The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-11
TEACHERS LAST DAY.
Closing Lectures of the County
Normal Institute.
EXAMINATION BEGINS TO-DAY.
Methods Of Teaching Various Subjects
AxPlained-Use OF the Kinder.
garten System.

The closing day OF the teachers institute va,
accompanied BY no especial exercises. The
oiuerens classes devoted a. much time a usual
70 tneir lessons AMI . full days work was done
Professor Jones in bis arithmetic class pre-
senteo the subject OF mensuratiou laying mar.
ucuiar stress on the pupils preparation of
to1ms' apparatus and al other material needed
.os .ae illustration OF every branch Of the sub
lec. Especial attention was given TO the circle
the cylinder, the sphere and the cone
PROFESSOR Pagan also instructed his class in
mensuration, taking up the principles and az.
erclses under triangles, circles, cones, cylin-
osrs, prisms and spherea
In grammar Professor Meredith took up in.
nnitives and participles. In his class Professor
fssan handled phrases and clauses and adj
vanced analysis, giving good review with ref.
erence to the county examination.
1hs work In Professor Twitmyer's algebra
cises consisted OF exercises in Quadratic eoua-
ions. In natural philosophy he gave a Grill
upon energy, heat aud electricity. He ex.
piained the difference between q motor and q
Dynamo, ana the class discussed the principles
oy means OF which incandescsnt and arc lights
ana the telegraph are operated.
Professor Meredith's class discussed Ameri.
can literature, taking up Emerson, Dana, Haw.
1nofne, Hfgginaon and other authors in the Con-
cord school; Longfellow, Holmes and Lowell
and the Cambridge school
Professor Hestou's remarks on history en-.
oraced the reconstruction period following the
civil war. and dealt with the reorganization of
southern society under new social and indus.
trial conditions.
In the afternoon Professor Hsston gave talk
on pedagogy. containing many excellent prac.
teal suggestions upon the general management
OF schools. The teacher ought to be Q man or
woman OF high moral character, and should be
OF sympathetic and Commemorative nature.
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not mere temporary expedient He should
possess broad culture. There il no other pro.
fession that requires such ripe scholarship and
such energy and enthusiasm. A teacher should
have sound mind and a sound body, 20 that
ne may bring all the powers of his being into
active play in his work among his pupils, and
In order to sustain proper relations not only
with them but with the board of education, the
parents OF the children and the community at
large
Mrs. Pollock invited the teachers to the hrst
OF series OF eight lessons to be given In this
city to those primary teachers who desire an In.
sight into the philosophy Of the kindergarten,
20 a. to enable them to make use of thess prfn.
ciples in their primary work. She spoke OF
kindergarten work a. II 10 being carried on in
Inherent cities OF the country, touching upon
moral, intellectual and physical training. A
child learns by observation to use the gifts
given him by the Almighty aud to ascribe to
them all that IL good In this life Whatever il
done for the heads and hands and hearts OF
little children Is done not alone for the present
but for future generations The descendants OF
q single pair OF vicious persons were traced out,
and 1t was found that LOO persons inherited
the same evil traits. Proper early training OF
the frst pair would In all probability have had
much to do with the Establishment of
virtuous character in their descendants.
Ars. Pollock gave . list OF valuable books
to those who wished to make . study of the
work. She showed BY means Of q large cube made
up of number OF smaller cubes how children
may b taught such terms - front, back, hori.
xontal, vertical, right, left, half, etc. she also
showed how they may be taught form, color,
magnitude, a. also system and accuracy in their
tasks.
Professor Wilson spent the time allotted to
penmanship in drilling the teachers ON rotary
and lateral arm movement exercise, and took
up some Of the letters in detail
Superintendent Pussy addressed the teachers
in q very few words in announcing the close of
the institute, and gave notice Of the examine
ton for teachers certificates which IL to be
held at the Central school building today, to-
morrow and Saturday.