The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-20
A Profitable and Largely Attended Gath
ering-Certidcates Granted.

SNoHoxrsH, Aug. la-~ispec,alf The Snoho-
mish county teacherss institute, which met
here last Monday and continued in session until
today, has been the most successful and profita-
bic gathering of teachers ever held in the county.
The institute. under the supervision of b. H.
Dixon, county school superintendent, was con.
Quoted by Professor r. H. Van Horn, principal
of the Snohomish schools, assisted by Miss
Emma Yule, OF the Everett High school, and
Professor D. c. Carlton. of New York, instructor
in penmanship Miss Lottie Hutchins was Sec
retary.
The daily exercises have included physical
culture and calisthenics, reading and vocal de-
livery, language, arithmetic, Psychology and
pedagogy, by Professor Van Horn: history,
physiology, geography and popular science, by
Miss Emma Yule; penmanship, by Professor
Carlton, and educational essays and general dis
cussions by the members OF the institute.
Professor Van Horns discourses on psychol-
ogy, and those of Miss Emma Yule on history
and geography were OF a high merit and have
been considered of special value TO the institute.
In connection with the institute lectures have
been given on three evenings OF the week at the
Congregational church On Monday evening
Professor B. Fl. Barge. of the ElIensburg state
Normal school, gave a lecture or, the subject of
1.-THE Old and the New Education "On Wednes.
day evening Professor Van Horn lectured on
''Man in Relation to His Environments" On
Thursday evening Rev. W. c. Merritt, of the
Congregational church, gave short
lecture on "The Story of Education in
the Hawaiian Islands," aud on the same
evening Mr.. William Bell, of Seattle, lectured on
"Our National Crisis" Each of these lectures
was a well prepared and scholarly address, and
they were a special feature OF the institute, as
were also the musical selections rendered at
Wednesday ana Thursday evenings lectures by
Mrs. Fanny Perry Gage, OF Seattle.
sixty-four teachers were in attendance at
institute, as follows:
Mrs. B. F. Reeves. Mrs. NJ. D. Mccoy, Mrs S.
NJ. McNaughton. Mrs Cora NJ Stone. Mrs.
Rhoades, Mrs r. A. small, Mrs Mary Jones,
Mrs Belle Rose. Mrs. J. W. spauldng, Messrs
E Reeves y " odssy SsSsse " fESpash ESns
Rogers, Frank H. Mccall, II. L. Jones. Llewcllyn
Jones. &. A. Croxfogd, E. II. Stafford,
n.r:h caltSn T. IL aaley fase neInc l.
pal of the Everett schools; Misses Lizzie How
ell, Anna Crane. Letta Palmer. Amelia Bond.
Jennie Jordan, Iilie y schmidt. JustIna schmidt,
ster, Pearl Coveney, Sarah McRae, Carrie
Munnis. Maude Amberger. Edith Niles, Ger
trude Henderson, Eva V. Bailey. j.. H. Treer,
Anderson, Clara Kennedy, Jennie Hayes, Lena
Gum, Jessie Gray, d. Gray, Marie Lee, Celia NJ.
Mitchell, Madge lllman; @ Anneta B;s<y. sons
Greens,reet, Tiiie Pugh. Mary Detering, Louisa
Detering.
At the teachers examinations held by County
School Superintendent Dixon. assisted by Pro ,
fessors J. y. Sinclair and II. 4. Niles, certii-
Gates were granted az follows
First grade-E. II. Stafford. of Edmonds: Mrs.
Mary d. Mccoy, OF snohomist: James Brady, of
Edmonds ION diploma issued in wisconsin)
second geade-Miss Maude NJ. Bstterton. of
Florence; Miss Pearl ,Coveney, OF Machias;
Stone OF Everett: Mr. A. c. Hawkins, of Sno-
homish: Mrs /. n. McNaughton, of Cherry
Valley ION certificate from King county,.
The next meeting of the sttute will be held
on Saturday, october i, at which tina q CON-
lnittee appointed at this session. consisting of
Superintendent Dixon, Professor Van Horn and
Miss Nema Gray, will report to the best
method OF procuring an educstionai exhibit
from this county for the Worlds fair