan took up the subject OF arith-
metic, and advanced number OF ideas than
though primordial and simple, proved of great
I'D to the teachers assembled. lie emphasized
his work BY illustrations that made additionally
clear the propositions which he laid down.
Professor Edwin TwitInyer utilized his time
in a talk on the subject OF algebra He Drilled
the class in division by inspection and in
factoring
The properties of matter and OF fluids and
gases were taken up AMI discussed by the class
n the natural physical studies, and ali showed
a familiarity with the subject that speaks well
FOR the teachers OF this county. Miss SUBWAY
gave very excellent description OF the Spren-
gel pump. Inc session was the most Interesting
yet held.
Professor Pagan and Professor Meredith
directed the studies OF the institute in gram
mar. The former took up psrsing aud snslyzing
sentences. The latter exercised his class in
diagramming and analyzing sentences
Professor John W. Heston gave the lesson in
history, ana took as his subject the period
from 1868 TO lsl2-one OF peculiar interest He
regarded II as the experimental period in the
realms of self-government
Professor Meredi ii pleased all by the manner
in which he conducted the instruction in litera-
ture- He took up the lie and character OF the
poet Milton. and not only gave the history of
the man. but drew therefrom many lessons of
great value. In teaching literature Professor
Meredith thought the pupils should be directed
to read but two works OF each author, because
that was enough for one to know the writer
pretty well. and the pupil should be enabled to
know as many writer's as possible talk on
the influence of John Bunyan on English Iitera-
ture closed the lesson
The afternoon session was opened with ad-
ditionai instruction by Professor Whiting in
music, much on the same lines as in the morn
ing. He urged the importance of teaching
music IN the ungraded schools.
Professor Heston then took up the subject of
pedagogy. Among other things he said
School life is divided into three periods, from
TO 10. from 10 10 II and from Ia TO Is. Do the
faculties OF the mind vary in these different
periods? According TO the answer you give you
must adjust your methods. All admit that
heredity has much to do with the varying facul-
ties OF different children ana all agree that the
preventative faculty is the most active in the
first period and our methods in primary work
are based upon this fact. In the second period
the preventative faculty is not less active, but
the representative faculty becomes much
stronger and that teacher is the most successful
who takes into consideration these psychology
zeal principles. The public is often unjust to
the teacher about what should be taught in
these different periods Attention is first to be
secured then interest is TO De aroused and then
the mind is to be awakened TO activity in order
TO educate truly. Three things should be done
in instructing class, imparr knowledge, drill
and examine.
These various branches were amplified and
after some remarks especially addressed to the
young teachers. the lesson closed.
The days exercises were brought to a close by
drill OF the teachers by Professor Jones. The
attendants a. the institute were marched up
and down the large assembly hail and carried
through number OF Intricate evoutions
Miss Virgie Smith, Miss Abbie Jones and Miss
Lillian smoke rendered great aid to the secretary
by preparing certificates OF membership fo- the
teachers Tor use in the excursion TO Snoqualmie
Falls today. Since the last publication OF the
names the following additional teachers have
signed the roll:
Florence VI. Stoweli. Miss Myra Stowell Miss
Z. 4. Shumway, Miss frankie A. Steel, Miss
Helen a. De Voc, Miss Hattie E. Culver, Miss
Alice Leslie, Mss Celia McFall Miss Carrie H.
shumway, Miss Sadie Watson. Miss Anna /.
Brown. Miss Alice Alger Miss Blanche Fry Miss
; L Goodspeed, Miss Louise McAfee. Miss Anna
: McGinnis, George ". Dornbaeh. Miss Agnes
| y. schetier, Miss May j. willard. Miss Alice A.
Thorndyke, Miss Florence Crowi, Miss NJ V
sNSasiuP, Dayid 9 Fen'on; Miss Annie V; Bell.
Miss Harriet VI. Bishop, K Johnson, Miss Belle
Orr, Miss Marian T.. kempster. Miss Maggie
Thurman, Miss Mary Murnan, Miss Lizzie E.
1rask, Ear. ;. Peet. Miss Cora T. Wilcox. Miss
II. {. Goodspeed, Miss Nell T. Cogswell, Miss
Mary shumxay, J. D. CARTS. Miss Jennie Carr
Miss Ansie J. Brown. s. Emma f. Mcdowell
Miss Bertha smith. Miss Carrie E Goodsll. A F.
Blbeock, Mss Emma Robinson, Miss Esther
HYDE Charles b. Gallagher, Miss Dora Adal-
Mss Minnie II Bell, H. 5. sharpe,
held, Miss E NJ Peckham, Mrs e.
| r. Warren, Augsst Beacham. Miss Jessie Frics
! o. l. Doane, H. q. Ward. Miss Annie c. Bonney,
| Chare :. Tilton; Vsshon; Miss Mile PEN
| herthy. Miss Ada Wiuterbourne Miss Mary Nc
| latyse, Miss Mary Fritz, Of Kent; Mss Alice
| Benis. Ritzvlle: the Misses Dye, Mrs NJ F.
| Chase. !. r storey, Fremont; Miss Alta Lang
| don. Juan.;a; j. l. Cady. Auacortes: Miss
Matte Osborne. Fall CITY; Miss Lucy ~ smith
| 0rIllsa. Miss Flora f. Jerome, Port Townsend
! ". }. Fgulkaer, Christopher: Miss Carrie "
| Hunt, Bofheli; Mss liza VI. Davis Miss Ii .zie
| Hughes, Black Diamond: Miss F. X Hill, Ra-
| venns PARK; Mr.. c. Maxwell, Miss Dora Ener-
| son. Balisri; 4. b. Banks. O'B.ier; Charles W
| Weedin. Miss Ella NJ sweet. Green Lake; Miss
! Annie oNcill, Novelty; Mis-. F. q Rowland
| south seattle: Miss Amy b. Gardner, Wslla
| Naia; ". y Boggs, Kirkland, and Miss Ida NJ