The record-union., 1892-11-23
TALKS TO TEACHERS.
Second Days Exercises Of the County
Institute.
The Teachers Listen to Interesting Ad-
dresses-What Was Done at the
Session Last Evening.

Yesterdays session Of the Teachers
Institute was opened by roll-call and
reading of minutes, after which piano
solo was rendered by Miss Mary Dun
ster.
Superintendent Howard then intro
duced Miss r. Anna Morris, who held
the undivided attention of the audience
by talk on ''Voice Culture" Voice
culture, Miss Morris believes, should be
used in everyday teaching, beginning
with the primary grades. The first thing
should be the strengthening OF the whole
body. A mistake is frequently made by
teachers of vocal culture in locating the
work entirely in the throat. The teacher
should begin with gymnastics for muscle
building and increase of breathing power.
In class work breathing exercises
should be preceded by gymnastics and
followed by vocal exercises, while care
ful attention should be paid to ventila-
ton.
The tone. said the speaker, should
never convey the idea OF eXertlon; the
muscles should be taught to yield them
selves to the will. Fullness and leXibil-
ity are tw 0 characteristics of the correct
tone.
A common fault, especially in the
schoolroOm, is talking in too high key.
a high-toned voice is indicative OF ner-
vousness. The teacher should keep all
worry and fret out of the voice.
During Miss Morris remarks the eteach-
ers, under her direction, engaged in sew
oral vocal exercises.
After a short recess, Joseph w. john
son. complying with the request of sew
eral teachers, gave q concise and lucid
explanation of cube root" and com
pound commission" instead of the sub
ject announced on the programme.
w. II. V. Raymond then gave talk on
reading, in his usual happy style. Every
selection, he held, has something for q
child that he gets for himself. The child
should be allowed wide freedom Of range.
The first work of the teacher is to find
out what the child has CLEANED for him
self. Before the teacher can lead the
child to observations from his point of
view, he must first learn the child's point
OF view.
The institute then took a recess till the
afternoon.
At l:30 o'clock the afternoon session
opened by an instrumental solo by Miss
Annie Schaw.
j. c. Pelton, pioneer teacher, was
then allowed time in which to present the
merits of his book. ''SunbeamS and
Shadows" soon 10 be published.
Miss Annie G. Weeks read a paper on
"Some UnrecogniZed Duties which was
heartily indorsed by every teacher pres
ent. She believes in the organization of
teachers for mutual aid and occasional
protest.
After short recess, on motion of City
superintendent Hart, it was decided that
Miss Weeks be requested to allow her
paper to be published, as voicing the
sentiments of the entire body of teachers.
L M I
tanned the audience with a vivid descrip-
ton Of her recent trip TO Alaska.
Miss Anna l.. Iindall read an interest
ing paper on The Advantages of Classi-
cal Education.'
Miss Morris again addressed the insti-
tute. Habitual position, she said, has a
great deal TO do with symmetry of the
body. Good, harmonious poise con-
tributes greatly toward attaining good
health. Next to symmetry of the body is
correct carriage. The head and chest
should always be over the placing OF the
weight. The chest is the leader of the
body.
Following this came a class exercise in
physical culture, under the direction of
Miss Hedwig Malmstrom, in which the
following girls participated: Minnie Ban
non, Alice Hurlbut, Edith Renwick,
Laura Cronkite, Edith Lynn, Annie Nc
Donald, May Gatford, Alice Washburn,
Clara Van Walbeck, Katie White, Edna
Mckee, Lizzie Wright, Edna Frazier
Hannah Politz, Anita Cosby and Ethel
Elworthy.
The institute then took a recess until
evening.
EVENING EXERCISES.
In the evening a session was held at the
SiXth-street Methodist Church, the enter
tainmenJ being entitled An Evening
With Miss Il. Anna Norris of San
Francisco.
The programme was opened with the
overture Poet and Peasant" by the
Franz-Schubert Orchestra. The orchestra
was organized by Professor G.. b. Franz
on January %, lS92, and is composed as
follows:
Yiolinists, Miss R. Levy. Miss Edna
Johnson, Miss Geraldine Griffin, Fred
Bates, William Toll. W. A. Bradford,
Master Chris Weisel; pianists, Miss Belle
Johnson, Miss Ida Bates; violincellist,
Miss Nj. Lewis; autist, George Shepstone;
clarionetist, q. George; cOrneters, Walter
Colby, w. A. De Merritt; drummer,
Wallace Renwick; assistant drummer,
c. Ellsworth.
The performance of the orchestra was
greatly appreciated, loudly applauded
and forced 10 respond to encores.
Miss Morris read lecture on the I'm
portance of Philosophy of Physical
Education" Her dissertation was one
III which Il great many practical, lOrclDle
and conmon-sense suggestions were out
lined. 1t not only dealt with the import
ance of physical and body development,
but touched upon dress reform for women
and conditions leading to proper exercise
aud healthtul reforms.
Miss Morris spoke of the Delsarte, Ger
man and Swedish systems of physical
education, and referred to what she de-
nominated as the American system,
which unites the essential and better
features OF the others.
A selection from "Faust" was given by
the orchestra, and after this Miss Morris
gave practical exhibitions of indian-cluh
exercises, chest expansion, proper mode
of chest development and respiration,
Deisarte posing and pantomime gestures,
which proved interesting and instructive
She interspersed her lessons in physi-
cal culture with several recitatIons-
"Generva," The Hindoo's Paradise ,
and The Chariot Race" from Ben Hur
During the evening Professor Merten.
gave pleasing selections on the piano.
Miss Anna Thompson sang Rock o.
Ages very sweotly for the pantomim,
gestures OF Miss Morris, and Miss Grit,
Gerrisb, VINO presided at the piano dur
ing the evening, performed eNcellenty
THANKSGIVING BASEBALL