The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The DALLEs. Aug. 90, 1892.
Editor TINES -MoUNTAISEER
ssEach morning sees some task begin
Each evening sees it close.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned nights repose."
Work began this morning with singing.
Secretary q. L. Howe reported % teach
ers enrolled and "a present. All other quail
ifications being equal the teacher who at.
tends educational associations should be
given the preference when a selection is to
be made.
The first class formed was by Prof. Rig
Ter in commission. and very analytical work
was the result.
Irregular forms was the topic of the exer.
cise in language conducted by Prof. Acker.
man. A method of handling irregular
forms was illustrated by means of ellIptical
sentences, the subject being case forms of
personal pronouns. The teachers had some
difficulty in disposing of the subject Of the
root intinitive. This drew ont considerable
discussion which will be settled tomorrow.
In the reading exercise conducted by
Ackerman the teachers exhibited wide
acquaintance in the general history OF Eng
land, France, SPAN and America, and with
the catalogue of characters that figured dur
ing the reign of George Ill.
Prof. Rigler conducted the outlining of
North America after the plan heretofore
presented.
ssThe smooth soft air with pulse. like waves
Flows muImuring through its hidden caves.
Whose streams of Frightening purple rust,
Fired with new and livelier blush;
While all their burden of decay
The ebbing current steals away"
Prof. Alderman gave description of the
organs of respiration and called for repro
ductlon of thoughts.
Miss Mary Frazier then traced and
described the circulation in a creditable
manner from Yaggy's anatomical study.
Under general discussion Prof. Rigler
talked on the art of teaching little children
to read. He would teach the associative or
objective method by use of script letters IN
learning . vocabulary of words. Beginning
with words containing the short sound OF
the vowels, teach about seventy.five words,
and then begin teaching the articulation Of
each sound with perceptible suspension OF
the voice between two sounds-slow pro-
nunciatlon initiated from the teachers voice.
Space will not allow full explanation
but he would entirely lay aside the alphabet
method and make a judicious combination
of word, phonic and sentence method.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUG. 80.
Institute opened with singing, after which
all joined with Supt. Shelley In repeating
the Lords prayer.
Prof. Rgler formed class In interest
and gave practical work IN computing inter.
est by the one per cent. method. In geo.
graphy he finished the map of North Amer
Ica, dwelling on the primary and secondary
axes, and making comparisons with South
America both as to highlands and river
basins. The phenomena of the prevailing
winds Of South America and the prevailing
westerly and south westerly winds of North
America was explained.
Prof. Ackerman's irregular pronoun forms
resulted in the following rules: The sub
Ject of the root infinitive is put IN the OBJ.
jsctive case. The subject of the participial
infinitIye is put in the possessive case. In
physiology he brought out the distinguish.
ing functions and processes between animal
and vegetable life. The divisions of the
nervous system, functions of the nerves and
nerve centers were discussed.
The teachers in session would be delighted
to have more visitors in attendance at the
day work. Tomorrow evening there will
be discussion and an old time spelling
match. REPORTER.